Past TUGs
The TIPQA™ Users Group (TUG) Annual Conference brings the community of TIPQA™ users together providing a setting to share TIPQA™ knowledge, information and experiences for people and companies to improve efficiency, automate processes and enable growth through the use of TIPQA™ software.
Thanks to everyone who has attended any of these conferences. Through your participation over the past 11 years, this conference has evolved into the industry’s leading event in Quality.
2010: San Antonio, TX ~ May 4 – 7
 Presentation Highlights: Use of TIPQA™ for Compliance & Traceability, Streamline Communication with Software Problem Reporting Module, and Deltek Costpoint Focus Group
Group Outing: Dinner and Tour at The Buckhorn Saloon & Museum
2010 Agenda
2009: Fort Lauderdale, FL ~ May 12 – 15
 10th Annual Users Group Conference
Presentation Highlights: Introduction of the Software Problem Reporting module and the TIPQA™ Customer Portal / Issue Submittal process
Group Outing: Dinner at Improv Comedy Club / Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL
2009 Agenda
2008: Portland, OR ~ May 6 – 9
 Presentation Highlights: TIPQA™ Dashboard Usage; TIPQA™ Test Plans
Representatives from CIMx and acQA Ltd. Guest speaker: Glen Fahs, Ph.D, of Cascade Employers Association, gave a presentation on "Managing Multiple Priorities".
Group Outing: Dinner and Casino Cruise aboard the Portland Spirit.
2007: Orlando, FL ~ May 20 – 23
 Presentation Highlights: Introduction of a Master Business Unit into an existing database; Assessing employee training effectiveness – a simple solution to a complex problem; Implementation and use of the Customer Complaint Module; Four concepts of Supplier Quality Management
Representatives from CIMx, Deltek, acQA Ltd. Guest speaker: ASQ VP, Grace Duffy, gave a great presentation on "The Forces of Change; a study concerning the future of quality".
Group Outing: House of Blues, located in Downtown Disney, adjacent to Pleasure Island. Jake, Elwood and the Stir Crazy band provided lively entertainment, as attendees and guests indulged in delicious southern cuisine.
2006: Las Vegas, NV ~ April 30 – May 3
 Presentation Highlights: Use of ODBC to create Ad Hoc Reports; Implementation Round 2 – doing things smarter with the second implementation of TIPQA™ at a company site; Successful implementation of a division-wide Operator Self Acceptance program utilizing the Audit and NC modules; Medical device company’s use of the Complaint Handling module; Successful method of implementation of the Supplier Rating system to be in line with corporate guidelines
Representatives from CIMx and acQA Ltd.
Group Outing: Dinner and a Show – Vegas Style. V – The Ultimate Variety Show.
2005: Boston, MA ~ May 15 – 18
 Presentation Highlights: Training Management’s planned enhancements and functionality; How TIPQA™ Improves Dock to Stock Process; Integration of TIPQA™ for a Paperless Manufacturing Environment; Trials and Successes of a new TIPQA™ installation at a company rooted in the AD industry; Transitioning from Multiple Databases to a Single Database with Multiple Business Units
Representatives from AMR Research and CIMx
Group Outing: Duck Tour of Boston, with dinner at the “Cheers” restaurant.
2004: San Diego, CA ~ April 25 – 28
 Presentation Highlights: Usage and Benefits of TIPQA™; Gage & Tool Module Usage – A Success Story; Another Success Story – Supplier Rating Usage; Status Reports from Focus Groups on Enhancements, Service/Support, Event Coordination, Complaint Handling, Technology
Group Outing: Dinner and Music at a Beachside
Gathering – A California Style Barbeque and Party on the Beach
2003: Nashville, TN ~ April 27 – 30
 Presentation Highlights: New Version Upgrade Validation Process; Implementation Strategy for Success; Overview of things done right and wrong concerning the implementation of the Gage & Tool Module; Focus Group Status Reports on Enhancements, Service/Support, Technology and Event Coordination; Complaint Handling in v6.1.1 and additions for 6.2; Test Equipment Automated NC Generation Process using the Generic Interface
Group Outing: Miss Marple’s Mystery Theater and a visit to the Wild Horse Saloon
2002: New Orleans, LA ~ May 17 – 19
 Presentation Highlights: Facilitating the ISO 9001:2000 “Process Approach” utilizing TIPQA™; CA Process – Multi Site Factory Issues & Supplier Material Review Request Process with Success Metrics; Implementation Issues / Opportunities in an FDA Regulated Environment; Ad Hoc reporting for Failure Diagnosis and Root Cause Determination; Defect Collection via Wireless technology with interface to TIPQA™;Configuration Management in SN Module;
Group Outing: Dinner Cruise on the Natchez Steam Boat with the Dukes of Dixieland Jazz Band
2001: Las Vegas, NV ~ April 29 – May 2
All of the participants received valuable insight into how others were utilizing the software and what is planned for the product over the next few months. Everyone appreciated the opportunity to meet and talk with people from different companies using TIPQA™. There were several excellent customer presentations and the TIP presentations on new functionality, along with the demonstration of the Web Enabled product were well received.
2000: Salt Lake City, UT ~ June 18 – 21
 The first Annual User’s Conference provided participants with valuable information about the product from the various presentations and the chance to network with others using TIPQA™. The customer presentations were very well received along with the TIP presentations on the new functionality installed in the latest release and the functionality planned for later releases. The demonstration of the Web Enabled Nonconformance and Corrective Action Modules was met with great interest. |
