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PRESENTATION TO Pacific Regional Chapter SOCIETY OF QUALITY ASSURANCE & Organization of Regulatory and Clinical Associates ORCA. 04 November 2010 Seattle, Washington. SQA in 2010. SQA Membership Statistics Professional Registration Online Training International Efforts
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PRESENTATION TO Pacific Regional ChapterSOCIETY OF QUALITY ASSURANCE& Organization of Regulatory and Clinical AssociatesORCA 04 November 2010 Seattle, Washington
SQA in 2010 • SQA Membership Statistics • Professional Registration • Online Training • International Efforts • 2010 Annual Meeting • Future Annual Meetings • Quality Assurance Journal • New in 2010 • Services to Regional Chapters • Headquarters Contact Information
SQA Membership Statistics31 December 2009 • 2,374 Members • 842 Active, 1,448 Affiliate, 7 Emeritus • 77 Outreach • 42 countries represented • Number of members with a regulatory responsibility • GLP: 535 • GCP: 428 • GMP: 268 • Animal: 65
Professional Registration RQAP-GLP since 1997 576 current Registrants RQAP-GCP since 2007 121 current Registrants RQAP-GMP in ???
Online Training Webcasts • Leadership training • Prospective/Newmember orientation Coming soon… • Modules from EdCom • Basic GLP
Online Training Webinars • Regulatory Forum Webinars open to all members • Specialty Section Webinars open to all SS members • Topics in 2010 have included: • Biomarkers and Pharmacogenomics • Multi-Site Studies • Auditing IRBs
International EffortsOutreach India – Chapter 2007 Africa – Chapter 2008 China – MoU signed October 2009 Taiwan – MoU signed September 2009 Latin America - Chapter or National Society?
Success of the 26th SQA Annual Meeting25 – 30 April 2010 • 750 registrants (734 participants) • 16 Pre- and 6 Post-conference Trainings • 2 Plenary and 40 Concurrent Sessions in 5 Tracks • 5 Regulatory updates; • 29 Exhibitors • International Networking Reception • Handouts of nearly all presentations posted to the Web
Future SQA Annual Meetings 27 April – 1 May 2011San Antonio, TX 22 – 27 April 2012Miami, FL
GLP/GCP Symposia & Quality CollegeSan Jose, California GLP Symposium – 97 GCP Symposium – 35 Regulatory Forum – 67 registered Basic GLP training – 21 Basic GCP training – 15 Current Topics in GLP training – 30 GCP: Beyond the Basics training – 16 GLP in the Bioanalytical Lab training – 20 Overall total number of people registered for SOMETHING during the whole week – 166
Quality Assurance Journal • Peer-reviewed scholarly journal is a valuable resource for any scientific/technical profession. • Since 2007 - Official Journal of SQA • Online access free to members – includes all back issues • Provide a forum for QA professionals to publish, which will improve members professional profile and communicate best practices and novel approaches to others in our field • Publish abstracts for posters and presentations at annual meetings • New and improved in 2009
New in 2010 • iMIS web-based membership system • New website – Content Management System • Mentoring Program • Development of QA University • Support for members in search of employment • Webinars • International Symposium and Quality College, 11 - 15 October 2010, San Jose, CA
Administrative Services for Chapters • Chapter membership e-communications • Chapter membership development mailings to potential members (use of data in SQA database) • Ballot preparation and mailing for members • Contract review, upon request • Director and Officer Insurance • General Liability Insurance
Financial Services for Chapters • SQA/HQ maintains checking and investment accounts for each Chapter, and provides bookkeeping services to Chapters • Chapters have checks and/or credit cards, as requested • SQA/HQ generally handles all accounting activities and tax filings – and, with Chapter approval, pays all invoices
Financial Services, cont. • SQA/HQ invoices for dues w/SQA and accepts credit card payment • Chapters may receive meeting registration fees and provide in bulk to HQ for deposit • Chapter funds earn interest at same level as SQA investments – principal secured in 2009 • HQ $ services described above are provided free of charge to Chapter • Other HQ Services available at cost: • Directory design and publication • Meeting Registration taken online and list exported • Website Redesign
Website and Webinar Services • SQA/HQ maintains content as directed by Chapter web liaison • Elective enhancements may be charged to Chapters – Chapters may also bid out and contract to outside vendor • Chapters may use the SQA Webinar service at no charge
Headquarters ContactsOversight – Allison TravisAdministrative Services – Kendyl KradzFinancial Services – Nikki EdgecombWebsite Services – Erin Irtenkauf Society of Quality Assurance Headquarters Telephone: +1.434.297.4772 Facsimile: +1.434.977.1856sqa@sqa.org; www.sqa.org New Street Address 154 Hansen Rd, Suite 201 Charlottesville, VA 22911 USA
Thanks for inviting me this year!Lucy Wingett wingett.lucy@gene.com