Welcome to the Washington, DC and Maryland Metro Section's website
Opportunities to serve the section
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.
Raffle Prize Winner!
Congratulations to Tina Perez. Tina is our raffle prize winner for the month of April. Tina became eligible to win the raffle by attending the April Certified Quality Auditor Refresher Course. She will receive a $50 gift certificate from ASQ Quality Press Bookstore. You can increase your chances of winning by participating in ASQ 509 sponsored activities. See raffle program rules.
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 exams are offered four (4) times per year by ASQ Section 509 and are usually given in Rockville, MD. For information on exam dates and application deadlines 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
Topic: Effective Communication through Accent Reduction and Modification
Speaker: Ms. Dottile Li, TranPacific Communication Inc.
Event Details · May 17, 2012
Biomed/tech SIG - Clinical Trials
Clinical Trials - Dr. Sue-Jane Wang, CDER, FDA
Event Details · May 24, 2012
Software Special Interest Group
Topic: Software Assurance Metrics and Tool Evaluation (SAMATE) Overview by: Tim Boland of NIST, Tuesday May 29, 2012
Event Details · May 29, 2012
Lean Six Sigma Special Interest Group Meeting
TOPIC: High Maturity Pays Off - "It is Hard to Believe Unless You Do It"
SPEAKER: Mr. Girish Seshagiri, CEO, Advanced Information Services
Event Details · May 30, 2012
News Feeds
FDA Beats Canada, Europe in Drug Approvals
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) generally approves drug therapies faster and earlier than its counterparts in Canada and Europe, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers. The study counters perceptions that the drug approval process in the United States is...
News Item · National Feed · May 18, 2012
The Guide to Safer Sunscreen
Twenty-five percent of 800 tested sunscreens are effective at protecting your skin without the use of potentially harmful ingredients, according to the 2012 Sunscreen Guide released Wednesday by the Environmental Working Group. The results are slightly better than previous years, but it...
News Item · National Feed · May 18, 2012
How the New Web Makes Business Easier
When Red Robin Gourmet Burgers introduced its new Tavern Double burger line last month, the company needed to get everything right. So it turned to social media. The 460-restaurant chain used an internal social network that resembles Facebook to teach its managers everything from the recipes to...
News Item · National Feed · May 18, 2012
Universities Learn Harsh Lesson About Waste
In a wood-paneled office lined with books, sports memorabilia and framed postersincluding one of John Belushi in the movie Animal HouseE. Gordon Gee, the president of Ohio State University, keeps a framed quotation that reads, If you dont like change, youre going to like irrelevance...
News Item · National Feed · May 18, 2012