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ASQ Section 0511 October 2025 Meeting Announcement

Sunday, 12 October 2025

Green Spring Gardens: Ranger Outing Event

4603 Green Spring Rd, Lincolnia, VA 22312, USA

Event Organized by
Edwin Videla
ASQ Section 0511 Arrangements Chair and Ranger Outings Lead

Short Description:

ASSQ Section 0511 is pleased to have arranged for an approximate one hour and a half a ranger-led tour of Green Spring Gardens at Linconia, VA. Please arrive at 9:45 am to organize tour groups. The tour will start at 10:00 am.

Participation in the tour provides .15 RU. Participation in the Networking Lunch provides .1 RU for a total of .25 RU earned when joining us for both. Participation in the tour is required to get RU for the Networking Lunch. This October 2025 Preparatory Review consists of three (3) parts, each about 30 minutes and each carrying 0.05 RU award, for the total of up to 0.15 RU. For more details see Optional Preparatory Review Green Spring Gardens section below.

Registration and Payment:

Your Registration and payment are required for this event.

Standard Registration is now open.

• You (and your guest if any) must register and pay here: https://app.memberplanet.com/#/event/asqnorthernvirginiasection/202510-GreenspringgardensRO
• The cost is $25 per person.  A guest can be added by selecting 2 for the count. Regular Registration will be open until Sunday October 5, 2025 @ 11:59 pm. Beginning October 6 and until Saturday, October 11, 2025 @ 11:59 pm or when we run out of slots there will be a non-reimbursable $5 late fee.
• Guests can be added by selecting the number for the count.
• Scroll all the way through to ensure you are completing all the information for each registration.

Your Registration will be reimbursed after the event as follows:

• Tour Participation
• ASQ Section 0511 Paid Member - $10
• Anyone else — $5
• Networking Lunch Participation
• ASQ Section 0511 Paid Member - $10
• Anyone else — $5

Anyone NOT registered WHO SHOWS UP for this ASQ event (for example, as a guest of someone who has registered) will be accommodated only if there is an ability to do so.

No guarantees of such accommodation should be expected; thus, it is important that you register both yourself and your guest.

Program:

9:45 — 10: am — Arrival, check in, in or near the front entrance of the park. Meet Edwin, he is expected to meet you wearing the ASQ Sash.

10 — 11:30 am — Tour will start on time and will not wait for late arrivals.

11:30 — 11:45 am — A short drive to Fratelli Restaurant, 410 Van Dorn St., Alexandria, VA 22304

11:45 am-1:00 pm — ASQ Section 0511 Networking Meal. You will pay for your own meal that is to your liking in size, content, and cost. For more details about lunch see Networking Lunch after Tour section below.

About The Venue:



Website: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring

The Venue: Nestled in the heart of Fairfax County, Green Spring Gardens is both a historic site and a vibrant botanical garden. The estate dates back to the 18th century, when it was a working farm. Its brick manor house, built in 1784, still stands as a reminder of Virginia's past and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, Green Spring Gardens is known as a "horticultural center for the Washington, D.C. region." Visitors can stroll through over 20 themed gardens, including a fragrant herb garden, a native plant collection, and a woodland stream valley. The grounds also feature beautiful ponds, a gazebo, and seasonal plantings that ensure something is always in bloom. Whether you come for history, nature, or quiet inspiration, Green Spring Gardens offers a timeless experience that blends Virginia's heritage with the beauty of its landscapes.

Green Spring Gardens is a must-visit park, a year-round gold mine of information and inspiration for the home gardener. It's an outdoor classroom, a museum, and a national historic site. Its mission is to connect the community to natural and cultural resources through horticulture, education, and stewardship.

The park has a wooded stream valley with ponds, a naturalistic native plant garden, more than 20 thematic demonstration gardens, a greenhouse, a plant shop, two gift shops, a historic house, and a horticulture reference library. The gardens and educational programs focus on practical landscaping and gardening techniques that are appropriate for the Washington metro area. Public gardens are special parks with special rules. Please see the "Public Garden Etiquette and Rules" before your visit.

Maps:
Green Spring Gardens
4603 Green Spring Rd., Lincolnia, VA 22312





Networking Lunch After Tour:

• 11:45 AM — 12:45 PM
• Lunch will be at your expense at the Fratelli Restaurant, 410 Van Dorn St., Alexandria, VA 22304
• Menu: https://www.fratelli2.com/menu/


Ranger Outings Lead Background:

Edwin I. Videla is a seasoned Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance leader with expertise in product development, food safety, supplier verification, and regulatory compliance. He has led FSVP and FSMA compliance initiatives, ensuring FDA readiness and supplier quality across global markets. Edwin currently works as an independent consultant for companies that want to get food-related certifications and import products into the US.

Edwin holds an MBA with a concentration in Project Management from The University of Texas at San Antonio and a degree in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences from Universidad de Chile. He is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Food Safety and Quality Auditor (CFSQA). Fluent in English and Spanish, Edwin is known for his strategic planning, team leadership, and ability to drive quality initiatives that meet regulatory and customer standards, ensuring high-performance execution and compliance in global markets.

Next Section Leadership Committee meeting:

6 – 7pm, Wednesday, 8 October 2025 at 0304 Lynnhaven Place, Oakton, VA, 22124-1785

This is a hybrid meeting, both in person and online. The SLC will be test driving its ability to conduct future member meetings in this format. In order to expedite this test, we are looking for volunteers to help with the video/audio setup and dismantling. If you have ever used a camera, video recorder or a phone to take photos or videos, then you're more than qualified to help us. RUs can be earned by volunteering to help us. We plan on starting the set up for the online meeting at 5:30 PM. Please reach out to the emedia chair, Jeff Parnes, at emedia25@asq0511.org if you're able to join us.

Joining by a direct link:
Meeting link: https://asq.webex.com/asq/j.php?MTID=mf9eacfe383eb679d2189a2bc3466debf
Joining by meeting information (requires entering the password):
Web address: https://asq.webex.com/asq
Meeting number: 2558 731 5440
Password: vcXvNJjF372
Joining by phone (you will have to identify yourself by name when you have joined):
Phone number: 1-408-792-6300 Call-in number (US/Canada)
Access code: 2558 731 5440


Upcoming Section Meeting:

Wednesday, 12 November 2025: Hybrid meeting — in person and online at the Burke Centre Library — Path to Quality

Call for Speakers!!!

Would you or someone you know like to speak at a future ASQ meeting? We're always looking for volunteers. Be creative! Exercise your public presentation skills! Earn recertification credits! Please contact programs25@asq0511.org.

This Optional Preparatory Review is for the October 2025 Green Spring Gardens Ranger Outing.

 

Summary: The Optional Preparatory Review is an educational add-on to the main event that you may complete if you so choose.

·       Completing and certifying its completion grants you additional RU credits atop of the RU credit you have earned by attending the Section's event.

·       This October 2025 Preparatory Review consists of three (3) parts, each about 30 minutes and each carrying 0.05 RU award, for the total of up to 0.15 RU.

o   Part 1 is "Green Spring Gardens Overview and Tour".

o   Part 2 is "Green Spring Gardens Manager and Master Gardener Program".

o   Part 3 is "Master Gardener Program (continued) and Historical Tea Time".

·       You many complete one, two, or all three parts.

o   You may certify only those parts which you have actually completed.

o   You will be awarded RUs according to what you have certified.

 

How to Complete and Certify the Completion of the Preparatory Review

1.     Complete all activities of Part 1 (or also of Part 2 and Part 3) noted in the Preparatory Review Activities.

2.     When you register for the event, check off the following marks, but only those that you have actually completed:

o   "I certify that I have completed all activities of Part 1 "Green Spring Gardens Overview and Tour" of the Optional Preparatory Review before submitting this registration."

o   "I certify that I have completed all activities of Part 2 "Green Spring Gardens Manager and Master Gardener Program" of the Optional Preparatory Review before submitting this registration."

o   "I certify that I have completed all activities of Part 3 "Master Gardener Program (continued) and Historical Tea Time" of the Optional Preparatory Review before submitting this registration."

o   Important:

§  If you have not checked off these marks at the time of the registration, Section 0511 will not record the additional RU credits for you.

§  If you have a Guest and the Guest has also completed the Preparatory Review, you may check off the certification marks for the Guest, too.

3.     Attend the Section's Monthly Educational Event (which itself grants you 0.15 RU) to get the add-on RUs.

o   If you do not attend the Event, you will forfeit your claim for the add-on RU, even if registered.

o   Note: Attendance of the Section Event's Optional Networking Lunch (if one accompanies the event) is not required to get the credit for the Preparatory Review.

4.     Be willing to use your knowledge of the Preparatory Review materials during the Section's event.

Thus, you will receive 0.15 RU for the Section's event and 0.05 RU for each completed part of the Preparatory Review (and the 0.10 RU for the Networking Lunch if you attend it), for the total of up to 0.40 RU.

 

Activities of the Optional Preparatory Review

Complete one, two, or three parts, and then certify for what you have completed for a corresponding RU credit:

 

Part #1 (0.05 RU Credit, 30 min): Green Spring Gardens Overview and Tour.

 

·       Action #1-1. Read two (2) brief web pages from the Friends of Green Spring Gardens website:

o   Green Spring Gardens - https://www.friendsofgreenspring.org/historic-green-spring

o   Historic Green Spring - https://www.friendsofgreenspring.org/historic-green-spring/historic-green-spring

·       Action #1-2. Watch a rich overview of Green Spring Gardens with Karen Carbone on Parks Plus:

o   14 min - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qm4ehuokKE

·       Action #1-3. Take a lively tour of of Green Spring Gardens with the host of It's Just Gardening:

o   14 min - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfqGm-3-fj8

 

Part #2 (0.05 RU Credit, 30 min): Green Spring Gardens Manager and Master Gardener Program.

 

·       Action #2-1. Read two (2) more brief web pages from the Friends of Green Spring Gardens website:

o   Beatrix Farrand landscape - https://www.friendsofgreenspring.org/historic-green-spring/beatrix-farrand-landscape

o   Green Spring Gardens Master Plan Revision - https://www.friendsofgreenspring.org/historic-green-spring/master-plan

·       Action #2-2. Watch an interview with the Green Spring Gardens' Manager Judith Zatsick:

o   12 min - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73kI19coYoY

·       Action #2-3. Watch to get introduced into the Green Spring Gardens' Master Gardener Program:

o   Master Gardener Program - 5 min - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biZmBcMH3JI

o   Barbara L., Master Gardener - 6 min - Swale Garden - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rTGcgrw6rs

o   Carla R., Master Gardener - 8 min - Cardoons - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OI1m6pH02o

 

Part #3 (0.05 RU Credit, 30 min): Master Gardener Program (continued) and Historical Tea Time.

 

·       Action #3-1. Watch and listen to Master Gardener Mary Wall's Slide Deck presentation "Green Spring Gardens":

o   Note: Turn on the sound louder as the voice audio is recorded at a lower level.

o   Mary W., Master Gardner - 13 min - Green Spring Gardens - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1STudRrwnU

·       Action #3-2.  Watch to continue with the Master Gardener Program:

o   Karen A., Master Gardener - 10 min - National Witch Hazel Collection - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD4VkiXuzAA

·       Action #3-3. Finish off with a cup of tea at the Green Spring Gardens' 1784 Historic House:

o   Debbie W., Historian - 8 min - Tea Talk at Green Spring Gardens - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N9GIOuwCPs

 

Action #4. Certify the Preparatory Review completion for Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 (whichever you completed) during your (and, if applicable, your Guest's) registration for the event.

About Us:

ASQ Section 0511 is a geographic community in Northern Virginia that lives intertwined with the network of ASQ Divisions and technical communities specializing in specific quality domains and supporting ASQ Certifications in their domains. Its members have tremendous cumulative experience across multiple industries, companies, and government agencies. Any single one of you in our ASQ Section is a formidable source of takes, opinions, and lessons on a number of Quality Matters.




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