March Dinner Meeting – Software Quality
Information on the Tuesday, Mar 11th Dinner meeting has been posted:
Tutorial: Software and System Safety Brett Shank, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Program topic: Mission Assurance and Quality at NASA Goddard Michael Kelly, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Join us for our March meeting for the 2007-2008 Program Year !
Check out our Breakfast meeting and all our local upcoming events and training. Check out our education page for certification courses.
Website Updates
This is just to let the membership know that I have not gone away, just am very busy to keep the website up-to-site. I am working on catching up on the number of updates that I need to complete. Thank you.
Webmaster
Where Quality Meets: Meetings of Local Interest
A short list of upcoming meetings that may be of interest to our local membership.
- * Greater Baltimore SPIN – (Feb 19, 2008) “Learning to See Waste” http://gbspin.pbwiki.com/Upcoming+Meetings
- * ASQ Baltimore Board Meeting – (Feb 26, 2008) — Come join us and see how your Section is managed. Volunteer opportunities available. (also Mar 25, 2008)
- * ASQ Wash Software SIG Meeting – (Feb 26, 2008) “Are You Ready for an External Audit?” http://www.asq509.org/ht/display/EventDetails/i/26939/pid/191
- * ASQ Wash Six Sigma SIG Meeting – (Feb 27, 2008) “Using ISO 9001 to Enhance Six Sigma Business Performance” http://www.asq509.org/ht/display/EventDetails/i/27555/pid/191
- * Certification Exam: – (Mar 1, 2008) CBA HACCP CMQ/OE CQI CQT CRE SSBB
- * ASQ Baltimore March Dinner Meeting – (Mar 11, 2008) Marcus Watkins (NASA Goddard), Brett Shank (Northrup Grumman)
- * QAAM Breakfast Meeting – (Mar 11, 2008) Test Process for Management Information Systems http://www.qaam.org
- * ISO 9000 UG Meeting – (Mar 12, 2008) “Using ISO 9001 to Enhance Six Sigma Business Performance”
- * AAMI – Design Control Requirements and Industry Practice (March 17-19) Info at http://www.aami.org/meetings/index.html
- * 18th Annual AAMI / FDA International Conference on Medical Device Standards and Regulation (March 19-20). Info at http://www.aami.org/meetings/index.html
- * RAPS DC/Baltimore Chapter – (Mar 19, 2008) CE Marking of Medical Devices in Europe: New Directive http://www.raps.org/educationcalendar
- * ASQ Wash Software SIG Meeting – (Mar 25, 2008) “SQA Sojourn – Lessons Learned from 6 Appraisals” http://www.asq509.org/ht/display/EventDetails/i/26856/pid/191
- * ASQ Division Conference: Regulations and Regulators- Who’s being protected and how? – (Mar 27-28, 2008). Information at http://asqbiomed.turnstilesystems.com/ProgramDetail.aspx/DIV08a.
- * 53rd Baltimore Science Fair – Judging on Saturday, March 29th, ceremony on 30th – (Mar 29-30, 2008)
- * Certification Exam Application Deadline: – (Apr 4, 2008) CCT CQA CQE CQIA CQPA SSGB CSQE
- * ASQ Baltimore April Dinner Meeting – (Apr 10, 2008) Social Event at the National Aquarium in the Inner Harbour.
Featured ASQ Biomed/Govt/FD&C Event: Regulations and Regulators- Who’s being protected and how?
27-Mar-08 08:30 to 28-Mar-08 16:15
We are all involved with products related to health. We expect our government to assure safe food, drugs, and medical devices. Who is responsible, and how do they do it? The American Society for Quality has three divisions involved with these questions, the Government Division, the Biomedical Division, and the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Division. These divisions have joined forces to bring you a 2 day program that extends from policy to practical tips involving regulators and regulations. Web site for information.
Featured User Group Event: Using ISO 9001 to Enhance Six Sigma Business Performance
12-Mar-08 6:00pm
The March meeting of the ISO 9000 Users Group will be held at the following location: Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC) in Jessup, MD
For a look at the upcoming events over the next few months, see our Calendar page.
Program Committee
ASQ Newsletter – February 2008 Issue published
For the current issue of the Newsletter:
February 2008 Issue. See the ASQ Baltimore Newsletter page for the current archive of newsletters. Please help to fill out the newsletter with member news and any articles on Quality.
Newsletter Feedback We are always interested in your thoughts concerning the Section newsletter. Suggestions for article content, criticisms of previously run articles, and even accolades, when you feel that they are appropriate, are of interest to us. You are our customers, and we want to make sure that we are serving your needs.
Jim Cooper
Quality Systems Engineering
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Judges needed to volunteer for the 53nd Annual Baltimore Science Fair
The ASQ Baltimore Section has once again been invited to participate in the 53rd Annual Baltimore Science Fair held at Towson University. As in past years, the Baltimore Section again will provide volunteer judges and awards to students participating in the Baltimore Science Fair.
- Section members volunteer as independent judges for ASQ.
- Judging will take place on March 29th and the awards ceremony will be on March 30th.
- It will take place at the Towson University Student Union.
- Judges will adjudicate the student exhibits for their use and understanding of statistical principles and statistical thinking,
- The Section will also recognize teams of students for effectively working together to solve their chosen problem.
- Members interested in volunteering to be a Judge may contact the Science Fair Committee Chair, Kevin Gilson at 410-884-9165
The Fair attracts winners of school and county-based science fairs from Maryland’s Baltimore Region. Students represent public, private, home schools with students in middle (Division 1) and high (Division 2) schools within Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, and Howard Counties and Baltimore City. The Fair is sponsored by the following organizations: Towson University, Kiwanis Club of Towson-Timonium, Kiwanis Club of Baltimore City, Lockheed Martin Corp., Baltimore County Public Schools, Constellation Energy Group, and Howard Co Public Schools.
This is a great way to give back to the local community.
