Program

(Subject to Change)

Sunday, May 4, 2008

All day and evening Committee/General Meetings
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Registration
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Preconference Courses — Day 2
Baldrige Self-Assessment for Higher Education
Best Practices in Service Quality Measurement
Excellence in 8 Dimensions
Lean for Service
Mistake-Proofing

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Preconference Tutorials - Full Day
TUT05 – A Hands-On Approach for Mastering DOE Fundamentals
TUT06 – Kaizen Events: Achieving Rapid Improvement in Office, Service and Technical Environments ($375) Canceled

8:00 a.m. – noon Preconference Tutorials- Half Day
TUT01 – Exploring Cultural Assumptions in Complex Systems Canceled
TUT02 – Lean Performance Measures for Bottom-Line Results
SPTUT01 − Mantenga vivo su sistema de gestión alineado con el éxito del negocio (Keep Your Management System Alive and Aligned With Business Success) Canceled
8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. DAC/SAC Joint Meeting
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Exploring the Future of Quality (Pre-registration required) Canceled
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ASQ Certification Exams
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Open Discussion: The Scholarship of Teaching Quality
11:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Fellows Lunch (Invitation only)
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Preconference Tutorials - Half Day
TUT03 – Technical Presentation Skills
TUT04 – Improving Employee Satisfaction and Commitment
SPTUT02 − Herramientas prácticas para prevenir y solucionar problemas (Practical Tools to Prevent and Solve Problems) Canceled

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Annual Business Meeting
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Opening Reception – George R. Brown Convention Center
  Exhibit Hall Open