Conference Schedule Overview

(Subject to change)

Saturday, October 24

11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration/Bookstore Open

Noon – 4:00 p.m. Preconference Workshops

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Welcome Reception

Sunday, October 25

7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Registration/Bookstore/Exhibits Open

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.Continental Breakfast and Networking Discussions

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Welcome and Introduction of Education Team Excellence Award Process
Featured Speaker: Maurice Ghysels, Quality and the Economy
Keynotes Address: Joseph and Judith Pauley, Effective Communication and Enhancing Creativity in Our Youth and Educators

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Refreshment Break With Sponsors/Exhibitors

11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Spotlight Session: Quality in Education 101, Becky Martin

12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Networking Lunch / Keynote Address: The Quality Journey: Facing the Brutal Facts and Greatness to Last, Dan Lukich

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Spotlight Session: Will Students Make the Grade in an Education for the World Ahead? The Erroneous Dilemma Between Testing and Creativity, Maurice Ghysels

2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Refreshment Break With Sponsors/Exhibitors

3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Spotlight Session: Baldrige National Quality Program: Routes to the Top, Jeff Lucas

Monday, October 26

8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Exhibits Open

8:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. Registration/Bookstore Open

8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Morning Announcements – Crista Kautz and Keynote Address: Quality Learning Down Under, David Langford

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break With Sponsors/Exhibitors

10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions,
Sponsored Session: Process Mapping for Continuous Improvement, Karen Fox
Spotlight Session: Moving to Organizational Excellence, Bob Ewy

11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch and Introduction of the Team Excellence Award Recipients

1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Spotlight Session: Education Team Excellence Award Recipient Presentation

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Refreshment break with Sponsors/Exhibitors

3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Spotlight Session: ImpaQT Special Demonstration See a demonstration of ASQ’s ImpaQT Training™ product and learn why it is the product for your school.

Tuesday, October 27

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Registration Open

7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Bookstore Open

8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Invitation to NQEC 2010, Crista Kautz and Closing Keynote: Delivering on the Promise: The Education Revolution, Rich DeLorenzo

9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Refreshment Break and Author Book Signing With Rich DeLorenzo

9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
Spotlight Session: Quality Learning Down Under, David Langford

11:15 a.m. Conference Adjourns