Photos from the 5th Annual Northeast Shingo Conference,
Speakers, The Community of Lean Lounge & The Awards Reception/Banquet
Worcester, MA; October 7-8, 2009

(1-3) Keynote Speaker Steven Spear, Raytheon IADC Panel: Steve Estes, and MA Lt. Governor Tim Murray with Michael Tamasi

(4-6) Keynote Sheriff Rutherford, Keynote Speaker David Mann, and our fearless leader, Bruce Hamilton

"The keynote speakers were excellent. It's great to see other people's perscpective on Lean. We got a lot of fresh ideas for our implementation. Great networking opportunities too."

"Spear, Mann, Lareau, Scarpone and so many others - Brilliant! Stimulating, profound and concrete information."

"Incredible access to speakers during breaks and meals. Unbelievable - they all stayed for both days."

Breakout Session Lareau: Admin Kaizen, Breakout Session Scarpone: Lean Culture, and Master of Ceremonies Chris Martin

(7-10) Karl Wadensten intro Vibco Virtual Tour, Mike Tamasi intro David Mann, David Mann, Lt. John Lamb with Jerry Bussell

"Panel discussions especially informative."

"Subject matter all excellent; nice use of various formats to convey information."

"Great for: networking, learning, sharing obstacles and solutions and for recharging our team and our lean initiative."

(11-14) Silver Toaster Award Luncheon Honorable Mention: Helio Shee & Vern Rothrock (Abiomed), Becky Sines (First United Bank & Trust) & Nicole Giberson (Hologic)

(15-18) Silver Toaster Honorable Mention Dennis Marconi (Lycoming) & The Vibco Team (Paul Cary), and THE WINNER IS... Brian Josephs of Extrusion Technology. Plus our onsite book store.

"Fantastic networking - I learned as much as I shared, notably best practices from other companies. And whoever had the idea for free massages deserves a raise. I loved the virtual tours - best way I've ever experienced at a conference to see best practices in action without leaving the conference center."

"Creates optimism for companies just starting out on their lean journeys. Fantastic speakers."

"Great exposure to people/companies at various stages of the lean journey."

Awards Presentation Banquet: Shingo Medallion Recipients (top down): Lycoming Engines, Carestream Health Finishing & HID Global. Plus UMass Boston College of Management Dean Quaglieri with Sheriff Rutherford and Bruce Hamilton. And GBMP's Steve Dodman with Paul Cary of Vibco.