The 16th Annual AFQAM Training Conference will be held in Scottsdale, AZ on October 10th-13th, 2017. Information on conferences beyond 2017 can be found on the Training Opportunities page.
Accommodations
Chaparral Embassy Suites Hotel
5001 N. Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85250
1-800-528-1456
Group Code: AFQAM 2017
Registration costs: Early $250 for Member/Applicant, $300 for Nonmember (Late registration after 8/15 will be $50 more). Registration refunds will be applied according to the following schedule:
- Refund requested before 9/11/17: 100% refund
- Refund requested between 9/11/17 and 9/25/17: 75% refund
- Refund requested between 9/26 and 10/9/17: 50% refund
- Refund requested after 10/9/17: no refund
This year we are focused on tools for a quality manager/team member with topics including: What to do when **it hits the fan, QA responsibilities, Correction vs Corrective Action, Internal Auditing, Root Cause Analysis, and more!
If you would like to be a part of the meeting by assisting at a workshop or participating in the round table discussions, there is still time. Please contact Richard Remy if you are interested!
Room reservations can be made starting now for the Scottsdale Embassy Suites by calling 1-800-528-1456. Please let them know you are AFQAM 2017. Rooms are $179/night. The room rate includes a made to order breakfast and evening happy hour. All rooms are suites. October is beautiful in Arizona!
We are also planning a unique evening event at TOPGOLF in Scottsdale. Golfing experienced not required! It is like lawn darts, meets bowling, using golf clubs. Anyone can play!
If you have any questions about the upcoming conference, please contact Mindy Raines.
Tentative Agenda
| Date | Start Time | End Time | Function | Speaker/Topic |
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| Tuesday October 10th | 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | Breakfast | |
| 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | General Session |
Keynote Speaker Sharon Knutson-Felix |
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| 9:00 AM | 9:30 AM | General Session |
Effectiveness of Peer Review and Complexity of Case Reports George Herrin |
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| 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | Morning Break |
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| 10:00 AM | 11:30 AM | General Session |
ANAB(ASCLD/LAB) Patti Williams A2LA Randy Querry |
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| 11:30 AM | 1:00 PM | Lunch | ||
| 1:00 PM | 2:30 PM | General Session |
OSAC Update Kris Cano |
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| 2:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Break | ||
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | General Session |
Business Meeting |
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| Wednesday October 11th | 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | Breakfast | |
| 8:00 AM | 8:30 AM | General Session | Vendor Presentations | |
| 8:30 AM | 9:00 AM | General Session | Process Creation and Implementation Sharon Nakich |
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| 9:00 AM | 9:30 AM | General Session |
QA Manager Survey Results Erin Forry |
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| 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | Morning Break |
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| 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | General Session |
What to do When the S**t Hits the Fan Kris Cano |
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| 12:00 PM | 1:30 PM | Lunch | ||
| 1:30 PM | 3:00 PM | General Session |
Laboratory Safety: Emerging Drug Concerns Jessica Toms |
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| 3:00 PM | 3:30 PM | Break | ||
| 3:30 PM | 4:00 PM | General Session |
Legislation, PCAST, and Commission Updates Erin Forry |
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| 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | General Session |
What it means to be an ASQ Member: How to Get Involved John Knappenberger |
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| Thursday October 12th | 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | Breakfast | |
| 8:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Breakout Session A |
Validation or Performance Check – What is Really Necessary? Richard Remy |
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| 8:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Breakout Session A |
Root Cause Analysis Think Reliability |
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| 12:00 PM | 1:30 PM | Lunch | ||
| 1:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Breakout Session B |
Horizontal and Vertical Internal Auditing Cindy Moran |
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| 1:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Breakout Session B |
Investigating Complaints Kris Cano & Lt. Matt Evans |
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| 3:00 PM | 3:30 PM | Afternoon Break |
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| 3:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Breakout Session C |
Correction vs Corrective Action Stewart Raley |
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| 3:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Breakout Session C |
Quality System Above and Beyond Lori Nix & Anastacia Melendy |
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| Friday October 13th | 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | Breakfast | |
| 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | General Session |
Responsibilities of a QA Manager Roundtable Abby Schwaderer |
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| 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | General Session |
Interpreting Tough Requirements Roundtable Lori Nix & Chris Krug |
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| 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Morning Break |
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| 10:30 AM | 12:00 AM | General Session |
Ethics and Forensics Dean Gialamas |