Our board reached an unusual milestone in September ... an on-line board meeting. Being a quality professional requires us to keep up with the latest in technology in order to be able to facilitate, educate, and improve processes effectively.

We used http://www.gotomeeting.com for the trial. We were given a conference call number to dial, a meeting ID number, and an access code.

The purpose of this first on-line meeting was proof-of-concept which was successfully achieved. We did it and it worked for our purposes?

We had to download some software and dial into the call. We used a conference call for an hour but we could have used the chat board also.

We called it a success and plan to try it again in a couple months.

Free Meeting #2

Our board is offering another free dinner to all members that RSVP by Wednesday before our next dinner meeting ... which has past. However, this is the second announcement so many of you did make that deadline and since this mailer is late, I've asked the board to extend the offer through today.

We are investigating the potential of improving meeting attendance, while lower our costs due to paying for meals based on guessing actual attendance. RSVP and see more information below and on our meetings page at http://www.asqsandiego.org/meetings.htm.

Re-Starting Workshops

Last month we restarted workshops after two years of not having any.

It went well. Two hours on basic statistics. This month will be on DOE. Sign up now. See details below.

Other Key Announcements

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:

See you next week,

Doug McCloskey
ASQ San Diego Section Leadership Committee Chair
dm@grantrothbard.com
http://grantrothbard.com

This Month's Meeting

Our August meeting went well (see details here). Our September meeting will be as follows:

Oct.10, 2006

"Change – The Secrets of Success"

Ric Van Der Linden

President of Progressivedge.com

Adjunct Instructor SDSU & UCSD

ricvdl@progressivedge.com

Free meal.

Members that sign up early (at least one week in advance) for this meeting they will receive a free meal. Our board is running an experiment for the second month in a row!

Abstract

Targeted Audience: Anyone attempting to make change happen

Presentation Description:

Continuous Improvement efforts are happening all around us…always have and always will. If change is good, then why does it sometimes seem so difficult and other times simple? This presentation will cover some basic techniques (tips and tricks) to make successful change. After attending this session, participants will be able to return to their work areas and immediately identify actions to be taken to get the results they are after.

Presentation Abstract:

During this 1 hour session there will be a presentation on change that will look at:

Why change is important
How we might see change
Tools and models for successful change
Change related to people
Change related to time
Tips and tricks

In addition, there will be interactive break out sessions to bring in the expertise of the class as we all learn the secrets of successful change.

Speaker Biography

Ric Van Der Linden’s career has focused on Continuous Improvement. For the past 15 years he has led and supported business growth including the start up of two large manufacturing operations (US and Mexico) which included facilities, equipment and staffing. He has managed production operations and his most recent years have consisted of a full time dedication to Continuous Improvement through the application of Lean and Six Sigma. He is the Principal Consultant for ProgressivEdge, a consulting business based in the San Diego area focused on the applications of Continuous Improvement techniques to any business type.

As a Champion of Lean and Six Sigma, he has developed Lean Strategies and Six Sigma programs that have become “best practice”. He has driven results though Lean and Six Sigma in all aspects of business. Along with project leadership, he has also trained, mentored, and certified 250 Six Sigma/Lean individuals that have resulted in a 3 year accumulation of $20 million savings. He has a BS in Manufacturing Engineering, a Masters in Organizational Management, is a certified Lean Expert and Master Black Belt in Six Sigma. He is the President of the San Diego Chapter of the Institute of Industrial Engineers and is a Lean and Six Sigma Instructor at San Diego State University and the University of California, San Diego.

Presenter: Ric Van Der Linden
(619) 244-8705
ricvdl@ProgressivEdge.com http://www.Progressivedge.com

Meeting Details

RSVP Required

Please use the RSVP form on our meetings page. Attendance fee includes a delicious dinner.

Meeting Date

Tuesday October 10, 2006 (2nd Tuesday of the month)

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

Menu

Great buffet meal. Special selection of Pasta and Basil chicken.

Price
RSVP Form Here

These are sponsor
subsidized prices
Dinner With RSVP Dinner Without RSVP No Food Arrive Late

ASQ Student Members $10 $12 Free

Regular Members $20 $22 Free

Non-Members $24 $26 Free

Door Prizes We averaged $185 in door prizes per meeting last year!!

Dress
Nice Casual

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

Parking
Ample free parking

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.

Certification Types and Links to "Body of Knowledge", & Additional Information

Application Deadline

Exam Dates

CQT - Quality Technician
CRE - Reliability Engineer
CMI - Mechanical Inspector
CQM - Quality Manager
CSSBB - Six Sigma Black Belt
CHA - HACCP Auditor
CBA - Biomedical Auditor

Every January and August

Next: January 12, 2007

Then again on:

August 17, 2007

Every March & Oct.

Next is Oct.21, 2006

Then again on:

March 3, 2007

October 20, 2007

CQE - Quality Engineer
CQA - Quality Auditor
CSQE - Software Quality Eng.
CQIA - Q Improvement Associate
CCT - Calibration Technician
CSSGB - Six Sigma Green Belt

Every April and October

Next is October 6, 2006

Then again on:

April 6, 2007

October 5, 2007

Every June & Dec.

Next is Dec. 2, 2006

Then again on:

June 2, 2007

December 1, 2007

Upcoming Workshops and Modular Courses

For future month workshops see upcoming workshops.

TOPIC	Taught By	Date;Tm;Loc	Cost	Contact
"Design of Experiments (DOE)" See 2004 version	Kim Niles - MSQA Kniles@deltad.com	Thursday October 26, 2006 2 Hour 5:30-7:00 Delta Design	$39/$49 Member/Non-member.	Jenny Gossett or Kim
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 including a Blooms based syllabus on our 3-hour workshops page.
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: jgossett@alfascientific.com

Newsletter Sponsors

Our newsletter sponsors this month are:

Lean Six-Sigma: Green-Belt, Black-Belt and Master Black-Belt Workshops Click Here for More Information.

See Schedule of Numerous Events!

Lean Six Sigma Starting Soon - Act Now!

University of California, San Diego Extension

Six-Sigma Black-Belt

Newly Revised Program

A Black-Belt Professional Certificate Program

Click on picture

Sarbanes Oxley
ISO 9000
BS 7799 (ISO 17799)
HIPAA, etc.

Click Here For Information

or see http://grantrothbard.com/

Six-Sigma & Lean

Providing you the roadmap for successful Implementation

Hands-on workshops

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt - NEW
Lean Kaizen Simulation One-Day
Six Sigma Black Belt
At your company. Call now.

Location: San Diego, CA

Call 858 566 6432 or info@qprs.com

QPR - Quality and Productivity Resources - http://www.qprs.com/

Be Our Sponsor - Contact Kim Niles

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