ASQC Section 0511 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes On November 2, 1995, the Executive Committee of ASQC Section 0511 met to conduct the Society’s business. The attendees were: · Bill Toth (301-924-6131) · Bill Eastham (703-323-5803) · Judy Semplak (703-491-8227) · Roger Semplak (703-491-8227) · Bill Casti (800-604-6149) · Walt Mendus (703-354-5932) · Jim Wilson (703-255-9560) · Rebecca Lovern (703-391-8933) The executive committee meeting started at 7:05 in the Intertek Board Room, 9900 Main Street, Suite 500, Fairfax, VA. 1. October minutes approved as written. 2. Nominations for 1996-97 ASQC Board of Directors due mid-November. 3. Rebecca Lovern is our new Programs Chair. 4. Treasurer's Report. Starting balance: $10,760.28 Expenditures 6,832.37 Revenue 12,885.80 Ending Balance 16,813.71 5. National Quality Month. Bill E. reported Marriot refunding all $ due to failure to provide satellite downlink for the first hour and a half. Section will end up with $250.00 profit. Next years downlink will be October 8. Old Business: 6. Education committee budget. After lengthy discussion, a motion was made and unanimously approved to approve $6000.00 for the Education committee to implement the Education plan as presented at the Sept. 7 meeting. 7. White pages (member contact list). Board accepted the concept of publishing a White Pages for our section. The details will be negotiated later. 8. SMP/Strategic Planning. Walt read letter from National congratulating Section 0511 on achieving level 4 and showed the plaque. Bill E. making color copy. Walt advised the Secretary to send minutes to Mary Ann Stasiak. SMP Chair Bill Eastham reported that a skeleton SMP has been completed. The Chair Elect is supposed to take a very active role in development of the Strategic Plan as he is the one who will carry it over to the next Board. We need to have another meeting to work on SMP when the Chair Elect is available. This could be done by conference call. 9. Change of Board Election Timing. There was a discussion of changing the election time of the Exec. Board to fall in line with National’s training schedule. Bill C. noted that there could be problems with this due to the by-laws, election issues and treasurer’s report. Tabled discussion of changing election timing for now. 10. Distribution of Newsletter (section news by SIGs). Discussion tabled. 11. VA State Quality Award. Due Nov. 30. Bill E. distributed materials at NQM. New Business: 12. Health Care Chair. Bill C. made motion to eliminate position of Health Care Chair and roll it into Education. Motion passed unanimously. 13. Student Activities Chair. Position vacant. Discussion of student activities tabled. 14. Moneys/Sub-budgets for committees other than Education. Bill C. moved to table discussion, requested Treasurer to proved report next meeting. 15. Spouse Night. Tabled discussion. 16. Publishing Treasurers Report & New Members in the Newsletter. Board decided not to publish Treasurers Report. Should recognize new members. Either the Treasurer or the Membership Chair should advise Newsletter Editor of new members. 17. Purchase of Scanner for Secretary. Bill C. proposed the purchase of a "Visioneer Passport" -- a scanner costing approximately $400.00 for use by the Secretary to disseminate information such as handouts, committee reports, reports from National, etc. over the Internet. Motion approved. 18. Scholarship Fund. Bill C. moved to have Education Committee prepare a White Paper for the February meeting on what to do with the $2000.00 the Section has in the bank for a scholarship fund. Motion passed. 19. Letter from Headquarters. On-Line Committee Chair. Bill C. is defacto on-line chair. Bill C. will follow up with National on this. 20. Programs. Rebecca L. requested guidance for future programs. Bill E. will be getting the Quality Calendar for 1996 and will tell us what the focus for each month will be. Meeting adjourned at 9:05 pm. Respectfully submitted, Patricia K. Adair Section 0511 Secretary END OF MINUTES