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ASQ
SAN DIEGO SECT. 703 MEETING MAILING
The first of two regular monthly mailings from our section.
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American Society for Quality
November 6, 2007
Vol. XV, #4
This is our 147th electronic newsletter.
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IN THIS ISSUE
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OUR SPONSORS
Sponsor: USD
Sponsor: GMP Label
Sponsor: QPRS - Three new
courses
Sponsor: UCSD
Extension
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
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"More
on Firestorm 2007"
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To all members of our section
As San Diegans were are all
fire veterans, yet the recent fires surprised many of us. The combination
of extremely dry conditions and very high Santa Ana winds were a fatal
combination. To the credit of our great city, many were able to get good
information and to evacuate in time. We have received a great deal of
support from around the country, yet for some, our friends, neighbors and
colleagues, that was not good enough. If you are a member of our
section and you have lost your job, lost your home, if you were displaced,
put out of work for a significant amount of time or if you were harmed in
any significant way by this event, I would like you to let us know.
I have stated as long as I have
been chair, quite emphatically, that we exist for the primary benefit of
our members, in my thinking this priority exceeds all others of our
section; we are truly customer first here and you are our customer, our
neighbor, our college and our friend. So in keeping with this commitment
we want to help those who need our help.
Recently I have spoken with our
national management at ASQ who likewise have expressed concern in our
situation and have offered to help us help you.
So please, take a moment and
let me know, let your board of directors know, how you came through this
recent series of events.
Our thoughts and prayers are
with you. On behalf of the board and the section, we have you in our
thoughts and look forward to hearing from you and seeing you again very
soon. Maybe once we get passed the repair and recovery, we can hold a
special monthly meeting to discuss the impact of these events on quality,
risk, business continuity, disaster recovery and other topics within the
scope of our profession.
I look forward to hearing from
you very soon.
Other Key Announcements
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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.
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Don't forget to check out our sponsor pages.
Great courses and products being offered!!
See links at the bottom of
this email. Also note that UCSD has a Lean Six Sigma Black
Belt program starting now and a new Six Sigma on-line
green belt program.
This Month's Meeting
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Nov. 13, 2007 |
"Our
Road to Winning the 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award"
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Marci Jackson
Premier, Inc.
marci_jackson@premierinc.com
704 733 2202
720 470 4779 direct
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Pre-meeting-clinic this month
on sample size determination; coordinated by Kim Niles
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Abstract
Quality organizations produce quality products. In the case of Premier, Inc.
and Society for Health Systems, the product is quality health care and the
results have included winning the
Malcolm Baldridge
National Quality Award last year (2006).
Our presenter, Marci Jackson, will focus her chapter meeting presentation on
the pieces that create the "Quality Puzzle". She will start with the
edges of the puzzle which in part include the role of Quality Professionals
within heath care facilities. A more interior, but crucial puzzle
piece is knowledge collections, transfer, and the quest to do things smarter
and faster.
Marci’s responsibilities at Premier include management of an innovative
knowledge transfer Portal. When the pieces come together, the entire puzzle
represents a true quality organization. A brief discussion of
Premier’s journey will complete her presentation.
About
the Speaker
Marci Jackson, BSIE, MAS (in MIS) is the Performance Improvement Portal
Manager and assumes responsibility for knowledge transfer at Premier, Inc.
Marci is a seasoned consultant with over 10 years experience in healthcare
improvement focused on process improvement and financial analysis. Her
particular expertise is in revenue cycle and multi-specialty group
operational improvement.
A graduate of the Texas A&M Industrial Engineering program, she is now based
in Parker, CO and is on the Board of Directors of Society for Health
Systems.
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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 November 13, 2007 (2nd Tuesday of the month) |
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Agenda |
5:15 pm
Registration & Happy Hour Begins
5:45
pm
Pre-meeting-clinic this month on sample size determination
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.
Typically a 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 send them to our Education Chair so
he can 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 11, 2008
Then again on:
August 2008
January 2009
August 2009 |
Every March & Oct.
Next is
March 1, 2008
Then again on:
October 2008
March 2009
October 2009 |
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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
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Every April and October
Next is April 2008
Then again on:
October 2009
April 2009 |
Every June & Dec.
Next is Dec. 1,
2007
Then again on:
June 2008
Dec. 2008
June 2009 |
Upcoming Workshops and Modular Courses
For future month workshops see
upcoming workshops.
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TOPIC |
Taught By |
Date;Tm;Loc |
Cost |
Contact |
No workshops currently scheduled
in lieu of pre-meeting technical clinics.
15-30
min tech clinic speakers needed. Can you share a model, method, or tool
with us? Perhaps a student paper or a case study from work?
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Our workshop coordinator is also looking for
speakers, interesting topics, and a meeting location. Contact Jenny Gossett
(CQA-CBA),
Director of Quality; e-mail: asq703workshop@yahoo.com |
Newsletter Sponsors
Our newsletter sponsors this month are:
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Lean Six Sigma & Green Belt Training
Click
Here for More Info. |
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Lean Six Sigma Class Just Started - Act Now!
University of California, San Diego Extension
Six-Sigma
Black-Belt
A Black-Belt Professional Certificate Program
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Click on picture
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- Sarbanes Oxley
- ISO 9000
- BS 7799 (ISO 17799)
- HIPAA, etc.
or see
http://grantrothbard.com/
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