ASQ section 1414, located in Austin, TX, gives you an opportunity to
Our 2011-2012 year promises to be an exciting one with a fantastic line-up of guest speakers at our monthly meetings. So, we hope you will come out and join us.
Wednesday – February 8, 2012
LOCATION:
Austin Community College (ACC) Highland Business Center (HBC)
6:00 – 6:30 PM - Networking TimeThe link between ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) or sustainability is not always clear. Practitioners may be implementing a management system based on ISO, but may not be aware of how to use sustainability metrics as a tool to demonstrate commitment to P3 (people, planet, and profits), otherwise known as the Triple Bottom Line (TBL).
This session will be presented as a case study – how Silicon Laboratories, a silicon chip producer, incorporates ISO into their sustainable practices and vice versa (sustainability into ISO) – what activities are being investigated and/or undertaken; what measures are being used to gauge progress; and what actions have been taken by management.
The focus will be on building/facilities rather than chip production, to provide a more widely applicable study that any attendee will benefit from.
Using these examples, the attendee then can examine his/her own systems, to identify and improve sustainability implementation practices.
SPEAKER BIOS:
Mary McDonald is a seasoned management systems professional who has written numerous books and articles on management systems integration and sustainability. She is CEO/CTO of McDonald Consulting Group, a firm that specializes in system implementation and improvement. She is a Senior member of ASQ and a Fellow of the International Microelectronics and Packaging Society. www.mcdcg.com
Michael Brucker is the Quality & Environmental Systems Manager of Silicon Laboratories. He is an ASQ Certified Quality Manager, Engineer, and Auditor, and is pursuing his Master of Science degree in Quality Management from Eastern Michigan University. He resides with his beautiful bride and two strapping sons in Austin TX.
W. Edwards Deming
TOPIC: “Deming 3 Day Workshop” A rare opportunity to attend a 3-day version of Dr. Deming’s 4-day workshop presented by Bill Scherkenbach, a former Deming student who assisted Dr. Deming on many of his 4-day workshops.
WHEN: Thursday, Friday & Saturday - April 26, 27, & 28, 2012
LOCATION:
Holiday Inn Midtown
6000 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, TX 78752
Austin, Texas
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HOTEL ROOM:
Discounted room rates are available for this workshop at the Holiday Inn Midtown of $89.00 a night. Deadline for reserving a room at the discounted rate is Thursday, April 5, 2012.
There are two (2) options available for reserving your room:
Internet: Reserve room with ASQ code
Phone: Call 512-451-5757. Mention that you are reserving a room for the ‘Deming 3 Day Workshop’ using block code ‘ASQ’.
FOOD:
A continental breakfast and lunch are included in the cost for each day of this workshop. Vegetarian meals are available upon request.
SCHEDULE:
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM each day
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
Dr. W. Edwards Deming had a profound effect on the quality profession. He is the acknowledged guru who led Japan out of the darkness of war and into a brilliant industrial future with quality as its cornerstone. But did he really say it? And what did he mean when he said such things as “substitute leadership!” or “the most important things are unknown or unknowable”? These are things he wanted to teach western management, but to a large extent, they missed the point. Bill Scherkenbach, who assisted Dr. Deming on many of his 4-day workshops, will be giving a 3-Day version of his workshop.
INSTRUCTOR: William W. Scherkenbach
Bill Scherkenbach’s executive career in operations and quality management spans world-class enterprises, multinational high-technology organizations and entrepreneurial ventures, with consistent success in improving quality while reducing cost. Dell, Lexmark, Tokai Rika, Samsung, Liteon Technologies, Ford, GM, US Departments of Defense and Energy are a few of the organizations that have benefited from my technical and transformational leadership. Extensive European and Pacific Rim (China, Taiwan (Ex-Pat), Singapore, India, Malaysia, Korea, and Japan) supply chain experience.
“He was my student, and there’s none better in the world… It takes a little ingredient called profound knowledge, and he’s got it.”
W. Edwards Deming
REGISTRATION:
Registration may be made via PayPal using the following link:
A discounted fee applies to those who register early before March 1, 2012 with an additional discount applying to all ASQ members.
ASQ member: $289.00 or $269.00 if registered before March 1, 2012
Non member: $299.00 or $279.00 if registered before March 1. 2012
NOTE: Please check if you require vegetarian meals upon registration.
RECERTIFICATION UNITS (RUs):
This workshop provides participants with 2.4 RUs.
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