NOVEMBER 2017
5-10
Judges' Meeting
7
2018 Baldrige Award Application Available
27
Examiner Application Opens at Noon Eastern
DECEMBER 2017
6
Overseers' Meeting
JANUARY 2018
8
Examiner Application Closes at 6:00 pm Eastern
9-10
Baldrige Fellows Session
FEBRUARY
14
Packages Due: Eligibility Certification with or without an Examiner Nomination
MARCH
12
Returning, Senior, and Alumni Examiners Notified of Selection
14
New Examiners Notified of Selection
APRIL
7
Baldrige Fellows session before Quest for Excellence® Conference, Baltimore, MD
8
Quest for Excellence® Pre-Conference Workshops
Award Ceremony
8-11
Baldrige Fellows Session, Quest for Excellence Conference, Baltimore, MD
8-11
30th Annual Quest for Excellence® Conference
24-26
Examiner Training I, Gaithersburg, MD
24
Baldrige Award Application Due: Paper copies + CD
MAY
1-3
Examiner Training II, Gaithersburg, MD
8-10
Examiner Training III, Gaithersburg, MD
30-31
Baldrige Fellows Session
JUNE
6
Judges' Meeting
7
Judges' / Overseers Joint Meeting
JULY
Case Study Available
AUGUST
22
Judges' Meeting
SEPTEMBER
23-29
Health Care, Manufacturing & Service Site Visits
OCTOBER
9/30-10/6
Education, Small Business & Nonprofit Site Visits
10-11
Baldrige Fellows Session
NOVEMBER
5-9
Judges' Meeting
TBD
2019 Baldrige Award Application Available
26
2018 Examiner Application Available
DECEMBER
11
Overseers' Meeting