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     <title>Performance Excellence SIG Meeting</title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:00 CST</pubDate>
     <description>Are there successful models that help organizations survive and prosper in this difficult economy?  Join us on the evening of Feb 9 for a free meeting to hear from Dr. Harry Hertz, Director of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program. Dr. Hertz will walk through data and evidence that has been gathered from the many Award applications, applicant analyses, and external studies since 1988.</description>
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     <title>ISO 9001 Internal Auditor Training</title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
     <description>Course offered by Theseus Professional Services.</description>
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     <title>ISO9000 UG - Aligning Your QMS to Corporate Strategy</title>
     <link>http://www.asq509.org/ht/d/EventDetails/i/67126</link>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:00:00 CST</pubDate>
     <description>New location in Washington D.C.  Join us for a round table discussion on Aligning Your QMS to Corporate Strategy.</description>
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     <title>Biomed/Biotech SIG Information Security and Its New Challenges</title>
     <link>http://www.asq509.org/ht/d/EventDetails/i/67909</link>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:00:00 CST</pubDate>
     <description>Biomed/Biotech SIG: Information Security and Its New Challenges</description>
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     <title>Software SIG: CAPEC</title>
     <link>http://www.asq509.org/ht/d/EventDetails/i/66128</link>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:00:00 CST</pubDate>
     <description>Software Assurance: Enabling Enterprise Resilience and Software Supply Chain Risk Management 

by: Joe Jarzombek</description>
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     <title>Challenging Times Require Quality Minds - Are You Ready?</title>
     <link>http://www.asq509.org/ht/d/EventDetails/i/66887</link>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:00:00 CST</pubDate>
     <description>The Board of the ASQ509 section invites members, associates and guests to our first annual membership outreach social. We welcome you to attend and meet regional and section leadership, listen to our motivational speaker, find out how you and your organization can benefit by joining us as members or volunteers, and share your ideas for increasing value for the section members.</description>
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     <title>LSS SIG: Using Six Sigma to Drive Tangible Service Desk Improvement and Savings</title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:00:00 CST</pubDate>
     <description>Speaker: Mr. Kirk Holmes, President, Holmes and Associates, Inc. 

Topic: Using Six Sigma to Drive Tangible Service Desk Improvement and Savings

Description: How do you reduce Service Desk costs, improve quality, and fulfill the Service Desk mission?</description>
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     <title>LSS SIG - Mr. Jim Bowie</title>
     <link>http://www.asq509.org/ht/d/EventDetails/i/67120</link>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>LSS SIG - Speaker: Mr. James Bowie</description>
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     <title>Software SIG: Smartphones (Android 2) in Foreign Wars: Locking Down Linux, Dalvick, Software Apps, a</title>
     <link>http://www.asq509.org/ht/d/EventDetails/i/66129</link>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Dr. Jeffrey Voas of NIST</description>
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     <title>Certified Quality Auditor Refresher Course</title>
     <link>http://www.asq509.org/ht/d/EventDetails/i/66574</link>
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     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 08:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Refresher course taught by Sandra Menzies.</description>
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     <title>Software SIG: Formal Inspections</title>
     <link>http://www.asq509.org/ht/d/EventDetails/i/66130</link>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Michael Fagan, inventer of Fagan Inspections</description>
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     <title>Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Refresher Course</title>
     <link>http://www.asq509.org/ht/d/EventDetails/i/66979</link>
     <guid>http://www.asq509.org/ht/d/EventDetails/i/66979</guid>
     <pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 08:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Taught by ASQ Fellow Robert Scanlon.</description>
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     <title>Software SIG: SAMATE/SW Assurance</title>
     <link>http://www.asq509.org/ht/d/EventDetails/i/66131</link>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Frederick ("Tim") Boland of NIST</description>
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