January, 2012 Message from the Chair

In January, we will be back at the Deep River Event Center for a “Café” session to get feedback from the section on what we would like to do in the coming year. This session will be led by Charles Volk and will be part of the tools that he has been working with over the past few months. This session is critical to the section. Planning for next year needs to be done based on what the section members want and on what works. And, it’s time to get that process moving.

We also need to start planning in January for the election of officers for next year and that process also needs to start this month. We have a lot of great talent in the organization which we need to utilize. There are numerous positions to fill. Come to the January meeting ready to express your desires and interests and how you can help the section. We had two new members at the Member Leader meeting in December, and a returning new member. This is a great start!

Charles Volk will continue with the tutorial prior to the section meeting, beginning at 5:30 pm.

In February, Mark Crosley, a frequent presenter will be back. And, in March, Dirk Barth will give a presentation on Six Sigma in the financial industry. Dirk is manager of Business Performance Excellence at Fidelity Investments. This will be an interesting presentation.

Remember, the registration deadline for the March 3^rd, 2012 recertification exams is January 13, 2012. The Late Application Fee($50) deadline is January 18, 2012. These applications are made to ASQ Headquarters at http://asq.org , not at the section. If you need to take an exam, sign up now.

Start now to build quality into 2012!

George