Presentation to Regional Chapters Society of Quality Assurance

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Presentation to Regional ChaptersSociety of
Quality Assurance
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Update on 2006 SQA Activities

• Membership Statistics
• Council on Professional Registration
• Online Training
• International Efforts
• SQA 2006 Annual Meeting
• Future SQA Annual Meetings
• QA Journal
• Investment in Regional Chapters

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SQA Membership Statistics31 December 2006

• 2373 Members
• 881 Active, 1444 Affiliate, 42 Outreach, 6
  Emeritus
• 35 countries represented
• Number of members with a special interest
• GLP 1200
• GCP 691
• GMP 400

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Professional RegistrationRQAP-GLP since
1997(401 current Registrants)RQAP-GCP in
2007RQAP-GMP in ????

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Leadership training Prospective/ new
member orientation Coming soon Modules
from EdCom
Online Training Webcasts

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International EffortsOutreachAfrica - ASTS -
Trainingand Chapter or National Society China
Training, Chapter or National Society India
- Chapter Latin America - Chapter or National
SocietyRussia Training, RQAP-GLP

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9 Preconference Trainings2 Plenary and 26
Concurrent Sessions4 Regulatory updates31
Technical posters32 Exhibitors 10 Consultants
TablesInternational Networking
ReceptionHandouts of nearly all presentations
23 27 April 2006 Report of the 2006 Annual
Meeting
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CONFERENCE STATISTICSTotal Attendees 981Pre
conference Training Attendees 543Annual Meeting
Attendees 929Concurrent Sessions 34
Preconference Training Workshops 9

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CONFERENCE STATISTICS, continued Abstracts
Submitted 98Presentations Given 61 Posters
Presented 31Exhibitors 32
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• Online registration opened December 2006
• Preconference and Postconference Training
• NEW for 2007 one day of Postconference
  Training!
• Full-day and half-day workshops.
• Annual Meeting
• Plenary and concurrent sessions - hot topics and
  regulatory interpretations
• Concurrent sessions and posters - abstract
  submissions related to GCP, GLP and GMP,
  computer validation, Specialty Section topics,
  etc.
• Exhibitors more than 30
• Consultants tables
• Mock inspection

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Music FairTuesday, 1 May 2007Come one, come all!

• In honor of Austins rich tradition of American
  blues music and other musical genres.
• A unique opportunity for conference attendees to
  learn more about the Committees, Specialty
  Sections and Regional Chapters of SQA, through
  games and other fun activities with a musical
  theme.

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Future SQA Annual Meetings20 25 April
2008Memphis Convention CenterMemphis,
Tennessee, USA19 24 April 2009Town
Country HotelSan Diego, California, USA
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Quality Assurance Journal

• Peer-reviewed scholarly journal is a valuable
  resource for any scientific/technical profession.
  
• 2007 - Official Journal of SQA
• Online access free to members
• Provide a forum for QA professionals to publish,
  which will improve members professional profile
  and communicate best practices and novel
  approaches to others in our field
• Publish abstracts for posters and presentations
  at annual meetings

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New in 2006 2007 SQA Board Announces Investment
in Regional Chapters
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SQA Significant growth 2000 - 2006

• In 2000
• lt1,100 members
• 600,000 budget lt200K in assets
• In 2006
• gt2,300 members (gt2X!)
• 1.2M budget gt1.5M in assets

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Financial Support Services

• SQA/HQ offers to maintain checking and investment
  accounts for each chapter providing bookkeeping
  services to Chapters
• SQA/HQ offers to handle all A/R and A/P, GJE,
  tax filings and pay all invoices with Chapter
  approval
• SQA/HQ invoiced for 2007 dues w/SQA, and shall
  accept credit card payments as requested by
  Chapters
• Chapters may receive meeting registration fees
  and provide in bulk to HQ for deposit
• Chapter funds earn interest consolidated with SQA
  investments
• All HQ services provided free of charge to
  Chapter

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Administrative Support Services

• Chapter membership e-communications
• Chapter membership development mailings to
  potential members (use of data in SQA database)
• Ballot preparation and mailing for members
• Contract review
• Director and Officer Insurance
• General Liability Insurance

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Website Services

• SQA/HQ to maintain content as directed by Chapter
  web liaison
• SQA/HQ will consider how to improve WS at cost
  savings
• SQA/HQ may recommend improvements for approval by
  Chapter
• Elective enhancements may be charged to Chapters
  Chapters may bid out and contract to outside
  vendor

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Timing for Providing Services for Regional
Chapters

• Chapter Board discuss offer and options
  Aug/Sept 2006
• QA for Chapters with SQA/HQ in September
  (teleconference)
• Transitional period Oct Dec 2006 for
  administrative and website services
• Transition continues into 2007

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SQA Headquarters2365 Hunters WayCharlottesville,
VA 22911(434) 297-4772sqa_at_sqa.orgwww.sqa.org