2007Chapter Meetings and Events
Since 1997, INCOSE Heartland Chapter has been providing
industry, academia, and government System Engineers the opportunity to
strengthen their Systems Engineering skills by engaging both local and
nationally known, professional speakers who speak on Systems Engineering related
topics at dinner events throughout the year.
The dinner events provide a relaxed
social environment for networking with other industry, academia, and
government System Engineers and exchanging viewpoints. Additionally, throughout
the year, the Heartland chapter provides professional workshop opportunities for
developing leadership, project management, and engineering skills.
2007 Chapter Meetings
Location:
Cedar Rapids KIRKWOOD TRAINING CENTER (KTOS
Directions)
Date:
3rd Thursday of Month, 4th Thursday if Holiday
Agenda:
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
5:30-6:00 Social Gathering
6:00-6:15 Welcome (President)
6:15-7:30 Guest Speaker
7:30 Q&A/Closure
Technical presentations and proceedings are published
only when expressly provided by speaker.
Month
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2007 Presentation Description
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Engineering Leadership Roles & Responsibilities
Thursday, January 18, 2007, 5:30-7:30
PM
Kirkwood Training Center
(KTOS),
3375 Armar Dr, Marion IA.
by Mr. Raymond W.
Jorgensen
Rockwell Collins
The
presentation will
introduce the concept of different engineering
leadership roles and scope of responsibilities.
What’s the difference between a Program Manager,
Technical Project Manager, Project Engineer, System
Engineer, and Design Engineer? How do these roles
compliment one another for an effective system
engineering project team?
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 2007 INCOSE International
Workshop
January 27 - 31, 2007
Embassy Suites, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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February
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INCOSE
and Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Factory Tour of John
Deere Waterloo
Friday, February 9th, 2007
Tour: Tractor and Cab Assembly Factory and Engine Factory
Location: John Deere Waterloo Works, 3500 E Donald St, Waterloo, IA
50703-9322
Cost: SHPE and INCOSE Members Free + meal,
Non-Member $5 + meal
On Friday, Feb. 9th, INCOSE and SHPE (Society of Hispanic Professional
Engineers) will have a tour of the John Deere factory in Waterloo. John
Deere will showcase their Tractor and Cab Assembly Factory and Engine
Factory at no cost! We will go out to have dinner and network afterwards.
Agenda
2:00 - 3:00 pm Tour at Tractor Factory (Please arrive by 2:00)
3:30 - 4:30 pm Movie
4:30 - 5:00 pm Travel to Engine Factory
5:00 - 6:00 pm Tour Engine Factory
6:00 - 8:00 pm Dinner Social
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During
National Engineers Week,
the Heartland Chapter recognizes the new generation of engineers who making
a difference by turning ideas into reality.
We will be hosting our hands-on Magnetic Levitiation
vehicle activity center. Kids come to the center, build a Magnetic
Levitation Vehicle, and race their floating cars on our MagLev track. It's
lots of fun!
INCOSE Heartland Chapter Magnetic Levitation (MAGLEV)
Vehicles activity table for kids will be held,
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Sat., Feb. 17, 10 AM - 2 PM Coral Ridge Mall,
Iowa Children's Museum in Iowa City, IA
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Sat., rescheduled for Mar. 24, 10 AM - 2 PM, Science Station in
Cedar Rapids. IA. (Original date in February was cancelled due to
snowstorm!)
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March |
Modeling Exercise
Thursday, January 18, 2007, 5:30-7:30
PM
Kirkwood Training Center
(KTOS),
3375 Armar Dr, Marion IA.
by Mr. Raymond W.
Jorgensen
Rockwell Collins
This month we're going to have a different kind of meeting.
Working in small groups we will be analyzing and modeling a solution to a
given systems engineering problem. We will learn/practice some useful
system modeling techniques and make new friends. You don't want to miss
this meeting! |
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Duane Arnold Energy Center Tour
Apr 26th, 3:30-6:30 PM
Duane Arnold Energy Center, Palo, IA
Host: Steve Haller, Engineering Director
Join us for a tour and presentation of the Duane
Arnold Energy Center, the nuclear power plant
located near Palo, IA just northwest of Cedar
Rapids, IA
Agenda:
3:30pm Introductory Presentation
4:00pm DAEC Tour
6:00pm Q&A Discussion
6:30pm Depart/ Dinner
RSVP: rwjorgen@rockwellcollins.com (295-2615)
http://www.incose.org/heartld/index.htm
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May |
TBD |
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CMMI and
Systems Engineering
Thursday June 21, 2007, 5:30-8:00 PM
Kirkwood Training Center
(KTOS),
3375 Armar Dr, Marion IA.
by Mr. Ron Pratt
Rockwell Collins
The
presentation will introduce the concept of the
Capability Maturity Model® Integration (CMMI). The CMMi is a
process improvement approach that provides organizations with the
essential elements of effective processes. It can be used to guide
process improvement across a project, a division, or an entire
organization. CMMI helps integrate traditionally separate
organizational functions, set process improvement goals and priorities,
provide guidance for quality processes, and provide a point of reference
for appraising current processes.
 The Seventeenth International Symposium
Town and Country Resort, San Diego, California, USA. The INCOSE 2007 theme Systems Engineering: Key to Intelligent Enterprises, highlights the dramatic expansion of opportunities available to those who learn to see and treat enterprises as systems and systems as enterprises.
(See What are intelligent enterprises?)
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Sep. 25,
Tour of the Amana Hydroelectric Generation Facility |
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Oct. 18,
IEEE - INCOSE Pilot State Prediction Using Psychological Based Methods |
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TBD |
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