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Welcome to the Atlanta Chapter

The Atlanta Chapter was formed in 2005 through the efforts of several local Atlanta INCOSE members with the help of South Carolina and Alabama members. The chapter has been active, earning Silver and Bronze Circle Awards almost every year. The chapter continues to stay actively engaged in INCOSE and the broader Systems Engineering community today.

We meet monthly for talks, workshops, socials, and to discuss the state of Systems Engineering on a national level. Our normal meeting location is Kennesaw State University in Marietta, or Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The Chapter membership is made up of representatives from Aerospace, Energy, Academia, Government to name a few. Our members range from college undergraduates to seasoned veterans of Systems Engineering.

Contact us at atlanta@incose.net

Chapter Overview

Our Leaders

Some Past Chapter Events

Atlanta Chapter October 2021 Meeting - "A Continuation of the Synopsis of the INCOSE 2021 International Symposium"

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Atlanta Chapter September 2021 Meeting - "A Synopsis of the INCOSE 2021 International Symposium”

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Atlanta May 2021 Meeting - "Simulation-based What-if Analysis for Georgia Vaccination Distribution Policy"

Chapter News

The Future of Talent Acquisition & Innovation, NASA Crowdsources Systems Engineering

Apr 20, 2021, 08:00 AM by Danielle DeRoche

INCOSE helped to promote a NASA Pilot.  NASA wrote a paper about it and cited a 90% time and cost savings improvement.  Following that, a few interviews were conducted to create this compelling case study.

Leveraging the worldwide knowledge base that is available to us via the internet has never been easier. It could be argued that properly leveraging a crowdsourced approach for complicated work is almost necessary as we progress into the future.

However, when it comes to engineering and more complicated skills work, contemporary crowdsourcing has often been less reliable than work in other fields. Freelance resources can certainly get you to a systems engineer, but more often than not, this work requires specific know-how and/or a team of brilliant minds, not just one. In this case study we explore how NASA leveraged Assist 2 Develop’s challenge platform and community to generate ideas for space architectures as a library of modeled parts in a systems modeling language (SysML). The success of this pilot proves that crowdsourcing can be successful for very niche engineering applications. 

To download the Case Study, please click here: NASA Case Study.  

04 August 2023:

Atlanta Chapter President David Takacs addressed the Georgia Tech Commencement class for the Professional Masters in Applied Systems Engineering (PMASE) on the benefits of joining INCOSE.  David announced the winning Capstone Project and awarded a cash prize to the winning team.

21 August 2023:

Atlanta Chapter President David Takacs was invited and briefed the incoming Georgia Tech PMASE cohort on the benefits of INCOSE Membership.  He also notified this new cohort that when they complete their capstone projects in 2 years, they would also be eligible for the INCOSE Atlanta Chapter prize.

SEP Certification Exams

The Atlanta Chapter offers SEP Paper exams.  To check availability and register, follow these steps.

  1. Log in to https://portal.incose.org

  2. Click on “Certifications” in the menu banner

  3. Select “Register for an Exam”

  4. Click on tile for appropriate exam.

  5. Click on hyperlink for “Registration” and follow the prompts to complete registration.

 Watch for new exams scheduled to come in 2024.

Find out more by visiting the  Atlanta Chapter Viva Engage (Yammer) community today!

Microsoft Viva Engage (formerly Yammer) is INCOSE's social media platform for members. Use your INCOSE-issued Microsoft credential to login and join the conversation. INCOSE credentials are in the form of first.last@incose.net or first.last@incose.buzz.   

If you're an INCOSE members and don't have your INCOSE Microsoft account information, please contact helpdesk@incose.net.

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