Midwest Gateway Chapter

Welcome to the Midwest Gateway Chapter

Welcome to the Midwest Gateway Chapter of INCOSE. We are based in the St Louis region, from Rolla to the Metro East. The Midwest Gateway Chapter of INCOSE was founded in St. Louis in 1992. Over the years we've hosted the INCOSE Symposium and the Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER), and been the home chapter of national and regional INCOSE leaders.

Bronze Chapter Award 2004
2004
Bronze Chapter Award 2004
2005
Bronze Chapter Award 2004
2020
Bronze Chapter Award 2004
2021
Bronze Chapter Award 2004
2022
Silver Chapter Award 2006
2006
Silver Chapter Award 2007
2007
Silver Chapter Award 2008
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Silver Chapter Award 2009
2009
Silver Chapter Award 2010
2010
Silver Chapter Award 2011
2011

2024 Board of Directors

President: Mike Franco, Boeing
President-Elect (Vice President): Mike McCarthy, Paragon Technology Group
Secretary (2023/2024): Kirk Kittell, Bayer
Treasurer (2024/2025): Lou Pape, Boeing
Director (2024/2025): Dr. Mary Malast, Leonardo DRS
Director (2024/2023): Caleb Klapp, Boeing
Director (2023/2024): Bob Scheurer, Boeing
Director (2023/2024): Dr. Cihan Dagli, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Past President: John Thompson, Boeing

Contact the MGC Board of Directors at midwest-gateway@incose.net.


Upcoming Chapter Events

Speaker Event

When:  Tuesday, Mar 19, 2024

Where:  Ferguson Brewing Company, 418 S. Florissant Rd, Ferguson, MO  63135

Who:  Rich Massey, Boeing Senior Technical Fellow - Biography

What:  The value of system security engineering (SSE) including emerging standardization as well as an introduction to the INCOSE SSE working group

RSVP:  Mike McCarthy - mike.franco@boeing.com

 

 

2021 Annual INCOSE Western States Regional Conference (WSRC)

United States

The San Diego Chapter and the WSRC Program Committee invite you to attend, and are now accepting paper submissions through 25 April. Come Sail the Digital Wave with us in person, conditions permitting, or virtually if we must.

2021 Annual INCOSE Western States Regional Conference (WSRC)

Sailing the digital wave!

17-19 September 2021| San Diego, CA, USA

Explore the theme and the topics for the WSRC 2021.



Call for Proposals: Deadline - April 25, 2021

The San Diego Chapter of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) is hosting the fourth annual Western States Regional Conference, serving the Systems Engineering communities across the western United States and beyond.

The conference will feature keynote presentations, tutorials, technical presentations, panel discussions, and networking events. This is a planned live, in-person event. The venue is the Courtyard by Marriott San Diego Airport / Liberty Station near downtown San Diego, CA and convenient to numerous business and entertainment opportunities. The conference theme is Sailing the Digital Wave. We want to acknowledge and celebrate successful application of Systems Engineering in the San Diego area and Western USA and identify future activities of potential value.

The WSRC Program Committee invites you to submit a proposal for a presentation, panel discussion, or tutorial. We are open to any submission but are especially interested in case studies and the application of systems engineering to:

  • Digital Engineering
  • Artifical Intelligence / Machine Learning
  • Systems Thinking
  • Healthcare & Bio Tech
  • Telecommunications / 5G
  • Agile & DevOps

Submitting a Proposal:

Proposals (in English) must be submitted through EasyChair, https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wsrc2021, and must include:
  • Presenter(s)

  • Name, affiliation, contact information, and brief biography, including any additional presenters or instructors, if any

  • Abstract which clearly and concisely describes the subject (1000-word limit). Please ensure that the abstract clearly identifies (1) the issue to be addressed, (2) the main points of the presentation, and (3) what the audience will take away from the presentation

  • For panels, please identify why the topic is relevant, panel participants who have committed to participate, and a summary of their position statements

  • For tutorials, please identify top-level learning objectives, topical outline, and proposed duration (half or full-day)

  • Presentations are allocated 45 minutes including questions
Each accepted submittal will receive one $50 registration discount. At least one presenter (or the panel chair and all panelists) must register for the conference and pay the applicable registration fee.

If you have questions, please see our contact information on the Contact tab.

WSRC2021 will also feature an INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional Development Day (SE PDD) on Saturday, September 18, 2021. The SE PDD will be a virtual extension of the conference, with the featured sessions broadcast from San Diego to several satellite sites across the region. Presentations and panels may be selected for participation in the SE PDD.

Presenters grant INCOSE the right to record, publish, and distribute their presentations, including audio, video, and slide show content, unless expressly denied in writing. See the INCOSE IP release form: https://www.incose.org/wsrc

Chapter News

New Chapter Members - 2023

Austin Renwick, The Boeing Company, Feb 27
Rachel Harlan, Student - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Mar 13
Caleb Klapp, Leonardo DRS, Apr 19
Kyle Thayer, The Boeing Company, Apr 19
Jessica Stevons, Medtronic, Apr 24|
Philip Hoff, United States Air Force, May 9
Peter Cichacz, Leonardo DRS, Jun 1
Deborah Keller, Nothrop Grumman Corporation, Jun 2
Sarah Ehlen, The Boeing Company, Jun 12
Brett Chase, Student - Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Jun 27
David Ware, Olin, Jun 27
Andrew Nixon, The Boeing Company, July 4
Thomas Fehr, Student, Aug 7
Kaleb Rockwell, Student - Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Aug 7
John Combs II, AWS, Aug 8
Matthew Freeman, Student - Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Aug 10
Thomas McKinney, Student, Aug 13
Maggie Hummel, Aug 21
Waylon Lindseth, John Deere, Sep 11
Ruchi Bhatia, Caterpillar, Inc., Sep 25
Aaron Kenkel, John Deere, Sep 25
Aaron Wasson, Charter Communications, Oct 12
Yvette Smith, The Boeing Company, Oct 17
Daniel Huck, SGRE, Oct 21
Aaron Simpson, Oct 31
Eleni Schock,Northrop Grumman, Nov 13   

The Midwest Gateway Chapter of INCOSE was founded in St. Louis in 1992. Over the years we've hosted the INCOSE Symposium and the Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER), and been the home chapter of national and regional INCOSE leaders. Many of our members are engaged in defense, biotech, connected devices, and academia. Most members are located in St. Louis and the surrounding area (from Missouri S&T in Rolla to Scott Air Force Base in the Metro East), but all are welcome to affiliate with us.

For more information about joining INCOSE, please visit the incose.org website: Join INCOSE. If you're not sure about joining yet, come out and visit us at one of our events.

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