April Membership Meeting at the 2008 Spring Quality Conference

The April Membership Meeting this year will coincide with the Dinner Keynote Address of our section's Spring Quality Conference. The event will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Clayton on Thursday, April 3. Mike Micklewright will impersonate Dr. W. Edwards Deming and deliver the keynote address. Post dinner events will include section awards and elections.

• 5:30 - 6:00 pm: Registration and Social (Grand Ballroom)
• 6:00 - 7:00 pm: Keynote Address by Mike Micklewright as Dr. Deming
• 7:00 - 8:00 pm: Dinner & Section Business
• 8:00 - 9:00 pm: Section Awards and Elections

Section members and guests do not have to attend the Spring Conference to register for the event. Please register by Wednesday, April 2, by visiting the online registration page.

ASQ St. Louis members who register and prepay online for membership meetings are entitled to a $5 discount, which brings the meeting fee down to $20.

You can also send an email to registration@asqstlouis.org, call the Engineers’ Club of St. Louis at (314) 533-9333 or send a fax to (314) 533-9336.

If you haven't already done so, there is still time to register for the ASQ St. Louis 2008 Spring Confernce. Jim Epstein, President of Intercon Chemical Company, will deliver the keynote address. April 1 and 2 are preconference workshop days and ASQ certification exams will be held on April 3. More details are available at the conference page .

View map to the Clayton Crowne Plaza

Driving Directions

From Lambert International Airport to Clayton Crowne Plaza:

1. Head towards the I-70E entry ramp and go onto I-70E - go 0.7 mi
2. Take exit 238B to merge onto I-170S toward Clayton - go 6.5 mi
3. Take exit 1E to merge onto Forest Park Pkwy - go 0.6 mi
4. Take the exit toward Central Ave - go 0.3 mi
5. Turn right at Carondelet Ave - go 0.2 mi
6. Arrive at Clayton Crowne Plaza, 7750 Carondelet Ave

Click here to go to the Clayton Crowne Plaza website

Meeting Highlights

Keynote Address by Mike Micklewright as Dr. Deming

Mike Micklewright is a dynamic speaker, actor, comedian, motivationist, creatician, business and quality consultant, and trainer based in the Chicago area. Mike provides a unique look into the application of business and quality theories into our everyday lives. Mike has written, acted in, produced, and sells his own line of training videos.

Mike also performs stand-up comedy routine called, “Shitsu Kigeki, If It’s Japanese, It’s Got to be Good!”, a routine that pokes fun at quality, Lean, Six Sigma, Consultants, Auditors, Leadership, and ISO 9001in the areas of business and quality.

Most recently, Mike has started to perform a Dr. W. Edwards Deming impersonation and a Dr. Deming televangelist, to further promote the teachings of our greatest quality guru.

Not afraid of saying it like it is, Mike writes his own column in QualityInsider.com, where he is known as The Whys Guy. Mike was voted as one of the Best Speakers at the 2006 International Conference on ISO 9001.

Mike specializes in ISO 9001, Lean, Leadership, Deming, and Six Sigma. Mike is an ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, Quality Auditor, Quality Engineer, and Quality Manager.

After graduating with an engineering degree from the University of Illinois, Mike worked for the Saturn Corporation of GM Corp. and Seaquist Perfect Dispensing, and since ‘94 as an independent consultant

Section Awards and Elections

In this segment the ASQ St. Louis section will recognize individuals who have contributed to the advancement of the section. The Section Scholorship recipient will also be announced. The awards will be followed by elections to the 2008-2009 ASQ St. Louis Leadership Committee.

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Section members and guests do not have to attend the Spring Conference to register for the event. Please register by Wednesday, April 2, by visiting the online registration page.

ASQ St. Louis members who register and prepay online for membership meetings are entitled to a $5 discount, which brings the meeting fee down to $20.

You can also send an email to registration@asqstlouis.org, call the Engineers’ Club of St. Louis at (314) 533-9333 or send a fax to (314) 533-9336.