8-May-2010 Through 2-Sep-2010
As we're already over a third
of the way through 2010, now is a good time to check our current chapter status and look ahead to our plans for the remainder of
2010. I'm pleased to inform you that our chapter has completed and filed all new planning requirements for INCOSE with the
release of our Strategic Plan, Communications Plan, Operations Plan, and
Member Recruitment and Retention Plan.
- Bob Scheurer, President, Midwest Gateway INCOSE Chapter |
12-Dec-09 Through 8-May-2010
INCOSE MG 2010 OFFICE
ELECTION. The Midwest Gateway Chapter of the International Council on Systems Engineering is pleased to announce the
following new members on its 2010 board of directors:
President-Elect: Mike Franco
Treasurer (10/11)): Bill Schoening
Director (10/11): Dale Waldo
Director (10/11): John Headrick
Thanks to all who ran for an office and all who voted in this election.
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31-Oct-09 Through 12-Dec-09
INCOSE MG 2010 OFFICE
ELECTION. Nominations for chapter Midwest Gateway Board of Directors positions is now closed. |
27-Sep-09 Through 30-Oct-09
INCOSE MG 2010 OFFICE
ELECTION. The Elections Committee is currently soliciting nominees for our chapter election. You will be getting an
e-mail from our Chapter President about the available opportunities on the Midwest Gateway Board of Directors. You will also be
able to read about the positions in our upcoming newsletter. Or you can contact or Elections Committee Chairman, Chair Marcos Chu
at marcos.chu@incose.org. |
7-Aug-09 Through 27-Sep-09
INCOSE MG 2010 OFFICE ELECTION
COMMITTEE FORMING NOW. Be part of the future and make a difference in helping our members elect our next generation of
leaders. To be part of the committee, send an e-mail to Elections Committee Chair Marcos Chu: marcos.chu@incose.org. The
committee plans to meet monthly at Boeing Building 27A @ Lunchtime. |
8-July-09 Through 7-Aug-09
Presidents Message:
Congratulations to the MGC chapter of INCOSE for being a Silver Circle Award recipient for 3 years in a row now (2006, 2007,
2008). That is quite an accomplishment for a chapter of our size. It took a lot of hard work and dedication of our membership to
successfully execute last year's diverse plan and meet the high expectations set out by the previous MGC Board. It is going to be
challenging to keep up this level of effort and make improvements to the 2009 MGC execution plan without active participation
from a significant portion of our membership.
Brian Beyer, MG Chapter President. |
29-Mar-09 through 8-July-09
Presidents Message: As I
mentioned earlier this year, I want to re-focus our MGC Board of Directors (BOD) and our committees' efforts on the current
members' needs and interests. INCOSE, and the MGC chapter specifically, has a lot to offer our members in the form of quality SE
programs, presentations, member's knowledge, networking, camaraderie, and more.
The rest of the story...
Brian Beyer, MG Chapter President.
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18-Jan-09 through 29-Mar-09
As the new president of the
Midwest Gateway Chapter of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), it is my pleasure to serve you in 2009. Bob
Scheurer will be our VP (President elect) for this year. He has served INCOSE in numerous roles and leadership positions over the
past 15+ years. We invite you to help us shape the future of Systems Engineering together. Please feel free to contact Bob or
myself if you have any input to share, program ideas, or interest in joining a committee in 2009.
Brian Beyer, MG Chapter
President.
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23-July-2008 through18-Jan-09
Hello INCOSE MG Members and
interested folks, We have started the year in great shape with our strong participation at the FIRST Robotics St. Louis Regional
Competition. Although this year we have not sponsored teams like previous years due to issues in getting our yearly budget
approved in time, we had an opportunity to have a INCOSE MG booth at the event. We also had Team 1706 that has been filmed by a
PBS crew come speak at our March membership meeting. There is a lot work to be done to ensure we continue to support this
worthwhile outreach activity that enables students to see the value of systems engineering as they go about building a robot in
six weeks to compete in a given unique challenge every year. The necessity for us to share the good news with the youth on
processes such as trade studies is more important today than ever since engineering now operates in a global environment. It is
necessary that we have processes that allow us to evaluate all possible engineering solutions and be able to pursue one that is
the best alternative. Check out more info on our involvement on FIRST Robotics in our
quarterly newsletter.
Marcos Chu, MG Chapter President |
8-February-08 through 6-April-08
INCOSE MG is a great
organization with good opportunities to make a difference. Many have asked what INCOSE meant to me thru those years, and I have
finally came with this acrostic : 1) Initiative . 2) Next Step getting involved is Outreach . 3) Creating an environment of
inclusion thru membership. 4 ) Outcome driven with membership programs. 5) Special recognition to those involved. 6 ) Expect
greatness from leadership thru investing in leadership training. I hope this year I will be joined by other members to take an
INITIATIVE to do the NEXT STEP in getting involved with the youth of today by volunteering to visit a K-12 classroom on
Engineering Week (www.eweek.org). Another opportunity to get involved is the
EYH (Expanding Your Horizon) conference this year which will be Monday, March 10 at SLCC-Meramec. They are still looking for
women engineers and scientists who can be on career panels to talk about their jobs to young women interested in pursuing careers
in math and science. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you like to join me in this exciting opportunity. Get involved and
let’s kick some Asymptotes for the youth of America !!!!!
Marcos Chu, MG Chapter President |
18-January-08 through 8-February-08
It is a humbling
experience and a honor to fulfill the role as President for INCOSE Midwest Gateway Chapter. As we develop an implementation plan
for the year, a famous quote by Theodore Roosevelt came to me: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how
the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in
the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, and comes short again and again,
because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; who does actually try to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm,
the great devotion and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly. Far
better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor
spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat." I look
forward to working with everyone, to be there "marred by dust and sweat and blood" as we forge ahead and share in the "glorious
triumphs" to come.
Marcos Chu, MG Chapter President |
6-June-07 through 18-January-08
I am pleased to inform our
Midwest Gateway membership that I have just received a letter from INCOSE announcing that the Midwest Gateway Chapter has been
recognized as a Silver Circle Award Chapter based on our contributions and accomplishments in 2006. This recognition is due
jointly to the participation of our chapter membership and to the efforts of our 2006 chapter officers; I congratulate you all.
Mason Myers, MG Chapter President
Mason Myers, MG Chapter President |
3-April-07 through 6-June-07
As we near the end of March
2007, I want to thank our members for their participation in our membership meetings thus far. Dr. Dagli’s talk in January
on Methodologies for Understanding Systems of Systems was very well attended and we had an enthusiastic group for Ralph
Lambert’s February talk on Applying Systems Engineering on a FIRST Robotics Team Effort. Once again, I want to encourage our
membership to feel comfortable volunteering either ideas for future meeting program subjects or to participate as a meeting
program presenter. Please continue your outstanding participation.
Mason Myers, MG Chapter President |
10-Jan-2007 through 2-April-07
Now that 2007 has arrived,
I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself to our Midwest Gateway INCOSE chapter membership and to thank Bob Scheurer,
our out-going chapter president, and Bill Schoening, our program chairman, for orchestrating a very productive year with many
informative programs and speakers that were responsible for well-attended chapter meetings. While I will work with our chapter
board of directors to attempt to maintain the high standards established by Bob and Bill’s efforts in 2006, I want to
encourage our membership to feel comfortable volunteering either ideas for future meeting program subjects or to participate as a
meeting program presenter. The Midwest Gateway chapter belongs to its membership and I welcome your ideas and participation as we
go forward into 2007.
Mason Myers, President-elect, 2007 |
4-Dec-2006 through 10-Jan-2007
COMMUNITY OUTREACH :
K-12 - The Midwest Gateway Chapter of INCOSE is proud to sponsor three teams in the FIRST Robotics competition for 2007 with
$250 cash awards each. (FIRST stands for: “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology”. See
http://www.usfirst.org/ ) This sponsorship represents an ideal way for captivating young minds on the excitement of technology
and merits of Systems Engineering at the impressionable high school age. Thanks to three of our Midwest Gateway Chapter members,
Lou Pape, Marcos Chu, and Teresa Camp for their involvement with FIRST on their respective teams and competing for our
sponsorships. Let’s plan on watching them and their robots compete early next year and wish them much success in the various
competitions. |
23-Oct-2006 through 4-Dec-2006
COMMUNITY OUTREACH :
K-12 - INCOSE Midwest Gateway Chapter is pleased to announce support to FIRST Robotics teams in the greater Midwest
region. Midwest Gateway Chapter will be granting two $250 grants to teams in the area who has at least one mentor in which is
member of INCOSE Midwest Gateway Chapter. Selection of teams to receive the award will be based on commitment from the INCOSE
member mentor in the immediate past year of FIRST Robotics competition. Click here to download an electronic form in Microsoft
Word format. Deadline for submission is 11/16/2006. |
9-Oct-2006 through 23-Oct-2006
About the Midwest
Gateway INCOSE Outreach program: The Midwest Gateway Outreach Program is designed to foster interest and new relationships
between INCOSE and other organizations, including other professional organizations and societies, academia, and prospective
members. Upon request, interested participants will be provided additional instructions and systems engineering resources,
including how to work more closely with INCOSE or become a member of the Midwest Gateway Chapter. Respondants are under no
obligation to become a member of INCOSE. |
