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Here is a press release from Johnson and Johnson Associates.
I downloaded the press release from the U.S. Newswire BBS
in Maryland at (410) 363-0834.
I do not work for the company.

 Washington Mayor Marion Barry Proclaims Oct. 4 as Quality Day

 Contact: Becky Fisher of Johnson and Johnson Associates,
          202-628-0066

   WASHINGTON, Sept. 8  -- Marion Barry Jr., mayor of
the District of Columbia, proclaimed Wednesday, Oct. 4, to be Quality
Day in the nation's capital.

   In observance of the event, several metro area organizations and
individuals have planned a Quality Day conference which is intended
to elevate the importance of quality and provide the latest knowledge
for the enhancement of productivity, efficiency, effectiveness,
customer satisfaction, competitiveness and profitability in the
District of Columbia and metropolitan area organizations.

   In his proclamation, Barry stated, "...the purpose of quality
management is to implement new knowledge, tools and techniques that
will help the economic condition of the city as well as help
operating businesses (to) improve...."

   The conference, which will be held at the National Press Club at
14th and F streets, N.W., will consist of presentations by experts
and leaders in quality and productivity management, members of state
quality councils from across the nation and business and community
leaders.  "This event brings experts and representatives of local
organizations together to contribute and gain new performance
improvement technologies and strategies for handling global
challenges faced by both public and private sector organizations."
said Dr. Johnson A. Edosomwan, chairman of the 1995 organizing
committee.

   The following individuals will speak at the conference: Mayor
Marion Barry Jr.; John W. Hill Jr. of the D.C. Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority; Philip B. Crosby
of Career IV; Dr. Johnson A. Edosomwan of Johnson and Johnson
Associates; Grace P. Waldrop of Hay Management Consultants; Shep
Hyken of Shepard Presentations; William J. Kalmar of the Michigan
Quality Council; Don G. Mizaur of Arthur Andersen; Carl G. Thor of
JarrettThor International; Carol Gabor of the Minnesota Quality
Award; Jerry L. Hill of CADscan Inc.; Mary Ourand of the U.S. General
Services Administration; Lois Quinn of Washington State Department of
Labor and Industries; and Marie B. Williams of the Tennessee Quality
Award.

   Quality Day is sponsored by the following organizations:
District of Columbia, Johnson and Johnson Associates, Continuous
Improvement Co., Hay Management Consultants, Small Business News
Inc., Cameron Press, St. Lucie Press, International Society
for Productivity and Quality Research, The American Quality
Institute and The Quality Observer Corp.

  The organizing committee has also arranged for pre-conference
tutorials to be offered at the National Press Club on Tuesday,
Oct. 3.  The tutorials are designed to share knowledge with
individuals who are interested in developing a greater understanding
of one or more of the following areas: organizational transformation
and reengineering, managing change for performance improvement,
improving customer service, implementing self-directed and
performance improvement work teams, and leading and managing
quality for results.
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Nigel Allen          ndallen@io.org