Quality Conference of the Carolinas is a one day event designed to address current quality initiatives, strategies, and tactics. Hosted by the Charlotte Section of the American Society for Quality, York Technical College and SCMEP, the Quality Conference of the Carolinas is a great way to interface with quality industry peers and learn new quality processes.
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Event Information & Registration
Event Date: April 20, 2010 Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. EST
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Location: Baxter Hood Center York Technical College, Rock Hill SC
Registration Fee: Conference fee: $175
Early Bird Pricing $150 for registrations received prior to March 15, 2010
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Event Contact: Rhonda Huskins,
Schedule of Events - follow links for more detailed information on topic or speaker
7:30 a.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:45 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Mark Crossley
Topic: Approaches to improving quality– will they never end?
9:30 a.m. Break
9:45 a.m. Breakout Session 1 (choose one)
Cause & Effect Diagrams, Effective Use for Root Cause Analysis, Patricia Trudeau
Personal Leadership before Organizational Leadership, Kam Gupta
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Breakout Session 2 (choose one)
Being Right, Being Credible, Mark Crossley
Lean in Service & Healthcare, Melanie Sudduth
12:15 p.m. Keynote Luncheon Speaker : Pamela Geer
Topic: Seizing the Elusive "It"
1:00 p.m. Breakout Session 3 (choose one)
Building a Better Hamburger - Using Six Sigma Dr. John G. Surak
Using Kaizen to Layout a New Distribution Center, Justus Sasse
2:00 p.m. Break
2:15 p.m. Breakout Session 4
Automotive Case Study Using Designed Experiments, Len Brown
TRIZ – Systematic Invention, Ed Gillespie
3:15 p.m. Breakout Session 5
The Situation Analysis Approach, Marianne Stoddard
Transformation Science, Dave Files
4:15 p.m. Door Prizes/Closing Remarks
4:30 p.m. Adjournment
Directions
York Technical College Address:
Baxter Hood Center
York Technical College
452 South Anderson Rd.
Rock Hill, SC 29730
From Columbia:
• Take I-77 NORTH
• Take exit #79 onto Dave Lyle Blvd. Turn Left on Dave Lyle go approx. 1 mile
• Turn left onto Hood Center Drive (at Family Trust Credit Union). Stay straight until you reach a stop sign.
• Proceed through the intersection and you will find Baxter Hood Center Parking directly ahead. Park in the lot and enter the building through the glass doors
From Charlotte:
• Take I-77 SOUTH toward Columbia
• Take exit #79 onto Dave Lyle Blvd. Turn Right on Dave Lyle go approx. 1 mile
• Turn left onto Hood Center Drive (at Family Trust Credit Union). Stay straight until you reach a stop sign.
• Proceed through the intersection and you will find Baxter Hood Center Parking directly ahead. Park in the lot and enter the building through the glass doors