Vol. 20, No. 2 The Newsletter of the Measurement Quality Division, American Society for Quality June 2006
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The Standard
is published quarterly by the Measurement Quality Division of ASQ; deadlines are February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15. Text infor-mation intended for publication can be sent via electronic mail as an attachment inMS Word format (Times New Roman, 11 pt). Use single spacing between sen-tences. Graphics/illustrations must be sent as a separate attachment, in jpg format.Photographs of MQD activities are always welcome. Publication of articles, prod-uct releases, advertisements or technical information does not imply endorsementby MQD or ASQ. While
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Vol 20, No. 2, June 2006
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CHAIR’S COLUMN......................................................................3HELP WANTED COLUMN..........................................................3WORLD METROLOGY DAY......................................................5CHAIR-ELECT’S COLUMN........................................................6WCGI 2006 IN PICTURES............................................................7THE LEARNING CURVE...........................................................10METROLOGY JOB DESCRIPTION INITIATIVE....................13ACCREDITATION NEWS..........................................................15MQD OFFICERS..........................................................................18REGIONAL COUNCILORS........................................................19NCSL INTERNATIONAL 2006 FLYER....................................21MQD CCT CHALLENGE COIN ................................................22
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As this edition gets ready to be posted, our illustriousChair, Graeme Payne, is diligently working to get ournew CCT challenge coin distributed to all the individu-als who have passed their CCT exams over the pastthree years. It is the intent of MQD to have everyonethat receives their CCT to also receive one of theserare, and very unique coins. A picture of both sides of the CCT challenge coin can be see on page 22. With alittle luck, and the delivery person is on time, hopefully,most should receive theirs during the month of June.Our new Chair-elect was kind enough to provide us with a little bit of ad-vise on RCA (root cause analysis) from a perspective that is not oftenthought of. Thanks, Rick, for the timely, and appropriate information.I would like to again extend an invitation to our readers to let us know of any particular topics you would like to see covered. Also, please submitany articles that you would like to share with our readers. After all, this isYOUR quarterly newsletter. We’re here to serve you. Thanks for reading.
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Vol. 20, No. 2 The Newsletter of the Measurement Quality Division, American Society for Quality June 2006
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By Graeme C. Payne
This is a time of celebrationfor ASQ and the Measure-ment Quality Division!ASQ just had their 60
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an-nual World Congress inMilwaukee. The Divisionwas chartered by ASQ 15years ago this month. Iwould like to throw a party,but with members through-out North America and in53 other countries (and nobudget for it) it would be somewhat difficult.This is also a time of change. First, Robert Grahamwill be succeeding Bill McCullough as the Divi-sion's representative to the Standards committees,with Dan Harper continuing as an alternate. I wantto thank bob for taking that on, and wish Bill wellin his other endeavors.Another major change will be the legal structure of the Division's organization and management. Thisis something that is happening to all Divisions andinterest groups, not just our Division. Divisionswill soon start operating under a Division Manage-ment Agreement (DMA) that will replace the By-laws that have been in place for many years. TheDMA is modeled on the Section Operating Agree-ment that your Sections have been using for almosttwo years. The change was driven by pressures toimprove management efficiency, some require-ments to change because of the new ASQ bylawsthat were approved last year, and certain considera-tions of New York state corporate law and InternalRevenue Service regulations. (ASQ is incorporatedin New York, and is listed by the IRS as a section501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.) The DMAwas approved by the ASQ Board of Directors attheir meeting just before the World Congress.When we implement it, you will not notice muchdifference at first. But it gives the member leadersmore freedom to make changes as needed, withoutgoing through a long process that had many thingsrequiring approval by the ASQ Board of Directorssimply because the policy was in our Bylaws andamendments to them required Board approval.I will close this with a sincere
Thank You
to all of the members who have served the Division in avolunteer capacity during the 2005-2006 year.They are doing the necessary work of the Divisionon behalf of
YOU
, our very important members.Graeme C. PayneChairperson
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Measurement Quality Division has immediateopenings for these highly rewarding leadership po-sitions. You are already a Valued Member, whynot go to the next level and become a MemberLeader?
Events & Programs Committee
Members plan and implement events that the Division participates in and programs of Divi-sion conferences. Typical events includeWCQI, NCSL, MSC, the MQD & Inspection Division joint conference, and others that maycome up.
Audit Committee
Members perform annual audits of the Divi-sion financial management practices. (Cannot be a currently serving officer, or an immediate past Chairperson or Treasurer.)
Strategic Planning Committee
Members develop long-range plans for the Division.
Membership Committee
Members initiate personal contact with new,renewing and departing members. Analyzeand report membership data and trends.
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