ASQ eNews: December 10, 2007
Raleigh ASQ e-News — December 10, 2007
In This Edition:
Upcoming Professional Development Meeting, SIX SIGMA Special Interest Group,
| 2008 ASQ Customer-Supplier Conference | February 28 - March 1, 2008 Durham, NC |
Quality in the Triangle 2008 Volunteers Needed,
2008 ASQ Customer-Supplier Division Conference, Charlotte Lean Enterprise Leadership Workshop.
ASQ Events Registration Required. Please follow the ‘Register Online’ links below.
| Professional Development Meeting & Holiday Dinner | December 18th 2007 | 5-8:30 | North Raleigh Hilton |
5:00pm: Free Tutorial (Register Online)
Speaker: Paul McDaniel, Sicel Technologies
Topic: How Risk Management Affects Product Safety and Effectiveness in Medical Devices
6:00pm: Networking / informal jobs discussion.
6:30pm: Dinner
Holiday Dinner Live Music provided by Wayne Leechford
7:30pm: Dinner Presentation (Register Online)
Speaker: Paul McDaniel, Sicel Technologies
Topic: ISO and Application to Risk Management of Medical Devices
In recent years there have been several instances where medical devices have caused problems after testing was completed. As a result, risk management is merging as a process measurement to prevent and protect patients from harm. These two presentations by Paul McDaniel, Sicel Technologies, will detail how risk management can assist us with quality assurance in medical devices as well as provide you with ideas in for applying risk management in other manufactured product areas.
| Six Sigma Special Interest Group (SIG) | 4th Tuesday (Monthly) | 6-7:30pm | Nortel Networks |
There will not be a meeting for December due to the Christmas Holiday.
| Quality in the Triangle 2008 | May 20, 2008 | North Raleigh Hilton |
The key note speaker for our upcoming Quality in the Triangle event will be Dr. Blanton Godfrey, Dean of the College of Textiles at NC State University. If you are interested in volunteering, speaking or have recommendations, please contact Frank Golden, Conference Chair, at frank.j.golden@gsk.com or Jim Murrell at Jim.Murrell@flextronics.com.
The Customer-Supplier Division is holding their annual conference in Durham, NC this year and they are looking for ASQ Raleigh members who would like to assist. If you are interested, please send an email to Stephanie Parker (stephanie.parker@bshg.com) and William Zollicoffer (william.zollicofferIII@trin.net).
| Charlotte “Lean Enterprise Leadership Workshop” | February 22, 2008 Charlotte, NC |
The Hayes Group is offering a $100 discount for ASQ members that may want to attend our “Lean Enterprise Leadership” workshop to be held on February 22nd at the Charlotte Hilton Executive Park. The Hayes Group International is headquartered in Winston Salem and has worked with some 1,400 client organizations in the last 31 years. You can learn more about us at http://www.thehayesgroupintl.com/.
Wishing you a very happy and healthy new year!