Welcome to Section 1101 of the American Society for Quality
(ASQ)! As current chairman of our section, I invite you to contact me to
become an important part of this professional association. The Chattanooga
Section of ASQ is dedicated to the development, exchange and transfer of
principles and practices of Quality concepts to ASQ members, Chattanooga
area communities, businesses, industries, and education facilities. Our
membership represents areas of manufacturing, government, healthcare,
services, education & other industries. We also maintain a strong
Section Staff that is committed to making the Section successful, and a
“Value Add” to our Community.
ASQ’s national headquarters is in
Milwaukee, WI and the organization began about the end of World War II to
use the techniques learned during wartime in manufacturing. Globally, ASQ
is in more than 100 countries and has a membership of more than 100,000
strong with 10,000 of them international members. ASQ realizes in order to
meet the needs of companies worldwide that they must build alliances with
other comparable organizations. Check out the national website at for more
information.
Locally, ASQ partners with ASNT
(American Society Non-destructive Testing), AFS (American Foundry Society),
Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce Quality Council and the Chattanooga
Engineering Club in activities throughout our year, which runs from
September through May. Our yearly schedule is determined by the board of
directors in the summer prior to the beginning of the year and usually
includes one tour per year as well as speakers. This year we have added a
contest for students during E-Week to encourage students in the area of
technology. Our location changes, but our regular meetings are held at the
Out of Blue Café which is in the river park off Amnicola Highway.
Come join us at one of our monthly
meeting or just join the national association of ASQ and become part of our
group.
