Call for Papers
2004 Conference

The 13th Annual Quality Audit Conference focuses on using audits as a key to "unlock" the approach for improvement in business, industry and education. We have the ability to make a significant impact on our company's success when we utilize the Essential Management Tool - audits!

Unlock Your Potential as an Auditor!
Key 1: Business Performance
Top performing companies use the criteria of Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award, State Quality Awards, Six Sigma and lean Manufacturing to improve the bottom line. How to apply and manage these concepts to drive improvement and "Performance Excellence" in your company will be discussed.

Key 2: Standards and Regulations
Releasing "compliance's" potential - gain understanding of how the use of standards, such as the customer-focused ISO 9001:2000 standard, ISO 14001, ISO/TS-16949, TL-9000, ISO13485, ISO/IEC 17025, FDA, OSHA, can improve your company?s performance. How to "assess" the usefulness of these standards and regulations with regards to your company?s goals and objectives will also be discussed.

Key 3: Quality Tools & Metrics
There is more and more focus on the results of data-driven analysis these days. Learn how to use meaningful metrics and statistics in your audit process as one of the keys to unlocking improvement. In addition, gain positive insight of how to interpret and use the results of your application of Quality Tools to enhance your audit programs, thereby directly affecting business improvement.

Key 4: Auditing Education - Systems and Techniques
Education is the "KEY". The future of the Country lies in Education. Audits of our education systems are necessary to improve the processes that develop the intellect of future generations so that we maintain and improve our current world position. Gain knowledge of how to establish, improve and manage audit systems for education by attending these key sessions.

Key 5: Publicly Held Companies - Internal Auditing
No longer is internal auditing viewed as just "financial" and "budgeting audits" in corporations. The SEC, NYSE and GAO have mandated that all publicly held companies have Internal Audit departments conduct audits that bring a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes. Learn how to establish and manage this system and how a properly instituted system improves your "bottom line".

Call for Papers
Participation and contribution is sought from all venues of Business, Industry, Education, Finance responses from diverse sources are welcome! Speakers are encouraged to be interactive allowing conference attendees the opportunity to practice presented ideas.