March 18, 2010 Dinner Meeting

Are you a Quality Manager, or a Leader?

Presented by
Demetrios G. Venetis, Dean of Continuous Improvement, Entegris University, Entegris, Inc.

In a series of questions and cases studies, the speaker will help you recognize whether you are truly a driven leader, or merely an employee going through the daily grind. Then, with this realization, how you can catapult not only yourself, but your team, and even you company, to a higher level of performance within a short period of time.

Demetrios Venetis has been teaching, mentoring, and coaching in corporate and academic environments for the past two decades, and is ASQ Olde Colony’s Education Chair.

As the Dean of Continuous Improvement at Entegris University , as well as an ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, he currently teaches, mentors, and coaches Six Sigma Champions, Black Belts, Green Belts, Yellow Belts, and Lean Facilitators, as well as conducting a variety of Lean Kaizen Events like Value Stream Mapping and 5S. He is a trusted teacher, mentor, and coach to hundreds of professionals from C-Level executives, to R&D Ph.D.’s, to mid-level managers, to hourly associates.

An RIASQ Outreach Effort:
Please help support the RI Community Food Bank
by bringing at least one nonperishable item to the meeting.

Location: Twelve Acres - 445 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917

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Directions:

From 295 North or South: Take exit 8a, Rte. 7, North Providence.

From 146 North or South: Take exit for Lincoln Grey Hound Park to Twin River Road; bear right on Rte. 7.

From Providence: Take 195 to I-95 North. Take exit 23 toward US-44/State Offices then turn right at Orms St. Turn right at Douglas Ave/RI-7 North.

Time:

5:30 pm - Registration and networking
6:00 pm - Dinner
7:00 pm - Program

Menu: Italian Buffet of chicken escarole soup, breads, roast loin of pork, Italian meatballs, chicken marsala, sausage and peppers, eggplant parmesan, penne with sauce, oven roasted potatoes, vegetable medley, vanilla ice cream, and coffee.

Prices: $25 members and guests. $15 unemployed members

In order to keep our costs low, the RIASQ prefers payment with either cash or check

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