CQA Certification Exam Prep Course

Title: Certified Quality Auditor Exam Prep Course - RSVP  BELOW

Location: Davis Applied Technology Center
                 450 South Simmons Way, Kaysville

Description:
CQA exam certification prep class. Occurs every Tuesday from Sept 29 - Dec 1st from 6-9pm. Participants must be ASQ Golden Spike members and apply, pay for, and sit for the exam on December 5, 2009 to avoid having to reimburse the section for costs. Participants must show evidence of exam payment on the first day of class. Participants are responsible to bring a current revision of the Quality Council of Indiana’s CQA primer to be used during the class. Primers can be purchased through this section at a discounted rate if the member chooses (NO LONGER AVAILABLE). Please reserve your place for this course by filling out the reservation form below.

To become a member of this section (sorry, no swapping sections) please visit the ASQ website.

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CQE Certification Exam Prep Course

Title: Certified Quality Engineer Certification Exam Prep Course - RSVP BELOW

Location: Davis Applied Technology Center, 450 South Simmons Way, Kaysville

Description:    CQE Certification exam prep course. Occurs every Monday from Sept 14 - Nov 30th from 6-9pm.  Participants must be ASQ Golden Spike members and apply, pay for, and sit for the exam on December 5, 2009 to avoid having to reimburse the section for costs.  Participants must show evidence of exam payment on the first day of class.  Participants are responsible to bring a current revision of the Quality Council of Indiana’s CQE primer to be used during the class.  PRIMERS CAN NO LONGER BE PURCHASED AT THE DISCOUNTED RATE.  Please reserve your place for this course by filling out the reservation form below. 

To become a member of this section (sorry, no swapping sections) please visit the ASQ website.

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Leadership Meeting

Title: Leadership Meeting
Location: Jeremiahs, 12th St, Ogden
Description: Membership Leaders will meet to discuss next year\’s budget and planned events.
Start Time: 8:00
Date: 2009-08-01
End Time: 12:00

Section Leadership Committee Meeting

Title: Section Leadership Committee Meeting
Location: Maddox Ranch House - Perry, Utah
Description: SLC 2009-10 planning session. All existing and coming year SLC members should expect to attend. Dinner will be paid for by the section.
Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2009-06-18
End Time: 20:00

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Facilitating Lean Events

Title: Facilitating Lean Events - ASQ Exclusive Event
Location: To Be Announced
Description: Standard Aero’s 3-day ”Facilitating Lean Events” course teaches your people how to facilitate Kaizens and other Continuous Process Improvement events. This course goes beyond the definition of fundamental Lean principles and tools. The course will provide all the practical and tactical skills required to guide your colleagues to Lean Solutions.

Upon completion of this 3-day program, participants will be able to plan and facilitate Kaizens and other Continuous Process Improvement events, implement the changes and sustain the improvements.

This includes:

Scoping, Preparing, and Managing Lean Events
Improving Communication and Team Dynamics
Using Data as the Primary Driver of Operational Improvements
Building Visual Process Maps
Finding Non-Value Added Processes
Striving for Zero Defects
Achieving Pull & Flow
Implementing 5-S and Visual Workplace Management
Guiding Teams using Facilitation Skills

Normal cost for this three-day event is $1500 per person.  Standard Aero is offering it to our membership for $100 per person for all three days.  In order to allow for all of the businesses in our section to take advantage of this offer, only one person per company may attend (unless the class doesn’t fill).  All three days include continental breakfast, snacks, beverages, and lunch.  The location for the event has not yet been determined. 

This event earns you 3 RU’s. 

Start Date: 2009-06-09
Start Time: 8:00
End Date: 2009-06-11
End Time: 17:00

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ASQ World Conference

Title: ASQ World Conference
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Link out: Click here

Description: Imagine your organization without quality. Imagine your life without quality. Because quality is important in every aspect of your life, our focus is to create, promote, and grow the culture of quality on a global scale.

Learn new and classic quality tools, methodologies, and techniques.
Network with more than 2000 attendees and exhibitors.
Benchmark best practices in the International Team Excellence Award Process.
Get results! Past World Conference attendees report positive impact to their bottom line after implementing tools from the conference.

A power company saved $1 million by implementing Six Sigma practices resulting in cost-effectiveness, reduced power usage, and increased customer satisfaction.
A manufacturing organization used lean, Six Sigma, and problem solving to save the company $2.8 million in operating costs.
By reducing cycle time by 42%, an aircraft manufacturer experienced $2 million in cost reductions.
Need to convince your boss that you need to be at the 2009 World Conference on Quality and Improvement? Here are some facts to help you!

Keynote Speakers

Howard Behar
Former President, Starbucks North America and Starbucks International

Jerry Greenfield
Co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc.

Wally Amos
Founder, Famous Amos Cookie Company

Start Date: 2009-05-18
End Date: 2009-05-20

Petersen Tour

Title: Petersen Tour
Location: Petersen Manufacturing
Description: This event has been cancelled.  Please see the spectacular June event we have planned for you!

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TWI Overview

Title: TWI Overview
Location: Bella\’s - Ogden
Description: Overview of TWI - Chris Hayes - MEP
Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2009-04-16
End Time: 19:00

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