ISTQB Certified Tester - The International Software Testing Qualifications Board, based in Belgium, was initially a part of the European Organization for Quality - Software Group. Certifications and testing are admininstered by ISTQB organizations in each of a number of countries around the world. Multiple certification levels are available, including: Foundation, Advanced, and Expert.

CSQE - ASQ (American Society for Quality) CSQE (Certified Software Quality Engineer) program - information on requirements, outline of required 'Body of Knowledge', listing of study references and more.

ISEB Software Testing Certifications - The British Computer Society Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB) maintains a program of several levels of testing certifications.

ASTQB - The American Software Testing Qualifications Board is a branch of the ISTQB Certifications are based on experience and a written test. Two primary levels are available: Foundation and Advanced. The 'Advanced' level has multiple types of certifications.

CSQA/CSTE - QAI (Quality Assurance Institute) program for CSQA (Certified Software Quality Analyst), CSTE (Certified Software Tester), and Certified Software Project Manager (CSPM), Certified Associate in Software Quality (CASQ), and many other certifications.

Software QA and Testing Conferences:

Conferences Listing - North American and International conferences listing maintained by Zephyr/D Software Inc.

Conferences Listing - Conferences listing at web site of Grid-Tools Ltd.

Testing Organizations    This will take you to a list of Testing Organizations and Conferences