2009 Lowcountry Quality Conference

I am thrilled to be Chairperson for this year's Lowcountry Quality Conference. The annual event will take place May 1, 2009 at Trident Technical College in beautiful Charleston, South Carolina.

The theme for this year's conference is The Necessity of Quality Improvement in Today's Economic Environment. The format will be two keynote speakers and six breakout, training sessions. Breakfast and lunch will be served.

Here is an overview of the speakers and breakout sessions-

Keynote Address One: A Quality Approach to Delivering World Class Quality at The Sanctuary, Kiawah Island

Bill Lacey, Assistant Executive Manager, The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort

Mr. Lacey will discuss how quality principles and practices have created the world class resort hotel at the Sanctuary of Kiawah Island. This hotel achieved the coveted AAA Five Diamond Award two years after opening and Mobil Five Star Award after just three years.

Keynote Address Two: Trident Technical College: Our Quality Story-The How, The Why

Dr. Mary Thornley, President of Trident Technical College

Dr. Thornley will recount the reasons for embarking on Trident Technical College’s quality journey in 1992 and discuss how the path to continuous improvement continues to this day. Learn how an education organization applies quality tools and principles to meet the growing and ever changing needs of its customer base.

There will three breakout sessions in the morning and three in the afternoon. The sessions and presenters are as follows:

Workshop 1(AM): Measurement Systems Analysis
Stephen Deas CSSBB, President of Quality Minds Inc.
www.qualitymindsinc.com

Workshop 2(AM): Quality Management and Leadership
Bridget Dewees, Director of Institutional Quality, Trident Technical College

Workshop 3(AM): Six Sigma
David Stamps, Q-DAS Inc.

Workshop 4(PM): ISO 9001:2008
Cathy Fisher, Quality Improvement Strategies

Workshop 5(PM): Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma
David Stamps, Q-DAS Inc.

Workshop 6(PM): Supplier Management
Shawn Sullivan, Team Leader Supplier Quality Group, Robert Bosch Corporation

Registration: $99 before April 17, 2009, $125 after. Call Trident Technical College at 843-574-6152 or www.tridenttech.edu

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