“For many, chapters provide the primary day-to-day interface with INCOSE. Chapters organize technical and social programs, communicate key information about our organization and discipline, support technical activities, and enhance the member experience by facilitating an open, inviting environment where members receive valued products and services that enhance their careers. In fulfilling this mission, the Los Angeles Chapter leaders and members have committed significant time and energy to further the goals of our organization.  To honor these efforts and achievements, this Gold Circle Award will be presented at the 2010 INCOSE International Symposium in Chicago, IL. In doing so, INCOSE recognizes and celebrates the contributions and achievements of the Los Angeles Chapter, its leaders, and its sponsors. High quality, vibrant chapters are essential in INCOSE's drive to enrich, educate, and enlighten the INCOSE membership while improving recognition of INCOSE and the systems engineering profession. The Member Board and INCOSE extend heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the Los Angeles Chapter for its contributions towards attaining these goals.”

This is a well earned honor that could not be accomplished without the initiative and commitment of the chapter officers and members. I personally thank every member that contributed their time, talent and treasure to make the 2009 INCOSE-LA year another banner year.

"The International Symposium (IS) 2011 Event Specific Planning Team (ESPT) is in the process of “Identifying” potential panel, papers and tutorial topics for the symposium in Denver (July 2011) and request your input.  Our apologies for the short notice, but we would like to get as much input as possible to influence the symposium agenda. Note - This is not a “Call” for papers, panels or tutorials.  It is an effort to get input from members regarding topics to include in the call for papers, panels, and tutorials.  

Members are encouraged to recommend topics for consideration that address ways in which Systems Engineering principles, practices, tools and perspectives are applied and performed today or how  Systems Engineering may influence engineering and the society in the future. We also want to focus on topics that will garner industry interest in INCOSE within our region.

The ESPT will select topics based innovation, relevance and diversity covering Systems Engineering in traditional and nontraditional environments.

Not all suggested topics will be included and final decision of selected topics will be the responsibility of the ESPT.  
Please help influence the agenda by reviewing the attachment below and submitting suggested topics for papers, panels or tutorials to :   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by April 27,^, 2010 5:00pm ET.  Note - Submitters will not be notified if their topics are accepted or rejected, so please accept this as thanks in advance for your support."

Please use this form to submit your topics. 

IEEE International Systems Conference 2010, INCOSE Track

 Topic areas for consideration include:

• System architecture
• Engineering system-of-systems
• Risk management of complex systems
• Systems reliability
• Engineering Processes for complex systems
• Service Oriented Architecture
• Comprehensive Cyber Security approaches to System Engineering
• Enterprise System Engineering
• Agile Development Methods of System of Systems
• Systems engineering quality management
• Systems modeling & simulation
• Systems Verification and Validation
• Systems engineering education and training
• Program/Project management for system-of-systems
• “Systems thinking” benefits
• Technology transfer between academia and industry
• Societal and Political impacts of systems and systems design
• The impact of systems engineering on other engineering fields
• Systems considerations such as:
  • Disaster response
  • Energy management & sustainability, including renewable energy
  • Communications systems
  • Medical systems
  • Gaming and entertainment systems
  • Transportation Systems
  • Global Earth Observation
  • Sensors integration and Application for a Net-centric environment
  • Large-scale systems integration in any application area

Dr. Arthur Pyster from the Steven Institute of Technology spoke on creating the systems engineering body of knowledge and curriculum guidelines for graduate degree programs in systems engineering at our speaker meeting on October 29, 2009. The following information provides more insight into Dr. Pyster’s presentation. A three-year global effort to create an internationally accepted body of knowledge for systems engineering is underway. To be successful, the effort will need hundreds of reviewers that each represent one or more of the many domains and disciplines that deal with complex systems. These domains and disciplines include, but are not limited to, health/medical, entertainment, energy, telecommunications, transportation, commercial, security, and safety. If you would like to be a part of a concerted effort to build a foundational and widely accepted body of knowledge and/or a graduate level curriculum framework for systems engineering, please volunteer to become a reviewer on the Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering (BKCASE – pronounced “bookcase”) project.