ASQ 0511 - Regional Activities

• Baltimore Section 502

• Harrisburg PA Section 503

• Philadelphia Section 505

• Delaware Section 506

• Washington, DC & Maryland Metro Section 509

  • You are invited - ASQ 509 Social
    • DATE: Wednesday, February 22, 2012
    • EVENT: Challenging Times Require Quality Minds – Are You Ready?
    • LOCATION: Avaya Government Solutions, 12730 Fair Lakes Circle, Fairfax, VA 22033

      TIME:

      6:00 - 6:30 pm - Registration and Networking

      6:30 - 7:00 pm – Quality Motivational Speaker

      7:00 - 7:45 pm – Breakout with Leadership

      7:45 – 8:00 pm – 2012 Snapshot

    • PURPOSE: The Board of the ASQ509 section invites members and guests to our first annual membership outreach social. We welcome you to attend and meet regional and section leadership, listen to our motivational speaker, find out how you and your organization can benefit by joining us as members or volunteers, and share your ideas for increasing value for the section members.
    • ADMISSION: Please register at http://www.asq509.org/ht/d/DoSurvey/i/66889. Registration is complimentary and ASQ Membership is not required. Light refreshments will be provided. Questions can be directed to membership@ASQ509.org.

  • Richmond Section 1104

    
    • Involvement in the Senate Productivity & Quality Award for Virginia (SPQA-VA) is part of Richmond Section 1104’s Quality Management/Business Plan. We believe that Virginia’s state quality award program is an important endeavor; especially since ASQ is a partner in the National Baldrige Program. Also, several of our Section’s members serve as SPQA Examiners, on the Judges Panel, and/or on the Board of Directors.

  • Blue Ridge Section 1108

  • Pee Dee Section 1124

  • Northern Shenandoah Valley Section 1131

  Other Announcements

  • A New Subsection for Frederick, Maryland?
    • Are you interested in attending ASQ quality training and events in Frederick, MD?
    • Scott Lindsay, a long-time member of ASQ and this Section, has asked for our help to start an ASQ subsection in Frederick (which falls within the Section 0511 "footprint"). Scott is the Quality Manager at Engineering Systems Solutions in Frederick.
    • The intent of starting a subsection is to grow it into an independent ASQ section within a few years. The subsection’s sponsor, in this case the Northern Virginia Section (0511), provides the "training wheels" while the subsection starts up and gathers "critical mass."
    • A Frederick subsection will give ASQ members living or working around Frederick a great opportunity to attend a variety of seminars, training, plant tours, etc., all focused on quality. A subsection should thrive, since Frederick is the second-largest city in Maryland and is experiencing significant population and business growth.
    • ASQ National will provide seed money to get a new subsection started. When it does become fully fledged, the new section will offer local certification testing and recertification services to Frederick’s community of quality professionals.
    • The first step ASQ requires in establishing a subsection is a petition from current Section members showing their support for starting a local subsection.
    • If you are interested in having a subsection in Frederick, MD, please contact Scott Lindsay (at slindsay@essworld.net) to let him know you would like to see a Frederick subsection started.

  Other Groups

  • Maryland Performance Excellence Awards

    
    Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech)

    • 
      Mid-Atlantic Collaboration Network (MACN) Calendar of Regional Events

    • Washington, DC Software Process Improvement Network (DC-SPIN)

    • United States Senate Productivity &Quality Award for Virginia (SPQA-VA)

      Members of the section have been actively involved with this program as examiners. The program provides valuable experience, especially for those interested in becoming examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards.