Collaboration with the San Fernando Engineers' Council PDF Print E-mail
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Article submitted by Stephen Guine 

As the INCOSE-LA representative to the San Fernando Engineers’ Council, my role is to identify opportunities for collaboration and then facilitate the communication between the appropriate members of each organization.

The San Fernando Council is the largest in the United States. Its mission is to advance the art and science of engineering, to advance the welfare of the general public through the creative resources and abilities of the engineering professions, to inform the general public of the advantages and capabilities of engineering in advancing human welfare, and to provide suitable public recognition of engineering achievement. Based on this mission, there are obvious similarities to the goals of INCOSE-LA and therefore opportunities for our organizations to work in tandem on certain events. While the Council is based in the San Fernando Valley, it represents engineers throughout the greater Los Angeles area. An overview of this organization can be found at http://www.engineerscouncil.org/history.html. 

Having participated in Engineers’ Council board and planning meetings for over six months, I see two clear avenues of opportunity: cross-industry membership expansion and academic outreach. The Engineers’ Council is looking to encompass engineers working in the bio-med and nanotech industries located in the greater Los Angeles area. Correspondingly, there may be an opportunity for INCOSE-LA to partner on potential activities to expand our membership in those industries as well. In terms of academic outreach, the Council provides annual support (monetary as well as membership participation) in several local science and math competitions. Again, there may be opportunities for INCOSE-LA to also participate in these activities as well as glean some lessons learned that can be applied to developing our own similarly constructed activities. I will continue to present these opportunities and findings to our INCOSE-LA BoD for their consideration and planning while also conveying their thoughts and ideas to the Council.
Last Updated ( Monday, 30 June 2008 20:34 )