Abstract
A Younger Researchers Group in the Hokuriku region of the Chubu Branch of the Japanese Society for Quality Control is launched as one of the Branch activities in 2006. This group took a different form from the one in the Nagoya region because of time and expenses. Because quality management activities in the region did not appear robust, the Group has hosted two types of annual presentation meetings: one for technical college/graduate school students presenting their graduation theses and the other for young business persons with work experience of at least five years presenting their achievements. This report introduces the organizations backing the Group, the concepts and major achievements of the operations, and the challenges going forward. Also, this report includes the message for younger generation in a future of the quality management field.
