Quality and Improvement Training and Interest Groups Around Seattle

by Tom Gilchrist, CQA

This is a list of resources for training and interest groups for quality and improvement in the area. Some groups have regular scheduled meetings. Where I have info on these meetings, I have included it. I have included a contact for each company, institution or group. If you have any changes or additions, please let me know.

Local Societies and Trade Association Activities

Organization Contact Name Activity Topic/Presenter Day/Time Fee
American Electronics Assoc. (AEA) Jennifer or Terry @ 889-9272 Breakfast Meetings Contact for further information
American Supervisory Management Assoc. (ASMA) Jerry Coleman @ 232-5948 Meetings and classes Contact for further information
Association for Quality and Participation (AQP) Carl Hicks @ 227-0133 Monthly Meeting & Seminars Contact for further information
Deming Users Group Richard Tarbell @ (206) 329-6650 Monthly Meeting at City University, 919 SW Grady Way, Renton Contact for further information
International Standards Initiative K.C. Ayers @ 392-7610 Monthly Meetings Contact for further information
Seattle Area Software Quality Assurance Group (SASQAG) www.sasqag.org Monthly meetings, special events and certification. Contact for further information
Service Quality Network (SQN) Barbara Emmons @ 360-902-5838 Monthly Meetings Contact for further information

Seminars and Community Colleges

Organization Contact Name Activity Topic/Presenter Day/Time Fee
AUS-AM Seminars Contact: 800-595-1943 PIN 2959 Seminar Contact for further information
Bellevue Community College Contact BCC @ 641-2263 Class Contact for further information
Green River Community College Contact: GRCC @ 464-6133 Class Contact for further information
Institute of Professional Ethics Contact: Kate Reynolds@296-5470 Seminars Contact for further information
Lake Washington Technical College Contact: 828-5643 Class Contact for further information
Northcon 95 Contact 800-877-2668 Class Contact for further information
Perry Johnson, Inc. Contact: 800-800-0450 Class Contact for further information
Quality Management Institute Contact 800-465-3717 Class Contact for further information
Stat-a-Matrix Contact @ 908-548-0600 Class Contact for further information
Seattle Central Community College Contact Sharon Doyle @ 587-3839 Class Contact for further information
Washington State University Contact Patricia Belmonte @ 206-840-4575 Class Contact for further information

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PNW Calendar, Ver 7/30/1999.1, Tom Gilchrist, CQA. This page outline supplied by John Graham . I converted it to HTML tables and made a few additions and now keep it up. For updates, suggestions, and corrections, please contact tomg@halcyon.com . The opinions and views expressed in SOFTE are my own and do not reflect the views of my employers.