MORE THAN A CONFERENCE
Four parts of the Test Coast experience — the city, the room, the people and the coast.
Stay in the heart of the city
Test Coast takes place in Gårda, one of Gothenburg’s most central and accessible districts. From the venue, you are just a short walk from some of the city’s best-known landmarks, including Liseberg, Ullevi Stadium and the events district around Korsvägen.
The area is surrounded by hotels, restaurants, cafés and bars, making it easy to continue conversations after the conference without having to travel across the city. Whether you are meeting colleagues for dinner, grabbing a coffee between sessions or looking for somewhere to stay, there are plenty of options within a few minutes’ walk.
Gårda also puts the rest of Gothenburg within easy reach. Avenyn, the city’s main boulevard, is only a short walk away, and Gothenburg Central Station is just a few minutes away by tram or on foot. That means arriving, getting around and exploring the city is simple — even if this is your first visit.
Stay close to the conference. Stay close to the city.
The conference becomes part of the city experience. You can move easily from a full day of learning to dinner, conversations and an evening by the water without losing momentum.
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Feel the room
A great conference is about more than listening. It is about meeting people, exchanging ideas, challenging perspectives and trying things together.
At Test Coast, learning happens everywhere — in workshops, in TestLab, during discussions between sessions and through the social activities around the conference. These moments create space to share knowledge, build new networks and form relationships that can last long after the event is over.
Many of our participants value this atmosphere as much as the programme itself. It is open, curious and collaborative — a place where everyone has an arena to contribute, learn from others and grow.
Come to learn. Stay for the conversations, connections and people.
World class speakers, focused sessions and a curious audience create a room where people listen, challenge ideas and continue the discussion afterwards.
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Join the conversation
There are no stupid questions at Test Coast. Curiosity is part of how we learn, and every question has the potential to open a new perspective, start a discussion or help someone else understand something better.
Knowledge never stands still. New tools, new ideas and new ways of working keep changing how we think about testing and quality. To keep up, we need to stay curious, listen to others and be willing to challenge what we already know.
So join the conversation. Ask the question. Share your experience. Be curious.
Knowledge moves. Make sure you move with it.
Ask questions, meet speakers, test ideas in workshops and TestLab, and connect with people who care about software quality as much as you do.
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Get your hands on it
TestLab is the hands on heart of Test Coast. It runs all day alongside the talks — a place to try out tools, techniques and ideas instead of just hearing about them.
Drop in between sessions to explore demos, take on small testing challenges and run experiments together with other participants. Our sponsors are there too, so you can test their products and services for yourself and talk directly with the people who build them.
No preparation needed. Bring your curiosity, pair up with someone new and see what you can find.
Don’t just listen. Try it.
Discover the west coast atmosphere
The coast is never far away in Gothenburg. The city opens directly onto the sea, with a distinctive west-coast landscape of rocky islands, harbours, boats and open water — a setting that gives Test Coast a character of its own.
Extend your stay and experience more of the region. Explore the Gothenburg archipelago, enjoy fresh seafood by the water, take a ferry out among the islands or simply slow down and enjoy the maritime atmosphere after two intensive conference days.
For us, the coast is more than scenery. It reflects what Test Coast is about: space for new perspectives, conversations that continue beyond the conference room, and a setting people remember.
Come for Test Coast. Stay for the west coast.