WE NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE

 ‘Ask not what ASQ Chapter 703 can do for you, but what you can do for our Chapter!’

Currently the Chapter loses about $1,000 per dinner meeting each month.  The leadership team has decided not to increase the $20 or so dollars you pay for the Feast of the Month and meeting room, and will continue to subsidize the balance owed to the hotel.

I am soliciting suggestions for a new location.  Needs to be centrally located, somewhat easy to find, tables so members can eat a catered (err, cost effective) dinner, and large enough to hold 50 – 75 people.

So if you work at a moderate to large company that would be willing to host the monthly dinners, or if you are just driving by a place and looks appealing, please contact Manijeh Farrokhi at mfarrokhi@pulseeng.com or myself, Brett Carter at bcarter@overlandstorage.com.

Please help us to better serve you.

Other Announcements

• Candidates Sought for ASQ Board of Directors 
  The American Society for Quality's (ASQ) Nominating Committee is accepting applications for president-elect, treasurer, and two national directors of the Board. The application deadline is October 15, 2008. Learn more.
• ASQ Medal Nomination Deadline - October 1
  Recognize outstanding leadership in quality with ASQ's prestigious medals and awards. Awards and medals are named after people who have made outstanding achievements in the quality field, with exception to ASQ's Distinguished Service Medal , the highest medal presented for lifetime contributions of service for the good of the Society. Anyone, regardless of membership, may make nominations. These awards are presented at ASQ's World Conference on Quality and Improvement each year. 
• Call for Teams - International Team Excellence Award Process
  Showcase your organization's commitment to quality by entering your team in the preliminary round of the 2008-09 International Team Excellence Award Process. Deadline: September 10, 2008
• 2008 Freund Scholarship Awarded
  ASQ recently awarded its 2008 Richard A. Freund International Scholarship to Amar Thiraviam, Daytona Beach, Fla. Thiraviam traces his fascination with the quality disciplines back to his days as a child in Chennai, India, where he would observe the goods for sale in his father's retail store and wonder about how they came to be produced. Read the article.
• ASQ Member to Speak About Improving Safety
  ASQ Section 614's outgoing chair, Steve Prevette, CQE, is a featured speaker at the Washington State Governor's Industrial Safety Conference in Spokane, WA, September 24-25, 2008. The session, "Reducing Injuries by Leading With Leading Indicators," will cover Fluor Hanford's use of quality tools such as control charts and leading indicators in improving safety at the Department of Energy's Hanford site.

• The 2008 State of the Society report is now available online. Read the 2008 State of the Society at http://www.asq.org/media-room/news/2008/04/20080428-state-of-society.html 

• We recently had our 670th job ad!!  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. 

• Contact Doug McCloskey at dm@grantrothbard.com if you wish to volunteer with the following two government outreach projects: 

• San Diego Office of Emergency Services 

• San Diego Quality Conference Projects

• Don't forget to check out other local events on our local event calendar. 

This Month's Meeting

 

Sept. 9, 2008

"Preserving Critical Knowledge"

Roy Webber, SSBB royweber@adelphia.net  6 Sigma Technology Group  P: 760-845-1282   http://www.6sigmatech.com  http://www.6sigmatechforums.com      Pre-meeting-clinic this month on "Quality News Activities - Six Sigma Discussion Group Affinity & China and the Olympics Discussion"; lead by Abe & Kim

 

 

Abstract

There is an undeniable and ominous danger facing organizations that possess critical and unique knowledge essential to their operations.  As the baby boomer generation approaches retirement age, organizations can expect to lose 30 to 50% of their workforce within the next five years.  The workforce professionals in rapidly advancing technical areas gather knowledge and experience which is frequently not recorded or shared.  The individuals who will retire are the most experienced in the organization and many will take with them knowledge that is not replaceable.  

This presentation on “Preserving Critical Knowledge” identifies the impact losing critical human knowledge will have on organizations, the steps that must be taken to preserve it, and the systems that should be developed to capture and make available the critical knowledge that will be either lost forever or require re-creation at significant expense and time.  

Specific examples will be provided of organizations that have experienced the loss of intellectual capital and the impact on their organizational performance and competitive positions.  Systems and methods that would have preserved the critical knowledge will be provided.  

Leaders must recognize the impact of losing critical knowledge and take immediate proactive steps to prevent it.  The “Preserving Critical Knowledge” presentation will show them the path. 

 

Biography

Roy Weber is an Adjutant Professor at National University and a Master Black Belt at 6 Sigma Technology Group.  He is a frequent lecturer on organizational development and the author of many publications on the subject including Charting the Mexican Labyrinth and Enterprise Excellence:  Six Sigma and Lean Production.  He has an MBA from the University of Oklahoma, a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Maryland, and a B.S. in Physical Science from Kansas State University.  He is a Certified Quality Engineer and a former Chair of the ASQ San Diego Chapter. 

 

Pre-clinic Information:

 

There will be two short discussions / exercises lead by our officers Kim Niles and Abe Wong prior to the main meeting. 

 

 

 

Meeting details are as follows:

Meeting Details
RSVP Required	Please use the RSVP form on our meetings page.  Attendance fee includes a delicious dinner.
Meeting Date	Tuesday September 9, 2008 (normally the 2nd Tuesday of the month)
Agenda	5:15 pm             Registration & Happy Hour Begins 5:45 pm             Pre-meeting-clinic 6:10 pm             Dinner  6:40 pm             Announcements  6:45 pm             Main program   7:45 pm             Raffle and Speaker Prizes 7:55 pm             Adjourn
Menu	Great buffet meal.  Typically a special selection of Pasta and Basil chicken.
Price RSVP Form Here
	NEW sponsor subsidized prices	No Food Arrive Late	Early RSVP	Dinner With RSVP	Dinner Without RSVP
	ASQ Student Members	Free	$5	$10	$12
	Regular Members	Free	$15	$20	$22
	Non-Members	Free	$19	$24	$26
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
Other Meeting Support	Announcing the Speakers:  ? Master of Ceremony:  ? Manning the Sign-in Table:  Officer Geraldine Domingo Announcing the Prizes:  Officer Arta Motadel Ordering the Food:  Manijeh Farrokhi Coordinating the Speakers:  Abe Wong

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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS UPDATES

    

Our section proudly sponsors a variety of educational and professional training

opportunities.   See our main education page and our current refresher course training schedule.  

 

 

Current Exam Dates Schedule               (Recently updated table)

 

If you are interested in pursuing any of these certifications, we recommend that you click on the links below that take you to the National ASQ page where you can read the body of knowledge for each certification type.  

 

Certification Types and Links to "Body of Knowledge", & Additional Information	Application Deadline	Exam Dates
CQT - Quality Technician CRE - Reliability Engineer CQI - Quality Inspector CMQ/OE - Manager Q&Org.Ex. CSSBB - Six Sigma Black Belt CHA - HACCP Auditor CBA - Biomedical Auditor	Every January and August Next is January 9, 2009 Then again on: August 14, 2009	Every March & Oct. Next is Oct. 18, 2008 Then again on: March 7, 2009 October 17, 2009
CQE  - Quality Engineer CQA - Quality Auditor CSQE  - Software Quality Eng. CQIA - Q Improvement Associate CCT - Calibration Technician CQPA - Quality Process Analyst CSSGB - Six Sigma Green Belt	Every April and October Next is October 3, 2008 Then again on: April 10, 2009 October 9, 2009	Every June & Dec. Next is Dec.6, 2008 Then again on: June 6, 2009 Dec. 5, 2009

 

Workshops, Modular Courses, Tech Clinics, Study & Discussion Groups 

Workshops:  No workshops currently scheduled.  Our workshop coordinator is looking for speakers, interesting topics, and a meeting location.  Contact Jenny Gossett (CQA-CBA), Director of Quality; e-mail: asq703workshop@yahoo.com  Modular Courses & Tech Clinics:  No modular courses 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?  Contact our Ed Chair or Programs Chair as applicable.    Study & Discussion Groups:  Our section supports both ASQ sanctioned and informal study and or discussion groups.  There are currently none of these groups actively going on but there are biweekly planning meetings underway for formal discussion groups in our area soon.  The Food & Drug discussion group and the Six Sigma discussion group planning committees are well underway.  Tom Pyzdek is leading the Six Sigma discussion group.  Both groups hope to begin holding meetings in our area next Fall.

 

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Newsletter Sponsors

 

Our newsletter sponsors this month are:

 

Click here. ISO 9001: 2000 & AS 9100 Audit Training Sept. 2008 in San Diego

Lean Six Sigma & Green Belt Training Click Here for More Info.

DNV Training Classes in San Diego Soon Click Here for More Info.

See Schedule of Numerous Events!   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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Be Our Sponsor - Contact Kim Niles

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