Martha Rotter

Location: Dublin | Ireland
Speaking Topics: Client Development | game development | .NET | Silverlight | Software Testing | Web development
Spoken Languages: Spanish | English

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Martha Rotter is a member of the Developer and Platform Group in Microsoft Ireland. She moved to Dublin in 2007 from Microsoft in Seattle, Washington, where she spent six years developing test tools and frameworks for the Silverlight and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) teams. Since joining Microsoft, Martha has been working with web and desktop client development technologies and continues to enjoy learning about the latest and greatest for developers.

Previous Presentations: 
Podcasting inside the Evil Empire - Podcamp Ireland
Gaming and Mashups for Your Mom - XTech 2008 Lightning Talks
Building an Xbox Game from Scratch - Various Universities
More than Just a Pretty Face: The Value of UX to Business - IIA UX Day
Ruby & Python with Silverlight - Barcamp Galway
Silverlight 2 Deepdive - Darklight Festival & Irish Microsoft Technology Conference

Sumana Harihareswara

Location: NY USA
Speaking Topics: CMS | fantasy and science fiction | India | offshoring | political science | Powerpoint Karaoke | project management | Project Management Basics with MS Project | QA | Software Testing | technical management | technical writing | Testing
Spoken Languages: English

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Cogito, Ergo Sumana (weblog)
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Articles on software, TV, and intellectual property

I can speak easily to your group about the technical aspects of the software development lifecycle, how to translate between biz-school speak and geek jargon, or seeing a project from engineers', marketers', testers', and others' points of view. Another useful talk I can give empowers people with political science tools to X-ray their organizations.

Previous Presentations: 
Three Models of Power: A Political Science Lens on Your Organization - Seattle Mindcamp 2008
You, Yes You, Can Do Standup Comedy (lecture & workshop) - Seattle Mindcamp 2008
Powerpoint Karaoke leader/organizer: multiple venues & occasions
Featured Guest on "Bear in Mind" radio program - University of California, Berkeley, February 2003
"Politics in Modern Science Fiction" - UC Berkeley class, Spring 2001
"Politics of the Midlife Crisis" - UC Berkeley class, Spring & Fall 2000
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You, Yes You, Can Do Standup Comedy
Best Practices in Powerpoint Karaoke
"Politics in Modern Science Fiction" syllabus
"Bear in Mind" recording and transcript

Zainab Umar

Location: Islamabad
Speaking Topics: Software Testing | project management