Don,
As you're aware the testing effort would form part of the release process anyway so I'm partly involved.
I have to be honest and make you aware that at the moment we (OM) are stretched for resources so I don't have a great deal of time spare, but if whoever takes this role over needs any assistance/support I'll try to help out. (we'll still organise the testing of course, although if its going to have value this time we *REALLY* need some committed testers...*Wink Wink, nudge nudge*)
Sorry I can't offer more at the moment.
Simon