Conferences
Institute for Continual Quality Improvement
Sponsored by ASQ’s Quality Management and Statistics Divisions
Held Jointly with the 2010 World Conference on Quality and Improvement
May 24 - 26, 2010, St. Louis, MO
Continual Improvement
• Dr. Deming demanded continual improvement as illustrated by his 14 Points and the plan-do-study-act (PDSA) cycle
• Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma are project approaches to improving quality
• The conference theme emphasizes quality improvement that is continual
• Continual implies prolonged repeated instances of quality improvement illustrated by repetitive application of the PDSA cycle
• Continuous implies an uninterrupted flow of quality improvement
Purpose of the Institute
• Engage managers, practitioners, analysts and researchers in a dialogue that produces more effective approaches and processes to improve quality.
Focus areas will include:
• Basic quality skills
• Management principles
• Strategies and processes for improving quality
• Data-driven decision making
• Statistical methods
Call for Papers
• We invite you to submit proposals for presentations and workshops at this institute
• The workshops will emphasize hands-on learning and application of basic quality improvement tools
• Review the Proposal Format (DOC, 33KB)
Submit your proposal by September 15, 2009
