BizAnalyst Network: Announcing the 2006 ASQ St. Louis Quality Conference

Friday, January 20, 2006

Announcing the 2006 ASQ St. Louis Quality Conference

April 5-7, 2006 St. Louis Airport Hilton

You Are Invited�
I am the conference chair this year, as well as the chair-elect for the St. Louis section. So, as the Managing Director of Bizmanualz and the Conference Chair, Bizmanualz and ASQ St. Louis Section 1304 are pleased to invite you to take part in the 60th anniversary celebration at our annual St. Louis Quality Conference being held at the St. Louis Airport Hilton April 5-7, 2006.

Bizmanualz is proud to be presenting and exhibiting at this quality event. The Annual ASQ Section 1304 St. Louis Quality Conference seeks to facilitate continuous improvement and increased customer satisfaction by identifying, communicating, and promoting the use of quality principles, concepts, and technology.

Keynote Presentation
Charles F. Knight, Chairman Emeritus, Emerson will deliver the Keynote address on The Emerson Management Process: competing on process as well as product design. The advantages of incorporating lean manufacturing, e-business, and measurement-based strategies to drive operational excellence.

He will talk about his new book, published by the Harvard Business School Press, �Performance Without Compromise: How Emerson Consistently Achieves Winning Results,� which outlines Emerson's transformation from a domestic manufacturer to a leading global technology and solutions provider, and is filled with insightful lessons about leadership, management, and the process thinking needed to stay competitive. St. Louis

Quality Conference Presenters
St. Louis Quality Conference attendees and presenters include industry professionals in the areas of manufacturing, education, software, health care, and services who deal with international standards, product development and support, leadership development, and innovation within the world of quality.

Six Pre-Conference Workshops
Pre-conference workshops provide quality training in topics of interest including: Implementing Lean Thinking, ISO 9001 Internal Auditing, Selecting Six Sigma Projects, Survey Design and Analysis, Using Statistical Process Control (SPC), and the People Side of Process Improvement.

Three Conference Tracks
- People and Processes - Learn the cultural, human, organizational and management issues that must be overcome
- Safety and Health Care - Understand and make the business case for change
- Quality Tools and Standards - Discover the role quality plays in bringing true business performance improvements.

Conference Sponsors
Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Download the vendor form to get your organization involved. Current sponsors include:Anheuser Busch, Boeing, St. Louis Small Business Monthly, Bizmanualz, eProcessManager, Policy Technologies, and Quality Testing Services.

If you are developing policies and procedures then you are involved in quality. To find out more download the registration form , register and come to St. Louis to learn more about improving processes, lean, six sigma and other quality tools.

For more detailed information, download the 12-page brochure and learn about the quality speakers, conference tracks and 1-2 day workshops.

Not an ASQ Member?
With a membership to ASQ, you are part of the world's largest Quality community. Your membership provides you access to people, tools, and ideas that stimulate improved performance and results through quality. Join today. There are over 250 sections throughout the world dedicated to process improvement.

Come To St. Louis
With so many workshops, quality speakers, and events you won�t want to miss this exciting opportunity. So, register to take advantage of quality.

I look forward to seeing you at the 2006 ASQ-St. Louis Quality Conference.

Regards,

Chris Anderson
Conference Chair