Holiday — Halloween
Halloween (also spelled Hallowe’en) is an annual holiday celebrated on October 31.
It has roots in the Celtic pagan festival of Samhain and the Christian holy day of All Saints. It is largely a secular celebration, but some have expressed strong feelings about perceived religious overtones. Irish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America during Ireland’s Great Famine of the 1840s.
The day is often associated with orange and black, and is strongly associated with symbols like the jack-o’-lantern. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes and attending costume parties, ghost tours, bonfires, visiting haunted attractions, pranks, reading scary stories, and watching horror films.
Eric Finegan
Webmonster, ASQ 0502
Updates to the Certification Exam Schedule
Updates were made to the Certification Exam Schedule page (click on Advancement » Exam Schedule) to see the updates to the rooms for the exam and the maps and links on the page, which has been updated.
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November Lean Six Sigma SIG Announcement
November Lean Six Sigma SIG – Lean Tools in the Service Industry
Information on the first meeting of the new Lean Six Sigma Special Interest Group (LSS-SIG), being held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, has been posted:
Program: “Application of Lean Tools in the Service Industry”
John Karolenko, Vice President, Operational Excellence, PHH Arval
Click on Events » Lean Six Sigma SIG on the webpage so you can get details on the dinner.
Click on Events » Lean Six Sigma SIG on the webpage or email 
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Join us for our first SIG meeting of the 2009-2010 Program Year! Look forward to seeing you there for networking and a great meeting topic.
Stay tuned for upcoming announcements.
Lean Six Sigma Liaison
Congratulations: PHH Arval wins Lean Award
Congratulations to PHH Arval for winning the Global Six Sigma & Business Improvement Award: “Best Application of Lean Tools within a Business Excellence Project” along with Miami Children’s Hospital.
PHH Arval, a subsidiary of PHH Corporation, has won a 2009 Global Six Sigma & Business Improvement Award for improvements made to the vehicle ordering process through Rally to Results, PHH’s process improvement program. The focus of this elite awards program is to demonstrate to the global business community the real results and excellence which organizations achieve through the successful deployment of Six Sigma programs.
PHH’s nomination was selected by the judges from among all the entries for one of the top awards in the program, “Best Application of Lean Tools within a Business Excellence Project.” PHH Rally to Results combines Six-Sigma methodology, service-oriented process improvement techniques, and advanced technology to deliver measurable results to PHH’s fleet clients. The award recognized PHH’s ability to apply its techniques and methodology to transform processes that matter to its clients. In addition to receiving this judge’s choice award, PHH was also named a Finalist in the “Best Project Achievement in Sales, Marketing or Customer Experience” category.
For more detail, see PHH Arval Media Center
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November Dinner Meeting Announcement
November Dinner Meeting – Change Leadership
Information on the Tuesday, November 10th Dinner meeting has been posted:
Program: “What’s Change Got to Do With It? A Primer on the Psychology of Change Leadership”
John Weisz, Director of Quality for Motorola’s US Federal Government Markets Division
Tutorial: “Change Your Tools to Re-tool Your Enterprise”
John Weisz, Director of Quality for Motorola’s US Federal Government Markets Division
Click on Events » Dinner Meetings on the webpage so you can get details on the dinner.
Click on Events » Event Reservations on the webpage in order to reserve your spot at the dinner.
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Join us for our third meeting of the 2009-2010 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 next year.
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