Transformation Towards a Sustainable Society
18th Quality Congress
Transformation Towards a Sustainable Society
“Business not as usual”
Economic downturn and climate change threatens the sustainability of our society so severely that has never been witnessed previously. We can create solutions to these global problems only at global level together with International organizations, nation states, non-governmental organizations, and responsible individuals.
KalDer (Turkish Society for Quality) has the mission to help organizations achieve sustainable results with systemic and integrated practices, hence aims to discuss approaches that would let us anticipate the paradigm shifts that would trigger the short and medium term transformations, and possible set of new rules, and also implication of these changes on the organizations and people.
Throughout the congress, we will be seeking for answers to the following fundamental and vital questions:
- What would be the direction and shape of transformation?
- How would the new rules and regulations be shaped?
- How would this transformation change the institutions, enterprises, and people?
- Can we reengineer a crisis-free world with effective risk management?
- How would the organizations start working to become more flexible, agile and resilient today in order to get prepared to a transformed society?
KalDer Quality Congresses since 1992
Quality Congresses, with the different themes chosen for each year and it’s approximately 3.000 participants, are recognized as the leading congresses for professional updates on the contemporary management quality issues & questions. The aim of Quality Congresses, where quality and management professionals meet with outstanding experts in all areas of management quality, is to search for best fit answers and to reach current conclusions to the ongoing debates in the field. The program at these Congresses provides an effective forum for discussing and debating also by allowing time for speaker-audience discussions.
The most important contribution to the Quality Congress come from the depth of the knowledge and experience of its distinguished speakers in the process of creating common wisdom, producing knowledge and building a vision for a better future and a sustainable world. Your participation as a active audience in the session relevant to your expertise, sharing your views with participants coming from different parts of the world, play a very important role in the success of the congress.
Last year, 143 speakers and 2.741 audiences participate 17th Quality Congress between 24 – 26 November 2008 which focused on work life, free movement of people and businesses as a result of globalization, women and business world: female labour, diversity management, sustainable competition while preserving resources, sustainability, social responsibility and figures of excellence, etc…
This year; in 18th Quality Congress, we are planning to discuss the transformation in the world with the theme of “Transformation Towards a Sustainable Society” between 16 – 18 November 2009.
KalDer, Turkish Society for Quality, is the National Partner of the European Foundation for Quality Management in Turkey, Founding Partner of MEQA and World Partner of American Society for Quality. Our vision is to become an exemplary organization in the world by the efficient deployment and efficient use of the Total Quality Management throughout Turkey. Since its inception in 1991, the Excellence Movement found a base in Turkey with KalDer’s trainings, publications and especially with Annual Quality Congresses.
17th Quality Congress
| Indicators |
2008 Figures |
| Congress Participants |
1.809 |
| Award Ceremony Participants |
529 *(not including congress participants) |
| Workshop Participants |
196 |
| Summit participants |
91 |
| Global Compact Turkey Annual Network Meeting Participants |
116 |
| Total Participant Number |
2.741 |
| Number of Sessions |
4 Keynote Sessions, 26 Parallel Sessions |
| Number of Workshops |
12 |
| Number of Summit’s Group |
7 |
| Number of Speakers |
104 |
| Number of International Speakers |
12 |
| Number of Workshop and Summit Moderators |
19 |
| Global Compact Turkey Annual Network Meeting Speakers |
8 |
| Total Number of Speakers |
143 |
| Profile of Participants |
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| Number of board chairmans, CEO’s and general managers |
41 |
| Number of Public Executives |
6 |
| Number of Rectors |
2 |
| Number of Academics |
19 |
| Total Duration of Presentations |
6.960 minutes / 116 hours |
| Number of Press Member |
135 |
| Number of Press Clippings |
93 |
| Interviews |
19 TV interviews, 3 press interviews |
| Duration of Live Media Coverage |
Live media coverage: 105 minutes |
| TV editions that include Congress’s news: 124 minutes |
| Number of Official Sponsors |
16 |
| Number of Congress Sponsors |
22 |
| Number of Summit Sponsors |
2 |
| Number of Session Sponsors |
9 |
| Number of Service Sponsors |
4 |
| Number of Communication Sponsors |
15 |
| Number of Catering Sponsors |
9 |
| Number of Publication Sponsors |
3 |
| Total Number of Sponsors |
80 |
| Number of Exhibition Companies |
52 |
| Number of man/date worked for congress organization |
360 man/date |
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