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August 25, 2008
- The 28th Conference on Managing Environmental Quality Systems will take place May 12-14, 2009 in San Antonio, Texas. More information coming soon.
July 8, 2008
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The Agency is transitioning to a new numbering scheme for the EPA Quality Policy and Quality Manual documents. EPA Order 5360.1 A2 is now CIO 2105.0 (PDF 12pp, 94K About PDF) and EPA Manual 5360 A1 is CIO 2105-P-01-0 (PDF 62pp, 169K About PDF) . During the transition you may see one or both of the above numbers referenced. The contents of the policy and manual have not changed. Only the document numbers have changed.
May 16, 2008
- Presentations from the 2008 EPA Conference on Managing Environmental Quality Systems are now available on the Conference home page.
January 18, 2008
- Registration is now open for the 2008 EPA Conference on Managing Environmental Quality Systems which will take place April 21-24, 2008 in Seattle, Washington. A prelimary agenda and travel information is now available. [Links removed May 16, 2008.]
December 14, 2007
- The 2008 EPA Conference on Managing Environmental Quality Systems will take place April 21-24, 2008 in Seattle, Washington. We are currently soliciting abstracts for consideration. [The Call for Papers closed on January 25, 2008] See the Conference home page for more information.
July 17, 2007
- Registration for the 2007 Quality System Training Event is now open. The Event will take place September 12-14, 2007 in Philadelphia. To get details on the training schedule and register for the event see: [Link removed September 17, 2007.]
May 21 , 2007
- Save the Date ! The 2007 annual Quality System Training Event will take place September 12-14, 2007 in downtown Philadelphia. Details on training agenda, registration, and logistics will be available in July.
April 19, 2007
- Revised guidance document now available: Guidance for Preparing Standard Operating Procedures (G-6) (PDF 60pp, 336K About PDF) - April 2007, EPA/600/B-07/001. Guidance on the development and documentation of Standard Operating Procedures.
March 21, 2007
- Now Available - Systematic Planning: A Case Study of Particulate Matter Ambient Air Monitoring (PDF 51pp, 295K About PDF) shows how the DQO Process was applied to a particulate matter ambient air monitoring problem.
February 28, 2007
- The 26th Annual Conference on Managing Environmental Quality Systems will take place June 11-14, 2007 in Cleveland, Ohio. To register for the conference, and get information on the conference agenda and hotel reservations see: [Link removed June 19, 2007] . The Call for Papers is open through March 2, 2007.
January 22, 2007
- The 26th Annual Conference on Managing Environmental Quality Systems will take place June 11-14, 2007 in Cleveland, Ohio. To submit a paper, see [Link removed June 19, 2007]. Information on registration, logistics, and an agenda for the conference is coming soon.
December 19, 2006
- Papers from the 25th Annual Conference on Managing Environmental Quality Systems held April 2006, in Austin, Texas are now available. Click here for more information.
December 12, 2006
- Save the Date! The 26th Annual Conference on Managing Environmental Quality Systems will be held June 11-14, 2007 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Call for Papers will be issued in January 2007 along with additional information about the conference.
September 6, 2006
- The 2006 Quality System Training Event will take place October 24-26, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. For information on the training schedule, event registration, and logistics please see [link removed]
July 27, 2006
- New "About Us" page added to the Web site. See About Us for information about the Quality Staff Vision, Mission and Functions.
June 1, 2006
- On May 31, 2006, four Quality System documents were reissued without change: EPA Requirements for Quality Management Plans (QA/R-2); EPA Requirements for QA Project Plans (QA/R-5); Guidance on Technical Audits and Related Assessments for Environmental Data Operations (QA/G-7); and Guidance for Developing a Training Program for Quality Systems (QA/G-10). See the Reissue Notice (PDF 2pp, 91K About PDF) for more information.
March 30, 2006
- Now Available - The revised Guidance on Systematic Planning using the Data Quality Objectives Process (QA/G-4), and the new Case Study of the DQO Process which replaces Data Quality Objectives for Hazardous Waste Site Investigations (QA/G-4HW).
March 22, 2006
- Now Available - Data Quality Assessment: A Reviewer’s Guide (QA/G-9R), and the companion document Data Quality Assessment: Statistical Tools for Practitioners (QA/G-9S). These documents replace Guidance for Data Quality Assessment (G-9).
February 7, 2006
- The 25th Annual National Conference on Managing Environmental Quality Systems will take place April 24-27, 2006 in Austin, Texas. To register for the conference, and get information on the conference agenda and hotel reservations see: [Link removed 05/02/2006].
January 3, 2006
- Glossary of Quality-Related terms added to the Quality System Web site.