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FREE VIRTUAL EVENT: The Human Side of Artificial Intelligence - SPRING QUALITY CONFERENCE 2026

By Raysa Acosta posted 4 hours ago
American Society For Quality ASQ Section 304 North Jersey SPRING QUALITY CONFERENCE 2026 Theme: The Human Side of Artificial Intelligence Speakers: Eight Humans with varying perspectives on Artificial Intelligence A FREE VIRTUAL EVENT LIVE ON ZOOM, All Day Long on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Zoom Link to be provided to registrants. *** 1.0 RU will be awarded to Attendees *** More information Zoom Conference Schedule 08:00 AM Zoom opens 08:30 AM Ed May, Conference Chair Welcome – Opening Remarks 09:00 AM Presenter – Jay Patel “Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Management ...

Reminder- Registration Closing for April 14 Virtual Member Meeting

By Lydia Berry posted 8 hours ago
Hi Baltimore Members There is still time to register for our next virtual member meeting on April 14, but registration will close at noon, this coming Sunday April 12. This will be the last of a series of presentations designed to help our members maximize the benefits they receive from their ASQ membership. Our guest speaker will be Jacob Shefka from ASQ who will introduce us to ASQ's training programs. Offered across multiple platforms (virtual, in-person and self-paced on-line), ASQ's accredited trainings are designed to provide real world skills based experience. They can be taken individually, or be offered to groups. Come learn about these ...

Quality Manager at Adolfson & Peterson Construction in Aurora, CO

By Arnold Miller posted 2 days ago
Quality Manager at Adolfson & Peterson Construction in Aurora, CO Company : Adolfson & Peterson Construction https://www.a-p.com/ Location : Aurora , CO (On-Site) Position : Quality Manager Job-id : JR100450 Hours Per Week : 40 Adolfson & Peterson Construction Job Link https://ap.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/AP_Careers/job/Aurora-CO/Quality-Manager_JR100450 LinkedIn Job Link https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4304289846/ Primary Responsibilities (summary): · Take personal responsibility for working safely within an Incident ...

Come to the April Program meeting

By Mark Swanson posted 2 days ago
https://my.asq.org/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=9ea3bab6-e126-4bf4-b978-019c743d15f6&CommunityKey=f502c985-edf3-416a-9f1d-01865c2f3904&Home=%2fcommunities%2fcommunity-home%2frecent-community-events

April 28 Spokane Virtual Meeting: "Thoughts on Successful Volunteer Organizational Leadership"

By Jo Haberstok posted 2 days ago
Be sure to get registered for our next section meeting - April 28 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. This will be a Pacific Region event, hosted by our section. Following the presentation a brief Spokane section meeting will be held to discuss section news and obtain member input for future activities. "Thoughts on Successful Volunteer Organizational Leadership" Presenter: Barry Craner , FASQ, CQE, CQE, CQA, CMDA, RAC(US), MS+, MBA Quality Champion and past ASQ Regional Director One of the greatest challenges facing contemporary organizations that rely on volunteers is the successful recruitment ...

RMMR 2026 – July 20-23: A week of short courses

By Tim Gaens posted 3 days ago
RMMR 2026 – July 20-23: A week of short courses Tools and methods for reliability, safety and quality practitioners. More info soon see: RMMR

ASQ Baltimore Section 0502-Registration now open for April 14, 2026 Virtual Member Meeting

By Debra McLaughlin posted 13 days ago
Our April 14th meeting will be held as a Virtual Meeting with both a program and tutorial. Program: ASQ Training and Professional Development and Tutorial Workshop: Case Studies and ASQ’s Learning Library presented by Jacob Shefka Register at the link below and check here for Event details Please use the link below to register for this event. After you register, you will receive an email from "ASQ Baltimore 0502" confirming that your registration has been processed and containing the link to join the meeting. If you do not receive the registration email, please re-register. Please note: ...

Boulder Mar 2026 meeting: ISO 9001:2026, 14001:2026 Changes

By Arnold Miller posted 13 days ago
https://my.asq.org/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=c76a99bf-c872-46f1-ba64-019c28bf2748 Date: 26 Mar 2026; Thursday 5:45 pm to 7:00 pm US-MT 5:45 pm Web Conference Start: Networking, Welcome and Section Business 6:00 pm Presentation Started · Speaker: Bob Napoletan, ASQ Syracuse Section Chair · Topic: ISO 9001:2026, 14001:2026 Changes · NOTE: Recording (52 MB) and slides (0.5 MB) only access via ASQ National Membership · NOTE: Non-ASQ Members to get slides please contact Arnold Miller via amiller@memberleader.asq.org · Presentation Recording and sides at ...

Great Meeting on March 24!

By Jo Haberstok posted 16 days ago
Did you participate in our section meeting on March 24? Hope so! Really good meeting, with a great presentation by Gayle Lewis on "Quality Audits: Practical Strategies to Increase Success for Quality Professionals." There were 49 attendees - great turnout - with many folks from our Pacific Region as well as from other states (Delaware, Nevada, New York, Minnesota, New Jersey) and even from Ontario Canda and Malaysia! Thank you to everyone for helping start our section year on a high note!!

Strengthening the Chain: Master Supplier Quality & Risk Mitigation Webinar

By Lou Ann Lathrop posted 18 days ago
Subject: Strengthening the Chain: Master Supplier Quality & Risk Mitigation 🚗 In the automotive industry, your final product is only as reliable as your most distant supplier. As global supply chains face increasing complexity, how are you evolving your risk mitigation strategies? Join the ASQ Automotive Division for an exclusive deep-dive session into Supplier Quality Management and Risk Mitigation. We are thrilled to feature Travis Ellinger , President & Founder of Strategic Manufacturing Solutions. Travis brings over 25 years of industry experience and has partnered with 100+ automotive clients to drive excellence and operational ...

Supplemental Reading to the March 2026 Program Presentation

By Robert Mitchell posted 20 days ago
John Lindland has made the linked documents below available for your reading as supplementary material to his presentation on autonomous vehicle safety. Legacy Automotive and AV Product Liability by John Lindland, June 30, 2025 https://my.asq.org/HigherLogic/System/DownloadDocumentFile.ashx?DocumentFileKey=c54f64ed-d591-5d3f-ab77-a4aa0d88032a Tesla – A Pattern of Safety Risks https://my.asq.org/HigherLogic/System/DownloadDocumentFile.ashx?DocumentFileKey=f459fa7d-a0a6-3565-eb7d-74ab2447c258 Why NHTSA Safety Impact is Limited https://my.asq.org/HigherLogic/System/DownloadDocumentFile.ashx?DocumentFileKey=456304d6-7b85-a619-90 ...

March 2026 Program recording is now available for viewing

By Robert Mitchell posted 20 days ago
John Lindland discusses Concepts of Autonomous Vehicle Safety. Click here (or navigate to Library > Recordings)

Celebrating ASQ Baltimore Section's 80th birthday (in 2027) ---share your vision!

By Rho Olaisen posted 22 days ago
Did you know that ASQ Baltimore is one of the oldest active sections within ASQ? We were formed just one year after ASQ. And in 2027 we will be celebrating our 80th year of connecting locally and contributing positively to build ASQ from the ground up within Maryland through our local programs and outreach. Are you maybe new to ASQ Baltimore, or been around a while? We want to hear from you. What does celebrating look like? Here are some ideas to build upon: Is it a virtual reunion? Or maybe a party, somewhere fun? Or is it maybe something entirely different? Reach out and share your ideas! Together Everyone Achieves More. My email is rhohenryolaisen at ...

Danny Even Chen's DQIM Quality Progress Article

By Arnold Miller posted 23 days ago
Congratulation to Danny Even Chen, ASQ Boulder CO Section Speaker in Mar 2025 topic "Rethinking Quality in a Digital World (DQIM)" On his similar topic article " Exploring shifts in quality perception and a dynamic quality intelligence model " published in Quality Progress (March 2026, Vol 59, Issue 3) --- Arnold Miller (ASQ Boulder CO Section - Program person)

ASQ Baltimore Section 0502 -- March 10 Virtual Member Meeting Wrap - Up

By Debra McLaughlin posted 25 days ago
Please find PDF copies of ASQ Baltimore Section announcements and updates as well as slides from the Guest Presenters from ASQ Technical Communities posted under the "Library" tab on the Section website: ASQ Baltimore Section 0502 Meeting Slides . Our next virtual member meeting will be April 14, 2026. We are continuing our focus on member benefits by inviting a representative from ASQ to provide an overview of all of the training opportunities (classes, recordings, webinars) and where these resources can be found. Registration will open soon. On behalf of our leadership team, thank you for supporting ASQ Baltimore events. ------------------------------ ...

TECH SPOT: SAMPLE CRE QUESTIONS (Part 31)

By Tim Gaens posted 25 days ago
1.Assume you have three equal units that operate together as parallel units. The failure rate of each unit is λ=0.01. The reliability of a single unit for a 10-hour operation is R=e-0.1=0.90484 or ~90%.. How much can we improve the reliability by operating these three units in parallel? A .0.98885 B. 0.999138 C. .990575 D. 0.99991 The unreliability of a single unit for t=10 hrs is Q=1-R=1-0.90484=0.09516 . The unreliability of the parallel group is Q parallel =Q 3 =(0.09516) 3 =0.000862 The reliability of the parallel group of the three units f or a 10 Hr operation is: R parallel = =1- Q ...

TECH SPOT: SAMPLE CRE QUESTIONS (Part 30)

By Tim Gaens posted 25 days ago
to have a constant failure rate. What is the failure rate? A .0.005 per month B. 0.004 per month C. 0.01 per month D. 0.0009 per month A one-year guarantee. An electronic device is tested for two months and found to have a reliability of 0.990; the device is also known tee is given based on the assumption that no more than 10% of the items will be returned. Assuming an exponential distribu­tion, what is the maximum failure rate that can be tolerated? A. 0.091/year B. 0.0943/year C. 0.1054/year D. 0.0231/year 3. A servomechanism has an MTBF of 2000 hr. ...

RAMS 2027 – Call for Papers, Tutorials and Presentations

By Tim Gaens posted 25 days ago
RAMS ® 2027 C A LL F O R PAPERS, PRESE NT A TION S & TUTORIALS “Reliability, Maintainability and Safety in a Changing World: From Legacy Systems to AI-Enabled Futures ” A BS T R ACT S U BM I SS ION D E ADLIN E — April 30, 2026 The 73rd Annual Reliability & Maintainability Symposium (RAMS®) will be held at Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA during the week of January 25-28, 2027 . The theme for RAMS® 2027 is “ Reliability, Maintainability and Safety in a Changing World: From Legacy Systems to AI-Enabled Futures ”. RAMS® seeks to provide a mix of ...

Ellis R. Ott Scholarships Supporting Graduate Students in Applied Statistics and Quality Management

By Tim Gaens posted 25 days ago
Ellis R. Ott Scholarships Supporting Graduate Students in Applied Statistics and Quality Management In honor of Dr. Ellis R. Ott, late professor at Rutgers University and a founder of ASQ, the Ellis R. Ott Scholarship program awards two scholarships annually of $7500 to graduate students enrolled in or accepted to a master’s or doctoral program in the US or Canada in applied statistics or quality management or related fields. This competitive scholarship aims to support students who are passionate about improving quality and advancing the field of statistics. This program provides financial assistance to help graduate students achieve ...

R.A.M.S Europe 2026 – papers are currently in review.

By Tim Gaens posted 25 days ago
R.A.M.S Europe 2026 – papers are currently in review. https://rams-europe.org/ Keynote speakers: Frank Børre Pedersen and Shen Yin Pre-conference course – 23 June 2026 – Accelerated Testing and Reliability on Electronics Panel Sessions Ensuring TRUE AI for Reliability-Critical Systems Meet the Editors-in-Chief & Associate Editors The Digital Twin Dilemma – When to Simulate and When to Shake Special Sessions: Reliability and Maintainability of Renewable Energy Systems in the Foundation Model Era Digitalization of design and follow-up of safety-instrumented systems using Industry 4.0 technologies Reliability ...