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chrissbaumann.bsky.social
Gwen Diagram & @witchofthetest.bsky.social rocking the stage at #MoTaCon #TestBash
October 2, 2025 at 8:50 AM
drewski.eurosky.social
@cassandrahl.com sharing real practical tips for making your achievements for visible - using the Show Share Shine method at #Testbash #Motacon
October 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
ministryoftesting.com
We are super excited to have @devitjobs.bsky.social as our Media Partners for #MoTaCon 2026!

DevITJobs is a job portal built by engineers for engineers.
What sets them apart? Salary details in every job posting.

Register for MoTaCon: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/events/motacon-2026
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May 19, 2026 at 10:02 AM
chrissbaumann.bsky.social
Found a bug at ̷T̷e̷s̷t̷B̷a̷s̷h̷ #MoTaCon
#TestBash
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October 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
ministryoftesting.com
🖖 Testing as a Party: Inclusive ensemble testing for the whole team

David Burns is joining us at #MoTaCon 2026 to show us the evolution of SDLC, where production telemetry is the test oracle!

Register for MoTaCon today: https://f.mtr.cool/cbletlfrlf
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April 22, 2026 at 10:31 AM
ministryoftesting.com
We’re SO thrilled to announce Gwen Diagram & Veerle Verhagen as your #MoTaCon hosts! 🖖

Since pairing up 3 years ago at TestBash, this powerhouse duo has brought unmatchable energy & connection to the stage.
With these two, we know we’re in expert hands! 

https://www.ministryoftesting.com/motacon
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April 17, 2026 at 10:02 AM
ministryoftesting.com
TestMu AI backs #MoTaCon 2026 as a partner!
They're behind #KaneAI, the world's first end-to-end testing agent, built to create and evolve tests using natural language. Also backing our Leadership Dinners this September 🍽️

🎟️ Register for MoTaCon today: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/motacon
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September 7, 2026 at 10:02 AM
ministryoftesting.com
🖖 Getting started with Engineering Management

We are incredibly excited to announce a massive collaborative workshop at #MoTaCon, led by the expert trio @drewski.eurosky.social , Neil Younger and @parveenkhan.bsky.social!

👉 Register today for MoTaCon: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/motacon
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May 11, 2026 at 10:04 AM
ministryoftesting.com
🖖 Context engineering for testers

We are excited to announce that @parwalrahul.bsky.social is bringing a workshop to MoTaCon to focus on the high-level communication skill of shaping and modelling information for AI systems.

Register for #MoTaCon today: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/motacon
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May 13, 2026 at 2:05 PM
ministryoftesting.com
🖖 Unlocking the World through Inclusive Design

Let's give a warm welcome to Harsh Gaudana, who will facilitate this activity, not once, but four times at MoTaCon!

Expect a few surprises, moments of frustration, and plenty of "aha" moments along the way.
https://www.ministryoftesting.com/motacon
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April 30, 2026 at 10:30 AM
ministryoftesting.com
🖖 Testing as a Party: Inclusive ensemble testing for the whole team

Eamon & Lisa are bringing the party to #MoTaCon with a hands-on workshop to make quality a team sport, not a solo marathon.
Join these two beautiful humans on the 1st of October & turn bug-hunting into your team's favourite hobby.
An event graphic for a MoTaCon Workshop titled "Testing as a Party: Inclusive ensemble testing for the whole team." Set against a purple cosmic background, it features two speakers in gold-rimmed circles: Eamon Droko, a QA Engineer, and Lisa Crispin, a Testing Consultant pictured with a donkey.
April 21, 2026 at 9:30 AM
ministryoftesting.com
🖖 Shift-left security: building protection from day one

Alap Patel joins #MoTaCon to show how to turn UI and API tests into continuous security scans using OWASP ZAP. No framework rewrites needed!

Register today: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/motacon
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May 12, 2026 at 1:03 PM
cassandrahl.com
Thanks to everyone who attended my #TestBash #MoTaCon talk on How to Make Your Work - and Achievements - More Visible, and to MoT for having me. You can find the #BragBoard templates here: www.cassandrahl.com/blog/brag-bo... #ShowShareShine
Brag Board Template (How to Make Your Work - and Achievements - More Visible) - Cassandra HL
This is a companion post to my TestBash 2025 talk on How to Make Your Work – and Achievements – More Visible.   Here, you will find the Brag Board template shown in the talk.   .pdf: Brag Board Templa...
www.cassandrahl.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
ministryoftesting.com
Wondering what wonderful swag WonderProxy will bring this year?

We're thrilled to have WonderProxy once again as a Gold Partner at #MoTaCon 2026! 

Meet the team IRL who make global testing wonderfully simple, wherever your users are.

https://www.ministryoftesting.com/events/motacon-2026
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July 15, 2026 at 10:03 AM
ministryoftesting.com
Peer-reviewed*: attending #MoTaCon increases happiness, decreases the urge to say 'well it works on my machine', and may cause spontaneous joy!

https://www.ministryoftesting.com/motacon
*By us!
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September 1, 2026 at 10:30 AM
ministryoftesting.com
🖖 Make it joyful: How to build products that make people smile

Join Clare Norman and us at #MoTaCon 2026 and leave with a practical playbook for identifying where joy belongs in your own product and how to make the case for it within your team.
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April 20, 2026 at 11:02 AM
ministryoftesting.com
@wiremock.bsky.social joins the MoTaverse family for #MoTaCon 2026!

WireMock Cloud helps humans and AIs ship resilient software faster, simulating APIs in prod-like conditions without draining your budget.

Welcome aboard 🥳
https://www.ministryoftesting.com/motacon
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August 25, 2026 at 10:02 AM
theproductmindedqa.com
A year ago I was unemployed, doomscrolling at 2am, unsure of anything. This year: a QA+TPM role, a masterclass, and the MoTaCon talk I've wanted to give since 2019 and forgot about.

New post: theproductmindedqa.com/what-a-diffe...
What a Difference a Year Makes
A year ago I was unemployed. This year: a QA and PM role, a masterclass on influence, and a MoTaCon talk six years in the making.
theproductmindedqa.com
August 12, 2026 at 4:06 AM
paztoya.com
@ministryoftesting.com excited for this but cant wait till it makes it way back to nyc
😜
www.ministryoftesting.com/motacon?goal...
MoTaCon 2026
Previously known as TestBash, MoTaCon is the new name for our annual conference. It's where quality people gather.
www.ministryoftesting.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
ministryoftesting.com
🖖 Stability is a system, not a metric: lessons from scaling mobile test automation

We are honoured to have Pranav Pandit join us in Brighton on the 1st of October, all the way from San Francisco!

Register for #MoTaCon: https://f.mtr.cool/untzmnwzot
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April 24, 2026 at 10:30 AM
neilyounger.bsky.social
MoTaCon 2026! The first ever Engineers Managers workshop hosted by chapter leads is happening. Nervous and excited.
September 13, 2026 at 1:25 PM
ministryoftesting.com
🤖 Klarent joins us as a Partner for MoTaCon 2026! Agentic testing for Web, iOS and Android, writing, running and maintaining your tests so your team can ship faster. They're also backing our Leaders Dinner on 1st October 🍽️

🎟️ Register for MoTaCon: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/motacon
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September 10, 2026 at 10:02 AM
ministryoftesting.com
BREAKING: Scientists* confirm that #MoTaCon attendance is directly linked to increased happiness, decreased imposter syndrome, and 100% more friends.

https://www.ministryoftesting.com/motacon
*Us, at 4 pm on a Friday 😁
September 3, 2026 at 10:45 AM
ministryoftesting.com
Once again, we're very happy to have WonderProxy at #MoTaCon!!

They know how to show up in Brighton too, so if you spotted their swag last year, you know what we mean. 😉

Register for MoTaCon today: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/motacon
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September 4, 2026 at 10:02 AM
ministryoftesting.com
💙 Blue Light Card is joining us at #MoTaCon!

Not every partner is a testing tool, and that's the point. They're building their name as a genuinely good place to work in quality, led by @studay.bsky.social. Come say hello 👋

🎟️ Register today for MoTaCon: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/motacon
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September 11, 2026 at 10:02 AM