ASQ Section 0511 November 2026 Meeting Announcement

7 PM, Wednesday, 11 November 2025

2025 Ranger Outings: A Year in Review

Ken Rapuano

ASQ 0511 Section Past Chair and Programs Committee Chair

Short Description:

ASQ Northern Virginia Section 0511 is pleased to invite members, guests, and quality professionals to our annual November program,"2026 Ranger Outings: A Year in Review." This special year-end event celebrates another successful Ranger Outing season by highlighting the educational experiences, professional networking, lessons learned, and volunteer efforts that made the 2026 Ranger Outing program possible.

Program Content:

Throughout 2026, ASQ Section 0511 continued its tradition of conducting Ranger Outings, a unique educational program that provides participants opportunities to experience quality principles in action through guided visits, tours, and behind-the-scenes learning experiences across the Washington metropolitan region. Ranger Outings combine professional education, networking, and real-world observation of processes, systems, operations, and organizational excellence.

During this interactive webinar, we will revisit the 2026 Ranger Outings program and explore:

• Highlights from this year's Ranger Outings and member experiences.
• Photos and stories from the events.
• Educational value and quality-related observations from each outing.
• Behind-the-scenes planning, coordination, and execution of Ranger Outings.
• Lessons learned by the Section Leadership Committee.
• How Ranger Outings support professional development and ASQ recertification activities.
• Future opportunities and ideas for upcoming Ranger Outings.

In addition to reviewing the events themselves, attendees will gain insight into how Ranger Outings are selected, planned, organized, and supported by ASQ Section 0511 volunteers, including venue selection, educational content development, member registration, Optional Preparatory Reviews (OPRs), reimbursement processing, and RU administration.

Whether you attended one Ranger Outing or many, this program offers an opportunity to reconnect with fellow participants, reflect on a successful year, and learn more about the Section's unique approach to experiential quality education.

Speaker Background:

Ken Rapuano is a Senior Chemist at HydroGeoLogic, Inc., a Reston-based environmental firm. He has been an IHMM-Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) since 2010 and an ASQ-Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) since 2015.

His expertise includes analytical chemistry, data validation and usability assessments, and health and safety. He also supports database management and risk assessment.

Outside of work, he is still playing Dungeons and Dragons and has been known to take an occasional interest in beer brewing, history, sports, computer games, and cats.

Ken was elected as the ASQ Section 0511 Secretary for 2019-2021, then was elected as the Section's Vice Chair for 2022, and then elected the Section's Chair for 2023-2024. He is currently serving as the Section's Programs Chair. Ken also generously continues leading the following initiatives:

• He also leads the Quality Matters Reports initiative that has resulted in several reports on Quality Matters Round Tables since they started in 2021.
• In 2022, Ken also assumed the role of the Community Matters Initiative Lead to have the ASQ Divisions presented to the Section members. This resulted in his presentations at the August and September 2022 and May 2023 Section Meetings.

Webinar Link / Meeting Instructions:

7:00pm — 8:30pm — Section Meeting Information
Joining by a direct link:
Meeting link: https://asq.webex.com/asq/j.php?MTID=md7b51d35a3b8efcb35d04e7efb115ad1
Joining by meeting information (requires entering the password):
Web address: https://asq.webex.com/asq
Meeting number: 2556 788 1959
Password: MnNJGYiP686
Joining by phone (you will have to identify yourself by name when you have joined):
Phone number: 1-408-792-6300 Call-in number (US/Canada)
Access code: 2556 788 1959


6:00pm — 7:00pm — Section Leadership Committee meeting
Joining by a direct link:
Meeting link: https://asq.webex.com/asq/j.php?MTID=mf9eacfe383eb679d2189a2bc3466debf
Joining by meeting information (requires entering the password):
Web address: https://asq.webex.com/asq
Meeting number: 2558 731 5440
Password: vcXvNJjF372
Joining by phone (you will have to identify yourself by name when you have joined):
Phone number: 1-408-792-6300 Call-in number (US/Canada)
Access code: 2558 731 5440

Reservations:

There is no charge to attend. To register, please use our on line reservation form which can be used up to the day of the meeting. If your plans change, please contact dba26@asq0511.org, and let us know.

Earning Recertification Units:

<Recertification Unit (RU) Credit

Total Available: Up to 0.20 RU

Activity	RU Credit
Webinar Attendance	0.15 RU
Optional Preparatory Review (OPR)	0.05 RU
Total Possible RU	0.20 RU

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Optional Preparatory Review (OPR)

This OPR is for the November 2026 ASQ 0511 Member Meeting "2026 Ranger Outings: A Year in Review" presented by Kan Rapuano.

The OPR is an educational add-on to the main Meeting, that you may complete if you so choose.

 

How to Complete the OPR

Before registering for the November meeting, review the following document:

Docusigned_ASQ0511-WI01_Ranger Outing Work Instruction & 6 Related Docs

Alternative link:

Northern Virginia Section - American Society for Quality

Focus particularly on:

• The purpose and educational objectives of Ranger Outings.
• Ranger Outing structure and RU values.
• Event planning and logistics.
• Optional Preparatory Reviews (OPRs).
• Event administration and post-event RU issuance.
• The included Ranger Outing announcement example and supporting forms.

 

Register for Webinar & Certify Completion of the OPR

Register for the webinar on Member Planet Event Page. Participants may certify completion of the OPR for 0.05 RU on the event ticket by clicking the checkbox next to the following certification statement:

"I certify that I reviewed the Ranger Outing Work Instruction and related supporting documents prior to registering for the November 2026 ASQ Section 0511 program, '2026 Ranger Outings: A Year in Review,' and claim the associated 0.05 RU Optional Preparatory Review credit."

 

[Important] 

(1) The submission must be completed BEFORE the Meeting by 7:00PM, 11/11/2026 (enforced by the Ticket Sales Ending Time in Member Planet). (2) If you have not checked the box on the "Ticket" at the time of registration, Section 0511 will not record the additional RU credits for you. (3) Attend the 11/11/2026 ASQ 0511 Member Meeting (which itself grants you RU). This is the prerequisite to earn the add-on RUs. If you do not attend the Meeting, you will forfeit your claim for the add-on RU, even if you certified for completing the OPR activities. (4). Be willing to use your knowledge of the OPR materials during the Meeting.

 

Next Meeting:

Wednesday, 9 December 2026 — the year in review and the year to come

Call for Speakers!!!

Would you or someone you know like to speak at a future ASQ meeting? We're always looking for volunteers. Be creative! Exercise your public presentation skills! Earn recertification credits! Get a free dinner! Please contact programs26@asq0511.org.

About Us:

ASQ Section 0511 is a geographic community that lives intertwined with the network of ASQ Divisions — technical communities specializing in specific quality domains and supporting ASQ Certifications in their domains.