Program

(Subject to Change)

Wednesday, March 3

7:00 AM–7:00 PM Registration Open
8:00 AM–11:00 AM Narrated Bus Tour of the New Orleans Levees Leaving from the Hilton Riverside New Orleans
1:00 PM–4:00 PM Quality Management Division Café
5:00 PM–7:00 PM Welcome Reception

Thursday, March 4

7:00 AM–7:00 PM Registration Open
7:00 AM–7:45 AM Continental Breakfast
7:45 AM–8:00 AM Opening Remarks
8:00 AM–9:10 AM Keynote Speaker Lori Silverman
9:15 AM–10:15 AM Concurrent Sessions
10:15 AM–10:45 AM Networking Break and Exhibits
10:45 AM–11:45 AM Concurrent Sessions
11:45 AM–1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM–2:00 PM Keynote Speaker JD Sicilia
2:10 PM–3:10 PM Concurrent Sessions
3:10 PM–3:45 PM Networking Break and Exhibits
3:45 PM–4:45 PM Concurrent Sessions
5:00 PM–6:00 PM QMD Business Meeting

Friday, March 5

7:00 AM–7:00 PM Registration Open
7:00 AM–7:45 AM Continental Breakfast
7:45 AM–8:00 AM Opening Remarks
8:00 AM–9:10 AM Keynote Speaker Joe Stough
9:15 AM–10:15 AM Concurrent Sessions
10:15 AM–10:45 AM Networking Break and Exhibits
10:45 AM–11:45 AM Concurrent Sessions
11:45 AM–1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM–2:00 PM Keynote Speaker James Levett MD
2:10 PM–3:10 PM Concurrent Sessions
3:10 PM–3:45 PM Networking Break
3:45 PM–4:45 PM Concurrent Sessions

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Certification Exams

Exams begin at 8:00 AM

• Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence
• Certified Quality Auditor
• Certified Quality Engineer
• Certified Quality Improvement Associate
• Certified Quality Process Analyst
• Certified Quality Software Engineer

Certification application deadline is January 29, 2010