World of Quality
The International Academy for Quality (IAQ) is a global quality organization that works to advance and coordinate the field of quality worldwide. Quality and sustainable development require global collaboration; therefore, we strive to build bridges among quality professionals, quality organizations, companies, and nations.
Here you will find key non-commercial quality organizations, conferences, and journals. We hope these resources support your journey toward greater professional engagement and a broader outlook on quality. If anything is missing, please let us know.
National and regional quality organisations
Africa
Egypt
Egyptian Society for Quality Engineers (ESQE)
Egyptian Organization for Standards & Quality (EOS)
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Quality Award Organization (EQAO)
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Ghana
Global Quality Assurance Association (GQAA)
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Kenya
Quality Society of Kenya (QSK)
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South Africa
South African Quality Institute (SAQI)
Southern African Institute of Quality and Innovation (SAIQI)
Tanzania
National Quality Association of Tanzania (NQAT)
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Uganda
Quality Assurance Association of Uganda (QAAUL)
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America
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Argentina
Fundación Premio Nacional de Calidad
Fundación Empresaria para la Calidad y la Excelencia
Sociedad Argentina Pro Mejora Continuo (SAMECO)​
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Brazil
Academia Brasileira da Qualidade (ABQ)
Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT)
Associação Gaúcha para a Qualidade (AGQ)
Fundação Nacional da Qualidade (FNQ)
Instituto da Qualidade Automotiva (IQA)
Instituto Qualidade e Produtividade de Minas (IQPM)
National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO)
Organização Nacional de Acreditação (ONA)
União Brasileira para a Qualidade (UBQ)
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Canada
​Excellence Canada​
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Colombia
Instituto Colombiano de Normas Técnicas y Certificación (ICONTEC)
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​Ecuador
Servicio Ecuatoriano de Normalización
Calidad Ecuador
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Mexico
Asociación Mexicana de Trabajo en Equipo (AMTE)
Instituto para el Fomento a la Calidad
Asociación de Normalización y Certificación (ANCE)
Sociedad Mexicana de Normalización y Certificación (NORMEX)
Instituto Mexicano de Control de Calidad (IMECCA)
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​​​Peru
​Institute for Quality of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
National Institute of Quality Peru
​Premio Nacional a la Calidad, Centro de Desarrollo Industrial
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United States of America (USA)
American Society for Quality (ASQ)
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Asia and Pacific
Asia Pacific Quality Organisation (APQO)
​Asian Network for Quality (ANQ)​
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​​Australia
Australian Organisation for Quality (AOQ)
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Society for Total Quality Management (BSTQM)​
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China
​China Association for Quality (CAQ)
Shanghai Association for Quality (SAQ)
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Dubai
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Fiji
National Training & Productivity Centre, Fiji National University
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong Society for Quality (HKSQ)
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​India
​Indian Society for Quality (ISO)
India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IMC)
​​Indonesia
Indonesian Quality Management Association (PMMI)
Indonesian Quality & Productivity Management Association (IQPMA)
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Iran
Iranian Society of Quality managers (ISQM)
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Israel
Israeli Society for The Israeli Society for Quality (ISQ)
Israeli Institute for Quality, Innovation & Excellence (IQIE)
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Japan
Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE)
​Japanese Society for Quality Control (JSQC)
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Kazakhstan
Kazakh Organization for Quality and Innovation Management (KOQIM)
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Korea​
Korean Society for Quality Management (KSQM)
Korean Standards Association (KSA)
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Malaysia
Institute of Quality Malaysia (IQM)
Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC)
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Nepal
Network for Quality, Productivity & Competitiveness Nepal
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New Zealand
New Zealand Organisation for Quality (NZOQ)
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​Pakistan
Quality and Productivity Society of Pakistan (QPSP)
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Phileppines
Philippine Society for Quality (PSQ)
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Saudi Arabia
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Singapore
Singapore Quality Institute (SQI)
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Association for Quality (SLAQ)
​Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Quality and Productivity(SLAAQP)​​
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Thailand
The Standards & Quality Association of Thailand (SQAT)
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UAE
Abu Dhabi International Centre for Organizational Excellence (ADICOE)
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Vietnam
Vietnam Quality Association of Ho Chi Minh City (VQAH)
Comission for the Standards, Metrology and Quality of Vietnam (TCVN)
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Europe
European Organization for Quality (EOQ)
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Austria
Quality Austria Certification GmbH (QA)
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Belgien
Belgian Quality Association (BQA)
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Croatia
Croatian Quality Managers Society (HDMK)
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Cyprus
Cyprus Association for Quality (CyAQ)
Czech Republic
Czech Society for Quality (CSQ)
Estonia
Estonia Association for Quality (EAQ)
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Finland
Finnish Quality Association (FQA)
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France
Association France Qualité Performance (AFQP)
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Germany
German Association for Quality (DGQ)
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Hungary
Hungarian National Committee for EOQ (HNC EOQ)
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Ireland
Excellence Ireland Quality Association (EIQA)
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Island
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Italy
Associazione Italiana Cultura Qualità (AICQ)
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Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Organization for Quality and Innovation Managemen (KOQIM)
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​Kosovo
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Latvia
Latvian Society for Quality (KVALB)
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Luxembourg
Mouvement Luxembourgeois pour la Qualité et l’Excellence (MLQE)
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Netherlands
The Network for Quality Management from the Netherlands (NNK)
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​Norway
​Quality and Risk Norway (KRN)
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Polen
Polish Centre for Testing and Certification (PCBC)
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Portugal ​
Portuguese Association for Quality (APQ)
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Romania
Romanian Association for Quality (ARQ)
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Russia
All-Russian Organization for Quality (VOK)
​Rosstandart (web out of function)​
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Serbia
Serbian Association for Quality (SRMEK)
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Slovakia
Slovak Society for Quality (SSK)
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Slovenia
Slovenian Association for Quality and Excellence (SZKO)
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Spain
Spanish Association for Quality (AEC)
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Sweden
Swedish Institut for Quality (SIQ)
Swedish Association for Quality (SFK)
Turkey
Turkish Quality Association (KalDer)
United Kingdom (UK)
The Chartered Quality Institute (CQI)
International Quality Conferences
​ASQ World Conference on Quality & Improvement (WCQI)
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International Conference on Quality (ICQ)
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​International Conference on Operational Excellence (OPEX)
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​​​​​International Conference on Quality Engineering and Management
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Quality Magazines
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Quality Journals
Quality Management Journal (Taylor & Francis)
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International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management (Emerald)
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​Total Quality Management & Business Excellence (Taylor & Francis)
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​International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (Emerald)
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​Quality Engineering (Taylor & Francis)
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​Quality and Reliability Engineering International (Wiley)
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Technometrics (Taylor & Francis)
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International Journal for Quality in Health Care (Oxford Academic)
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International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences (Emerald)
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International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance (Emerald)
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