Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC)

The Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to bringing Quality Best Practices to anyone and everyone interested in learning. We do this through our annual conference and other Meetup events that bring people together to discuss Quality topics. PNSQC was founded in 1982 as a non-profit, 501(c)3 Oregon corporation and is governed by its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.

We believe that PNSQC should be A Bastion of Meritocracy (Possibly even the Last Bastion of Meritocracy). You don’t have to know anyone special, be famous, or be part of an In Crowd to speak at PNSQC. We evaluate conference submissions solely on the merit of the ideas. If you’ve got a good idea and experience to share that would bring value to our community, you can present it at PNSQC. It’s that simple. By creating a conference from your great ideas, we can build a community dedicated to All Things Quality including People, Software, Hardware, Systems, and Organizations. Wherever there is a need for Quality, we want to be there, and we want you to be there with us.

Annually, PNSQC provides a one-day workshop and a two-day technical program during our fall conference. Our conference draws participants from Universities and Corporations from around the world. Among the major participants are ADP, Boeing Computer Services, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Mentor Graphics, Tektronix, Microsoft, Portland State University and Oregon State University. We additionally host monthly Meetup events for our members on a variety of QA-related topics, like automation, AI, web agile methodology, accessibility, and so much more. You can learn more about us at https://pnsqc.org, or visit our Meetup page.