ASQ eNews: February 12, 2008
Raleigh ASQ e-NewsFebruary 12, 2008
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In This Edition:
Upcoming Professional Development Meeting, SIX SIGMA Special Interest Group, Quality in the Triangle, Board Positions Opening Up, CQA Exam Preparation Course, ASQ Customer-Supplier Symposium.
ASQ Events
Registration Required. Please follow the ‘Register Online’ links below.
| Professional Development Meeting | February 19th, 2008 | 5-8:30pm | North Raleigh Hilton |
5:00pm: Free Tutorial (Register Online)
Speakers: David Rucker, President Rucker & Associates
Angie Hendricks, C.I. Manager, Performance Fibers
Combining Lean & Six Sigma
Turbo charge your continuous improvement program by combining Lean principles, the speed of Kaizen and the rigor and discipline of Six Sigma. Performance Fibers will share case studies illustrating how significant operational improvements can be discovered and implemented in a single week.
6:00pm: Networking / informal jobs discussion.
6:30pm: Dinner
7:30pm: Dinner Presentation (Register Online)
Speaker: Ralph Van Aken of GKN
GKN - Key Elements of automotive supplier quality / global quality performance system
| Six Sigma Special Interest Group (SIG) | February 26th, 2008 | 6-7:30pm | Nortel Networks |
FMEA for Design, presented by: John P. Hall, PMP, from BD BioSciences (Register Online)
More information is available at: http://asqraleigh.org/quality/six_sigma_sig/
| 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.
| Board Positions Opening Up | 2008-09 program year |
Interested in assisting ASQ, networking with fellow professionals, getting recognized for your contributions to the community …Various board positions are opening up for the 2008-09 program year. The board meets 1x per month (in person or conference call) and activities take between 3-10hrs of time per month. Please contact Jim Murrell, Nominations Chair at jim.murrell@flextronics.com or Angela Hall, ASQ Raleigh Chair at angela.hall@zencos.com.
| Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) Exam Prep Course | May 5-28,2008 | Mon.& Wed. 6-8pm | Hosted by Nortel Networks |
Instructor: Joanne Mayo, Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) since 1992 and certified RAB/QSA International Quality Management Systems Lead Auditor since 1994.
Registration Deadline: April 4, 2008. (Register On-line)
Cost: $500 ASQ Member, $595 non ASQ Member. Cost of text not included.
Texts: CQA Primer ($65) - Quality Council of Indiana, Primers are required and must be ordered by student prior to class from Quality Council of Indiana http://www.qualitycouncil.com/cqa_p.asp, CQA Solution Text recommended ($35)
Exam Application Deadline: April 4, 2008
Exam Date: June 7, 2008 at SAS Institute, Cary, NC
For more information, contact Joanne Mayo at (919) 905 2471 or jomayo@nortel.com
| SSBB Education Course | Upcoming this Fall |
Would your site like to host this class? Host companies are given discounts on the training. Please contact Bob Carter at bc40@bellsouth.net for more details.
| ASQ Customer Supplier Division 3rd Symposium | February 27-29,2008 | North Raleigh Hilton |
ASQ’s Customer Supplier Division is hosting its 3rd Symposium on Customer Supplier Relationships in nearby Durham NC February 27 - 29. ASQ members have an opportunity to sign up for one of three full day courses on Feb. 27. The Symposium itself (Feb 28-29) will center on three timely topics and best practice presentations. The World Café format facilitates learning, networking and gives delegates the opportunity to contribute to discussions in a meaningful way. Our goal is to provide ASQ members with focused learning opportunities to help improve their Supplier Management practices. For more information about this program, please visit the symposium website.