End of Year Wrap-up.
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.
Website Hosting Issues
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
ASQ Baltimore (Section 0502) is now on LinkedIn®
The Baltimore Section of the American Society for Quality (ASQ 0502) is happy to announce the creation of the LinkedIn® Group: ASQ Baltimore Section 0502.
What is LinkedIn and how can it benefit you?
LinkedIn is a free online network of more than 55 million experienced professionals from around the world, representing over 170 industries and 200 countries.
Through your network you can:
- Connect with former colleagues, alumni, or other ASQ 0502 members and discover new networking opportunities
- Get introduced to other professionals through the people you know
- Manage the professional information about you that’s publicly available
- Find and be introduced to potential clients, service providers, and subject experts who come recommended
- Create and collaborate on projects, gather data, share files and solve problems
- Be found for business opportunities and find potential partners
- Gain new insight from discussions with like-minded professionals in private group settings
- Discover inside connections that can help you land jobs and close deals
- Post and distribute job listings to find the best talent for your company
How can you join LinkedIn and add ASQ 0502 to your profile?
If you are a member of ASQ 0502, you are eligible to join the Section’s LinkedIn group. Click here to join LinkedIn, or if you are already a LinkedIn member and want to add the ASQ 0502 Group to your account.
When you join, you can create a profile that summarizes your professional expertise and accomplishments. You can then form enduring connections by inviting trusted contacts to join LinkedIn and connect to you. Your network consists of your connections, your connections’ connections, and the people they know, linking you to a vast number of qualified professionals and experts. LinkedIn is free to join and has a stringent privacy policy. They will not rent or sell your personally identifiable information to third parties for marketing purposes or share your contact information with another user.
What are the benefits of adding the ASQ Baltimore Section 0502 Group to my profile?
- Many professionals advance their careers and business goals by counting on industry and professional groups, alumni organizations, industry conferences and corporate alumni groups to help them make new vital business contacts.
- Helps you manage your career through referrals/advice/networking from ASQ Baltimore members
- Allows you to interact with the ASQ Baltimore community of professionals who share a common experience, passion, interest, affiliation or goal.
- Provides access to a list of all fellow ASQ Baltimore Section 0502 group members currently on LinkedIn.
- Group members are able to communicate freely with one another through LinkedIn messaging.
- Offer members a private space to strengthen old business contacts, and to be introduced to new ones.
- A forum is available for topics to discuss topics and proffer solutions.
As a member of the Baltimore Section, am I required to join LinkedIn, add the ASQ Baltimore Section 0502 group to my profile, etc.?
No, this is an optional service for ASQ 0502 members as an added value to your current membership.
How do I get more information before I start ?
If you wish to read up on LinkedIn and how it may be useful to you before you sign up, please go to the JobSeekers website and review the Introductory article on LinkedIn.
Eric Finegan,
Internet Liaison/Webmaster.
Website Feature: Events / Calendar
Not only is there a new Calendar of Events where the events are displayed in a calendar and a listing, but there are areas on the sidebar (to the right) that will keep you informed of today’s events as well as upcoming events over the few weeks. The Calendar of Events and the Events listings on the side of the website will always have the latest data in them for local Quality Events.
Hovering your mouse pointer over an event may provide a little more detail than the title does. Additionally, the items are color coded to separate the various types of items – ASQ Baltimore, ASQ other, Certification, etc. And if you click on the title, your browser will take you to the relevant website.
This allows you to regularly keep up with local goings-on within the Quality Community in a more timely fashion than before.
If you have an event that is not listed and you wish it to be provided to the membership, please send it on to
Eric Finegan
Webmaster, “Where Quality Meets…”
Jobseekers Website
If you have not already noticed, there have not only been changes made to the main ASQ Baltimore website, but also the JobSeekers website, now located at http://www.asqbaltimore.org/jobseekers/.
The new website now has a regularly maintained Calendar of Events (Career Fair/Job related) and a new feature where relevant articles regarding various issues surrounding the Job Search are provided for the membership to view. This is in addition to the Job Ads that are continued to be posted when available.
Additionally, the website now maintains a database listing of all of the links that used to be included in the Jobseekers Packet (including training, a large local company list, tips, news, etc). These lists are now computerized and can be displayed in a variety of ways as needed. Additionally, there have been a significant number of updates to the items on the list. The website will also regularly check for broken links, so hopefully the list of links will remain fresh.
The Yahoo Groups that currently maintain the email list of ASQ Balt Jobseekers will continue to function for now, but a new, different subscription system may be implemented in the near future.
If you have any questions, please check out the site and/or email the Placement Chair at 
Thank you
Eric Finegan, Placement Chair
Website Changes coming – volunteers needed
The webmaster is looking for readers of the website who would be willing to answers some questions about the web site usage and possibly assist with some “experiments” in web viewing, and get a chance to review the new re-designed web-site.
If you are interested, please contact 
Thank you
Request from the Webmaster
The webmaster is looking for readers of the website who would be willing to answers some questions about the web site usage and possibly assist with some “experiments” in web viewing.
If you are interested, please contact 
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