February Dinner Meeting – Cancelled
February Meeting – Canceled
Information on the next meeting will be be posted soon.
Stay tuned for upcoming announcements.
Program Committee
February Lean Six Sigma SIG Announcement
February Lean Six Sigma SIG – Lean Methodology Across All Industries
Information on the second meeting of the new Lean Six Sigma Special Interest Group (LSS-SIG), being held on Wednesday, February 17, 2010, has been posted:
Program: “Lean Methodology Across All Industries”
Roundtable Discussion
Click on Events » Lean Six Sigma SIG on the webpage so you can get details on the dinner.
Click on Events » Lean Six Sigma SIG on the webpage or email 
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Join us for our second SIG meeting of the 2009-2010 Program Year! Look forward to seeing you there for networking and a great meeting topic.
Stay tuned for upcoming announcements.
Lean Six Sigma Liaison
Baltimore Science Fair – Judges needed to volunteer
Judges needed to volunteer for the 55th Annual Baltimore Science Fair
The ASQ Baltimore Section has once again been invited to participate in the 55th Annual Baltimore Science Fair to be held at Towson University. As in past years, the Baltimore Section will provide volunteer judges and awards to students participating in the Baltimore Science Fair. The Section has been continuously supporting the Science Fair for about 20 years.
- Section members volunteer as independent judges for ASQ and earn Recertification Points.
- Judging takes place on Saturday, March 27th, at the Towson University Student Union. On Saturday the commitment is from 8:30 AM until about 2 PM.
- The Awards Ceremony takes place on Sunday, March 28th. If you can assist in presenting the awards, the commitment is from 3:30 PM until about 5 PM at the Towson University Student Union.
- Judges from our ASQ Section will adjudicate the student exhibits for their use and understanding of statistical principles and statistical thinking and provide recognition awards.
- The Section will also recognizes teams of students for effectively working together to solve their chosen problem.
- Members interested in volunteering to be a Judge may contact the Science Fair Committee Chair, Kevin Gilson, at 410-884-9165 or
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The Fair attracts winners of school and county-based science fairs from Maryland’s Baltimore Region. Students represent public and private schools and home schools. Students come from middle (Division 1) and high (Division 2) schools within Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, and Howard Counties and Baltimore City. The Fair is now operated by the non-profit Baltimore Science Fair Foundation and is additionally sponsored by the following organizations: Towson University, Lockheed Martin Corp., Baltimore County Public Schools, Constellation Energy Group, and Howard Co Public Schools. The Baltimore Section of ASQ is a contributing supporter.
Is your organization on this list? Your organization can also be a Fair sponsor. Contact Kevin for information.
Winners from the Baltimore Science Fair will compete in the International Science and Engineering Fair in May.
This is a great way to give back to the local community.
Quality Community – Science Fair Committee
Holiday: New Year’s Day
New Year’s Day is the first day of the new year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1, as it was also in ancient Rome (though other dates were also used in Rome). In almost all countries using the Gregorian calendar as their main calendar, it is a public holiday. It is often celebrated with fireworks at the stroke of midnight as the new year starts. January 1 on the Julian calendar corresponds to January 14 on the Gregorian calendar, and it is on that date that followers of some of the Eastern Orthodox churches celebrate the New Year.
January 1 marks the end of a period of remembrance of a particular passing year, especially on radio, television, and in newspapers, which usually starts right after Christmas Day. Publications often have year-end articles that review the changes during the previous year. Common topics include politics, natural disasters, music and the arts, and the listing of significant individuals who died during the past year. Often there are also articles on planned or expected changes in the coming year, such as the description of new laws that often take effect on January 1. It is also customary to make New Year’s resolutions, which individuals hope to fulfil in the coming year.
January Dinner Meeting Announcement
January Dinner Meeting – Process Management
Information on the Tuesday, January 12th Dinner meeting has been posted:
Program: “Implementing ISO 9001:2008: Process Mapping to Support Process Management”, Kevin Gilson, Gilson Quality Services, Inc.
Tutorial: “ISO 9001 and Process Management”, Mark Berron
Click on Events » Dinner Meetings on the webpage so you can get details on the dinner.
Click on Events » Event Reservations on the webpage in order to reserve your spot at the dinner.
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Join us for our fifth meeting of the 2009-2010 Program Year and the first meeting in the new year! Look forward to seeing you there for networking and a great meeting topic.
Stay tuned for upcoming announcements for our new Program for the upcoming year.
Check out our all our local upcoming events and training (see the Calendar of Events). Check out our education page for recent and upcoming certification courses.
Program Committee
Holiday: Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on December 25, but this date is not known to be Jesus’ actual birthday, and may have initially been chosen to correspond with either the day exactly nine months after some early Christians believed Jesus had been conceived, a historical Roman festival, or the date of the northern hemisphere’s winter solstice. Christmas is central to the Christmas and holiday season, and in Christianity marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days.
Although a Christian holiday, Christmas is also widely celebrated by many non-Christians, and some of its popular celebratory customs have pre-Christian or secular themes and origins. Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift-giving, music, an exchange of greeting cards, church celebrations, a special meal, and the display of various decorations; including Christmas trees, lights, garlands, mistletoe, nativity scenes, and holly. In addition, Father Christmas (known as Santa Claus in some areas, including North America, Australia and Ireland) is a popular mythological figure in many countries, associated with the bringing of gifts for children.
End-of-Year Holidays
Holiday Wishes
The Board of the Baltimore Section of ASQ wishes to offer our membership best wishes for the year-end holidays.
We look forward to serving you in the coming year.
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