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Holiday – Memorial Day

Webmaster — Mon, 31 May 2010 17:00:18 +0000

Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (on May 31 in 2010). Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in military service to their country. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War (it is celebrated near the day of reunification after the civil war), it was expanded after World War I to include American casualties of any war or military action.

ASQ Baltimore would like to honor and remember the brave men and woman who have defended their country through the armed services. Thank you.

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End of Year Wrap-up.

Webmaster — Fri, 28 May 2010 18:59:35 +0000

Thanks to our members for helping make this a great Program Year.

We have had some interesting programs, some new events and hope to continue this year’s success into the next year.

The Board will be addressing most of the issues brought up during the SWOT Analysis that was started. Look forward to improvements coming up. The input will be the primary discussion at the year-end Strategy meeting.

The website will also be updated (mostly content) over the summer and should be checked somewhat regularly if you are interested in keeping up with the Membership news.

The proposed schedule of next year’s events will be announced soon, as well as some opportunities for the membership to help implement some of the suggestions that we have received over the last year.

Event/Program Location Contest

Webmaster — Fri, 28 May 2010 17:59:32 +0000

We are listening to your comments. And we hear that you want a meeting on the North side of Baltimore. As a result, we are pleased to announce a location contest. Locate a venue that meets the criteria and provide us your suggestion. If we use your suggestion, you will receive a coupon for a free dinner meeting for the meeting held at that location. In the case of more than one suggestion for a location that is used, we will draw the winner from all who suggested the location.

We are looking for a venue similar to Snyder’s Restaurant with the following criteria:

Seating 50 – 75
Private meeting room
On-site catering under $30/person including the meeting room
Ample on-site parking
Easy access to major highways

Note that Red Brick Station and Williamsburg Inn have been used in the past and were found to be less than satisfactory because of the meeting room conditions.

Please submit your suggestions (venue name and address) to by July 1.

We are looking forward to your suggestions.

Program Committee

Website Hosting Issues

Webmaster — Mon, 03 May 2010 11:39:24 +0000

Unfortunately, the hosting company was having issues last night after 5:30pm. The issues were not resolved until this 7:20am morning.

If you were trying to connect to the ASQ Baltimore or ASQ JobSeekers website last night, please try again.

This was affecting both the ASQ Baltimore website and the ASQ Baltimore JobSeekers website. We are working on resolving the various issues that we have been experiencing over the past year.

Thank you.

Eric F, Webmaster, ASQ Baltimore

Certification Exam Schedule Updated

Webmaster — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:21:03 +0000

Updates were made to the Certification Exam Schedule page (click on Advancement » Exam Schedule) to see the updates to the rooms for the exam and the maps and links on the page, which has been updated.

If you have any questions, please contact Chief or Assistant Proctor through the Proctor web page, or email: .

Thank you.

Proctor

May Lean Six Sigma SIG Announcement

Webmaster — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:41:02 +0000

May Lean Six Sigma SIG – Case Studies in Lean Six Sigma

Information on the third meeting of the new Lean Six Sigma Special Interest Group (LSS-SIG), being held on Wednesday, May 19, 2010, has been posted:

Program: “Case Studies in Lean Six Sigma”

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 in order to reserve your spot at the meeting.

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Join us for our third 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

Case Studies in Lean Six Sigma

CQA Refresher April-June 2010 – Cancelled

Webmaster — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:29:25 +0000

The ASQ 0509 section is starting a Certified Quality Auditor Refresher course at Prince Georges Community College. Details are available here. The Section is also considering a CQA Refresher in Montgomery County. If you are interested, contact the ASQ 0509 Education chair, Charles Snipes at .

Update: Please note that this course has been cancelled due to low enrollment. Please watch this site for future Course offerings.

April Dinner Meeting Announced

Webmaster — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:21:10 +0000

April Dinner Meeting – Strategic Planning Breakthrough for Quality

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

Program: Strategic Planning Breakthrough for Quality”, Jim Creiman, Past Chair, ASQ Pittsburgh Section and ASQ Region 8 Deputy Regional Director .

Tutorial: Results from October’s ‘SWOT – A Practical Approach’”, Kevin Gilson (with assistance from other Section 0502 Board Members)

Click on Events » Dinner Meetings on the website 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 last official dinner 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 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: April Fool’s Day

Webmaster — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:21:00 +0000

April Fools’ Day or All Fools’ Day is a day celebrated in various countries on April 1. The day is marked by the commission of hoaxes and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on friends, family members, enemies, and neighbors, or sending them on a fool’s errand, the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible.

Traditionally, in some countries, such as the UK, Canada, Australia, and South Africa the jokes only last until noon, and someone who plays a trick after noon is called an “April Fool”.[1] Elsewhere, such as in France, Ireland, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Russia, The Netherlands, Brazil, and the U.S., the jokes last all day.

The earliest recorded association between April 1 and foolishness can be found in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales (1392). Many writers suggest that the restoration of January 1 as New Year’s Day in the 16th century was responsible for the creation of the holiday, but this theory does not explain earlier references.

Certified Quality Auditor Refresher Course April-June 2010

Webmaster — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:49:51 +0000