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EuroSTAR Conference

Europe's Largest Software Testing Conference.

EuroSTAR Speaker Checklist

The countdown is on to EuroSTAR 2026!

We are looking forward to hosting the 2026 EuroSTAR Conference in Oslo, Norway and seeing you all on the EuroSTAR stage. A special welcome to our first-time speakers!  Whether you are an experienced or novice speaker, please do contact me if you have any questions or need more information.

Please see Dates for your Diary below. This is to help you (and us) prepare for the conference.

1. Conference Registration ~ by Feb 6th, 2026

As a EuroSTAR speaker you receive a ticket to this year’s conference. We require all speakers to register via our website and select their preferred tutorials.

  • Please go to the tickets page
  • Select your preferred ticket & complete your details
  • All 4-day tickets include the Awards Evening – please remove it if you are not attending
  • Apply discount code ESSPEAKER to your cart
  • Proceed to Billing – your balance should show zero
Speaker Evening – Monday, June 15th

You are invited to an evening dinner for EuroSTAR Speakers Only. A chance to meet your fellow speakers and kick-start the excitement of EuroSTAR week. Venue : Stage 5 – the Cafe at Lillestrom Culture Centre – Kirkegata 11, 2000 Lillestrøm, Norway. Please RSVP to the form sent out to your email address, and put it in your diary.

Location & Hotel Info

To help you with your accommodation, we have secured a discount with the Thon Hotel group. The Thon Arena is the nearest hotel to the venue. This and other hotels in the Thon Group can be booked through this link: Hotels in Oslo – Book Accommodation

Nearby hotels and venue location can be viewed here: Venue: Nova Spektrum, Oslo | EuroSTAR Conference

2. Prepare your Presentation ~ and upload by Sunday, May 24th

Upload your presentation to the  EuroSTAR Dropbox

Save your file with your name and official title from the programme – this helps us locate the correct file!

Presentations are reviewed by the committee from May 25th to ensure the content is as per your original abstract and as promoted on the programme.

Presentations should be formatted in 16:9 widescreen and preferably in PowerPoint to display correctly onscreen during your talk.

The venue uses Windows laptops. Please bring any adpators/hdmi connections needed if planning on using your own laptop.

If you are using a mac – please let us know the model

Presentation Tips

  1. Use the first and last slides of the EuroSTAR PowerPoint presentation slides that will be sent to you separately.  Do not change the front slide. You may add your contact details to the “Thank You” slide.
  2. Use fonts that one can read on a presentation screen.
  3. You may include your own company logo on the presentation but limit to one or two slides.
  4. Do not use running headers/footers in your presentation. If the slides are not in the correct format, we edit them. Please save us the time.
  5. Don’t use too many slides – track sessions run for 30 min talk and 15 min Q&A / Discussion (approx. 20-25 slides). Keynote talks will be a 45 min talk & 15 min Q&A / Discussion. 
  6. Time your presentation & practice in advance to leave time for questions. Sometimes the best session scores are because of the lively Q&A.
  7. Each talk will be allocated a ‘track chair’ to introduce you and facilitate your Q&A. If you are nervous about Q&A – prepare some questions in advance and ask your track chair to start the Q&A session with one of these.
  8. Ask for help – each speaker has a designated Committee member who is happy to help you with your talk. Your committee contact is included in your checklist email.

3. Changes to Slides

Please note that the slides are uploaded to the conference app and forwarded to the venue before the conference. To avoid duplication and errors, please ensure any updated slides are uploaded by June 1st.

4. Entries for Best Paper Award ~ by May 29th, 2026

The EuroSTAR Best Paper Award is open to all speakers. The winner is announced as part of the EuroSTAR Software Testing Awards and receives recognition of this prestigious award from the entire community.

Submitting both a presentation and a paper is the best way to make sure your ideas have a real impact—both at the conference and beyond! The winning paper is also released as an eBook on EuroSTAR Huddle and shared with the wider testing community. Details on how to enter will come by email from Siobhán

Need some inspiration? Here are a few links to previous winners of the Best Paper Award:

4. Spread the word ~ share your talk link

It helps to spread the word on your talk – please share your link on your channels. Perhaps your company might consider posting a blog announcing your speaker slot? – we’d be happy to share this, so please do get in touch or tag us on social media.

5. Have you submitted a short preview video? 

Preview videos help attendees decide which talk they’d like to attend. It helps us to promote your talk and here are a few tips:

  • Use Zoom, Teams, your smartphone (horizontal) or ask someone to record you
  • Keep it less than 1 minute – attention spans are short!
  • Please record it in landscape (horizontal) format
  • Introduce yourself – who you are & your company name
  • What are the top 3-5 reasons a delegate should attend your talk
  • Make it as fun or quirky as you like
  • If you would prefer us to record you, we can hop on a Zoom call any time

If you haven’t done so, upload your video to our Dropbox as soon as possible. The earlier we have it, the more we can promote you!  Thanks to those who have submitted already.

Thanks for reading!

We are here to help. If you need anything please contact me.

Siobhán

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