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
New MPEF Organization and Website
The Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Program has left the University of Maryland, and is now under the control of a new foundation, the Maryland Performance Excellence Foundation, Inc.
The Maryland Performance Excellence Foundation (MPEF) is a newly-incorporated non-profit organization that serves the people and organizations of Maryland by advancing performance excellence through education and training, assessment and feedback, leadership and advocacy, networking and sharing of best practices, and recognition. Its vision is that Maryland will be home to the nation’s highest performing organizations, elevating the quality of life for all who live and work in the State.
Their new website is now located at Maryland Performance Excellence Foundation.
ASQ Baltimore Section 502 is a proud supporter of the original MPEA, the new MPEF and the Performance Excellence Users Group.
ASQ Baltimore will be slowly changing over all references on ASQBaltimore.org from MPEA to the new foundation and website. Thank you for your patience.
Performance Excellence Users Group Meeting Announcement
You are invited to join the Performance Excellence Users Group on July 10 at the University of Maryland for “Getting Started with the Baldrige Criteria and Writing the Application” presented by Jan Carson of Villa Maria Continuum and Mike Perich of Montgomery County Public Schools, both recipients of the Senate Productivity Award in the Maryland Performance Excellence Awards program.
The presenters will discuss 1) getting leadership and staff on board, 2) resources used to learn and implement the criteria, 3) approaches to writing the application, 4) core values-what are they and how are they used in the Baldrige Criteria, 5) results-how to select, measure and benchmark, 6) how they are sustaining progress made using the Baldrige management framework, 7) using consultants or not, 
lessons learned, and 9) Q & A.
The meeting will be held from 1 PM to 3 PM on Thursday, July 10 in the Kim Engineering Building at the University of Maryland in College Park. Visit www.mpea.umd.edu for more information and directions. There is no charge to participate, but you must pre-register by contacting Marty Stephens at 
The Maryland Performance Excellence Awards program helps Maryland organizations become high-performing, high-integrity, ethical organizations that excel in their market using the nationally-recognized Baldrige management framework. The annual awards program is based at the University of Maryland and is sponsored by U.S. Senators Barbara Mikulski and Benjamin Cardin. For more information, visit www.mpea.emd.edu.
Flyer: MPEA: Performance Excellence Users Group
For Additional Information/Application form: http://www.mpea.umd.edu/
MPEA Workshops
Information on upcoming MPEA workshops/user group meeting has been posted on the MPEA website:
Flyer: MPEA: Getting Started and Writing Workshops
Flyer: MPEA: Performance Excellence Users Group
For Additional Information and application form: http://www.mpea.umd.edu/
Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Program Information
Since 1983, Maryland’s U.S. Senators have honored the quality, productivity and business achievements of Maryland organizations by presenting the Senate Productivity Awards for Maryland. In 1997, they built on these prestigious awards by creating the 1997 Maryland Quality Awards — a new and expanded recognition and learning process for leading Maryland organizations. Both the Senate Productivity and Maryland Quality Awards are offered through the Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Program, part of MTECH.
ASQ Baltimore has been a proud supporter and sponsor of Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Program, and for the May program, holds a Dinner Program where our members can hear the stories of that year’s winners.
For further information, check out our Calendar page to review the dates / deadlines, look at ASQ Baltimore’s MPEA Information page, or the MPEA home page, http://www.mpea.umd.edu/.
