Box of ducks
Rosie Sherry (CEO and founder of Ministry of Testing) delivered a box of ducks for all ambassadors to hide at TestBash Brighton 2024. Why ducks? Why not? Rubber ducking is a handy skill for us testers. Need help? Ask your rubber duck a question and see what happens. If the duck can't help, you could also rubber duck (ask) the community.
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Community Lead
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Simon is the Community Lead at Ministry of Testing and his pronouns are he/him.
He has a passion for all things testing with a career in various testing and tech roles since 2003. He particularly enjoys promoting and sharing the value of exploratory testing, leadership, collaboration, creativity and community.
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Wed, 1 Oct 2025
On the 1st & 2nd of October, 2025 we'll be back to Brighton for another TestBash: the largest software testing conference in the UK
Unlock the essential skills to transition into Test Automation through interactive, community-driven learning, backed by industry expertise
Debrief the week in Testing via a community radio show hosted by Simon Tomes and members of the community
