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)
Ethiopia
Ethiopian Quality Award Organization (EQAO)
Ghana
Global Quality Assurance Association (GQAA)
Kenya
Quality Society of Kenya (QSK)
South Africa
South African Quality Institute (SAQI)
Southern African Institute of Quality and Innovation (SAIQI)
Tanzania
National Quality Association of Tanzania (NQAT)
Uganda
Quality Assurance Association of Uganda (QAAUL)
America
Argentina
Fundación Premio Nacional de Calidad
Fundación Empresaria para la Calidad y la Excelencia
Sociedad Argentina Pro Mejora Continuo (SAMECO)
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)
Canada
Excellence Canada
Colombia
Instituto Colombiano de Normas Técnicas y Certificación (ICONTEC)
Ecuador
Servicio Ecuatoriano de Normalización
Calidad Ecuador
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)
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
United States of America (USA)
American Society for Quality (ASQ)
Asia and Pacific
Asia Pacific Quality Organisation (APQO)
Asian Network for Quality (ANQ)
Australia
Australian Organisation for Quality (AOQ)
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Society for Total Quality Management (BSTQM)
China
China Association for Quality (CAQ)
Shanghai Association for Quality (SAQ)
Dubai
Fiji
National Training & Productivity Centre, Fiji National University
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Society for Quality (HKSQ)
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)
Iran
Iranian Society of Quality managers (ISQM)
Israel
Israeli Society for The Israeli Society for Quality (ISQ)
Israeli Institute for Quality, Innovation & Excellence (IQIE)
Japan
Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE)
Japanese Society for Quality Control (JSQC)
Kazakhstan
Kazakh Organization for Quality and Innovation Management (KOQIM)
Korea
Korean Society for Quality Management (KSQM)
Korean Standards Association (KSA)
Malaysia
Institute of Quality Malaysia (IQM)
Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC)
Nepal
Network for Quality, Productivity & Competitiveness Nepal
New Zealand
New Zealand Organisation for Quality (NZOQ)
Pakistan
Quality and Productivity Society of Pakistan (QPSP)
Phileppines
Philippine Society for Quality (PSQ)
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Singapore Quality Institute (SQI)
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Association for Quality (SLAQ)
Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Quality and Productivity(SLAAQP)
Thailand
The Standards & Quality Association of Thailand (SQAT)
UAE
Abu Dhabi International Centre for Organizational Excellence (ADICOE)
Vietnam
Vietnam Quality Association of Ho Chi Minh City (VQAH)
Comission for the Standards, Metrology and Quality of Vietnam (TCVN)
Europe
European Organization for Quality (EOQ)
Austria
Quality Austria Certification GmbH (QA)
Belgien
Belgian Quality Association (BQA)
Croatia
Croatian Quality Managers Society (HDMK)
Cyprus
Cyprus Association for Quality (CyAQ)
Czech Republic
Czech Society for Quality (CSQ)
Estonia
Estonia Association for Quality (EAQ)
Finland
Finnish Quality Association (FQA)
France
Association France Qualité Performance (AFQP)
Germany
German Association for Quality (DGQ)
Hungary
Hungarian National Committee for EOQ (HNC EOQ)
Ireland
Excellence Ireland Quality Association (EIQA)
Island
Italy
Associazione Italiana Cultura Qualità (AICQ)
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Organization for Quality and Innovation Managemen (KOQIM)
Kosovo
Latvia
Latvian Society for Quality (KVALB)
Luxembourg
Mouvement Luxembourgeois pour la Qualité et l’Excellence (MLQE)
Netherlands
The Network for Quality Management from the Netherlands (NNK)
Norway
Quality and Risk Norway (KRN)
Polen
Polish Centre for Testing and Certification (PCBC)
Portugal
Portuguese Association for Quality (APQ)
Romania
Romanian Association for Quality (ARQ)
Russia
All-Russian Organization for Quality (VOK)
Rosstandart (web out of function)
Serbia
Serbian Association for Quality (SRMEK)
Slovakia
Slovak Society for Quality (SSK)
Slovenia
Slovenian Association for Quality and Excellence (SZKO)
Spain
Spanish Association for Quality (AEC)
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)
International Conference on Quality (ICQ)
International Conference on Operational Excellence (OPEX)
International Conference on Quality Engineering and Management
Quality Magazines
Quality Journals
Quality Management Journal (Taylor & Francis)
International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management (Emerald)
Total Quality Management & Business Excellence (Taylor & Francis)
International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (Emerald)
Quality Engineering (Taylor & Francis)
Quality and Reliability Engineering International (Wiley)
Technometrics (Taylor & Francis)
International Journal for Quality in Health Care (Oxford Academic)
International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences (Emerald)
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance (Emerald)
