Registration

Registration Now Open

Four Ways to Register

Call ASQ at 800-248-1946 and use your credit card.
Fax your complete registration form with credit card payment to ASQ at 414-272-1734.
Register on-line.
Fill out the registration form, enclose payment, and mail to:

The Quest for Excellence Conference
ASQ Customer Care
600 N Plankinton Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53203

Registration Information

Conference Registration Fees
Advance registration $1150 and due by March 19, 2012. Registration after this date is $1300. See the registration form for complete information.

Group, Faculty, and Examiner Discounts
Groups of 5 or more receive a $100 discount per registrant off the advance or regular registration fee. Registrations must be made as a group. The full conference fee will be charged if cancellations reduce the group to fewer than 5 people. Substitutions may be made at any time. Full-time academic employees are eligible for discounted fees of $800 (advance) or $950 (regular). A $100 discount is also available to members of the 2010 and 2011 National Baldrige Program Board of Examiners. The faculty and Examiner discounts cannot be combined with any other discounts.

Payment Information
Payment is due with all registration forms. Phone or fax registrations must include the expiration date and number of a major credit card. If using a purchase order, ASQ must receive the hard copy with your registration form. Make checks payable to 24th Annual Quest for Excellence-ASQ. You will receive confirmation of your registration via postal mail.

Cancellation and Substitution Policy
Requests for cancellation received on or before March 19, 2012 will receive a full refund. Requests received between March 20, 2012 and April 6, 2012 will incur a $200 processing fee. No requests for reimbursement for cancellations will be accepted after April 6, 2012. Substitutions may be made at any time.

Shared Registration
A great way to involve more people to accelerate your organization’s Baldrige journey. If you’re in the DC area but can’t attend the conference all 3 days, your registration is transferrable daily. Only full conference registrations are eligible for the shared registration option. Only one of the shared registrants may attend the Sunday Award Ceremony and Reception without an additional charge.

Pre-Conference Workshops

Limited seats available. Reserve early. Workshops are not a pre-requisite for attending the conference.
Workshop registration is $150. Does not include attendance at the Sunday Award Ceremony and Reception.

Sunday, April 15, 2012 • 1:00-4:00 pm
Workshop 1
Getting Acquainted with Baldrige

Designed for those who have had little or no exposure to the Baldrige Criteria
Participants will learn the history and structure of the Baldrige Program, the benefits of self-assessment and feedback, the structure of the Criteria, how to focus improvement and communication efforts, how to use the Criteria and the Award recipient application summaries to enhance learning from the conference
Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from representatives of Baldrige Award recipient organizations in this interactive session.

Workshop 2
Intermediate Baldrige: Moving From Interest to Action

Designed for those who have begun to use the Criteria or self-assessment tools and are ready to learn more – not for experienced Criteria users
Participants will learn the benefits of conducting a self-assessment using the Organizational Profile, an approach for managing an initial organizational self-assessment, and the value of using the Criteria to more fully articulate an organization’s attributes, challenges, and needs
Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from representatives of Baldrige Award recipient organizations in this interactive session.

Award Ceremony and Reception

Sunday, April 15, 6:00-8:30 pm
The 2010 and 2011 Award recipients will be recognized by U.S. Department of Commerce and/or NIST officials. Attendees will hear remarks from senior leaders of the Award recipients. Following the Ceremony, a reception will be held in the Conference Exhibit Hall. Heavy hors d’oeuvres suitable for dinner will be served, and a cash bar will be available.

Attendance is open to all who wish to attend. Registration is required. See the conference registration form to register. $150 to attend this event only. No additional charge to attend with full conference registration.

Registration Now Open

Registration Options and Fees

Sunday Pre-Conference Workshops

Sunday, April 15 1:00-4:00 pm (Limited seating)
Separate registration required; not included in Full conference registration; does not include attendance at the Sunday Award Ceremony and reception

Pre-Conference Workshop	Fee
• Getting Acquainted with Baldrige • Moving from Interest to Action	$150 $150

Sunday Evening Award Ceremony and Reception Only

Sunday, April 15, 6:00-8:30 pm
(Does not include Conference registration Monday-Wednesday)

• Award Ceremony and Reception only

$150

24th Annual Quest for Excellence Conference

April 15-18

Full conference registration includes conference materials, breakfast daily, lunch for 2 days, and attendance at the Sunday Evening Award Ceremony and Reception (Does not include Pre-Conference Workshops)

		Advance Fee by March 19, 2012	Regular Fee
•	Individual or Shared Registration	$1150	$1300
•	Faculty Discount	$800	$950
•	Group Discount All registrations must be submitted at the same time to receive the group discount. The group discount may not be combined with any other discounts.	$1050	$1200
•	2010-2011 Baldrige Examiner Discount A discount of $100 is available to the 2010 and 2011 National Baldrige Program Examiners. The Examiner discount may not be combined with other discounts.	$1050	$1200

(All Quest Full Conference attendees must indicate whether they will attend the Sunday Award Ceremony and Reception.)

One Day Quest Conference Registration

(Does not include Sunday Award Ceremony and Reception)

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One Day Conference Registration Fee
__Monday __Tuesday __Wednesday

$550

Shared Conference Registration

If you’re in the DC area but can’t attend the conference all 3 days, your registration is transferrable daily. Only full conference registrations are eligible for the shared registration option. Only one of the shared registrants may attend the Sunday Award Ceremony and Reception without an additional charge.