JDQ to speak on Leadership in Social Responsibility at the BCTIA Impact Evening Reception

News Release: April 8, 2008

JDQ's Jon Morris will be a featured speaker at the upcoming BCTIA Impact People Power Evening Reception on Tuesday May 13th, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel – Vancouver, Canada. The subject of Jon’s talk will be JDQ’s “Leadership in Social Responsibility” award and activities.

Jon will speak about JDQ’s innovative social program, “3Spheres of Reciprocity™”, that breaks down the barriers between the spheres of helping, learning and profiting. 3Spheres is a model for engaging socially responsible and mutually beneficial relationships applicable to small and medium-sized business and reflects JDQ’s obligation to maximize a positive impact on society.

The 3Spheres model has been a proven success with multiple JDQ projects with non-profit and for-profit clients alike. This groundbreaking work of its 3Spheres of Reciprocity initiatives has achieved an exceptional standard of performance in its overall approach to corporate social responsibility and has deployed an pioneering business practice that sets a new standard for social responsibility both in and outside the technology sector.

• BCTIA Impact People Power Evening Reception
• Hyatt Regency Hotel - 655 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC, Canada
• 5pm – 7pm - Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

For more information on the BCTIA Impact Awards, or to register, visit the registration page or contact Sean Elbe at selbe@bctia.org. Registration closes May 12, 2008 at noon.

About Jon Morris
JDQ's President Jon Morris is an accomplished quality practitioner with 17 years of experience in the application of quality methodologies to effect business improvement. He holds an MBA from the Ivey School of Business and is an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer and Six Sigma Black Belt.