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The Rhode Island Section of the American Society for Quality (RIASQ) has over 400 members who are employed at a variety of companies and enterprises as professionals interested in quality. Our goal is to spread the word about the benefits of implementing and using quality practices in our professional and personal lives. 

We have an active section that provides many opportunities for our members to expand their knowledge and associations with other quality-minded professionals in the Rhode Island and South Eastern Massachusetts area. Please join us at our monthly dinner meetings where you will find a casual atmosphere, great food and excellent networking opportunities.

Our program content and speakers are selected to cover topics that are relevant and appealing to many industries including manufacturing, service, finance, education and healthcare.

On behalf of our Leadership Team and members, we hope to see you at one of our monthly meetings!

 

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

The RIASQ Section 0107 announces a call for nominations from the general section membership. Nominations may be submitted from the general membership for the position of Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer. Nominations from the general section membership will require the submission of a nomination petition to the section secretary Jennifer Evans prior to February 5, 2012. 

A minimum of 10 petition signatures from full Members (Regular, Senior or Fellow) in good standing (dues must be current) is required for each petition. The slate of candidates as presented by the RIASQ Nominating Committee is Patricia Ellis, Section Chair, Jennifer Evans, Secretary, and Robert McGinn, Treasurer. 

Nomination Process
The nominating committee will nominate, at a minimum, one eligible candidate for each elected position. The minimum number of required petition signatures from Regular Members varies based on section size, and is the lower of at least four percent of Regular section members (based on the previous year’s June section membership) or 10 members. 

If there is not more than one nominee for an elected position, the nominee will be declared elected by acclamation at the next regular meeting of this section. Any contested positions will be resolved through an election. Such election will be conducted in the manner deemed appropriate by the Leadership Committee (i.e., by regular mail, electronic mail, by ballot at a section meeting, etc.). The nominee with a plurality of the votes of the members will be declared elected. Elections must be held no later than a date that is certain to meet the requirements specified in the Society Policies. 


Note from the Section Chair

 

The Leadership Committee is looking for volunteers to help in the following areas:

  • Education

  • Outreach

  • Program 

To get more involved in your section, please contact Section Vice Chair Rich Rattey at r_rattey@brookfieldengineering.com.


Congratulations to the following RIASQ members

who recently passed a certification exam!!!

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt

Certified Quality Improvement Associate

Bradford Carleen Meghan M. McClain
 

Certified Quality Engineer

Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence

Andy Foelsche Ronald A. Lanctot Jr.
David Schieche David A. MacKinnon

Certified Quality Auditor

 
Ernestine C. Default
Jorge Adrian Garcia
Kellie Nadeau
Ronald Rivera
Donna Torrey
Click here to see the latest course offerings

QMP ( Quality Management Process ) Update

The Quality Management Process (QMP) combines and replaces the Section Management Process (SMP) and Division Management Process (DMP). It was developed to assist Member Units in their planning and implementation of services and programs to meet the needs of their current and future members. It is simply a management process that emphasizes the importance of:
 
• Assessing member needs and expectations.• Developing an annual business plan and operating budget.• Measuring the Member Units performance.  
Combining the Society’s goals of increased member satisfaction, loyalty, and retention with the Member unit’s own goals, QMP encourages Member Units to continually measure, address, and improve customer satisfaction by incremental improvement. QMP also recognizes Member Units for performance (based on results) through two awards:  
• Quality Excellence Award• Total Quality Award  
The requirements for receiving recognition include meeting the Member Unit minimum requirements, developing and implementing a Member Unit annual business plan, operating budget, meeting all the QMP deadlines, and showing improvement on specific measures.

Click Here to see RIASQ's current QMP Plan


From ASQ's National Office....

2012 World Conference Keynotes
Executives from The Boeing Company and The Coca-Cola Company are among four keynote speakers featured at ASQ’s 2012 World Conference on Quality and Improvement, May 21 – 23 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. Keynote speakers include quality professionals, authors, and executives from world-renowned organizations.
Learn more about the keynote speakers…

Baldrige Is Here To Stay
Even though the Baldrige program lost its federal funding in November, the program will continue as a private enterprise. To showcase the benefits that the program offers, a list of talking points has been created. Use these talking points to promote Baldrige activities in your own organization or member unit!
Baldrige talking points…

Weigh In on Public Policy Issues for 2012
The ASQ Public Policy Advisory Council (PPAC) advises the ASQ Executive Council on matters related to public policy. PPAC is looking for recommendations for legislative and regulatory topics to address in 2012. Past topics include health information technology, government performance improvement, food safety, Baldrige, etc. What else should be considered? Respond with your recommendations by February 3.
Public policy recommendations…
 

New Look for the ASQ Learning Institute
If you visit the ASQ Learning Institute website, you’ll notice a new look that matches the www.asq.org homepage theme that debuted last year. The revamped page also features streamlined navigation that leads visitors to topics and the course catalog search with fewer clicks.
Visit the ASQ Learning Institute…

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