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

 

 

IWCE 2023

Las Vegas , USA

IWCE’s four-day technical conference and two-day business expo showcase the latest and greatest in critical-comms technology to ensure the security, dependability, reliability and redundancy of networks across many vertical solutions and markets.

INCOSE is a Media Partner

Dates: 27-31 March 2023
Location: Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Registrationhttps://iwceexpo.com/?utm_source=association&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=Partner

IWCE connects the people and technologies charged with ensuring that the most critical communications – supporting governments, utilities, transportation, enterprise, public safety, healthcare and critical-infrastructure sectors – always work, even under the most difficult circumstances.

Convergence for critical-communications community involves the blending of three distinct technologies – voice, data and video. As emerging technologies continue to evolve, convergence is almost certain to increase. How will this impact you? Come to IWCE to find out!

IWCE’s four-day technical conference and two-day business expo showcase the latest and greatest in critical-comms technology to ensure the security, dependability, reliability and redundancy of networks across many vertical solutions and markets. 

INCOSE will have a booth at the Event; please join us or stop by! Contact: INCOSE Information Communications and Technology (ICT) Working Group and MARCOM team members. susan.ronning@incose.net 

Use this link for discounted registration! https://iwceexpo.com/?utm_source=association&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=Partner


 

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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If you have any questions for us, get in touch: midwest-gateway@incose.net. You can also get in touch with our Board of Directors.

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