What is ASQ?
The American Society for Quality (ASQ) (
has been the leading quality improvement organization in the United States for
more than 50 years. Its members have initiated most of the quality methods used
throughout the world, including statistical process control, quality cost
measurement and control, total quality management, failure analysis, and zero
defects.
ASQ has more than 117,000 individual and 1,100 corporate sustaining members
worldwide. Individual members belong to one of 247 local Sections located
throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and an international
chapter. ASQ also has 22 industry—and topic-specific Divisions.
Quality Press, ASQ's book and standards publishing group, offers
peer-reviewed titles ranging from the latest presentation of the fundamentals
to the newest advancements in quality. Quality Press is the nation's largest
publisher of books on quality.
A year-round offering of instruction, home study, and in-house courses are
provided through ASQ's education area. ASQ offers quality-related courses
taught by highly qualified instructors from business, industry, and academia.
ASQ's monthly Quality Progress has a circulation of 130,000. The
magazine covers the latest developments in the quality field. Each issue
includes articles on quality methods and philosophies, intended to educate and
inspire quality practitioners. Portions of the magazine are available online at
www.asq.org.
Since 1968, nearly 80,000 certifications have been awarded to professionals
through ASQ's programs. Forty countries offer ASQ's programs as their method
for certification. ASQ conducts professional certification programs in ten
different areas of expertise including quality engineers, quality managers, and
software engineers, to name a few.
ASQ offers several major conferences per year, the largest being the Annual
Quality Congress (AQC) and Exposition. Each year thousands of attendees
exchange ideas with colleagues from around the world. The proceedings of the
Congress are published, providing a source on new quality technologies and
applications.
Typical of ASQ's activities is its administration of the Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award, managed by the National Institute of Standards and
Technology of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The annual award is the highest
level of national recognition for quality achievement that a U.S. firm can
receive.
ASQ's Quality Information Center (QIC) offers reference, referral, and
research services on quality-related topics. The QIC resource base includes a
database of several thousand documents from the published sources of ASQ
(including Quality Progress, Quality Management Journal, the Journal of Quality
Technology, Quality Engineering, Technometrics, the Annual Quality Congress,
and ASQ division proceedings) and referral sources as well as a supporting
research library.
The Registrar Accreditation Board (RAB), a separately incorporated affiliate
of ASQ, is engaged in ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 accreditation and certification
activities. RAB is a partner with the American National Standards Institute in
the National Accreditation Program (NAP) which accredits registrars and
training course providers. The NAP process ensures customers and other
stakeholders that companies have implemented proper management systems as
defined by the ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 standards. RAB independently operates the
U.S. certification programs for both ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 auditors. These
programs provide assurance that individuals are qualified to audit management
systems against the requirements of recognized standards.
ASQ was incorporated as the American Society for Quality Control in 1946 as
the result of the merger of several local quality societies that had formed
after wartime statistical quality control classes. The classes were held to
improve and maintain the quality of defense materials during World War II. To
meet the needs of a changing marketplace, the organization changed its name to
the American Society for Quality in 1997.
Benefits of ASQ Membership
· ASQwire — ASQ's members-only email newsletter. Be privy
to exclusive offers, stay up to date on news in the quality field, and be the
first to know about ASQ events and new products and services. Distributed every
other week.
·ASQNet — ASQ's internet community for members. Discuss
quality online, locate other ASQ members in your area and throughout the world
and keep up to date on Society developments.
·Quality Progress Magazine — Stay ahead of the
competition with case studies, practical advice, and in-depth articles about
what's happening in quality. Visit ASQNet for additional content and
discussion.
·Sections — Meet members in your area to exchange ideas,
challenges, and solutions.
OR
· International Chapter - Global members of ASQ (members outside
of the U.S.) receive news about their region through Gazeta Global and Quality
World, and learn of opportunities in their area through regional Country
Councilors.
·Career Services - Discover job opportunities through job
matching services and position postings offered via ASQNet.
·Divisions - Benefit from the collective knowledge of other ASQ
members in your field by joining an industry or topic specific Division.
Members have the opportunity to join any of ASQ's 22 Divisions or two Interest
Groups.
· Member rates - ASQ members receive discounts on ASQ
publications and educational resources.
·Library - Access ASQ's research library and receive free
internal information searches and special rates on external research fees.
· Volunteer Opportunities - Expand your talents, grow personally
and professionally, while furthering the future of ASQ by volunteering in your
Section, Division or other leadership positions.
Individual Membership
When you join ASQ you link to a quality community that includes 120,000
individual members worldwide. United by a passion for quality, ASQ Membership
introduces you to others who share similar interests and challenges. They work
together, share information, and invent change - always becoming smarter,
better, faster. And when you need insight, through your community there will
always be resources to find it.
Individual Benefits - In addition to the standard member benefits.
Individual members can receive Segmented ASQwires with content geared
toward their specific industry segment or interest, designed to meet the needs
of our diverse member population.
· Show others your personal commitment to quality and your profession
with your Membership Card and Certificate
· Create your own individual profile on ASQNet and interact with
others one on one
· Individual Membership means Direct Contact - Each month you
will receive your copy of Quality Progress magazine, and all other information
about membership goes directly to you
· Receive discounts on Certification
· Ability to achieve advanced Member Standing - Senior or Fellow
status
Become a Senior Member
Becoming a Senior Member allows ASQ to recognize you for your contributions,
work or teaching in the Quality Profession.
Becoming a Senior Member of ASQ allows you to receive extra benefits, such
as receiving the Journal of Quality Technology, Quality Engineering, Quality
Management Journal, Software Quality Professional or receive a membership in a
Division free of charge.
Requirements for Qualification:
- Have (10) years of active professional experience. Up to (4) years of this
vocational requirement may be satisfied by graduation from an accredited
college, university or similar institution.
- Be member in good standing for at least (1) year prior to the date of
application for advancement.
- Have qualified in one of the following ways:
- Conducting quality-related engineering, inspection or audit, or
statistical work, or applying the methods and principles of quality on the job
for at least (2) years.
- Teaching quality or related arts or sciences at an accredited institution
for at least (2) years.
- Being a Senior Member or comparable grade in an American Society for
Association Executives’ list of recognized organizations.
- Currently holding an ASQ certification that requires recertification.
Applying is simple.
- Go to the ASQ’s website- www.asqnet.org
- Under the Leadership Button select Senior.pdf and fill out the application
- Forward the application to either your Section Examining Chair or to your
Division Examining Chair.
- Government Division Examining Chair: Dawson Drew, Fax 608-244-6083 or
dawsondrw@cs.com
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