1. Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Time: Workshops: 12:00 PM keynote, 1:00-4:00 PM breakouts Reception: 4:00-6:30 PM (Agenda attached) Location: The Saint Paul Hotel 350 Market Street, St. Paul 55102 The Minnesota Council for Quality cordially invites you to the 17th Annual 2007 Minnesota Quality Award Workshops & Reception What: 17 th annual event to learn best practices, recognize the 2007 MQA recipients (Benedictine Health System, Cardinal of MN, Hayfield Cmty Schools, Immanuel St. Joseph, Marshall Public Schools, Midwest Medical Insurance Group, Pine Island Schools, Winona Health, and Zumbrota-Mazeppa Schools), to thank our Board of Evaluators and other volunteers, to network, and to celebrate. Gov. Tim Pawlenty invited to present Awards. Who Should Attend: Anyone interested in learning more about organizational improvement (and networking with a community interested in the same); current, past, and prospective Award recipients; current, past, and prospective Evaluators; current and prospective Council members. Workshop Fees: $99 Council members ($75 by Mar 26); $199 non- members ($149 by Mar 26); Award recipients inquire about complimentary passes Reception Fees: Free for employees of 2007 Award recipients and 2007 Evaluators; $20 for Council members and Award recipient guests; $30 for Council partners; $40 for the public; $140 for a group of 8 registering together. Hors d’ouevres & cash bar available. Gold Sponsor:Silver Sponsors: Anonymous To register, please email brian.lassiter@councilforquality.org or call 612-462-3577. Reller Consulting Bronze Sponsors:

2. 17th Annual 2007 Minnesota Quality Award Workshops & Reception 11:00Arrival, Registration/Check-In, Networking 11:30Lunch, Networking 12:00Governor Tim Pawlenty Remarks, tentative 12:15Keynote address: Dennis Darnell, VP-Business Dev, Cargill Kitchen Solutions (1999, 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient) 12:45Break 1:00Breakout Learning Workshops: To register, please email brian.lassiter@councilforquality.org or call 612-462-3577. Business/ Non-Profit HealthcareEducation 1:00-1:50(Dark)Aligning Strategies and Measures, Benedictine Health System (BHS) Sustaining Excellence in Higher Ed UW-Stout (2001 Baldrige recipient) 2:00-2:50Leading through Values: An Interactive Session on the Importance and Usefulness of Core Values Cardinal of MN Building a Future (focuses on ISJ’s leadership system and integrated performance improvement) Immanuel St. Joseph’s, Mayo Health System Driving Excellence in K- 12 Education, panel: Hayfield Cmty Schools Marshall Public Schools Pine Island Schools, Zumbrota-Mazeppa Schools 3:00-3:50Applying the Baldrige Criteria in Manufacturing: Integrating Baldrige, Lean, and Scorecard Mate Precision Tooling Performance Excellence in a Community-Based Primary Healthcare System (focuses on agility & rapid improvement) Winona Health (Dark) 3:00Registration/Check-In, Exhibition, Networking, Reception 4:00Reception, Networking, Exhibition 5:00Recognition Program, Governor Tim Pawlenty Remarks, tentative; Award recipients 6:15Adjourn Evening Reception/CelebrationAfternoon Learning Workshops