News of the Month
Nominations Announcement – Officers for 2011 Fiscal Year
In accordance with the Section Operating Agreement for Section 1402, nominations are now underway for the positions of Chair-elect, Secretary and Treasurer for the 2010-2011 ASQ fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010.
The Nominating Committee will begin considering candidates to be nominated for these positions. Nominations from the general section membership require the submission of a nomination petition to the section secretary prior to January 11, 2010. The petition must contain 10 signatures from Regular/Senior/Fellow Members in good standing.
Petitions should be sent to:
Beckie Ellis, Secretary
ASQ Dallas Section 1402
P.O. Box 830010
Richardson, TX 75083-0010
If there are any questions regarding the nominating process, please contact Marion Bize, Nominations Chair, at marion.bize@alcatel-lucent.com
January Webinar
On January 15, 2010, noon Central Time, ASQ Dallas will host a lunch-time webinar on "How to Mistake-Proof Processes." This webinar will be presented by John Broomfield from Quality Management International, Inc.
Participate in this webinar and you will be able to explain:
- Relevant human factors
- Examples of mistake-proofing
- Why mistakes are made
- How to mistake-proof in process design
- When mistake-proofing does not work, and
- Mistake-proofing as an investment.
Please watch your e-mail for an invitation!
ASQ President presenting at January PD Meeting
Peter Andres, the current ASQ President will be presenting at the Dallas ASQ PD meeting on January 28, 2010. Mr. Andres will be presenting on the topic "Making the Case for Quality."
The January PD meeting will include a presentation on what the the Customer & Supplier, Electronics & Communication, and Lean Enterprise Divisions can offer you. Additionally, there will be a tutorial: "Taking Meetings From Boring to Productive." Learn some hard meeting leadership skills and stop wasting valuable time.
Go to http://www.asqdallas.org/registration.html to register.
Survey Help Needed for Doctoral Dissertaion
Herzl Marouni, an ASQ Senior Member, is requesting the help of ASQ Dallas members. The purposes of this study are to gain knowledge of the perceived value of TQM on project success, and to identify potential reasons for the limited use of the ISO 10006:2003 standard in project management and success.
As a token of appreciation, after completing the survey you will receive a copy of the PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Michael Stanleigh entitled “ISO 10006…Guidelines for Quality Management in Projects; Implications on Project Management and Quality Management Processes. Follow this link for additional information and a link to the survey.