February 2012 Dinner Meeting Announcement
Please note the Date change from February 7th/16th, to February 23th.
February Dinner Meeting — Supplier Quality
Information on the Thursday, February 23, 2012 Dinner meeting has been posted:
Venue: Snyder’s – Linthicum.
Tutorial: How to Perform Effective Supplier Audits (E-Auditing / On Site Auditing).
Program: Supplier Quality Management 101 (Small to Medium Size Companies).
Click on Events » Dinner Meetings on the website so you can get details on the dinner.
Click on Events » Event Reservations on the website in order to reserve your spot at the dinner.
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Join us for our sixth dinner meeting of the 2011-2012 Program Year. Look forward to seeing you there for networking and a great meeting topic.
Stay tuned for upcoming announcements for our new Program for the upcoming year.
Check out our all our local upcoming events and training (see the Calendar of Events). Check out our education page for recent and upcoming certification courses.
Program Committee
MPEF Call for Examiners
To Supporters of the Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Program:
The MPEA Program needs Examiners now for its 2012 Awards cycle. If you are interested, please send the following information to Mike Novak, MPEA Program Director, at 
– Name – Contact information – Most recent experience as an Examiner.
Also please complete and send the attached short Examiner Application to Mike by February 10. This year’s training date is March 7 and the attached calendar shows other important dates for this year’s MPEA Program.
As you may know, 2011 was a great year for the MPEA Program. Southern Management Corporation won the highest Maryland Excellence Award, the Platinum Award. The MPEA Program received recognition from the National Baldrige Office at our awards ceremony when Harry Hertz presented an award to the MPEA Program for its first Baldrige National Quality Award winner, Montgomery County Public Schools. We are hoping to capitalize on these successes to elevate the MPEA Program to new heights, and your support as an Examiner this year will help us do just that.
MPEF Liaison
January 2012 Dinner Meeting Announcement
Please note the Date change from January 12, to January 19th.
January Dinner Meeting — Economic Analysis
Information on the Thursday, January 19, 2012 Dinner meeting has been posted:
Venue: Richlin – BelAir/Edgewood.
Tutorial: Tools for Economic Decision Making.
Program: Economics 601: True Economic Analysis.
Click on Events » Dinner Meetings on the website so you can get details on the dinner.
Click on Events » Event Reservations on the website in order to reserve your spot at the dinner.
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Join us for our fifth dinner meeting of the 2011-2012 Program Year. Look forward to seeing you there for networking and a great meeting topic.
Stay tuned for upcoming announcements for our new Program for the upcoming year.
Check out our all our local upcoming events and training (see the Calendar of Events). Check out our education page for recent and upcoming certification courses.
Program Committee
Upcoming Training Course: PMP Certification Training Course
ASQ Baltimore Section 0502 and ATEM Group present:
Three Day PMP® Exam Preparation
The PMP® exam is the premiere credential of project management, and has been earned by over 350,000 professionals over the past 25 years. With the meteoric growth of project management as a profession, more and more organizations are recognizing the need to ensure their professionals not only have the credential, but also have the skills essential to implement project management consistently. This course, in the three day format is the key to that professional door.
The course is structured against the nine knowledge areas of the PMBOK Guide®. The 3 day course is an intense in-depth review of the curriculum, designed for enabling you to pass the PMP exam on the first attempt.
Date: 13, 14 and 15 January 2012 (Friday – Sunday)
Time: 8:30am to 5:30pm
Location: Hampton Inn (Arundel Mills)
Cost: $899 for ASQ Baltimore members ($1299 for others)
Registration: http://theatemgroup.com/courses.html
Flyer: http://asqbaltimore.org/dt/event/Course-ASQ Baltimore-PMP-Flyer201111a.pdf
Any questions, please contact 
Education Committee
December 2011 Dinner Meeting Announcement
December Dinner Meeting — Quality by Design (QbD)
Information on the Tuesday, December 6, 2011 Dinner meeting has been posted:
Venue: Richlin – BelAir/Edgewood.
Tutorial: Quality by Design (QbD) in the Pharmaceutical Industry- Why and how to implement it.
Program: Case study for developing Ciprofloxacin immediate release tablet using the concept of QbD.
Click on Events » Dinner Meetings on the website so you can get details on the dinner.
Click on Events » Event Reservations on the website in order to reserve your spot at the dinner.
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Join us for our fourth dinner meeting of the 2011-2012 Program Year. Look forward to seeing you there for networking and a great meeting topic.
Stay tuned for upcoming announcements for our new Program for the upcoming year.
Check out our all our local upcoming events and training (see the Calendar of Events). Check out our education page for recent and upcoming certification courses.
Program Committee
Updated 2011-2012 Meeting Schedule – Save the Dates
Below is the current proposed Dinner schedule for the remainder of the 2011-2012 Program Year.
- Nov 10 (Thursday, Snyders) — Project Management.
- Dec 6 (Tuesday, Richlin) — Quality by Design.
- Jan 12 (Thursday, Richlin) — Economic Decision Making / Quality tools.
- Feb 7 (Tuesday, Snyders) — Supplier Auditing / Supplier Quality Management.
- Mar 6 (Tuesday, Richlin) — Maryland Patient Safety Collaborative.
- Apr 3 (Tuesday, Snyders) — Social Responsibility ISO 26000.
- May 10 (Thursday, Richlin) — Recognition Ceremony / Future of Quality .
- June — (Unknown/TBD)
As each meeting in fully confirmed, a link will be placed on the site so you may be able to add it to your Outlook/Calendar program and it will be added/updated in our Calendar of Events.
Program Committee
November Dinner Meeting Announcement
November Dinner Meeting — Project Management
Information on the Thursday, November 10, 2011 Dinner meeting has been posted:
Venue: Snyders – Linthicum.
Tutorial: Seven steps to writing a winning project charter
Program: Project Management 101: Prerequisite for PMP
Click on Events » Dinner Meetings on the website so you can get details on the dinner.
Click on Events » Event Reservations on the website in order to reserve your spot at the dinner.
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Join us for our third dinner meeting of the 2011-2012 Program Year. Look forward to seeing you there for networking and a great meeting topic.
Stay tuned for upcoming announcements for our new Program for the upcoming year.
Check out our all our local upcoming events and training (see the Calendar of Events). Check out our education page for recent and upcoming certification courses.
Program Committee
