Software & Systems Chapters Congress PDF Print E-mail
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By: Paul Cudney

Chapter leaders and interested members attended the 2009 Software and Systems Chapters Congress (SSCC) of Los Angeles and Orange Counties. From 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on February 17 representatives of local chapters of professional and technical societies involved with software and systems development in Los Angeles and Orange Counties gathered at the Northrop Grumman "S-Cafe" in Redondo Beach.

This gathering included general members, event coordinators, and officers of local chapters of professional or technical societies in the greater Los Angeles and Orange County area. The congress featured various local chapters of professional and technical societies presenting their groups, events, and opportunities for involvement. The event consisted of refreshments, social and networking time, short presentations by various local chapters about their events, and tables for the chapters to distribute information about their group and events.
A complete list of represented chapters will be linked on the chapter website (http://www.incose-la.org/). Some of the organizations listed are the Southern California Software Process Improvement Network, the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Coastal Los Angeles Section, the IEEE Computer Society's Coastal Los Angeles Section, the Los Angeles Chapters of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the Society for Women Engineers (SWE), the Data Management Association (DAMA), several sections if the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and the Southern California Quality Assurance Association of San Fernando Valley. These groups and others presented their calendar of upcoming events, seeking to combine and host larger events in the local area.