Enjoy your great trip to Milwaukee
holly21 said:
I would be interested in meeting other Covers if anyone else will be there.
Holly,
I bet there are many COVERS who have participated in Exam development in the past.
I am happy to know that you have been given an opportunity to contribute to CQE Item pool maintenance. CQE and CRE are the 2 that I have not participated so far. I have participated 5 different workshops in the last 3 years for CSSBB, CQA, CSQE and CQM. It is a great fun and lots of learning. I have enjoyed every single one. I will accept if an opportunity comes up in the future. You will meet professionals from various locations, backgrounds, ASQ sections. Most I love in these work shop are the networking and interaction during the session. This workshop also provides a very good idea about the ASQ Exam development process. Besides, Milwaukee is a great place. I don’t drink beer. Most participants walk to famous micro breweries nearby to enjoy local flavor. I like walking along the river during summer watching the boats, reading books at the nearby BORDER book store.
Some down sides are:
a.Signing up the agreement for 2 years on non disclosure will prevent taking CQE refresher courses. This will make it difficult for smaller ASQ sections as there are only very few volunteers available to facilitate the courses.
b.If you are stuck in a Snow storm during winter, you may have to remain in Milwaukee airport for several hours until you flights are rescheduled. (Happened to me once).
Enjoy your trip.
Regards,
Govind.