Welcome back to another program year of exciting events and activities that your section board has planned for our membership. I encourage each of you to continue the great attendance you have provided in the past program year. I believe it was one of our best, and the next two are even more interesting. Also – please do not hesitate to contact any of the board members or myself to suggest a program or even better, offer a tour and presentation of your workplace! It provides us all, and you and your work team, to share with us your own lessons learned both good and bad. It may just be a presentation on how the economy has changed the landscape of your industry or specific to your business. It may relate to how your management is doing things differently as the new world economy continues to evolve. I know in the case of my own organization, Mercury Marine, we have gone through drastic changes and are continuing to evolve as we redefine our manufacturing footprint. I am also working on a future tour and presentation here as the change has been something to be seen to grasp the full concept. Unfortunately we will not be fully “settled in” until well into 2012, but I will continue to work on the potential opportunity for us to share. 

As we move into the fall season, children are headed back to school, young adults back to their respective college lives and those of us in business and industry continue to fight the good fight to retain market share and improve our competitive advantage. Please be aware of what your professional organization has to offer in support of those endeavors. The ASQ website has multiple resources available to you, its membership, that will not only help you transpire professionally, they can help your business with the continuous improvement process as well as numerous networking opportunities. We, in the Winnebago section leadership team, have shared resources and schedules with the other regional sections, Milwaukee and Central Wisconsin for example, and have had some of their members attend our events and visa versa. I encourage you to check their program schedules, and links to their websites can be found on our website, an easy ride down the information super highway. 

I look forward to seeing you all at the upcoming meetings. Please also know, you are welcome to attend any board meeting to either offer your opinion, or just listen and observe, no obligation needed (we do not do a hard sell for volunteers, we have plenty of great / talented people on the team and more interested in future positions) however you are also welcome to be considered for a spot on our board. Remember, the board meets every 4th Monday of the month from 5:00-7:00 PM and presently we are staying at our previous location in Appleton. Give me a call if you’re interested. 

Dave Wildner
Section Chair / Winnebago / # 1206
 


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