Quality and Productivity
Outgoing Chair Gives State of the Section
Connie Borror, Arizona State University
T
he Section on Quality and Productivity is currently
involved in several conferences and developing a new webi-
QPRC Call for Papers
nar series. In addition to invited and contributed sessions
at the Joint Statistical Meetings, the Q&P section is a sponsor of The Quality and Productivity Section of the ASA
the Quality and Productivity Research Conference (QPRC) and
invites contributed papers for the 2009 Q&P Research
cosponsor of the Fall Technical Conference.
Conference at the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center,
The 2009 QPRC will be held June 3–5 at the IBM T. J. Watson
Yorktown Heights, New York, June 3–5, 2009. Submit
Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York. The conference
the following information to Emmanuel Yashchin at
theme is “Data, Statistics, and Vision Lead to Great Decisions.”
yashchi@us.ibm.com by April 1:
On June 2, a pre-conference short course will be offered by
Bill Meeker and Luis Escobar, titled “Statistical Methods for
Name and contact information
Reliability Data.”
Title and brief (one or two paragraphs) abstract
One highlight of the QPRC is always presentations by recip-
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ients of the Mary G. and Joseph Natrella Scholarship. Eligible
recipients are students currently pursuing a master’s or doctoral
Brief biography for introduction purposes
degree full time in an accredited college or university. Winners
receive a travel stipend to attend the 2009 QPRC and a monetary
award. Complete information about the Natrella Scholarship can In addition to these conferences, Q&P developed a new webi-
be found at
www.amstat-online.org/sections/qp. For the QPRC call nar series on quality and productivity in 2008. The first webinar
for papers or other QPRC-related information, visit the confer- was given by Roger Hoerl of General Electric in April 2008. The
ence web site at
http://research.ihost.com/qprc_2009. second webinar was given by Douglas C. Montgomery of Arizona
Since 2004, the Q&P section also has cosponsored the Fall State University and Bradley Jones of JMP in November 2008.
Technical Conference (FTC) with the ASA Section on Physical Our goal is to provide more webinars as a benefit to not only Q&P
and Engineering Sciences and the Chemical and Process Industries members, but to anyone interested in learning more about a timely
Division Statistics Division of the American Society for Quality. topic from experts in the field of quality.
Although Q&P is a relatively new cosponsor, the FTC is one of The Q&P section is dedicated to advancing statistics in busi-
the longest-running conferences, now in its 53rd year. In October ness, industry, and academia with an emphasis on quality and
2009, the FTC will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana. Visit the productivity improvement. Be sure to visit the Q&P web site for
Q&P web site for FTC updates and deadlines. updates, new offerings, and added member benefits. n
FTC Call for Papers
We invite you to submit papers for presentation at the 53rd FTC, to be held October 8–9,
2009, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The goal of this conference is to engage researchers and
practitioners in a dialogue that leads to more effective use of statistics to improve quality.
If you are interested in presenting an applied or expository paper in any of three
parallel sessions (statistics, quality control, or tutorial/case studies), contact Don
McCormick at
don.mccormack@jmp.com. Abstracts must be submitted by February 27, 2009.
Work should be strongly justified by application to a problem in engineering, manufacturing, process/
chemical industry, physical sciences, or a service industry. The mathematical level of the papers may range
from basic to that of the Journal of Quality Technology or Technometrics. Please note which level of audience is
targeted (introductory, intermediate, or advanced) so the committee can pair papers appropriately and plan a
balanced program.
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