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The ESQR’s Quality Choice Prize 2026 Convention in Vienna (Austria)
The European Society for Quality Research (ESQR) is pleased to announce that the Quality Choice Prize 2026 Convention will be held on Monday, December 7, 2026, in Vienna, Austria. This prestigious event will gather a diverse group of international business leaders, academic specialists, and public officials from across five continents to honor companies and organizations that have demonstrated superior excellence in quality management.
Hosted at the historic Parkhotel Schönbrunn hotel, the convention is structured into two primary segments:
– Morning Session: This forum allows representatives from participating institutions and companies to deliver presentations on their achievements. It serves as a global platform for exchanging professional insights, proposing new quality initiatives, and fostering international networking.
– Evening Session: The day will conclude with a formal Gala Dinner and the official Awards Presentation Ceremony to recognize outstanding leadership in the field.
Based in Lausanne, Switzerland, the ESQR remains dedicated to advancing the “Quality Culture” through these annual gatherings. By participating, awarded companies and organizations not only receive recognition for their past accomplishments but also gain fresh perspectives on quality management strategies while renewing their long-term commitment to excellence.
The ESQR’s Quality Choice Prize Award 2026
The ESQR’s Quality Choice Prize honors companies, organizations, public administrations, and individuals whose commitment to ethical leadership and strategic initiatives results in superior quality management. By celebrating those who optimize their service potential through quality-centric methodologies, this program acknowledges the dedication of both visionary employers and their staff. The recognition serves to highlight the comprehensive strategies implemented by industry leaders, fostering an environment of excellence and providing the necessary momentum for sustained organizational growth and improvement.
Vienna: Imperial City
Vienna (Austria) will serve as the host city for the ESQR’s Quality Choice Prize 2026 Convention, which will take place on Monday, December 7, 2026. As the former multi-century seat of the Habsburg Empire, Vienna remains one of the world's most stunning capitals, preserving its grand imperial character and a historic city center recognized on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Renowned globally as the "City of Music" for its unparalleled melodic heritage, it also functions as a vital international hub for numerous global organizations. Furthermore, Vienna stands as a premier cultural destination, boasting an extensive array of museums and a diverse spectrum of artistic and cultural engagements.
Parkhotel Schönbrunn Hotel in Vienna
The ESQR’s Quality Choice Prize 2026 Convention will take place at the historic Parkhotel Schönbrunn hotel in Vienna on Monday, December 7, 2026. Both the professional convention sessions and the evening's Awards Ceremony will be hosted within the hotel's grand Ballroom. Once a palace dedicated to the Austrian emperor’s personal guests, the hotel Parkhotel Schönbrunn provides an exceptional fusion of traditional Viennese elegance, an imperial ambiance, and modern high-end amenities. This venue promises a memorable, top-tier experience characterized by its royal heritage and distinguished service. The hotel is located at Hietzinger Hauptstrasse 10, 1130 Vienna, Austria.
About Us
The ESQR (European Society for Quality Research) is a Swiss-based organization which promotes quality awareness, recognizes best practices, excellence, leadership, technological innovation, quality achievements in organizations worldwide, and publicizes these organizations’ successful performance strategies. ESQR provides solutions to enable organizations from any industry, irrespective of their size and geographic location, to learn the tools and techniques for managing quality as well as address its related challenges. ESQR has also different platforms where organizations worldwide have the opportunity to learn from each other, to improve performance and exchange ideas and experiences related to quality management.
Throughout its history, ESQR has positively impacted companies, organizations, universities, healthcare centers and public administrations from 144 countries, through its recognitions programs, congresses, conferences, seminars and training programs. ESQR’s events have taken place in the world’s global cities in 3 continents. ESQR has built a unique community where like-minded professionals, driven by quality, learn from each other.
The ESQR hosts associates from academia, industry and international organizations. In addition, ESQR partners with corporate executives, academic experts, manufacturing specialists, engineers, scientists and technicians around the world to carry out its activities and projects.
ESQR’s mission
Quality makes a positive contribution to most aspects of our lives by ensuring desirable characteristics of products and services. Our mission is to enhance quality in wherever organizations willing to understand and commit to adhering to its values.
ESQR’s core competencies
Quality research
ESQR carries out studies and cutting-edge researches on quality management to demonstrate the economic and social benefits of quality models to organizations. ESQR is focused on the efficiency of quality approaches and on generating new tools and techniques for their implementation in a wide range of disciplines and sectors. ESQR covers areas such as: Performance Measurements; Customer Service; Strategic Product Development.
Recognition programs
ESQR recognizes and highlights, through its recognition programs, outstanding excellence results, best practices, quality awareness and achievements by organizations worldwide. ESQR draws up policies and guidelines for the recognition programs which are presented at ESQR’s annual conventions in global cities. In total, ESQR runs 5 recognition programs, each of which covers respectively the following quality related areas: best practices, excellence, leadership, choice and achievements.
Quality Assessment
The ESQR develops assessment programs and self-assessment tools to endorse organizations’ competence. The ESQR assessment programs analyze rigorously the organizations’ performance, help them understand their own needs and provide them with an action plan in order to achieve business improvement. The ESQR assessment programs follow the criteria of the ESQR Quality Performance Model, a key milestone of overall performance which has helped organizations from 144 countries to improve their quality management and generate strategies that fit their quality goals, budget and timing.
Consulting
The ESQR also offers quality consulting programs, which examine assigned problems, cover industry-related topics and deliver methods and strategies tailored to specific needs of the organization. These programs include: risk management consultancy; organizational solutions and business process improvements.
Training
One of ESQR’s aims is to promote systematic studies needed for quality management and performance excellence. ESQR’s training courses are tailored to mesh with your organization’s overall strategy, objective and culture. ESQR offers courses which can take place in your organization’s own premises; your organization’s management system can be included in the training program; individual coaching for top executives is possible; case study.
Networking
ESQR’s international conventions, conferences, seminars, executive workshops and roundtable discussions enable organizations and like-minded people to discover new approaches and innovative perspectives in quality management; to meet a global team of quality professionals and industry experts; to see how other organizations address their quality challenges, learn about their case studies and best practices; to establish and develop new business connections with their peers.
Our Award Winners
For the past years, companies, organizations, public administrations, universities, healthcare centers and individuals from 144 countries from all continents have received recognition from ESQR – European Society for Quality Research. These are some of them:
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