• October 2008:

  • Oct.:  10 weeks of intensive in-house training and improvement program specific to your business.  Create big improvements and department synergy while improving productivity and profitability!  “We found over $3 Million in waste in less than 10 weeks” President of Biotech Co.  Call for details at 760-940-1858 or review brochure at www.bps.net

  • October 4 & 11:  Introduction to Six Sigma Yellow Belt – This convenient Saturday class is the first of three classes in the Certificate in Six Sigma Yellow Belt from Cal State Fullerton Extension. Call 714.278.2611 or go to www.csufextension.org/classes/certificate for more information.

  • Oct. 8, 2008:  SAN DIEGO SMTA CHAPTER INVITES YOU TO OUR "APPRECIATION MEETING OCTOBER 8 OUR CHAPTER HAS GROWN THIS YEAR and we thank you for your attendance. In appreciation for your support, your local chapter invites all current SMTA MEMBERS to attend our October 8 meeting at no charge* to them NON MEMBER GUESTS are invited to become a SMTA MEMBERS for only $50**. Additionally by becoming a new member, the cost of the meeting is only $10.*** You can take advantage of these savings only at the October 8. YOU will not want to miss this meeting on "SELECTIVE SOLDERING WITH LEAD-FREE ALLOY" Our speaker is Alan Cable has had over 40 years experience in the electronics manufacturing arena. For the past 25 years Alan has focused specifically on soldering issues relating to component solderability, lead tinning and selective soldering. ALAN WILL SHARE HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE SELECTIVE SOLDERING PROCESS AND THERE WILL BE A LIVE DEMONSTRATION MARK YOU CALENDARS FOR OCT. 8 5:30 TO 6:00 PM Sign In and Social time 6:00 to 7:00 Dinner 7:00 to 8:00 Presentation LOCATION: QUALCOMM - Building M 5525 Morehouse Drive - San Diego 92121-1714 PLEASE RSVP - Zen Barelka at 858.613.2426 or zen.barelka@systech.com  Tom Wittmer at 818.606.3990 or tomwittmer@aol.com  * Normal SMTA Member price for meetings is $15 ** SMTA MEMBERSHIP COST IS $75 *** NON MEMBER MEETING CHARGE IS $25

  • Oct. 8, 2008:  AeA - American Electronics Association:  RSVP to Susana Capulong, Program Manager, AeA, Advancing the Business of Technology; Tel: 858.452.9288 x100; Susana_Capulong@aeanet.org  http://www.aeanet.org  Lean Six Sigma for small to mid-sized businesses Many have applied Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and seen great results...others have attempted to apply LSS and seen little improvement. A successful implementation of LSS should result in a large return on the investment. How big should the investment be? How can you minimize the investment and maximize the return? What is needed to achieve success with the applications of LSS? These questions and many others will be answered during this interactive session. Session also includes a local small business Leader that will share their story of success with LSS. Take-aways from this interactive session includes: " Hear from a local small business that is achieving improvements. " Understand the basics of Lean Six Sigma. " See results of these concepts in small to mid-sized businesses. " Learn the 10 basic steps to successful implement Lean Six Sigma " See the applications in your business " Tips and tricks Presenter 1: Ric Van Der Linden Presenter 2: Local small business Leader with great Lean Six Sigma results. Targeted Audience: Small to mid-size businesses wanting to understand the basics of Lean Six Sigma and if it really works for small to mid sized businesses. Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 Location: Ametek Programmable Power (Formerly Xantrex) 9250 Brown Deer Rd., San Diego, CA 92121 Program: " Registration/Networking: 7:00am (Continental breakfast will be served.) " Presentation: 7:30am - 9:00am " Q&A: 9:00am- 9:30am

  • Oct. TBD:  IIE meeting with DOE guru Dr. Montgomery.  October Chapter Meeting Special Presentation by Dr. Douglas Montgomery Date: TBD Location: University of San Diego, Loma Hall Room 220 Many of you probably learned your statistics, quality, or experimental design from one of Douglas Montgomery's books. The author of 16 books and 180+ technical papers, Dr. Montgomery is Regents Professor of Industrial Engineering & Statistics at Arizona State University. His research interests are in industrial statistics. He is a recipient of the Shewhart Medal, the Brumbaugh Award, the Hunter Award, and the Shewell Award, and the Ellis R. Ott Award. He is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association, the American Society for Quality Control, the Royal Statistical Society, the Institute of Industrial Engineers, and an Elected Member of the International Statistical Institute. In October, Dr. Montgomery will be visiting the University of San Diego and will the IIE meeting will revolve around his visit. The details are still being arranged, and we'll forward that information in a separate announcement as soon as it is available. Institute of Industrial Engineers:  Contact Lenny Perry (laperry@sandiego.edu) or see http://www.iiesd.org/

  • Oct. 28,2008:   SDRAN PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT Prescription Drugs - Past, Present, Future of Science, Business and Politics Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Time: 5:30 - 6:00 pm Networking and snack 6:00 - 6:45 pm Seminar 6:45 - 7:00 pm Q & A Location: Celgene Corporation (directions at end of this message) 4550 Towne Centre Court San Diego, CA 92121 (858) 795-4979 Speaker: Stephen Chang, PhD Chief Scientific Officer & Founder Stemgent Moderator: Radine Ganz Pobuda Quality Systems/Regulatory Affairs Consultant Prescription Drugs - Past, Present, Future of Science, Business and Politics Stephen will discuss the interplay of science, business and politics from the perspective of a scientist who develops drugs, advocates for free markets and lobbies politicians. Stephen Chang is the founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Stemgent, a private specialty reagent company based in Boston and San Diego.   $15.00 SDRAN member _ $25.00 nonmember On-site registration: _ $20.00 SDRAN member _ $30.00 nonmember 2008 SDRAN membership: _ $40.00 (you can pay the lower meeting rate) RSVP TO: Jody Surowiec, SDRAN P.O. Box 927595 San Diego, CA 92192-7595 e-mail: jodysuro@hotmail.com  Directions to Celgene: From I-5 Exit on La Jolla Village Drive and proceed east approximately 1.3 miles Turn left onto Towne Centre Drive Turn left onto Towne Centre Court Celgene is on the right side (4550 Towne Centre Court) From Interstate 805 Exit on La Jolla Village Drive going west Turn right at the first stoplight, which is Towne Centre Drive Turn left onto Towne Centre Court Celgene is on the right side (4550 Towne Centre Court)

  • Every October:  Quality Month Celebration in Temecula, see:  http://www.temeculaqualitydays.org/index.html

  • Every October:  Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA), SD Conference:  See http://www.smta.org/chapters/chapters_detail.cfm?chapter_id=7

  • Every October:  See recurring monthly events at top of page.

• November 2008:

  • Nov. 27:  SAMPE San Diego Chapter Location: BUTCHER SHOP STEAK HOUSE 5255 KEARNY VILLA ROAD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92123 US   Thursday, Nov. 27, 6:30PM GFMI Aerospace and Defense Inc. Guest Speaker- Adrian Corbett GFMI Aerospace and Defense Inc. Fountain Valley, CA  Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering, San Diego.  Contact Ralph or Brett at Ralphecarson@aol.com ; brett@butlersunsolutions.com

  • Every November:  See recurring monthly events at top of page

• December 2008:

  • Every December:  See recurring monthly events at top of page

• January 2009:

  • Every January:  See recurring monthly events at top of page

• February 2009:

  • Every February:  MathCounts competition in San Diego among local schools put on by local societies.  See http://www.mathcounts-ca.org/sandiego.htm or contact Ken Discenza at sitedesign@cox.net.

  • Every February:  National Engineers Week.  NEW 08 Awards Banquet.  Contact Kim Niles for more information or see www.newsd.org  6-9:30pm.  Sponsored by the San Diego County Engineering Council (SDCEC). Hosted by University of San Diego (USD) Joan Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice (KIPJ) USD Department of Engineering.  

  • Every February:  See recurring monthly events at top of page.

• March 2009:

  • Every March:  See recurring monthly events at top of page.

• April 2009:

  • Every April:  AeA Spring tech mixer.  

  • Every April:  BE WiSE Program (Better Education for Women in Science and Engineering) http://www.sdsa.org/BEWiSE and includes activities for young Women.

  • Every April:  See recurring monthly events at top of page.

• May 2009:

  • Every May:  See recurring monthly events at top of page.

• June 2009:

  • Every June:  See recurring monthly events at top of page.

• July 2009:

  • Every July:  See recurring monthly events at top of page

• August 2008:

  • Every August:  See recurring monthly events at top of page

• September 2008:

  • Every September:  See recurring monthly events at top of page.

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          Local Related Contacts:

• AeA - American Electronics Association:  RSVP to Susana Capulong, Program Manager, AeA, Advancing the Business of Technology; Tel: 858.452.9288 x100; Susana_Capulong@aeanet.org  http://www.aeanet.org

• APICS San Diego - Sonia Farace - jmfarace@san.rr.com ; see www.apics-sd.org/

• ASQ Service Quality Division in SD:  Email Johanna Vaught aqedallas2@aol.com  , phone: 858-779-9270 for information or email to Membership Chair, Paul Tanner, pkt-asq@hotmail.com , or phone: 425-867-4560.

• ASQ Biomedical Division, Southern California Discussion Group: Karen Liu at (858) 909-1973 / e-mail kliu@nuvasive.com  or Carole White at (760) 918-7327 / email carole.white@respironics.com 

• ASQ - Temecula Valley: 

• INCOSE San Diego International Council on Systems Eng. - Mark Halverson - mark.halverson@ngc.com ; see San Diego INCOSE

• IIE - Institute of Industrial Engineers:  Contact Lenny Perry (laperry@sandiego.edu) or see http://www.iiesd.org/

• MathCounts SD: See http://www.mathcounts-ca.org/sandiego.htm or contact Ken Discenza at sitedesign@cox.net.

• PDMA - Product Dev. Managers Assoc.  www.pdmasocal.org 

• RAPS - SD Regulatory Affairs Society

• RMS - Reliability Maintainability and Supportability Partnership:  See more at http://www.rmspartnership.org/ or contact Marty Sherman, Department Chair Life Cycle Logistics; Defense Acquisition University - West at (619) 524-4807 or email at martin.sherman@dau.mil

• SAMPE: Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering, San Diego.  Contact Ralph or Brett at Ralphecarson@aol.com ; brett@butlersunsolutions.com

• SDBDC:  The San Diego Biotechnology Discussion Group.  Leo Lee BioTalk Membership and Communication Chair www.sd-biotech.org  

• SDCEC - San Diego County Engineering Council:  S or contact Ken Discenza at sitedesign@cox.net.

• SDRAN - San Diego Regulatory Affairs Network: RSVP with Mary Wilhelm, VP Membership, SDRAN, P.O. Box 927595; San Diego, CA 92192-7595, e-mail: wilhelm_mary@yahoo.com or Jody Surowiec e-mail: jodysuro@hotmail.com 

• SMTA - Surface Mount Technology Association:  Normal location: Holiday Inn Express 5925 Lusk Blvd, San Diego 92121, CA jlucas@elgar.com

• SSQ: Society for Software Quality. RSVP: news@ssq.org 

• SoCalLeanNetwork - Combining AMA, ASM, and others.  Are you interested in hosting a So Cal Lean Network benchmarking event at your facility? With no exceptions, all members companies have found this to be a great way to kick start their lean initiatives, and make gains in 5S, lean tools and more. If you are interested in hosting an event in April, May or June, please contact Jerry Wright by e-mail at Jerry.Wright@djortho.com or at 760-734-5690. 

Points in History

• Taking Away the 'C' In 1997, ASQC drops "Control" from its name, becomes ASQ, and formally adopts a new mission to promote performance excellence in a broad range of organizations and activities worldwide.