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ASQ
SAN DIEGO SECT. 703 MEETING MAILING
The first of two monthly mailings from our section
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American Society for Quality
January 3, 2007
Vol. XIV, #7
This is our 127th electronic newsletter.
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
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"Happy New Year"
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What is it about the end of one year and the beginning of another that
causes us to stop and take stock of what has passed and give thought to
what we hope to accomplish in the year to come? Counting our blessings,
reassessing the good decisions and the bad, like a good plan, we should
not be considering these things once a year, rather we should be
continuously mindful of these things. I too find myself reflecting on the
pluses and minuses of the year past and considering new goals for the year
to come. Part of that assessment causes me to stop and reflect on what it
means to be a quality professional today. There have been many changes in
our profession during my 20+ years so I stopped and gave thought to that
question in an effort to define why it is important for me, and for you,
to not only continue to participate in our honorable profession but to
recharge our enthusiasm for our mission and to encourage others to join
our cause.
We have seen over the last two decades the roll of quality being
decentralized and integrated into everyone's job description. As a direct
result, we have seen the quality organization within many businesses
eliminated or greatly reduced. So what does it mean, in 2007, to be a
quality professional and where is it that our profession is headed?
To me the answer comes easily. The quality professional is not someone who
necessarily has the word 'quality' in their job title, although many still
do. Rather, a quality professional is that individual who has made quality
their professional mission, their prime personal objective. They see
quality as the means to an end. To the quality professional, success and
quality are inseparably linked. You may achieve some type of short term
success without focusing entirely on quality, however, to persevere in
business and to have the hope of a prosperous future, quality is essential
to long term success. Quality gives integrity to products and services and
hence creditability to the businesses and people that produce and provide
them and that creditability is essential to success of any brand.
Quality professionals have many positive attributes and contribute
significantly to the ultimate success of their organizations. They have a
keen sense of identifying where waste can be eliminated and where
performance can be improved. They are driven to make things better, to try
new things, to motivate others and to do whatever it takes to continuously
improve.
The quality professional is that person, or persons, within an
organization that makes it their mission to see quality improve at every
opportunity. The quality professional is that member of the team who never
losses sight of the customer, who uses compromise only to improve quality,
not to bargain it away. The quality professional is an advocate of doing
things correctly, not just quickly, cheaply, my way or for the sake of
political expediency.
In all my years in business I have seen many instances where a single
quality professional made the difference between success and failure. I
have seen many quality professionals deliver tremendous value to all
stakeholders, and in so doing, perform a good and honorable service to
society.
As we move forward into the new year, I ask you to reach out to those
quality professionals in your organization and encourage them, support
them, and if you are not already a quality professional, to become one. If
you are a quality professional, continue your pursuit of making things
better and remain a steady advocate of quality in your organization with a
never ending focus upon your customers. Together we can have a tremendous
impact upon our individual organizations and our community as a whole.
A Happy New Year and a Quality 2007 from ASQ Section 703 to all of you!
Workshop Status
Our next workshop is on MSA / gage R&R with details to be announced in the
January 15 education based newsletter. This is likely
going to be a two hour workshop for $39 to be held at Alpha Scientific
in Poway on Wednesday the 24th of this month with at least two
instructors. This will likely be a combined modular class and
workshop.
Other Key Announcements
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Our section welcomes Gregg Oliver who has stepped forward to assist us as the
acting Vice Chair which was an open position for several months now.
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CQI class starts Jan. 2nd at 5:00PM for 10 weeks (Tuesday's); 5:00PM for 3
hours a night at Nuvasive in the UTC area at 4545 Towne Center Court. Cost is
$299 per student. Contact Rich Ostrin to join at
rostrin@roadrunner.com.
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We will be holding elections for our July officers during next month's
meeting. If you are interested or know of someone who is for any officer
position, please contact me.
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Note the January 12 application deadline. See details below and on our
education page.
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What is your greatest Quality oriented challenge. Please contact me with
it.
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Several new jobs
have recently been posted on our jobs page. See
http://www.asqsandiego.org/jobs.htm and keep sending them in. -
Don't forget to check out our sponsor pages.
Great courses and products being offered!! See links at the bottom of
this email. Here's some details:
This Month's Meeting
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Jan. 09, 2007 |
Review of latest book; software,
hardware, and systems testing. |
Rex
Black flying in from Texas for this event |
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Abstract
Review of latest book; software,
hardware, and systems testing.
In his latest book, "Foundations of Software Testing", Rex
Black and his
co-authors cover the entire length and breadth of the ISTQB Foundation
syllabus. In his presentation for us, Rex will focus on a portion of that
book's material. In his talk, he will cover seven fundamental testing
principles, illustrated with anecdotes, metrics, and analysis. Connecting
these fundamental principles with the real-world, the talk will be
practical and will include an action plan for applying the principle at
work, starting the very next day.
Speaker Biography
With almost a quarter-century of software and systems engineering
experience, Rex Black is President and Principal Consultant of RBCS, Inc., a
leader in software, hardware, and systems testing. For more than a
dozen years, RBCS has served its worldwide clientele through training,
assessment, consulting, staff augmentation, off-site and off-shore
outsourcing, test automation, and quality assurance.
RBCS has over 100 clients spanning twenty countries on six continents,
including Adobe (India), ASB Bank, Bank One, Cisco, Comverse, Dell, the US
Department of Defense, Hitachi, NDS, and Schlumberger.
His popular first book, Managing the Testing Process, now in
its second edition, has sold over 23,000 copies around the world, including
Japanese, Chinese, and Indian releases. His two other books on testing,
Critical Testing Processes and Effective and Efficient
Software Testing, have also sold thousands of copies, including
Hebrew, Indian, Japanese, Russian, and (soon) Korean editions.
Rex has written over 20 articles, presented hundreds of papers, workshops,
and seminars, and given over a dozen keynote speeches at conferences and
events around the world. Rex is the President of both the
International Software Testing Qualifications Board and the American
Software Testing Qualifications Board
Rex Black Consulting Services, Inc.
Phone: +1 (830) 438-4830
e-mail: Laurel_Becker@RexBlackConsulting.com
WWW:
http://www.RexBlackConsulting.com
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Meeting Details
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RSVP Required |
Please use the
RSVP form on our meetings page. Attendance fee includes
a delicious dinner. |
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Meeting Date |
Tuesday January 9, 2007 (2nd Tuesday of the month) |
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Agenda |
5:15 pm
Registration & Happy Hour Begins
6:00 pm
Dinner
6:35 pm
Announcements
6:45 pm
Main program
7:45 pm
Raffle and Speaker Prizes
7:55 pm
Adjourn
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Menu
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Great buffet meal.
Special selection of Pasta and Basil chicken.
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Price
RSVP
Form Here |
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These are
sponsor
subsidized prices |
Dinner With RSVP |
Dinner Without RSVP |
No Food Arrive
Late |
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ASQ Student Members |
$10 |
$12 |
Free |
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Regular Members
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$20 |
$22 |
Free |
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Non-Members |
$24 |
$26 |
Free |
| Door Prizes |
We averaged $185 in door prizes per
meeting last year!! |
| Dress |
Nice Casual
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| Location |
This month we're at:
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson
(formerly Prime Hotel, formerly Wyndham San Diego North).
5975 Lusk Boulevard, San Diego CA 92121. Their Phone: (858) 558-1818
see map here
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| Parking |
Ample free parking
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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
See classes that are under way this month on our
Refresher page and
Modular 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. If you have any special requests,
please make them also as we will try to accommodate you.
Current Exam Dates Schedule
Certification exams are held in member company meeting rooms around San
Diego and administered by proctors. They are held on Saturday
mornings twice per year as shown in the table below.
Note that these dates
don't include special quality conference tests.
Main ASQ certifications page.
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Certification Types and Links to "Body of
Knowledge", & Additional Information |
Application Deadline
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Exam Dates
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CQT -
Quality Technician
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CRE -
Reliability Engineer
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CMI -
Mechanical Inspector
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CQM -
Quality Manager
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CSSBB -
Six Sigma Black Belt
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CHA -
HACCP Auditor
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CBA - Biomedical Auditor
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Every January and August
Next: January
12, 2007
Then again on:
August 17, 2007 |
Every March & Oct.
Next is March
3, 2007
Then again on:
October 20, 2007 |
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CQE - Quality Engineer
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CQA
- Quality Auditor
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CSQE
- Software Quality Eng.
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CQIA
- Q Improvement Associate
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CCT
- Calibration Technician
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CSSGB -
Six Sigma Green Belt
Every April and October
Next is April
6, 2007
Then again on:
October 5, 2007
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Every June & Dec.
Next is Dec. 2,
2006
Then again on:
June 2, 2007
December 1, 2007 |
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Upcoming Workshops and Modular Courses
For future month workshops see
upcoming workshops.
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MSA Workshop in planning. Details to be announced in the January
15 education based newsletter.
No food will be included. Plenty of parking in upper
parking lot.
See how this workshop relates to CQE, CRE, CSSBB, and CSGB courses in Keith's
message from the education chair July, 23, 2006.
RSVP and see more information on our 3-hour workshops
page.
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Our workshop coordinator is looking for
speakers, interesting topics, and a meeting location. Contact Jenny Gossett (CQA-CBA),
Director of Quality;
ALFA SCIENTIFIC DESIGNS, INC.;
POWAY, CA 92065;
PHONE: 858.513.3888 x 314;
e-mail:
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Our newsletter sponsors this month are:
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Call
858 566 6432 or
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http://www.qprs.com/
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