(Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence: Tualatin, OR) -- The 2009 Western Region Shingo Prize Conference will be held Sept. 29–30 at the Portland Center Stage in Portland, Oregon.

(NQF: Washington, DC) -- To continue improving health care quality through measurement and public reporting, the National Quality Forum (NQF) has identified and approved  criteria for evaluating composite measures.

(BSI: Reston, VA) -- For many companies, the supply chain is their lifeblood and can commonly hold millions of dollars worth of cargo at any given time. With this much value passing through the hands of third parties, it's vital that cargo arrive at its destination safely and on-time.

ISO/IEC 17025 is an international standard that consists of general requirements for testing and calibration laboratories. The standard provides accreditation for the procedures carried out by these laboratories, ensuring consumers that the products are safe.

(ANSI: New York) -- To ensure that all stakeholders have ample opportunity to submit candidates for the American National Standards Institute's (ANSI) 2009 Leadership and Service Awards, ANSI has extended the deadline for nominations to Monday, July 27.

(Aven Inc.: Ann Arbor, MI)—Digital microscope users gain all-in-one convenience from the first integrated systems that combine image capture, measurement, annotation, and networking capability without external software or hardware.

(Lab Quality Confab: Spicewood, TX) -- Lab Quality Confab is an annual gathering dedicated to advancing the knowledge, skills, and effectiveness of quality management practitioners in diagnostic medicine.

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- If the shiny new software on your computer or mobile phone runs without crashing, you may have another computer program to thank—a static analyzer. Static analyzers try to find weaknesses in other programs that could be triggered accidentally or exploited by hackers.

(American Society for Quality: Milwaukee) -- Professionals who missed ASQ’s recent World Conference on Quality and Improvement, May 18–20, in Minneapolis, now have the opportunity to access recordings of the conference proceedings.

(Agilent Technologies Inc.: Santa Clara, CA) -- Agilent Technologies recently introduced Agilent Functional Verification Service (FVS) for users of Agilent gas chromatographs (GC) or liquid chromatographs (LC) that are seeking or maintaining accreditation under ISO/IEC 17025 or similar quality m