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SAN DIEGO ASQ SECT. 703 FEBRUARY MEETING MAILING
The first of two monthly mailings from our section
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at:
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American Society for Quality
February 5, 2004
Vol. XV, #8
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IN THIS ISSUE
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OUR SPONSORS
Sponsor: UCSD Extension -
New courses and calendar
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
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Dear Section 703 friends and co-members:
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This calendar year
is off to a fast start. We've got so much on our plate that I'm
concerned that our officers might need to slow down a bit or risk losing
sight of what you (our customers) really want out of your membership.
Therefore, we decided last night during our monthly board meeting to put
together a yearly directional membership survey. This survey will be an
extra email sent to you later this month or next month. Please do your
best to help provide us with your direction with a quick response.
In the mean time,
I'm cutting this message short in favor of bulleted information bits in
an effort to focus on effectively communicating the
most important information that you need to know as follows:
- Please sign up
now for this month's meeting.
Note that we
just changed the location and pricing yesterday. Those of
you that have already pre-paid using your credit card will be
reimbursed. Those of you that have already RSVP'd will be
contacted to confirm you understand the change. See details below
and on our meetings page. RSVP
using our form.
- We will be
supporting Mathcounts again this year with a $250 donation to this noble
community outreach program. The grade school and middle school team
math competition event is at Hewlett Packard on the 28th.
Volunteers are still needed. See:
http://www.mathcounts-ca.org/Chapters/SanDiego/sandiego.htm
- We are joining
forces with approximately 15 other local societies in supporting an
outreach program called National Engineers Week later this month. If
you wish to attend the 200+ member banquet
(see
http://www.newsd.org/ ),
please RSVP by paying $37 by
credit card
and by leaving your
email address. Banquet Speaker: Dr. Nicolas Alexopoulos, Dean
School of Engineering for University of California Irvine has a
fascinating presentation about the genesis and destruction of the First
Internet over 2200 years ago. This presentation focuses on the
historic events in the creation of Alexandria, the only seaport Egypt
ever had. The evolution of Alexandria as the international city of the
ancient world, as the first multilingual, multi-religious and
multiethnic society will be discussed. The concept of Alexandria as an
ancient and the first Internet, in the creation and accumulation of
knowledge, and as the center of information processing and dissemination
will be brought to light. Emphasis will be placed in the founding of the
Library/Museum of Alexandria and its impact in the nourishing of some of
the greatest minds of all time in literature, science, medicine and
engineering. Major engineering accomplishments will be highlighted in
terms to their applications today. The lecture will end with a
discussion of the events, which led to the destruction of the
Library/Museum of Alexandria and the murder of Hypatia, the first known
great woman philosopher/scientist/mathematician. It will be argued that
these events played the key role to bring about the onset of the Dark
Ages. Banquet Site: Doubletree Hotel, San Diego
Mission Valley
- No workshop for
February due to this same NEW-SD event.
- Thanks to you we
will be holding two more courses ... the CQA and the CSQE both have
enough student interest to go ahead with the classes. Details will
be provided during Stacy's next educational email on the 15th.
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We have a new pay
pal form button for those that want to pay for multiple guests using
credit card. Using the button will take you to the normal secured form
but you will be asked to fill in the dollar amount.
See you soon.
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Best regards,
Hank Posters
Executive Chair
ASQ Section 0703
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This
Month's Section Meeting
Our
January meeting went well with 82 people. See
details here.
Our
February meeting will be as follows:
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Change Management |
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"Smooth Change
– Oxymoron or
Achievable
Goal?" by
Tim Scudder - CEO and Vice-President of Personal Strengths
Publishing, a global publisher of training and performance improvement
tools. |
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NOTE: We're back at Gen-Probe. Also note the low dinner
price.
Abstract
Smooth Change – the two
words don’t seem to go together. Is smooth change really possible?
What can be done to decrease resistance to change and increase the
chance of successfully implementing change efforts? This session will
examine the types of conflict that occur during change efforts and focus
on the productive results of conflict when it is managed well. Ideas
will be introduced to help participants understand and manage their
change efforts effectively.
Objectives or
Benefits:
At the end of this
session, participants will be able to:
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use the smooth
change model to increase the probability of successful change
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explain how
change often leads to conflict.
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approach conflict constructively to
produce win-win situations.
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connect change efforts to individual
values.
Presentation Outline
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Time |
Topic |
Content |
Resource |
Method |
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5 min. |
Introduction |
Introduce
presenter, topic and key issues |
Handout
with key overhead content |
Presentation |
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15
min. |
Change Models
Why
Conflict occurs |
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A Change Model
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Understanding
Conflict
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How Change
causes Conflict |
Handout
with key overhead content |
Presentation |
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15 min. |
Change and
Motivation |
How
individual motives and values relate to change |
Handout
with key overhead content
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Presentation and interactive exercises |
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15 min. |
Change and
Conflict |
Conflict
management during times of change |
Handout
with key overhead content
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Presentation |
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5 min. |
Practical
Ideas |
How can
Smooth Change be implemented in your organization? |
Handout
with key overhead content |
Presentation and facilitated discussion |
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5 min. |
Closing |
Final
remarks and questions |
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Presentation and facilitated discussion |
About Our Speaker
Tim Scudder is the CEO and Vice-President of Personal Strengths
Publishing, a global publisher of training and performance improvement
tools.
Tim is a frequent speaker at international conferences, chapter events and
workshops on topics such as Feedback Systems, Motivation, Teambuilding,
Leadership, Project Management, Change Management, and Conflict
Management. He works with clients and
international distributors to implement global performance solutions. As a
consultant, he specializes in helping training organizations exceed
performance goals and maintain financial health.
Tim earned his CPA license doing financial audits and performance
monitoring of non-profit workplace training agencies. He has also been a
Controller and Chief Financial Officer.
As a Certified Public Accountant with a degree in art, Tim blends
seemingly opposed perspectives to generate insightful and humorous
observations on the human condition. He facilitates a process of
self-discovery that leads to understanding self and others and making more
effective life choices. He edited the Strength Deployment Inventory
Facilitation Guide and has held diverse positions throughout his career
including: chief executive officer, chief financial officer, independent
consultant, dishwasher, controller, and trainer.
Tim resides in Carlsbad, California with his wife Kim, and two daughters.
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Meeting Details
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RSVP Required |
While you may know that we can accommodate many times our typical
attendance, please use the RSVP form below if
you plan to attend even if you are attending dinner and the
meeting or just the meeting. We use your submissions for
planning, preparing sign in sheets, recertification purposes, and
to measure our rates of improvement. Normal early
registration deadline is noon on the Monday preceding the meeting.
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Meeting Date |
Tuesday February 10, 2004 (2nd Tuesday of the month)
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Agenda |
5:15
pm
Registration
6:00
pm
Dinner
6:55
pm 6:30 ASQ Announcements
- Note new times
7:00
pm 6:40
Main program
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Note new times
8:00
pm 7:40
Adjourn
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Note new times |
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Menu
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More here soon ... good food.
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Price
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$12 with rsvp, $16 at the door.
RSVP Form Here
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Dress
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Nice Casual
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Location
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This month our gracious host will be
Gen-Probe Inc. at
10210 Genetic Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121.
Their phone: (858) 410-8000.
See map here.
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Parking
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Ample free parking
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Regular Section Meeting RSVP Form
Please RSVP using the
form on our
Meetings Page
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS UPDATES
Our section proudly sponsors a variety of educational and professional
training
opportunities. See our
main education page for more details.
Classes to be Held This Month
At the beginning of
every month we review the RSVP's for courses being offered up to that date
to see which courses have reached a critical mass so to speak ...
justifying that we hold them that month on the third week of that month.
This month
the CQA and
the CQSE have enough interest to be held ... specific details soon. No other
courses have reached critical mass this month. However, more people
are signing up (see our
Education page).
Keep signing up for any courses you'd
like to take and we will keep adding more so that perhaps the class you
want will be held next month.
Current Exam Dates Schedule
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Certification Types and Links to "Body of
Knowledge", & Additional Information |
Exam Dates
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Application Deadline
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CQT/CRE/CMI/CQM/Six
Sigma Black Belt /
CQA-HACCP/
CQA-BioMedical |
March 6, 2004;
Again on October 16, 2004; Again on Mar.5, 2005 |
August 20, 2004;
Again on January 7, 2005 |
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CQE/CQA/CSQE/CQIA/CCT
pilot |
December 6, 2003; Again
on June 5, 2004; Again on Dec. 4, 2004 |
April 2, 2004; Again on
October 1, 2004 |
Upcoming Workshops
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TOPIC |
Taught By |
Date |
Cost |
Contact |
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No workshop due to our 15 society
co-sponsored National Engineering Event. See
http://www.newsd.org/ |
Newsletter Sponsors
Our newsletter sponsors this month are:
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