Simply use the registration link and select COMPLETE ORDER AND PAY LATER as your payment option.  You will then have the ability to select “pay by check” and complete your order.

This will help improve registration efficiency.  Thank you for your cooperation!

Where: 

Summit Brewery Company
910 Montreal Circle
St. Paul, MN 55102
651.265.7800

To Register:  http://a3.acteva.com/orderbooking/bookEvent/A316200

Want to pay by check or pay at the door?

Registration closes Friday, March 9th at noon!

**IMPORTANT**

Please register before deadline to avoid a late fee and guarantee a meal. Only personal checks or cash will be accepted at the time of registration.

Note: Due to the nature of this program, we will not be offering the No Meal Option.  Make sure you register early, capacity is limited to 80 registrants.

No sandals, please.
For safety and health reasons, open-toed shoes are not allowed on tour.

Cost

• $25 Members/ $35 Non-Members
• Late Registration/Walk-Ins: Add $5

Agenda

5:15 P.M.  Registration & Networking
5:55 P.M.  Welcome & Announcements
6:00 P.M.  Presentation by Paul Sadosky, QA/QC Manager
6:45 P.M.  1st Group Tour – Group 2 Dinner
7:30 P.M.  2nd Group Tour – Group 1 Dinner
8:15 P.M.  Closing Notes & Speakers Gifts

Summit Brewery Tour

Quench your thirst for knowledge by joining us for a tour of Summit Brewery.

The award-winning St. Paul brewery recently celebrated its 25^th Anniversary in 2011.

We will begin our tour by meeting in their Ratskeller, where like any good host, summit will be offering us refreshments. We will have a chance to taste some of the 7 varieties on tap, or a try a draft root beer.

Summit’s QA/QC Manager, Paul Sadosky, who has spent his entire career in the brewing industry, will start us off with an overview on some of the Quality regulations and requirements followed  by the industry.

The brewing industry is subject to extensive government regulations at both the federal and state levels, as well as to regulation by a variety of local governments. Some of the regulations imposed at the federal and state level involve production, distribution, labeling, advertising, trade and pricing practices, credit, container characteristics, and alcoholic content. The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is responsible for administering and regulating the operations of breweries, as well as importers and wholesalers in the industry.

Have specific questions you’d like answered?  Send them in advance to Jan Schutz.

Our personal tour guide, Visitor Services Coordinator Betsy Faber, will be taking us in groups right through the heart of Summit’s working brewery. Beverages are not allowed while touring.

Meeting Location & Directions

Summit Brewery Company
910 Montreal Circle
St. Paul, MN 55102
651.265.7800

FROM THE SOUTH Take Hwy 35E north to the Hwy 5/West 7th St. exit, turn right (east), follow one block to Montreal Way (just past the Burger King), turn right into Crosby Lake Business Park, follow Montreal Way about 1/2 mile, then turn left into Montreal Circle, the brewery is directly in front of you.

FROM THE NORTH: Take Hwy 35E south past downtown St. Paul approximately 3 miles to the Hwy 5/West 7th Street exit, turn left (east), just over bridge is a Burger King, just past the BK turn right into Crosby Lake Business Park, follow Montreal Way about 1/2 mile, then turn left into Montreal Circle, the brewery is directly in front of you.

FROM THE EAST: Follow Hwy 94 west toward downtown St. Paul, then follow Hwy 35E south past downtown St. Paul approximately 3 miles to the Hwy 5/West 7th Street exit, turn left (east), just over bridge is a Burger King, just past the BK turn right into Crosby Lake Business Park, follow Montreal Way about 1/2 mile, then turn left into Montreal Circle, the brewery is directly in front of you.

FROM THE WEST (MINNEAPOLIS) Follow Hwy 94 east towards downtown St. Paul, just over the river take the Snelling Ave. exit, turn right and go south on Snelling approximately 3 miles to Montreal Ave., turn left, follow Montreal Ave. down hill about 1 mile, at the bottom of the hill is a major intersection with Hwy 5/West 7th Street, be in the center lane and proceed straight, cross over W 7th St., follow Montreal Ave. past a stop sign and cross bridge into Crosby Lake Business Park, up about 1/2 of a mile, turn right into Montreal Circle, the brewery is directly in front of you.

FROM THE WEST (BLOOMINGTON, SW SUBURBS) Follow Hwy 494 east past the Mall of America, then follow Hwy 5 towards downtown St.Paul (right two lanes), past MSP Airport, Hwy 5 will become West 7th Street, follow for approximately 2-3 miles to the intersection with Montreal Ave., turn right, go past stop sign and cross over bridge into Crosby Lake Business Park, up about 1/2 of a mile, turn right into Montreal Circle, brewery is directly in front of you.

MNASQ is pleased to offer exams for CQA, CQE, CMQ/OE, CSSBB, CQIA and CSSGB on Sunday, April 1st. Examinees will receive a promo code for a 20% discount on full conference registration.

Exam Application Deadline: February 24th.

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Developing Global Leaders through Quality Schools, Classrooms, and Systems Thinking

November 11–12, 2012.  Louisville, KY.

Deadline for Submission of Proposals: February 24, 2012

The steering committee of the National Quality Education Conference (NQEC) is looking for presentations that:

Demonstrate best practices in instructional techniques that lead to student achievement. We welcome case studies of the applications of quality and innovation in classrooms that significantly improve learner outcomes at all levels of education. Submissions from both pre–K – 12 and higher education are encouraged.

Exemplify how strategic planning and the use of specific quality tools and reporting mechanisms allow for improvements in achievement, processes, and financial measures.

Show the application of quality principles in promoting growth of underrepresented populations—including minority students, low-income first-generation students, and second-language learners—while promoting the growth of all students.

Highlight how the Baldrige process can help pre-K – 12 and higher education systems make significant improvements in systems and in student achievement.

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The world has become increasingly flat and most organizations no longer have the luxury of deciding whether or not to do business abroad. If you want to stay competitive and remain viable as a company you must be able to effectively conduct business globally. Auditors have no choice but to get on board and are often thrust into situations with which they are totally unfamiliar and have had no prior training.

The ASQ Audit Division conference committee is looking for tools and techniques that can help auditors navigate this unknown territory. Share your best practices, successes, and proven techniques with an audience representing diverse backgrounds, countries, and industries.  Abstracts are due by March 1, 2012.

The themes for this conference are:

Managing Diversity and Cultural Differences

Best Practices in Managing Risk

Changing Technology

Virtual Teams

Implementing Techniques

Strategic Planning

Globalization of Requirements

Learn more…

Abstract deadline:  March 15

See Call for Papers for more details.

This year’s conference theme is Turning the Tide with Service Quality. Tracks include:
•    Increasing Organizational Focus on Service Quality
•    Case Studies in Service Quality Improvement
•    Making Government Service Great
•    Hot Topics in Service Quality

Visit http://www.asq.org/conferences/service-quality/index.html for the most up-to-date conference information.

When:   Saturday, March 31, 2012.  Tentatively 8:30am – 4pm

Where: 

Century College, East Campus, Room 2313
3300 Century Ave N
White Bear Lake, MN 55110

Cost:  $25, which covers cost of food and facility for the day

To aid in our planning, please register by Friday, March 16th.

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Special Guests:

ASQ Region 12 Director, Steven Schuelka
ASQ Community Development Coordinator, Cynthia Nazario

Tentative Agenda

Informal breakfast gathering (8:30am)
ASQ Update (9am)
Region Update
Leadership:  Operating requirements, QMP – as process, Business planning/budgeting
Membership: Activities & resources that support member value, retention
Programs: Activities, resources that support professional development and/or community involvement
Web Resources: Member Leader Community of Practice, SharePoint, etc…
Adjourn: Travel to airport and/or hotels (4pm)

Recommended Lodging

MNASQ is pleased to provide attendees with complimentary transportation between the Embassy Suites Minneapolis North in Brooklyn Center or the Crowne Plaza MSP Airport/MOA in Bloomington and the training facility.

Staying for the Summit?  We recommend staying at the Embassy Suites Minneapolis North.

Joining us just for the weekend?  We recommend staying at Crowne Plaza MSP Airport/MOA if you are flying into MSP International Airport.

Arriving by car?  We recommend one of these hotels.  All three of these hotels are about 15 minutes travel to the training at Century College.

* Best Western Regency Plaza St. Paul – Oakdale, MN

* Hilton Garden Inn St. Paul – Oakdale, MN

* Sheraton St. Paul Woodbury Hotel, Woodbury, MN

Map & Directions

Click here for Driving Directions.

Park in Lot G, proceed through doors 7/8 then to 2nd floor, room 2313.

• Annual application deadline is April 1.
• Study may take place in one’s own country or in another country.
• Applicants do not need to be ASQ members.
• Applicants should have a GPA of 3.25 or higher (undergraduate and graduate).
• Concentration must be in quality control, quality assurance, quality improvement, total quality management or similar quality emphasis.

Learn More About the Freund Scholarship…