[textile] This month the Indianapolis Quality Assurance Association invited several prominent figures in the community to come and speak at our first program session of the 2005 year. We asked the panel to talk about their perceptions on the future of software testing and quality assurance. The panel was made up of:

• Scott Chesley - VP of Software Development, CTI Group
• Dr. Yuanshun Dai - Professor Computer Science IUPUI
• Charles Priller - Partner in MBA Performance Consulting
• David Schacht - CIO, Simon Property Group
• Bill Ritchie - Partner in Management Recruiters of Indianapolis

The panel was moderated by Mike Kelly. What follows is a summary of some of the questions that were asked and the responses of the panel.