Nov 1, 2006
NEQC had an excellent conference with eight educational seminars and numerous stimulating conference topics at Holiday Inn, Mansfield. It was a success story in all aspects and the best conference ever. NEQC chair, Jay Patel thanked everyone who volunteered for the conference.
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There were 39 sessions presented by 48 speakers, on subjects ranging from Strategic Planning to Six Sigma, Management Systems, Software, People, Improvement Skills, Lean Topics/Tools, Kaizen Workshop, Value Stream Mapping Workshop, Performance Excellence, Reliability, and Customer Satisfaction strategies.
INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
The conference included internationally recognized keynote speakers addressing the theme of quality & productivity, directly relating to Lean and Six Sigma
 Joe DeFeo, President and CEO of Juran Institute
Jim Pearson, Vice President of Customer Quality & Six Sigma at EMC Corporation
Dr. Harry Hertz, Director-MBNQA Program, NIST
Jay P. Patel, President & CEO of Quality & Productivity Solutions, Inc.
Pre Conference Seminars on October 16, 2006:
- How to use ISO 9001 to Reduce the Risk from Sarbanes-Oxley – by Sandy Liebesman & John Walz
- Risk Management & ISO 14971 – by F. David Rothkopf
- Integration of OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001 & ISO 9001 - by Paula Esty
- Team Building and Management; Thinking Outside the Box – by Rob Peck
- Test Process Measurement & Improvement – by Robin F. Goldsmith
Post Conference Seminars on October 19-20, 2006:
- Software Verification & Validation – by Steve Rakitin
- Auditing to ISO 9001:2000 (includes Internal Auditor certification – – by Jack Reardon
- Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) - by Dr. Eli Baron
A reception on October 17, 2006 with awards and door prizes provided by exhibitors and sponsors. Comedy Theatrics by Rob Peck.
For any questions, please call Jay P. Patel , Chair, NEQC (508) 987-3800 or E-Mail: jayp@qpsinc.com
NEXT CONFERENCE WILL BE IN OCT, 2008. The details will be posted by July, 2007.
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