Welcome to the Washington, DC and Maryland Metro Section's website
Opportunities to serve the section
- Vice-Chair of a special interest or user's group (Continuous Process Improvement SIG, ISO 9000 UG, Lean Six Sigma SIG, Software SIG, and Membership)
- Exam Proctor
- Meeting Speaker
- Course Instructor
- Position that is short term/infrequent (special mailings) or one-time event (for example, work at a conference booth)
If you are interested in serving on the section leadership team, and want to increase your involvement in the quality community, please contact Kerry Higgins at Nominations@asq509.org. These positions earn Recertification Units towards your next recertification.
General Membership Meetings are on a Summer Break!
Our programs will resume in September after a summer break. We are looking for future speakers to present at our General Membership Meeting. We are also looking for new locations to hold the event. If you are interested in presenting at a future meeting or know of a place to hold our dinner meetings, please contact Heather Reis, Programs Chair at Programs@asq509.org.
Remember to check our weekly email announcements and event calendar for our next meeting.
In the meantime, have a great summer!
- Heather Reis, ASQ509 Programs Chair
Certification Refresher Courses
The Washington DC and Maryland Metro Section is now offering refresher courses for some of the ASQ certification examinations. See the Certification and Training Page for the offered courses as well as other training resources.
Certification Examinations
ASQ certification exams are given four (4) times per year by ASQ Section 509. Exam site is located in Columbia, MD at the JHU/Applied Physics Laboratory. For information on exam dates and application deadlines for specific certifications, go to: http://asq.org/certification/dates.html
Web site log-in instructions
The log-in instructions are as follows: Click "Login" link on left side. For username, use your First Initial + Last Name For password, use your ASQ membership number. DO NOT ADD LEADING ZEROS. Note: ASQ Section 509 gets new member data once a month. Please wait at least 30 days from joining ASQ before attempting to log into our web site. If login is not successful 30 days from joining ASQ, contact the webmaster (webmaster@asq509.org).
If login is successful, you will see your "My Profile" page with five or six tabs. You may also see the ASQ Newsfeed and links. You will see the newsfeed/links on the "My Profile" page each time you log in. Select the Login/Contact Information Tab to change your Username or password. Password must be at least 7 characters.
Upcoming Events
Biomed/Biotech Special Interest Group Meeting
Career Opportunities at FDA - From A Regulatory Scientist Perspective
Ke Zhang, PhD Sr. Pharmacologist, Division of Gastrointestinal and Inborn Errors Products, Office of New Drug, CDER, US Food and Drug Administration
Event Details · May 23, 2013
Software Special Interest Group Meeting
Topic: Requirements Metrics for Requirements Statements
Speaker: Chao Yun Din
Event Details · May 28, 2013
Lean Six Sigma Special Interest Group
Speaker: Mr. Jason Trippett
Topic: Process Solutions for Meat Packing and Manufacturing
Event Details · May 29, 2013
ISO 9000 User Group Meeting
Topic: A Roundtable discussion on all things "CAPA"
Event Details · Jun 12, 2013
News Feeds
Audit: Work Week Still Too Long at Foxconn
Foxconn Technology, the Taiwanese company that manufactures Apple's popular iPads and iPhones, has made substantial progress toward improving safety and other working conditions at three of its Chinese plants dedicated to making the Apple products. But it has not yet achieved its most difficult...
News Item · National Feed · May 21, 2013
Massive Fraud by Ranbaxy Alleged
Fortune magazine has published an in-depth investigation of Ranbaxy Laboratories, the first foreign generics manufacturer to sell drugs in the United States, alleging massive fraud perpetrated by the company while making, testing, marketing, and selling its generic drugs worldwide. On May 13,...
News Item · National Feed · May 21, 2013
Problems Could Taint Fords EcoBoost Engine Family
A lawsuit over Ford's heavily advertised EcoBoost engines is the latest tarnish on the carefully crafted image of the engines as premium units worth a premium price. Ford has sold some 700,000 engines with the EcoBoost label, about 400,000 of those being the 3.5-liter V-6 in F-150 pickups, where...
News Item · National Feed · May 21, 2013
Just 2 of 13 Small SUVs Do Well in Crash Tests
Only two of 13 small SUVs performed well in front-end crash tests done by an insurance industry group, with several popular models faring poorly in the evaluations. Subaru's 2014 Forester was the only vehicle to get the top "good" rating in the results. The 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport was...
News Item · National Feed · May 21, 2013