INCOSE Policies

This page lists the policies established by the International Council on Systems Engineering (hereafter as INCOSE) Board of Directors under the authority granted them by the INCOSE Bylaws. Each policy is identified and numbered in the accordance with policy MGT-200: INCOSE Policy – 8 October 2005.

For each policy the List of Policies shows:

• Type Designator-Number,
• Name, and
• Date of approval by the Board of Directors.

Within each policy each clause (paragraph) is numbered to facilitate reference to that clause. When a policy has multiple named sections, clause numbering begins anew within each section.

At the end of each policy, the following control information is maintained:

• Supersedes (date of issue of the version, if any, that the current policy supersedes).
• Approved by (INCOSE President approving the issuance of the policy in accordance with Board of Directors Action).
• Maintained by (INCOSE Officer, Organization, or Committee responsible for maintaining the policy. Maintaining a policy involves assuring that it is followed and recommending changes that would be in the interest of INCOSE).

Using this Document
Each policy item is indexed below. The current versions are available from this website. Changes generally occur after the Symposium, the International Workshop, and meetings in between. To check for changes, compare the date in the Introduction with the date in the Introduction of your current copy.

Request for Policy Changes or Additions
All requests for changes or additions to these policies should be coordinated with the Ways and Means Chair prior to presentation at the Board of Directors.

When proposing a change to an existing policy, create a text or Word file with the following parts:

• Policy Designator-Number,
• For each clause for which a change or addition is proposed:
• If a modification of existing clause, copy of the current text.
• Proposed revised or new clause. (A new clause will be given the next available number in the section to which it is being assigned.) If the proposal is to delete a clause, the proposed text for the clause should be “deleted”.
• Rationale for the change.

When proposing a new policy, create a text or Microsoft Word file with the following parts:

• Policy type designator (Ways and Means Chair will assign the number when the Board of Directors approves the policy),
• Proposed policy title,
• Proposed clauses,
• Proposed maintainer,
• Rationale for the change.

Designator and Link	Policy Title	Date Approved by the Board of Directors
ADM-100	Administrative	8 October 2005
ADM-101	Conflict of Interest	19 July 2009
ADM-102	Confidential Information	17 April 2009
ADM-103	Intellectual Property	25 September 2008
ADM-104	Document Retention	10 February 2010
ADM-105	Whistleblower	19 July 2009
BOD-100	Board of Directors	10 February 2010
BOD-101	Non-Voting Members of the Board of Directors	7 March 2006
BOD-200	Long Range and Annual Planning	8 October 2005
BOD-201	Academic Council	24 September 2008
BOD-202	Ambassadors	8 October 2005
CAB-100	Corporate Advisory Board	24 September 2008
CER-100	INCOSE Professional Certification Program	14 October 2009
CHP-100	Chapters	4 February 2009
CHP-101	INCOSE Regions	8 October 2005
CMT-100	Committees	18 April 2009
COM-100	Communications	6 October 2006
COM-101	Use of INCOSE Name	10 February 2010
COM-102	Commercial Advertising and Postings	6 October 2006
ELC-100	Nominations and Elections Committee	17 April 2009
EVT-100	Events Committee Charter	10 February 2010
EVT-101	Events	10 February 2010
FEL-100	Fellows Committee	24 September 2008
FEL-101	Providing Professional Expertise for Public Issues	10 February 2010
FIN-100	Finances	19 July 2009
FIN-101	Budget and Planning Committee Charter	8 October 2005
MBD-100	Member Board Governance	10 February 2010
MBD-101	Member Board Charter	24 September 2008
MBR-100	Membership	19 June 2008
MGT-100	Executive Search Committee Charter	8 October 2005
MGT-200	INCOSE Policy	19 July 2009
REC-100	Recognition Awards	17 April 2009
REC-101	Fellows Award	17 April 2009
REC-102	Outstanding Service Award	17 April 2009
REC-103	Brian Mar Best Student Paper Award	25 September 2008
REC-104	Chapters Awards	18 April 2009
REC-105	Founder's Award	17 April 2009
REC-106	Pioneer Award	17 April 2009
REC-107	Journal Outstanding Paper Award	25 September 2008
REC-108	Certificates of Appreciation	25 September 2008
REC-109	Working Group Awards	25 September 2008
TEC-100	Technical Infrastructure	24 September 2008
TEC-101	Sale & Distribution of Technical Information	24 September 2008
TEC-102	Approval of Collaborations	24 September 2008
TEC-103	Standards	24 September 2008
TEC-104	Journal Editorial Policy	8 October 2005
TEC-105	Access to INCOSE Event Results and Technical Information	17 April 2009
TEC-106	Translations of INCOSE Technical Information	10 February 2010
WMC-100	Ways and Means	25 September 2008

INCOSE Bylaws

The formal INCOSE bylaws, filed with the State of California, are available online for member review. The INCOSE bylaws were last updated 1 February 2009.

INCOSE Bylaws

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INCOSE Articles of Incorporation

The formal articles of incorporation, filed with the State of California, are available online for member review. The articles of incorporation were filed for the National Council on Systems Engineering (NCOSE) on 21 November 1991. A certificate of amendment was filed on 1 June 1995 to change the name to the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE).

INCOSE Articles of Incorporation

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