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Empowering the Next Generation: How the Fall Technical Conference Bridges Academia and Industry

July 1, 2025 Leave a Comment

The conference brought together industry experts, academics, and students to explore real-world applications of statistics, data science, and quality, emphasizing collaboration, career development, and connecting academia with industry.

Quality and Productivity Section News

February 1, 2023 Leave a Comment

Check out what members of the Quality and Productivity Section has been up to and what they have planned for the rest of the year.

Quality and Productivity Section News

December 1, 2021 Leave a Comment

The Quality and Productivity (Q&P) Section executive committee met October 29 to ­discuss areas of focus for 2022. The committee discussed areas of strength, areas of weakness, and areas needing special attention.

2019 FTC Focus: Setting the Standard for Success in Quality

December 1, 2019 Leave a Comment

The Fall Technical Conference brings together researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, and government to discuss ways to more effectively use statistical methods for research, innovation, and quality improvement.

Physical and Engineering Sciences Message from Incoming Chair

January 2, 2019 Leave a Comment

SPES Chair Byran Smucker discusses his goals for the next year, focusing on awards and conferences.

Quality and Productivity Section News for January 2019

January 2, 2019 Leave a Comment

Q&P Chair Brian P. Weaver reaffirms the section’s purpose and discusses highlights of the coming year, including three conferences, student awards, and one achievement award.

Where in the World Is the ASA President?

December 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

In Lisa LaVange’s last column, she reflects on her whirlwind year as ASA president and all the ASA offers.

Gerald J. Hahn Q&P Achievement Award

December 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

Nominate a colleague for the Hahn Q&P Achievement Award. Deadline for nominations is February 28, 2019.

Statistics and Quality: Riding the Big Data Wave at FTC

December 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

The 62nd Annual ASA/ASQ Fall Technical Conference (FTC) was held October 4–5 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The conference generated a great deal of interest, with the most contributed abstracts received for consideration in recent years and a large number of new participants.

Physical and Engineering Sciences Section News for February

February 1, 2017 Leave a Comment

Greg Steeno discusses the 60th Fall Technical Conference and Greg Piepel talks about the SPES Marquardt Memorial Speakers Program.

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