ASQ e-News: June 8, 2007
Raleigh ASQ e-News ::: June 8, 2007
In This Edition: Last Item of the Year, Summer Meetings, 2006-7 ASQ Year in Review, Local ASQ Member Award Presented, and Final Thanks!
ASQ Raleigh Email Fundraiser
| Community Good Works & DCRC | Questions? Contact Kevin Hopkins mrvawn@hotmail.com |
ASQ Raleigh is donating $2800 in support of our section’s Community Good Works improvement project with the Durham Crisis Response Center (DCRC) http://www.durhamcrisisresponse.org/.
DCRC is the only non-profit agency in the Durham community that provides safe shelter and support services for victims and their families in the aftermath of domestic and sexual violence.
If you or your organization are interested in supporting DCRC by donating money, goods or your time contact Aurelia Sands-Belle at the number or e-mail below.
Aurelia Sands-Belle
DCRC Executive Director
Office: 919-403-9425 x233
e-mail: abelle@durhamcrisisresponse.org
Six Sigma SIG Meeting
| Six Sigma Special Interest Group Meeting | 6pm | June 26, 2007 |
“The DEFINE Stage” : The first of a series of five presentations on each stage in DMAIC.
Speaker: TBD, Cost: FREE, Attendees are welcome to brown bag their dinner.
RSVP Required for Security Purposes, Please register at: http://www.asqraleigh.org/reservations/meeting.php)
Location: Voice Recognition Theatre, Gateway Building, Nortel, 4001 E Chapel Hill-Nelson Highway, RTP
Directions: Nortel Networks on HWY 54 (between Davis and Miami Blvd) http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Morrisville,+NC+27560&ie=UTF8&z=16&ll=35.889085,-78.853512&spn=0.007597,0.021501&t=h&om=1
If you turn left (or go south) on Miami Blvd from HWY 40 and turn right on HWY 54, take the second right into Nortel Networks. The entrance to the facility is marked by a large yellow wall straight ahead.
2006-7 Year In Review : ASQ Raleigh’s business year concludes June 30, 2007
| Quality in Triangle May 22nd, 2007 |
Around 125 people attended the QIT event in May. Topics included Lean & Six Sigma, Manufacturing/FDA/Healthcare Quality, and Value Mapping.
If you were unable to attend, the QIT Presentations are available to the public at:
http://asqraleigh.org/2007/05/quality-in-the-triangle-conference-presentations
| Good Works Programs Two Kicked Off this Year! |
Volunteers assisted Good Works Chair Kevin Hopkins with beginning two Community Good Works Projects.
ASQ Raleigh is the first section to take on two projects in a single year! Great job!
| Website Update New Site in Place, New Functionality! |
Based on ASQ Raleigh’s continual efforts to improve our communications strategies, we have invested in upgrading our ASQ Website.
Check it out at http://www.asqraleigh.org/ Job opportunities and program presentations are available to members only, please log in using your ASQ member number as the name & password (remove any leading zeros).
| Membership | 11% Increase in Membership! |
In July 2006, the section began the year with 864 members. Over the course of the year, we have seen (as of May) a 11% increase in membership! This is huge when compared to the ASQ National Growth Rate of 0.1%! Keep up the great work recruiting co-workers or join the volunteer community to help keep this ASQ growth alive!
Refer a Member: http://www.asq.org/java_members/portlets/execute/referMemberSetup
| Programs 2006-7 |
Three tours and five professional dinner meetings were held from September through April. Tours were held at NCSU Dairy, Elster Electricity, and EMC. Topics included ADA Compliance, Networking, Awards, Lean Six Sigma, ISO 27001, Sales, and SWOT Analysis. The section had record attendance at the December Dinner meeting with more than 50 people attending!
ASQ Raleigh Member Award
| Distinguished Service Award Presented to Bill McCalla of Intertek Systems Certification |
If you have taken an ASQ Certification in the Raleigh section at some point in the past 6 years you will have likely met Bill McCalla. He has provided a wonderful service to the section by receiving, verifying, administering and returning to National the ASQ Certifications four Saturdays every year. Because of his commitment and dedication to the ASQ membership, the ASQ Leadership Council was unanimous in their approval of awarding Bill with this plaque.
Angela Hall, Incoming ASQ Raleigh Section Chair presents Bill McCalla, ASQ Raleigh Chief Proctor with the ASQ Raleigh Distinguished Service Award during the June Certification Exam.
Thank You for Your Support!
| Corporate Sponsors |
Nortel Networks, http://www.nortel.com/ : Thanks for hosting the Six Sigma Special Interest Group Events.
Quintiles, http://www.quintiles.com/ : Thank you for hosting the ASQ Certifications in April and October.
SAS Institute, http://www.sas.com/ : Thank you for hosting the ASQ Certifications in June and December.
Solectron, http://www.solectron.com/ : Thank you for hosting the monthly Leadership Council meetings.
Zencos, http://www.zencos.com/ : Thank you for hosting the annual strategy session for the Leadership Council.
| Leadership Council Members, Six Sigma SIG Leaders, and Good Works Project Leaders |
Without you, the ASQ Raleigh section could not have achieved such an increase in membership and improved membership value. Keep up the great work!