Ady Stokes | Activities
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They just kept turning up!
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02/10/25.
It's Thursday. The time is 16:03. It's Day 2 of MoTaCon. And I've never seen the 99-Second Talks queue grow so quickly. And even after this photo more people turned up.
Such is the...
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Thanks for going above and beyond in September 2025. Your community contributions create sparks and support many good things. 🤩
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"Sorry I missed the memo and thanks for the gift "
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THANK YOU
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Big thanks to everyone who supported us through this wild year of building Epic Test Quest from early interviews to testing our prototypes and giving us honest feedback.
It was amazing to meet so ...
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"Simon Tomes, and they said there wasn't a simple definition of software testing! "
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"Thanks Simon, that brought me sunshine :) "
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Enjoying the banter, chemistry and passion for testing, quality and people, from the, err, Morecambe and Wise of our industry ⭐️👏🏽
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Classy double act
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Scott and Ady take the stage at MoTacon 2025
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Thank you for talking at TestBash 2025
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Enjoying the banter, chemistry and passion for testing, quality and people, from the, err, Morecambe and Wise of our industry ⭐️👏🏽
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Ady and Scott talk in general
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Scott and Ady take the stage at MoTacon 2025
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We will, we will, STEC you!
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Early start for the event team
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The MoTaCon (nee TrstBash) event team were on site from 7am getting everything ready. Hope you enjoyed the day?
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awarded Rahul Parwal for:
It’s great to learn from Rahul in person after taking his courses online.
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Goodbye TestBash, welcome MoTaCon
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TestaBash is no more as we move to a quality first focused community. It is the era of MoTaCon.
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A tech conference to help you navigate the ever-shifting landscape of Quality Engineering, AI, Leadership, Product, Accessibility and Security.
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The calm before the storm
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A virtually empty Brighton Dome main stage awaits 500+ eager minds ready to learn all the things
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First class trip to TestBash
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Scott and I are heading to Brighton and taking advantage of first class between Leeds and London. Hopefully no problems like yesterday.
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MoT Leeds partners with Hippo
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MoT Leeds embarked on a new partnership with Hippo IT Services and Consultancy holding the September meetup in their community space.
On LinkedIn they said;
What a brilliant evening with the Min...
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MoT Leeds embarked on a new partnership with Hippo IT Services and Consultancy holding the September meetup in their community space.
On LinkedIn they said;
What a brilliant evening with the Min...
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Quality people, all aboard the TestBash train! - Ep 106
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Feel the MoTaverse energy as quality people prepare for TestBash, share accessibility stories, and swap career advice.
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Great Scott it’s MoT Leeds time!
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Was a great session at MoT Leeds with Scott and I hosting a workshop, elevating your career by becoming a generalist. Good turnout and great discussions. Thanks to everyone who came.
But don’t as...
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Thanks for joining the stage during This Week in Testing.
is Open to Podcasting
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"Great talk Eamon, you are a natural "
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I had the amazing opportunity to speak at the inaugural Test Up North conference in Leeds yesterday which was followed up by the MoT Leeds meetup.
Of course, I had to represent MoT London and Op...
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Speaking at Test Up North #1 & First MoT meetup in Leeds!
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I had the amazing opportunity to speak at the inaugural Test Up North conference in Leeds yesterday which was followed up by the MoT Leeds meetup.
Of course, I had to represent MoT London and Op...
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Eamon repping MoT London at Test Up North
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Eamon gave his talk on being the first QA at a company wearing his MoT London tshirt at the new Teat Up North conference.
awarded Emily O'Connor for:
Excellent talk at Test Up North on making CVs more personal through impact statements.
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Suman shines at Test Up North
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Suman came ‘home’ to Leeds to speak at Test Up North conference. She pointed out the push back when asking developers to think about testing
awarded Ayesha Saeed for:
Delivered a great talk on accessibility at Test Up North conference. Really interesting accessibility testing framework I need to study
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An AI Testing Agent walks into a bar…
…and gets tricked into rewriting the menu. (Prompt Injection)
…and leaks the secret cocktail recipe. (Sensitive Data)
…and installs a shady bar plugin. (Sup...
awarded Andrew Morton for:
Great implementation of a search function for the Glossary and "chefs kiss" on the nothing found message, #404
commented on:
"Thanks Barry, I’ve requested the download. Looking forward to reading it. "
Ady Stokes
Freelance Consultant
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MoT Ambassador. Currently semi-retired and freelancing. I am, amongst other things, a writer, speaker, and accessibility advocate. Leeds Chapter Lead. MoT Certs curator and article editor for WonderProxy. Testing wisdom, friendly, testing songs and poems. Great minds think differently. STEC and SQEC Certified. Struggling to write a book about testing mindsets and thinking's application in software development.
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