- a selection of guest speakers,
- a plant tour,
- offering certification preparation courses with our partners at the Austin Community College (ACC), and
- helping organizations within the local area through our Community Good Works program.
This year, as some of our regular members will surely notice, we have moved the location for our meetings. While the folks at Marie Callender’s were generous in allowing us to hold our gatherings at their restaurant, we were starting to get a little cramped. From my perspective, that is great news: more members are attending our meetings. So, to accommodate our growing attendance, we have shifted to ACC’s Highland Business Center this year. The room – 301.0 – located on the third floor, is a bit larger so you can spread out a little more.
On a personal note, I am extremely humbled by the trust and faith the members have shown in me to lead the section this year. While I have a clear idea of where I want us to go, it is quite a different (and challenging) matter to turn that idea into reality. It cannot happen without support from all of you. To that end, I extend my thanks to everyone who has made a commitment to support the section’s efforts by volunteering in the various programs. And, I would like to call on the rest of you to please step up and engage with us. Not only will you do good for our community, but you’ll enrich yourselves with a diversity of experiences.
Finally, our all volunteer force makes great effort to try to bring value to the rest of our membership. However, we could always use more ideas on how we could do that better. So, if you have an idea, please share it with us. Visit our webpage at http://asqaustin.org, or join the LinkedIn group for “ASQ – Austin Section 1414“. Look us up on Facebook or Twitter. We really want to know what you think.
Sincerely,
Shrikant Kalegaonkar
2011-2012 Chair, ASQ Section 1414
Austin, TX
