The ASQ Aviation, Space and Defense Division is pleased to announce the forthcoming 34th annual Collaboration on Quality in the Space and Defense Industries Forum (CQSDI), taking place March 9–10, 2027, in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

CQSDI will offer attendees access to distinguished speakers, panel discussions, and interactive workshops throughout both days. Notable speakers include leaders from organizations such as NASA, DCMA, MDA, DOD, industry, commercial space providers, and commercial aerospace companies.

Registration opens in early November 2026

Early Bird - $595, ends January 8, 2027

Regular - $695

*All prices include discounts for ASQ members and industry attendees

Panel sessions will dive into:

• Balancing Quality with Compliance
• Cyber Security challenges and mitigation tools
• Delivering Quality without Compromise in the Faster/Cheaper era
• How to embrace failure and what to do
• Risk assessments and results: How to identify and communicate to leadership
• AI use applications to Quality Management, SCRM, Lesson Learned

Workshops will address

• Quality 101
• Root cause and corrective action
• Supplier Performance Rating System used by DOD – understand the rating
• Changes in NASA’s quality and risk Policies
• Tools and techniques to address knowledge transfer
• Small business interaction with quality requirements and compliance
• Speed networking session
• Counterfeit parts avoidance training

Supported By:

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• Department of Defense (DoD)
• Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
• Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)

We look forward to welcoming you to Cape Canaveral!

QLF has partnered with CQSDI for many years:

"The Quality Leadership Forum (QLF) is shifting from an in-person event to a virtual series taking place throughout 2026.

Each individual session within the series will be 1 to 1.5-hours long and the duration of the series will depend on the number of presenters and topics. Once presenters are confirmed, a schedule and timeline will be shared with the QLF community.

If you are interested to be on the QLF distribution list, please email [email protected] to sign up.

To view previous QLF presentations, visit NASA’s QLF site https://sma.nasa.gov/sma-disciplines/quality/qlf