Congratulations to Troy Peterson, Mike Gabel and Mike Vinarcik, our incoming 2010 Vice President/President Elect, Secretary and Treasurer. The level of member voting participation was very good. Thank you to all who voted. Detailed election results will be available in the Elections and Nominations Report to be submitted at the next Board of Directors meeting. The on-line voting tally may be viewed by all Michigan Chapter members at www.votingplace.net/incosemich. Much thanks is owed to Elections and Nominations Committee Committee for their hard work in planning and executing the election process. Inquiries regarding the election may be directed to Elections and Nominations Committee Chair, David Hubbard at 313-850-4120, david.hubbard@incose.org. Please see the Officers Page of this website for contact and other information regarding the INCOSE Michigan Chapter leadership team.

2010 will mark the 20th Anniversary of INCOSE. The celebration will be worldwide but Michigan and the Great Lakes region will be at the heart of the festivities. The INCOSE 2010 International Symposium (IS) will be held in Chicago, July 11-15, 2010. Members of the Michigan, Dayton Wright Brothers, Indianapolis, Cleveland Northern Ohio, St. Louis, and the newly forming Chicagoland INCOSE Chapters are currently involved in the planning of this milestone INCOSE International Symposium. Despite the economic downturn, INCOSE is experiencing unprecedented growth in the Great Lakes area. With this growth, INCOSE Michigan Chapter members can expect an increase in activity close to home. Below is just a sample of recent and upcoming milestone events:

• Michigan Chapter received the INCOSE Silver Chapter Circle Award at 2009 IS (Singapore)

• Cleveland-Northern Ohio Chapter received the INCOSE Bronze Circle Award at 2009 IS (Singapore)

• Chicagoland Chapter charter and start-up process initiated

• Jack Stein (Michigan Chapter) elected General Chair of  INCOSE 2010 International Symposium (IS)

• David Walden, Director of INCOSE Certification Programs (ASEP, CSEP, CSEP-Acq) completed a 3-day tour of Michigan, visiting five major companies and universities, in the Detroit Metro and Grand Rapids areas.

• The Cleveland-Northern Ohio Chapter has lead the organization of Regional Conference, INCOSE Region IV - Autumn '09: Using the POWER of Applied Systems Methods, to be held October 25-6, 2009 at the Ohio Aerospace Institute, Cleveland, Ohio. Register is open. Don't miss this high value regional INCOSE event!

• Stay up to date with Michigan Chapter local meetings on the Calendar Page of this website.

New Michigan Chapter bylaws were signed by Michigan Chapter Secretary Mike Gabel on May 26, 2009. According to new INCOSE rules chapters are required to review and refresh their bylaws every four years. The Chapter's bylaws were last updated in 2001 and were based on the original NCOSE Constitution and Bylaws template created in 1993. The new bylaws are created from the latest 2008 INCOSE template. A Chapter Bylaws Committee, headed by Chapter Director Dave Hubbard, drafted the bylaws and executed the voting process. The Michigan Chapter membership overwhelmingly approved the Chapter Bylaws by a 95% to 5% vote. Forty-two percent of the Michigan Chapter members participated in the voting process. Twenty-five percent participation is required for a quorum. Much thanks is due to the members of the Bylaws Committee and the Chapter members who participated in the voting process. The new bylaws place new requirements on the Chapter for creation and formal approval of Strategic Long-Term and Annual Operating Plans, and an Operations Guide. Members interested in creating these important documents are encouraged to contact a member of the Chapter leadership team. Chapter members will soon be asked to participate in an inclusive process to develop the 2020 Vision for the Michigan Chapter. The new bylaws may be viewed by clicking "Chapter Bylaws" at the bottom of the "Officers" page on this website. Contact information for the Michigan Chapter Officers and Committee Chairs is also contained in the "Officers" page.    

A regional joint conference organized by the INCOSE Michigan Chapter, the INCOSE Biomedical Working Group, and the Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD) was held on April 27-8, 2009 at The Inn at St. John's Conference Center in Plymouth, MI. This conference explored the interrelationships between the biomedical, mobility engineering, and architecture & design fields, and how a systems approach can accelerate innovations in medical care from the patient perspective. The slides may be viewed at http://ww2.esd.org/EVENTS/2009/2009-04-29_Medical-Present.htm.

View PowerPoint Slides -- INCOSE 2nd Annual Great Lakes Systems Summit --September 7-9, 2008