The ASQ Aviation, Space and Defense Division is excited to share an upcoming event that is of interest to a broad range of quality and engineering professionals. The event is the 32nd annual Collaboration on Quality in the Space and Defense Industries Forum (CQSDI).

It will be taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 11-12, 2025, and immediately followed by the NASA Quality Leadership Forum (QLF) on Thursday March 13, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Click here to register for QLF 2025! 

The theme for this event is Building and Sustaining Resilience in Quality...navigating the workforce, customer experience, supply chain, and critical skills needed. Consistent with previous events CQSDI attendees will enjoy featured senior level speakers, panel sessions, and concurrent interactive workshops over the two days with an additional day of NASA content at the QLF. This event will feature speakers from SCMA, MDA, NASA, Commercial Space providers and Commercial Aerospace companies.

Keynote and Featured Speakers:

• Harmony Myers, Acting Deputy Chief, NASA Safety & Mission Assurance
• Sonya Ebright, Deputy Commander, DCMA
• Lindsay Muth, VP of Quality, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
• Kevin Lowdermilk, CEO, Vayaspace
• Thomas Allen, Managing Director, Quality Systems, Alaska Airlines
• and speakers from MDA, Blue Origin, Space Force & more. 

Panel Topics:

• Embracing the Future: Helping your Organization Transition from QC to QA for Greater Benefits
• What organizations are doing to retain/grow the quality workforce to achieve quality objectives/requirements
• What organizations are doing to retain/grow the quality workforce to achieve quality objectives/requirements
• Balancing Digital Evolution with Touch Labor (on-site staffing challenges with desire/requirement to work remotely)
• Quality early in Product Development using novel approaches with non-traditional quality tools

Workshops:

• Developing and aligning program SCRM risk factors to align with quality
• Root Cause & Corrective Action Process: Integrating non-quality employees, recognizing bias and tools
• Government Perspective on Partnering with Supply Chain
• Past, Present, and Future from a Young Quality Professional
• Creating an Effective Quality & Safety Culture
• Hear from the Aerospace Industry Association Quality Assurance Committee: Industry Benchmarks and Shared Best Practices

We have also added a new-attendee orientation session based on feedback received.  Program agenda is subject to change. Final program will be released before the event. 

Supported By:

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