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Our Vision

        To be the Baltimore Metropolitan Area recognized resource on issues related to Quality.
 

Our Mission

        To create value for our members and business professionals at large by providing
        opportunities for professional development, serving as a resource for managing
        quality in the Maryland community.

May 5, 2008

Where Quality Meets: Meetings of Local Interest

A short list of upcoming meetings that may be of interest to our local membership.

 

For a look at the upcoming events over the next few months, see our Calendar page.

Program Committee

April 24, 2008

MPEA Workshops

Information on upcoming MPEA workshops/user group meeting has been posted on the MPEA website:

Flyer: MPEA: Getting Started and Writing Workshops
Flyer: MPEA: Performance Excellence Users Group
For Additional Information and application form: http://www.mpea.umd.edu/

Quality Community - MPEA

Upcoming Dinner Meeting

April 23, 2008

May Dinner Meeting - MPEA Award Winners

Information on the Tuesday, May 13th Dinner meeting has been posted:

    Program 1 topic:             Presentation by the Gold Award recipient of the Maryland Performance Excellence Award   Andrew Applegate, Asbury-Solomons, Inc., Solomons, MD
                                      
    Program 2 topic:    Presentation by the U. S. Senate Productivity Award for Maryland recipient   Zoe Irvin, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD
                                      

Join us for our May meeting for the 2007-2008 Program Year !

Check out our Breakfast meeting and all our local upcoming events and training. Check out our education page for certification courses.

Program Committee

Social Meeting - Thank you for attending

April 7, 2008

April Social Meeting - Night at the National Aquarium in Baltimore

The Social Meeting was a success and an enjoyable time. Thanks to Susan Spurgeon who arranged the meeting, and to all attendees.

Program Committee

Upcoming Social Meeting

April 7, 2008

April Social Meeting - Night at the National Aquarium in Baltimore

Information on the Thursday, April 10th Social meeting has been posted:

The Baltimore Aquarium is a vivid example of excellent service quality, customer and community orientation, and other subjects dear to our hearts as quality professionals. What better way for you (and your guests) to experience this first hand... immerse yourselves in "quality" for an evening... and enjoy yourselves, too!

Enjoy full access to the Baltimore Aquarium from 6 to 7pm. Then enjoy our social gathering until 9pm or so with hors d'oeuvres and an open bar (non-alcoholic beverages also available). Like all of our meetings, this is a good networking opportunity -- but also an excellent opportunity to get to know your fellow members, section leadership, etc. on a more personal basis. We all know that this counts, too, just as much -- and sometimes more -- when you need to contact someone.

Update: Menu added to the Dinner Meetings page

Update: Reservations are closed for this event. We look forward to seeing you at our next event.

Check out our local upcoming events and training. Check out our education page for certification courses.

Program Committee

April 7, 2008

Where Quality Meets: Meetings of Local Interest

A short list of upcoming meetings that may be of interest to our local membership.

 

For a look at the upcoming events over the next few months, see our Calendar page.

Program Committee

March 12, 2008

Breakfast Meeting Announcements

Due to logistical constraints, there will be no March Breakfast Meeting.

The April Breakfast Meeting will be hosted by ARINC in Annapolis. Join us for breakfast on April 16 for Mark Berron's presentation! Watch for details to follow.

Thanks to Mark Berron and ARINC for arranging this breakfast meeting!


Do you have ideas for this year's breakfast meeting for the 2007-2008 Program Year?? Are you willing to host an ASQ Breakfast meeting during the 2007-2008 Program Year?? Contact Jo McLaughlin at .

Check out all our upcoming events.

Breakfast Meeting Committee

March 12, 2008

Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Program Information

Since 1983, Maryland's U.S. Senators have honored the quality, productivity and business achievements of Maryland organizations by presenting the Senate Productivity Awards for Maryland. In 1997, they built on these prestigious awards by creating the 1997 Maryland Quality Awards -- a new and expanded recognition and learning process for leading Maryland organizations. Both the Senate Productivity and Maryland Quality Awards are offered through the Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Program, part of MTECH.

ASQ Baltimore has been a proud supporter and sponsor of Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Program, and for the May program, holds a Dinner Program where our members can hear the stories of that year's winners.

For further information, check out our Calendar page to review the dates / deadlines, look at ASQ Baltimore's MPEA Information page, or the MPEA home page, http://www.mpea.umd.edu/.

Program Committee

March 1, 2008

Joseph M. Juran, 1904-2008

A pioneering architect of the science of managing for quality, Joseph M. Juran, passed away February 28 at the age of 103. Known as the "father" of quality, he said, "It is most important that top management be quality-minded. In the absence of sincere manifestation of interest at the top, little will happen below."

Dr. Joseph M. Juran passed away on February 28, 2008 of natural causes. He was 103 years old and was physically and mentally active until his death. Although Dr Juran had retired from the Juran Institute in 1994 he will be missed by all of his family, friends and employees for the guidance and support.

Dr. Juran was referred to as the father of modern day Quality Management. He had many accomplishments in his life. He named the Pareto Principle; he provided a roadmap to improve organization-wide quality; he traveled the world to teach others how to improve quality; and he founded the Juran Institute Inc (JII) in 1979 at the age of 75.

JII initially focused on providing training to improve enterprise quality. It grew over the years to provide clients and society with a full compliment of tools and techniques to improve business results. Many of Dr. Juran’s techniques to improve business performance are still in use today in as the Lean and Six Sigma, tools and principles used all around the world.

More detail is available where ASQ Remembers Dr. Juran.

Section Board

Upcoming Dinner Meeting

February 28, 2008

March Dinner Meeting - Software Quality

Information on the Tuesday, Mar 11th Dinner meeting has been posted:

    Tutorial:             Software and System Safety   Brett Shank, Northrop Grumman Corporation
                                      
    Program topic:    Mission Assurance and Quality at NASA Goddard   Michael Kelly, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
                                      

Join us for our March meeting for the 2007-2008 Program Year !

Check out our Breakfast meeting and all our local upcoming events and training. Check out our education page for certification courses.

Program Committee

February 15, 2008

Where Quality Meets: Meetings of Local Interest

A short list of upcoming meetings that may be of interest to our local membership.

 

Featured ASQ Biomed/Govt/FD&C Event: Regulations and Regulators- Who's being protected and how?
27-Mar-08 08:30 to 28-Mar-08 16:15
We are all involved with products related to health. We expect our government to assure safe food, drugs, and medical devices. Who is responsible, and how do they do it? The American Society for Quality has three divisions involved with these questions, the Government Division, the Biomedical Division, and the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Division. These divisions have joined forces to bring you a 2 day program that extends from policy to practical tips involving regulators and regulations. Web site for information.
Featured User Group Event: Using ISO 9001 to Enhance Six Sigma Business Performance
12-Mar-08 6:00pm
The March meeting of the ISO 9000 Users Group will be held at the following location: Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC) in Jessup, MD

For a look at the upcoming events over the next few months, see our Calendar page.

Program Committee

February 5, 2008

ASQ Newsletter - February 2008 Issue published

For the current issue of the Newsletter:  February 2008 Issue . See the ASQ Baltimore Newsletter page for the current archive of newsletters. Please help to fill out the newsletter with member news and any articles on Quality.

Newsletter Feedback We are always interested in your thoughts concerning the Section newsletter. Suggestions for article content, criticisms of previously run articles, and even accolades, when you feel that they are appropriate, are of interest to us. You are our customers, and we want to make sure that we are serving your needs.

Jim Cooper
Quality Systems Engineering

Newsletter Committee

Volunteers Needed

February 2, 2008

Judges needed to volunteer for the 53nd Annual Baltimore Science Fair

The ASQ Baltimore Section has once again been invited to participate in the 53rd Annual Baltimore Science Fair held at Towson University. As in past years, the Baltimore Section again will provide volunteer judges and awards to students participating in the Baltimore Science Fair.

  1. Section members volunteer as independent judges for ASQ.
  2. Judging will take place on March 29th and the awards ceremony will be on March 30th.
  3. It will take place at the Towson University Student Union.
  4. Judges will adjudicate the student exhibits for their use and understanding of statistical principles and statistical thinking,
  5. The Section will also recognize teams of students for effectively working together to solve their chosen problem.
  6. Members interested in volunteering to be a Judge may contact the Science Fair Committee Chair, Kevin Gilson at 410-884-9165 or .

The Fair attracts winners of school and county-based science fairs from Maryland's Baltimore Region. Students represent public, private, home schools with students in middle (Division 1) and high (Division 2) schools within Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, and Howard Counties and Baltimore City. The Fair is sponsored by the following organizations: Towson University, Kiwanis Club of Towson-Timonium, Kiwanis Club of Baltimore City, Lockheed Martin Corp., Baltimore County Public Schools, Constellation Energy Group, and Howard Co Public Schools.

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

February 2, 2008

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Please note at this time, the ASQ 0502 Voice Mail system is not working properly. If there is any reason you need to contact the ASQ 0502 Section, please use the website contact forms or our Section email:

Voice Mail

January 31, 2008

ASQ Baltimore Meetings - Save these dates for the end of the Program Year

These are the planned upcoming dates for our meetings. If you have any questions, please check our Calendar page or email us.

February 2008
Dinner Meeting. Cancelled. There will be no Feb Dinner Meeting
Breakfast Meeting. There is no scheduled Feb Breakfast Meeting
Feb 26 - Section Board Meeting. Topic to be discussed will be Membership (fullfillment / retention / increase)
March 2008
Mar - Breakfast Meeting. Details being worked out.
Mar 11 - Dinner Meeting. Marcus Watkins (NASA Goddard), Brett Shank (Northrup Grumman)
Mar 25 - Section Board Meeting
April 2008
Apr - Breakfast Meeting. Plan for Mt. St. Marys. Details being worked out. Website will be updated when plans are firmed up.
Apr 10 - Social Meeting. Note the date change.
            The Social Meeting will be at the Baltimore Aquarium. Details to come.
Apr 29 - Section Board Meeting
May 2008
May 13 - Dinner Meeting. Winners of the MPEA Awards
Breakfast Meeting. not scheduled yet. More information to come.
May 20 - Section Board Meeting.

Section members are welcome to attend any of the meetings. We look forward to seeing you.

Watch for future updates (any changes will be noted on the website). The Calendar page will have the updates.

Section Board

Program Committee

Breakfast Committee

January 31, 2008

Where Quality Meets: Meetings of Local Interest

A short list of upcoming meetings that may be of interest to our local membership.

 

Featured ASQ Biomed/Govt/FD&C Event: Regulations and Regulators- Who's being protected and how?
27-Mar-08 08:30 to 28-Mar-08 16:15
We are all involved with products related to health. We expect our government to assure safe food, drugs, and medical devices. Who is responsible, and how do they do it? The American Society for Quality has three divisions involved with these questions, the Government Division, the Biomedical Division, and the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Division. These divisions have joined forces to bring you a 2 day program that extends from policy to practical tips involving regulators and regulations. Web site for information.

For a look at the upcoming events over the next few months, see our Calendar page.

Program Committee

January 22, 2008

Website Updates

This is just to let the membership know that I have not gone away, just am very busy to keep the website up-to-site. I am working on catching up on the number of updates that I need to complete. Thank you.

Webmaster

January 1, 2008

January Breakfast Meeting - Breakfast at at Northrop Grumman, BWI

Please join us for breakfast and to discuss Knowledge Management. with Judy L. Smith, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Mission Assurance, Northrop Grumman Electrical Systems.

Please join us January 16th for Breakfast at Northrop Grumman, BWI.

Reservations must be made one week in advance and only US citizens are permitted. No walk-ins allowed. Register electronically by emailing your name, company name and phone number to Susan Spurgeon at by noon by January 10th.


Do you have ideas for this year's breakfast meeting for the 2007-2008 Program Year?? Are you willing to host an ASQ Breakfast meeting during the 2007-2008 Program Year?? Contact Jo McLaughlin at .

Check out all our upcoming events.

Breakfast Meeting Committee

January 1, 2008

ASQ Mounts Campaign to Encourage President Bush to Attend Baldrige Award Ceremony

ASQ Mounts Campaign to Encourage President Bush to Attend Baldrige Award Ceremony

ASQ has begun a grassroots letter-writing campaign to encourage President George W. Bush to attend the next Baldrige Award ceremony and personally present the awards to the recipients.

Keeping with tradition, President Bush presented the awards in 2000, 2001, and 2003. In four of the last five years, however, the vice president has stood in for the president at the ceremony.

"The president's participation in the ceremony adds to the luster of the Baldrige Award, whose recipients represent the best of America," said Mike Nichols, ASQ president.

ASQ is coordinating efforts among various groups and organizations to send this message to the White House. ASQ members-and all others who support the Baldrige Award program-are encouraged to participate. Visit the Advocacy Room on ASQ's Web site to quickly and easily send a letter to the president.

Quality Community Committee

January 1, 2008

Happy New Year

The ASQ 0502 Section Board wishes all of its members a happy and healthy and productive 2008. Look forward to seeing you in the upcoming year.

Section Board

Need to find earlier information ?    Miss something ?

Archive of Earlier Web Postings

To be able to review our previous ASQ Baltimore entries, please check out our:
            Year in Review (Section year 2007 - 2008)
            Year in Review (Section year 2006 - 2007)
            Year in Review (Section year 2005 - 2006)

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