For Immediate Release

Quality Pros Aim for Peak Operating Performance at Annual Six Sigma Conference

Milwaukee, Wis., October 27, 2006 – Quality professionals from across the globe will gather at the seventh annual American Society for Quality (ASQ) Six Sigma Conference, February 12-13, 2007, at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix, Arizona.

Quality leaders in manufacturing, healthcare, service, and government sectors will discover key learnings and business solutions using the Six Sigma methodology. Featured will be: 

Monday, February 12

• David C. Everitt, president, agricultural division, John Deere & Company
• Rear Admiral W. Mark Skinner, commander, U.S. Navy, Naval Air Systems Command

Tuesday, February 13

• Gregory H. Watson, president, Business Systems Solutions, Inc., and adjunct professor of industrial engineering at Oklahoma State University
• Lieutenant General N. Ross Thompson III, military deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology

This conference also features:

• Workshops led by experienced quality professionals sharing real-life case studies from a variety of industries and applications
• ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt and Green Belt certification exams
• The latest products, training, and software from leading suppliers and exhibitors

“This is the premier event for quality professionals who want to hear firsthand from Six Sigma practitioners who will share experiences that have affected their company’s bottom line,” said ASQ Executive Director and Chief Strategic Officer Paul Borawski. 

The American Society for Quality www.asq.org has been the world's leading authority on quality for 60 years.  With more than 90,000 individual and organizational members, the professional association advances learning, quality improvement, and knowledge exchange to improve business results, and to create better workplaces and communities worldwide.

As champion of the quality movement, ASQ offers technologies, concepts, tools, and training to quality professionals, quality practitioners, and everyday consumers, encouraging all to Make Good Great®. ASQ has been the sole administrator of the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award since 1991.  Headquartered in Milwaukee, the organization is a founding partner of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), a prominent quarterly economic indicator, and also produces the ASQ Quarterly Quality Report.

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