Information on the Wednesday, October 5, 2011 Dinner meeting has been posted:

Venue: Snyders – Linthicum.

Presentation: Strategic Excellence (Montgomery County Public Schools)

Presentation: We’re on a Mission (Southern Management Corp)

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Join us for our second 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.

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Program Committee

Information on the Tuesday, September 14th Dinner meeting has been posted:

Program: This is a joint meeting of the ASQ Baltimore Section and the Maryland Performance Excellence Foundation (MPEF), during which, the MPEF will present this year’s Maryland Performance Excellence Awards.  The two winners will be telling us about their quality journey through the awards process and beyond.

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Join us for our first meeting of the 2010-2011 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

Program: Gold Award recipient(s) of the Maryland Performance Excellence Award:   Tanya Cook, Custom Direct, Joppa, MD

Program: Gold Award recipient(s) of the Maryland Performance Excellence Award:  Allen Berkowitz, Veterans Affairs Capitol Health Care Network, Baltimore, MD

Registrations are closed. Thank you.

If you were unable to pre-register, we look forward to you attending a future meeting.

Join us for our last meeting of the 2008-2009 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.

Check out our all our local upcoming events and training. Check out our education page for recent and upcoming certification courses.

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.

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 or call 301-405-7173.

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/

Flyer: MPEA: Getting Started and Writing Workshops

Flyer: MPEA: Performance Excellence Users Group

For Additional Information and application form: http://www.mpea.umd.edu/

Program 1 topic:             Presentation by the Gold Award recipient of the Maryland Performance Excellence Award   Andrew Applegate, Asbury-Solomons, Inc., Solomons, MD

Program 2 topic:    Presentation by the U. S. Senate Productivity Award for Maryland recipient   Zoe Irvin, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD

Join us for our May 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.

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/.

* Examiners receive valuable training and experience in applying the Criteria for Performance Excellence by reviewing an award application as a member of an Examiner Team.
* Learn how leading organizations achieve performance excellence.
* Gain visibility, credibility and recognition in the state and from your U. S. Senators.
* Develop analytical, consensus-building and systems-perspective skills that can be applied to your organization.
* Must participate in 3 days of training, led by national Baldrige examiners, and commit to spending 100 to 150 hours for pre-work, training, application review individually and as a team member, and writing the final feedback report. Examiners meet with their applicant at the MPEA Conference and Awards Ceremony in April 2008 to provide feedback.
* Being an examiner is the best way to learn the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence and to develop skills that can be applied in your organization.
* Examiner Applications due: June 15, 2007

Flyer: MPEA: Call for Examiners
Learn more about being an MPEA Examiner at http://www.mpea.umd.edu/examiners.html, email , or call 301-405-7173.

MPEA is a program of the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute in the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland. MPEA is supported by U.S. Senators Barbara Mikulski and Benjamin Cardin.

For further information, check out our Calendar page to review the deadlines, look at ASQ Baltimore’s MPEA Information page, or the MPEA home page, http://www.mpea.umd.edu/.
Quality Community – MPEA

Don’t miss the Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Conference And Awards Ceremony on Monday, March 12, 2007 when business and organizational leaders gather at the University of Maryland in College Park to learn and celebrate performance excellence.

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. The 1997 Maryland Quality Awards — became 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 .

This full day conference includes:

1. Morning presentations by recipients of Baldrige National Quality Awards–
* Branch-Smith Printing: The Branch-Smith Journey (Fort Worth, Texas-2002 Award Recipient)
* Baptist Hospital: Baptist Hospital-The Baldrige Journey (Pensacola, Florida-2003 Award Recipient)
* Community Consolidated School District 15: Charting the Course to Performance Excellence (Palatine, Illinois-2003 Award Recipient)
2. Luncheon and Presentation of the 2006 Senate Productivity Award and Maryland Quality Awards by Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin, and University of Maryland President Dan Mote
3. Afternoon breakout sessions with Baldrige National Quality Recipients-smaller group sessions to learn more from a morning speaker and to ask your specific questions about their Baldrige experience and how it has made them a world class organization
4. Opportunity to network with leaders of Maryland organizations who are working to improve Maryland’s economy through performance excellence in the workplace

A copy of the flier is available and if you have questions, call 301.405.3883 (4837); or, email to mpea@umd.edu, or check out their website at http://www.mpea.umd.edu/