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# January 2020 Updates
- URL: https://www.kenst.com/january-2020-updates/
- Published: 2020-01-07T21:53:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-06-09T02:23:48.000Z
- Author: Chris Kenst
- Tags: AST, Conference, OSS, Recaps, Stay Curious

- Tomorrow, Wednesday, January 8th at 11am, I’m hosting James Bach and Michael Bolton for a webinar on TestOpsies – Dissecting Your Testing. [Learn More](https://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/2019/12/10/testopsies-dissecting-your-testing-with-james-bach-and-michael-bolton/?ref=kenst.com) or [Sign up today](https://www.crowdcast.io/e/testopsies-january-2020?ref=kenst.com) to attend / receive the recording!
- Starting on January 12th I’ll be teaching the first [AST-BBST Foundations](https://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/courses/foundations/?ref=kenst.com) course of 2020\. The class is sold out which is good and a little stressful but should be fun. It’s also the first time in more than a year that I’ll be teaching. Learn more about [AST-BBST classes](https://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/schedule/?ref=kenst.com).
- [CAST 2020 is going strong](https://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/conference/cast2020/?ref=kenst.com). We extended the CFP until January 10, 2020 to squeeze in more amazing speakers and concepts as possible. Early Bird tickets are on sale!
- Half of [TestingConferences.org’s Sponsorships](https://testingconferences.org/sponsorships/?ref=kenst.com) are booked which is crazy! I’m happy people are interested in supporting the project and frankly this support is going to help us spend more time / build better features.
- I’m now the proud owner and maintainer of the [LAWST](https://lawst.com/?utm%5Fsource=kenst) website. LAWST is the Los Altos Workshop on Software Testing, and it’s format is widely known / popular peer workshops model.
- I’m attending the **[Automation Guild 2020](https://guildconferences.com/?ref=kenst.com)** online conference coming up the first week of February. Honestly I like online conferences. While it’s not a guarantee I’ll watch the videos (I don’t have dedicated time), I like the convenience, content and low time commitment.

I’ve been reading Troy Hunt’s [weekly update series](https://www.troyhunt.com/tag/weekly-update/?ref=kenst.com) and while I love the concept and execution of such frequent updates, I don’t think I have useful enough information to capture so frequently. I might however start posting videos as an option for those who don’t want to take the time to read.