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The Rhode Island Section of the American Society for Quality (RIASQ) currently has over 500 members.  We are involved in many different 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 professionals.

Please join us at our monthly dinner meetings where you will find a casual atmosphere, excellent networking and food. Our program content and speakers are selected to cover topics that are relevant and also appeal to many industries including manufacturing, the service sector in general, education and healthcare.

On behalf of our Leadership Team and members, we hope to see you there!

 

Congratulations to the 2008 RIASQ Scholarship winners, Jessica R. Buffi, Kelcie D. Andrade, & Artie C. Welchman.  

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Congratulations to Bob McGinn, who won the Garmin Nuvi 650 GPS!!!  Bob's name was chosen from all of the survey entries at the June dinner meeting. Thanks to everyone else who completed our survey.  

SMP ( Section Management Process ) Update

The RIASQ is one of 180 Sections that achieved 2007-08 Section Basics  ...one of 113  sections that have met the 2007-2008 Level 2 Planning requirements
....one of 34 sections that reached the Section Excellence Gold Level for 2006-07 ...and one of 90 sections that achieved the Total Quality Award for 2006-2007.
ASQ News
Community Good Works Grant to Implement Measurement Project
ASQ is pleased to announce that the Community Mediation Center (CMC) in Southeastern Virginia recently received a Community Good Works grant of  $10,000 to implement a project titled "Measuring Up: An Assessment and Evaluation Project." The project will help track the CMC's long-term results. The Center has been working toward its mission to provide "quality education and services that enable youth, families, individuals, organizations, businesses, and communities to effectively resolve, reduce, and prevent conflict, since 1990 and, in 2007, served more than 6,800 people, 70 percent of them economically disadvantaged. Read more in the Community Good Works Fall 2008 newsletter.

Call for Nominations-Regional Director, Odd-Numbered Regions
Nominations are open for the position of regional director in odd-numbered regions.
Section chairs, please confer with your leadership committee and submit a nomination on behalf of your section. View the requirements and complete the nomination form. If prompted for a password, click "cancel". For regions where more than one regional director is nominated, an election will be held from January 15 - February 15, 2009.

Call for Nominations-National Director, Representing Divisions
The Division Affairs Council is soliciting nominations from divisions for a nominee for the position of ASQ board of directors division representative. There are three positions to be filled. View the requirements and complete the nomination form. If prompted for a password, click "cancel".

Subject Matter Experts Needed for Product Development
ASQ is seeking experts to write practice questions for the Certified Calibration Technician (CCT) Body of Knowledge. These questions will be used to develop an online product to give ASQ members and customers the opportunity to take practice tests similar to the certification exam. Subject matter experts must be certified and have not written for an actual ASQ exam within the past two years to maintain the integrity of our certification exams. If you are interested in participating, please contact Jessica Miller for details.

December 6, 2008, Certification Exams
You still have time to sign up for the December 6, 2008, exams. October 10, 2008, is the last date to apply for the CQA, CQE, CQIA, CSQE, CQPA, CSSGB, or CCT exams to avoid the late application fee deadline. Apply now!

ASQ and UTL Promote Quality Concepts to Students in Mexico
ASQ has teamed up with the University of Technology of Leon (UTL) for the 3rd International Quality Congress. The event will take place November 13-14, 2008, in Poliforum León, Guanajuato, Mexico. The congress, "Innovation: A Tool for the Quality Culture," will promote the culture of quality to the education system and 1,300 students of all ages, ranging from junior high to university level. Peter L. Andres, ASQ president-elect, will be there to speak to the students about innovation. Read the press release.

Contact ASQ Staff
To contact ASQ staff, click here or call: 800-248-1946 (USA and Canada), 001-800-514-1564 (Mexico), or 414-272-8575.

Excerpt from Summer 2008 Quality Times

 

Letter from the Chair:

“Woo hoo it’s party time”, “I’m going to Disney World”, “The end of the world is near… repent… repent” are remarks you hear when milestone fulfillment is forthcoming or has been reached. Well, I’m not going to Disney World, and we all know the end of the world didn’t happen when the clock struck 12:00:01 on 1/1/2000. So, as we wind down from another successful year, my time as your Section Chair has also come to an end and… Woo hoo it’s time to party!"

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Here are a few pictures from our recent Dinner Meetings!!  Click here to see more!

Congratulations to the following RIASQ members 

who recently passed a certification exam!!!

 

Six Sigma Green Belt

 Certified Quality Engineer

Hayman, Matthew K.

Malachowski, Joseph S.

 Johnson, Curt H.
Lahousse, Daniel A.
Pelletier, William J.

Certified Quality Auditor

Heiss, Paula
Hudson, Susan E.
McGinn, Leontyna M.
Tevis, Richard D.
Thomson, James J.

 

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