ASQ Northern Virginia Section 0511

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ASQ Section 0511 July 2025 Meeting Announcement

Saturday, 19 July 2025

Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site: Ranger Outing Event

4301 West Braddock Road, Alexandria, VA 22304

Event Organized by
Edwin Videla
ASQ Section 0511 Arrangements Chair and Ranger Outings Lead

Edwin Videla

Short Description:

ASQ Section 0511 is pleased to have arranged for an approximate one hour and a half a ranger-led tour of Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site at Alexandria, VA. Please arrive at 10:15 am to organize tour groups. The tour will be at 10:30 am. Space limitations provide for a maximum of eighteen (18) participants per pre-reserved guide, so reserve your spot while you can!

Registration and Payment:

Standard Registration is now open. There are 18 slots available. The cost is $25 per person. A guest can be added by selecting 2 for the count. Regular Registration will be open until Sunday July 13, 2025 @ 11:59 pm. Beginning July 14 and until Friday, July 18, 2025 @ 11:59 pm or when we run out of slots there will be a non-reimbursable $5 late fee.

Scroll all the way through to ensure you are completing all the information for each registration. Your registration will be reimbursed (attendance will be recorded) after the event as follows:

Anyone NOT registered WHO SHOWS UP for this ASQ event (for example, as a guest of someone who has registered) will be accommodated only if there is an ability to do so.

No guarantees of such accommodation should be expected; thus, it is important that you register both yourself and your guest.

Overall, you can attend a different tour, but you will have to arrange ticketing yourself, and it will be a tour not associated with this ASQ Section 0511 Ranger Outing event and not earn RUs.

Program:

10:15 am-10:25 am — Arrival, check in, in or near the front entrance at the Museum building. Meet Edwin, he is expected to meet you wearing the ASQ Sash.

10:30 am-11:30 am — Tour includes fort and Museum. Tour will start on time and will not wait for late arrivals.

11:30 am-12:00 pm — A short drive to Silver Diner 8-9 minutes. (4630 King St Unit A3, Alexandria, VA 22302)

12:00 pm-1:00 pm — ASQ Section 0511 Networking Meal. You will pay for your own meal that is to your liking in size, content, and cost. For more details about lunch see Networking Lunch after Tour section below.

About The Venue:

Website: https://www.alexandriava.gov/FortWard

The Venue: Construction of Fort Ward began in July 1861, immediately after the Union Army's defeat at the Battle of First Bull Run (First Manassas). The fort was completed in September 1861 and was named for Commander James H. Ward, the first Union naval officer to die in the Civil War. The initial earthwork fort had a perimeter of 540 yards and emplacements for 24 guns. After the Battle of Second Bull Run, Fort Ward was scheduled for rebuilding beginning in 1863. When the war ended in April 1865, the enlarged fort had a perimeter of 818 yards and emplacements for 36 guns. Throughout the Civil War Fort Ward served as a deterrent and never came under Confederate attack. It was abandoned in December 1865, and salvageable materials were sold at auction.

Tour: The 1 tour includes walking the restored fort and museum.

Ranger:This tour will be led by a guide provided by the fort.

Maps:
Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site
4301 West Braddock Road, Alexandria, VA 22304

Fort Ward Location Map

Parking:
The museum is located within a 45 acre park and provides free parking for both cars and buses directly on-site. There are two main lots: (1) One immediately on your right upon entering the park. (2) A second lot situated behind the museum. Both lots are located on the west side of Fort Ward Park, adjacent to the Civil War Museum. Convenient, clean restrooms are near the second lot, down toward the playground area.

Parking

Optional Preparatory Review:

This Optional Preparatory Review is for the July 2025 Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site Ranger Outing.

Summary: The Optional Preparatory Review is an educational add-on to the main event that you may complete if you so choose.

  • How to Complete and Certify the Completion of the Preparatory Review
    1. Complete all activities of Part 1, Part 2, or both noted in the Preparatory Review Activities.
    2. When you register for the event, check off one or both of the following mark, but only those that you have actually completed:
      • "I certify that I have completed all activities of Part 1 "Overview and Historic Site" of the Optional Preparatory Review before submitting this registration."
      • "I certify that I have completed all activities of Part 2 "Fort Ward Museum" of the Optional Preparatory Review before submitting this registration."
      • Important:
        • If you have not checked off these marks at the time of the registration, Section 0511 will not record the additional RU credits for you.
        • If you have a Guest and the Guest has also completed the Preparatory Review, you may check off the certification marks for the Guest, too.
    3. Attend the Section's Monthly Educational Event (which itself grants you 0.15 RU) to get the add-on 0.05 RU.
      • If you do not attend the Event, you will forfeit your claim for the add-on RU, even if registered.
      • Note: Attendance of the Section Event's Optional Networking Lunch (if one accompanies the event) is not required to get the credit for the Preparatory Review.
    4. Be willing to use your knowledge of the Preparatory Review materials during the Section's event.

    Thus, you will receive 0.15 RU for the Section's event and 0.05 RU for the Preparatory Review (and the 0.10 RU for the Networking Lunch if you attend it), for the total of up to 0.35 RU.

    Activities of the Optional Preparatory Review

    Complete one or both parts, and then certify for what you have completed for a corresponding RU credit:

    Part #1 (0.05 RU Credit): Overview and Historic Site

  • Action #1-1 Website. Review this short page, including the Tour Fort Ward map and the Outdoor Wayfinding Signage: https://www.alexandriava.gov/museums/tour-the-museum-and-historic-site-online
  • Action #1-2 File Open and review this 3-page pdf brochure titled "Forward Museum and Historic Site: Bastions of Freedom": https://media.alexandriava.gov/docs-archives/historic/info/fortward/fortwardbastionsoffreedombrochure.pdf
  • Action #1-3 Video of Fort Ward. Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AvDd0WK5gQ

    Part #2 (0.05 RU Credit): Fort Ward Museum


  • Action #2-1 Video of the Museum Watch the Fort Ward video under "Touring the Museum" on the short web page above.
  • Action #3 Certification Certify the Preparatory Review completion during your (and, if applicable, your Guest's) registration for the event.

    Networking Lunch After Tour:

    Ranger Outings Lead Background:

    Edwin I. Videla is a seasoned Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance leader with expertise in product development, food safety, supplier verification, and regulatory compliance. He has led FSVP and FSMA compliance initiatives, ensuring FDA readiness and supplier quality across global markets. Edwin currently works as an independent consultant for companies that want to get food-related certifications and import products into the US.

    Edwin holds an MBA with a concentration in Project Management from The University of Texas at San Antonio and a degree in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences from Universidad de Chile. He is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Food Safety and Quality Auditor (CFSQA). Fluent in English and Spanish, Edwin is known for his strategic planning, team leadership, and ability to drive quality initiatives that meet regulatory and customer standards, ensuring high-performance execution and compliance in global markets.

    Next Section Leadership Committee meeting:

    6 – 7pm, Wednesday, 9 July 2025 at Burke Center Library, 5935 Freds Oak Rd, Burke Centre, VA 22015

    This is a hybrid meeting, both in person and online. The SLC will be test driving its ability to conduct future member meetings in this format. In order to expedite this test, we are looking for volunteers to help with the video/audio setup and dismantling. If you have ever used a camera, video recorder or a phone to take photos or videos, then you're more than qualified to help us. RUs can be earned by volunteering to help us. We plan on starting the set up for the online meeting at 4:15 PM. Please reach out to the emedia chair, Jeff Parnes, at emedia25@asq0511.org if you're able to join us.

    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

    Upcoming Section Meeting:

    Wednesday, 13 August 2025: Using AI for document control — Jackie Wolfe

    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! Please contact programs25@asq0511.org.

    About Us:

    ASQ Section 0511 is a geographic community in Northern Virginia that lives intertwined with the network of ASQ Divisions and technical communities specializing in specific quality domains and supporting ASQ Certifications in their domains. Its members have tremendous cumulative experience across multiple industries, companies, and government agencies. Any single one of you in our ASQ Section is a formidable source of takes, opinions, and lessons on a number of Quality Matters.



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