Section 1515 Message from the Chair
By Bob Gilbert
Message from the Section 1515 Chair
By Bob Gilbert
I would like to wish a Happy New Year to all our members and friends. Another year is upon us, and let’s hope it is a happy, healthy and prosperous year for all of us.
As I mentioned in the last newsletter, 1515 has had many challenges in setting our events calendar for this program year. We will be having both meetings and plant tours happening twice per month over the next few months. Please keep a close eye on our events calendar, as it will be changing as venues, dates and times are confirmed. Our Partner events are all set and scheduled for the program year. We are looking forward to our plant tour at Sonny’s on January 11th, and our joint chapter meeting on January 17th with ASQ Section 1510. I hope to see many of you at all the upcoming events.
We have met with our partners at ACHE, SME, and ASTD to begin planning for our 2nd Annual Partners Conference. Last year was a great success, with almost 100 members attending, and we are looking forward to a larger turnout for the upcoming conference. We are planning the Conference for June 6th. Stay tuned for more details as they develop. The topic for the 2012 conference will be, “Adapting to Change: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.” It is a topic that impacts all of our organizations.
The turnout for our SME sponsored blended Lead Auditor course was great. We ended up with a waiting list, and will be offer the combo course again in late January, and again in February at PBSC. The course gave the participant both ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 RABQSA Lead Auditor certifications, for the normal cost of one class. Thanks again to SME150 for working with us in offering this course. Discounts apply for both ASQ and SME members. For more information about the course schedule, please contact gil@SME150.org.