Welcome to the Washington, DC and Maryland Metro Section's website
Opportunities to serve the section
The Section Leadership Committee asks that all members give serious consideration to volunteering to serve their section. Volunteering is a great way to become familiar with section operations and get to know your fellow quality professionals.
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 . These positions earn Recertification Units towards your next recertification.
for emailing the Webmaster at .
General Membership Meetings!
We are looking for future speakers to present at our General Membership Meetings. We are also looking for new locations to hold the event. If you are interested in presenting at a future meeting or know of a place to hold our dinner meetings, please contact Heather Reis, Programs Chair at .
Remember to check our weekly email announcements and event calendar for our next meeting.
See you there!
- Heather Reis, ASQ509 Programs Chair
Certification Refresher Courses
The Washington DC and Maryland Metro Section offers 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 - IMPORTANT CHANGES
Beginning with the upcoming September 1, 2016 exams, ASQ will transition to computer-based testing, or CBT, for its exam delivery. Although the application/approval process will not change, candidates will be required to take an additional step after being approved to schedule their testing appointment with Prometric.
With this transition comes significant changes that will improve the exam certification experience. The changes include increase in annual exam administrations, increase in testing locations and quicker test results.
Learn more about these important changes at asq.org/cbt.
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 ().
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
General Membership Meeting
Topic: "Movie Night: If Japan Can, Why Can’t We? Introducing Deming to America” Film provided by: The W. Edwards Deming Institute®
Event Details · Aug 17, 2016
Software Special Interest Group
Topic: Using Non-Traditional Voice of the Customer Techniques to Measure and Manage the Customer Experience; Speaker: Mr. John Goodman
Event Details · Aug 23, 2016
News Feeds
‘Self-Driving’ in Spotlight Again as China Sees First Tesla Autopilot Crash
Tesla said on Wednesday that one of its cars had crashed in Beijing while in autopilot mode, with the driver contending sales staff sold the function as 'self-driving', overplaying its actual capabilities. Tesla said it had reviewed data to confirm the car was in autopilot mode, a system that...
News Item · National Feed · Aug 11, 2016
Researchers Successfully Test Modified Stun Gun With Heart Monitoring Capability
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have successfully tested a prototype conducted electrical weapon (CEW) capable of recording a subject's heart rate and rhythm while still delivering incapacitating electrical charges. The study is published in the current online edition of the...
News Item · National Feed · Aug 11, 2016
Travel Point-of-Sale System Hacked
Oracle says malware attack on MICROS systems worldwide One of the largest point-of-sale payment systems in the hospitality industry, used in restaurants and hotels globally, has been breached by a Russian organized crime group, computer security writer Brian Krebs reported Monday. The...
News Item · National Feed · Aug 11, 2016
Report: Samsung Endangered Workers Health in South Korea
Court documents show the electronics giant kept information on chemicals from workers for fear of exposing trade secrets South Korean authorities let Samsung withhold from sick workers and their families crucial information about the chemicals they are exposed to at its computer chip and...
News Item · National Feed · Aug 11, 2016