2009 Spring Conference Agenda

Following is the 2009 St. Louis Spring Quality Conference schedule. Attendees have plenty of opportunities to network and enhance their quality knowledge. A total of nine workshops are offered the day before the conference. Sixteen breakout sessions are planned for the conference day. Details on the workshops and instructors will be posted within the next few days.

Online registration link will be available soon!

Pre-Conference Workshops - Thursday April 2, 2009
7:15 - 8:00 Check-in for Certification Exams - Grand Ballroom
8:00 - 1:00 ASQ Certification Exams
7:30 - 8:00 Check-in for Pre-Conference Workshops (AM) -
Registration Desk in Lobby
8:00 - 12:00 WS1 - Using Statistics for Decision Making, Brenda Bishop
WS2 - People and Lean+ Integrating our Strengths,
Dawn Newman and Mark Dana
WS3 - Excel for SPC and Statistical Analysis, Scott Follet
WS4 - Lean ISO 9001 - Chris Anderson
12:30 - 1:00 Check-in for Pre-Conference Workshops (PM) -
Registration Desk in Lobby
1:00 - 5:00 WS5 - Introduction to Design of Experiments, Conni Borror
WS6 - Effective Internal Audits, John Moorhouse
WS7 - Human Side of Lean, Geroge Friesen
1:00 - 3:00 WS8 - Thinking Locally and Globally in ORganizational Leadership, Deborah Schroeder-Saulnier
3:00 - 5:00 WS9 - A Lean Toolkit for Project Leaders, Adil Delal
5:30 - 9:00 pm Conference Reception and ASQ St. Louis Section Meeting
Keynote Speaker - Mike Brooks
Book Sales and Exhibitor booths open from 5:30 - 8:00 pm
Conference Day - Friday April 3, 2009
7:00 - 8:00
Registration, Continental Breakfast, Exhibits, Book Sales & Networking
8:00 - 8:30
Welcome and Chair address - Steve Hyland & Steve Mundwiller
8:30 - 9:30
Featured Keynote - Kim Tucci
9:30 - 9:45
Break
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
9:45 - 10:45

Gerald Verduft
Lean Management

Colin Gray
Maximizing Value from ISO
Connie Barrot
Intro to Response Surface Meth.
Scott Follet
History of Measurement
10:45-11:00
Break
11:00-12:00
Adil Dalal
Got Lean? Critical Tools…
Dawn Newman
Engage People, Involve Teams
John Moorhouse
Value of Accredited Calibration Labs
Don Smith
Organizational Changes
12:00 - 1:00
Networking Lunch, Exhibits, Book Sales
1:00 - 1:30
Luncheon Keynote: BJC Hospital WOmen and Infants Team
1:30 - 2:00
Networking, Exhibits, and Books Sales
2:00 - 3:00
Elizabeth Cudney
Strategic Lean Six Sigma
Chris Anderson
Integrating Quality and Inovation
Daniel Templeton
When Brainstorming Stops Use Zlotin
Gerald Verduft
Distance Learning
3:00 - 3:15
Break
3:15 - 4:15
Rob Herhold
Balanced Scorecard
Rod Toro
Top 10 Tragedies in Implementing QMS
Tom Crespi
Quality Movies
Kim Rochetti
Career Transition
Conference Concludes. Book Sales and Exhibitor Booths
open from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm

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