The Hamilton Section Of The
 American Society For Quality

Newsletter – October 2004

Newsletter Editor-

Adam Kossowski

NOTICE OF MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Note Revised Date

DATE:  Thursday, October 28, 2004

PLACE:

The Plainsman Restaurant

TIME:

6:00 pm

Cash Bar, Networking and Registration

Highway 5, 3 km west of Hwy. 6 in Dundas

7:00 pm

Buffet Dinner

8:00 pm

Presentation

Charge for the buffet dinner is $25.00. There is no charge for the presentation. Non-member guests are welcome.

SUBJECT:                  Employee Involvement in Implementing ISO 9000

There are many opportunities to involve people during the development of a Quality Management System. Whether it is during the initial creation of a project team, the capturing of best practices during process definition, or the use of a cross-functional audit team to assess the results…these opportunities are often missed. This presentation will explain not just ‘when’ to involve your people but also ‘how’ and ‘what’ are the benefits to be gained.

SPEAKER:                 Peter Merrill

Peter Merrill is President of Quest Management Services and has implemented Quality Management in both North America and Europe. He has worked with software organizations such as IBM and Solectron. He is an exceptional speaker and writer. He is the author of the book, Do It Right The Second Time, many papers on the subject of Quality Management and is a frequent speaker at Quality Conferences. 

Peter is a Canadian delegate to TC176 the International Committee which designed ISO 9000:2000. He was the Canadian delegate on the international committee that developed ISO 10006, Quality Management in Projects. He is currently a member of the Strategic Advisory Group of TC 176 with international responsibility for the Process of Resource Management.  He is a past Chairman of Toronto ASQ. 

Peter specializes in assisting organizations, in manufacturing, design, service, distribution and government and also those who manage intellectual property.

If attending the dinner, please notify one of the following executive members

by noon on Friday, October 22, 2004:

Hank Verspagen at 905-575-2375 ext 3091, or Olga Delvecchio at 905-335-4788

ASQ Certification Achievers

Congratulations to the following members who were successful in the June 2004 ASQ certification exams:

Certified Quality Auditor

Ewa Konieczna, Harjinder Singh Gahra

Certified Quality Engineer

Abdul Hafeez Chachar, Krishna Das P.N. Tantry,

George Woynillowicz, Joanne Rose Mann,

Certified Quality Improvement Associate

Michel Raymond Goulet, John J. Blakely, Roger Regnerus

Upgrade to Senior Membership

- Demonstrate your professional growth and accomplishments by becoming a Senior Member of ASQ. For no extra charge you will receive :

- Recognition of your achievement through A Senior Member certificate and card

- Recognition of your achievement through an announcement in Quality Advocate, ASQ’s monthly newsletter,

- Special Senior Member name badge at ASQ events that you attend,

- Your choice of one extra benefit journal or two Divisions, or an additional Section, as part of your Senior Member benefit package.

What are the requirements for Senior Membership?

1.   Have ten years of active professional experience. Up to four years of this requirement may    be satisfied by graduation from an accredited college, university, or similar institution.

2.       Be a Regular Member in good standing for at least one year prior to the date of application for advancement.

3.       Have qualified in ONE of the following ways described below:

a) Conducting quality-related engineering, inspection or audit, or statistical work, or applying the methods and principles of quality on the job for at least two years, or

b) Teaching quality or related arts or sciences at an accredited institution for at least two years, or

c) Being a Senior Member or comparable grade in an American Society for Association Executives’ list of recognized organizations, or

d) Currently holding an ASQ certification that requires recertification.

How to apply:

Download the application form and instructions for the free upgrade to Senior Member from www.asq.org 

ASQ Canada Toronto Section Seminar – October 21, 2004

 “Knowledge Management in the 21^st Century”

Woodbine Race Track, 555 Rexdale Blvd, Toronto

For further information, go to www.asqtoronto.org

and click on the quick link “04-05 Monthly Meetings”