President's Message – Aug 2005

Greater Detroit Chapter of IIE #47

August 2005

Hello IIE Members & IE Practitioners,

I hope you had a wonderful Summer break. With slight pause in July, 2005, the Greater Detroit Chapter is back in full swing with its 3rd quarter chapter programs which are planned for variety of activities such as Harbor Report (August 2005), Student Chapter Joint meeting (Sept. 2005), and Lean Six Sigma Value Management Symposium (Oct. 2005).

Bijay Nayak
President

The 2005 Lean Six Sigma Value Management Symposium preparations are under way. The speakers and workshop leaders are finalized. This year besides listening to the expert speakers on various interesting topics, you will have an opportunity to attend the workshops on Lean Concepts, Six Sigma and Value Management led by expert workshop leaders. Very soon we will be sending out the symposium flyers and e-mails.Please be on the look out and mark your calendar for October 21st, 2005. Tej Jhamb, Vice President-Elect attended 2005 IIE National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Greater Detroit Chapter sponsored IE students from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Wayne State University - Detroit and University of Michigan - Dearborn to attend 2005 IIE National Conference. The participation of students from IIE Student Chapters was overwhelming. The chapter is constantly looking for additional members with leadership skills and professional interests to serve on IIE Greater Detroit Chapter Board. If you are interested in serving on the board and getting actively involved in the chapter decision making, please e-mail your interests to me.

In the 3rd quarter my personal focus will be on to:

Support Symposium Steering Committee for organization and marketing of symposium.
Complete IIE-GDC Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Manual
Support IIE Student Chapters to develop their organizational leadership & professional skills, and promote IIE within universities.

I personally thank you all for your membership and continuing support to IIE Greater Detroit Chapter. I encourage you to participate actively in the day to day activities of the chapter. I welcome you to get involved in the Board activities by attending Board meetings. If you have any comments or recommendations, please feel free to send me an email at bnayak@msn.com.

With Best Regards,
BIJAY