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About the INCOSE Chicagoland Chapter
The INCOSE Chicagoland Chapter was officially accepted into INCOSE at the International
Workshop on February 7, 2010. We welcome all INCOSE members and would-be members that are
interested in joining any and all of the INCOSE Chicagoland Chapter's activities. The name
of the chapter is not intended to convey boundaries on membership.
Our goal is to provide value to our membership by providing presentations having
current relevance to the systems engineering community, opportunities for network growth
in the Chicago and surrounding areas, and opportunities for developing leadership
skills through volunteering for local, national or international roles in INCOSE.
We meet monthly, normally the third Thursday of the month, at IBM in Schaumburg, IL
and at select other locations. We also webcast each of our technical
meetings for those who are unable to attend meetings in person. Please join us.
Mission Statement
The INCOSE Chicagoland Chapter strives to foster a world-class systems engineering
environment for its current and future membership.
It is our belief that systems engineering principles and practices offer
the best solution for Chicagoland and surrounding organizations competing in
today's global marketplace, and that the proper application of systems engineering
can directly contribute to the overall betterment of the social, economic and
environmental condition of the area. When the aim is to improve cost, quality and
schedule performance -- whether in industry, government or education -- it is our
conviction that systems engineering provides the most viable structured approach for
doing so.
Strategy
- Improve the systems engineering work environment for our members by educating
business leaders and corporate middle management regarding the business case
and the key success factors for systems engineering projects.
- Improve the performance of systems engineering teams by encouraging INCOSE
members to take advantage of INCOSE resources (e.g., the SE Handbook, SE
Certification, etc.).
- Promote the benefits of systems engineering and INCOSE in general while
establishing liaisons and synergistic partnerships with key institutions,
organizations and individuals.
Goals for 2012
- Achieve Gold Circle Award status for 2012
- Develop the Chapter's Annual Operating Plan
- Develop a membership plan
- Develop a membership package
- Develop the Chapter's Strategic Long-Term plan
- Establish a relationship with 1 new educational, government or professional engineering institution
- Hold at least 9 membership meetings with planned presentations
- Hold at least 1 social event
- Host a 2 day regional conference in cooperation with surrounding chapters
- Maintain membership awareness of Chapter activities with at least a three month lead time
- Participate in IW2012
- Participate in IS2012
- Increase membership by 15%
- Obtain at least one corporate sponsor
Chicagoland Chapter Bylaws,
adopted 9/17/2009
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