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InVol.6Issue8
AllGloryisFleeting1

ArecordnumberofChesapeake
Chaptermembersattendedthe
INTERNATIONALSymposium(IS)
inSeattle(actuallyBellevue)
WashingtononJuly1316,2015.
Weaccountedforabout30ofthe
885officiallyregisteredattendees

andmayevenhaveachievedthe
Mr.GeorgeAnderson
largestchapterturnoutofall.Our
INCOSECCPresident
memberspurposelydispersed
george.anderson@incose.org
throughoutthesixsimultaneously
operatingpresentationroomsand
madehardchoicesastowhichofapproximately40papersandpanels
thattheyattendedeachday.
Eachmorningbeganwithaplenarysessionthatincludedakeynote
speaker.Fourspeakersinalldeliveredappropriateandrelevant
presentations.Includedwereacollegepresidenttalkingaboutsystems
engineeringasamanagementtool,asoftwareengineerfromSweden
urgingspeedtomarket,awaterresourcesengineerfromSouthAfrica
whoclarifiedtheimportanceofmanagingcriticalinfrastructureanda
projectmanagerwhobuiltanastronomicalobservatoryhighinthe
AndesMountains.Checkwithanattendee,astheyhaveaccesstothe
videoontheirsmartphones,ifyouwanttoseewhatyoumissed.The
plenarysessionsalsoservedasthevenuefortheannualawardsto
individualsandchapters.
SteveSutton,ESEPandformerINCOSE
CCPresidentreceivedtheOutstanding
ServiceAwardonTuesday,July14,2015,
formakingthenewInternationalWebSite
areality.Heworkedforseveralyearson
theCommunicationsCommitteeand
richlydeservesthisrecognition.
Congratulations,Steve!
ErikDevito,ChesapeakeChapter
Presidentin2014,acceptedthehighly
covetedPresidentsAwardfrom
INTERNATIONALPresident,DavidLong

PresidentsPOV
August19,2015
Dinner/Lecture
6thAnnualSEPGala
AdvancingYourSystem
EngineeringCareerby
JohnThomas
AnnapolisJunction,MDand
theMorseElectromagnetic
TelegraphsFirstPublic
Success,May4,1844by
GeorgeAnderson
2014ChesapeakeChapter
HolidayCelebrationPhotos
UpcomingEvents

Thisisthemonthlynewsletterfor
INCOSEChesapeake,alocalchapter
ofINCOSEInternational.Weareanot
forprofitorganizationdedicatedto
providingaforumforprofessionals
practicingtheartandscienceof
SystemsEngineeringintheNorthern&
CentralMaryland&Southern
Pennsylvaniaarea.

TheChesapeakeChapterisalways
lookingforvolunteerstospeakatour
upcomingmeetings!Pleasecontactour
2015ProgramsDirector,Glenn
Townson,ifyouwouldlikethe
opportunitytospeakorcanrecommend
someone.

Figure1.SteveSutton

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onWednesday,July15,2015.Thisaward receivingtheOutstanding
ispresentedannuallytotheINCOSE
AchievementAward
Chapterwhoscoresthehighestinthe
CircleAwardsevaluationprocess.Theawardwasearnedfortheyear
2014andwasaccompaniedbytheGoldCircleAwardthatindicatesthe
highestratingshortofthePresidentsAward.Thepurposeoftheaward
istorecognizechapterswhoexecutetheINCOSEmissionwiththe
highestsuccessandisbasedonstrictvalidationcriteria.

TheChesapeakeChapterof
INCOSEisproudtorecognize
thefollowingorganizationsfor
sponsoringourendeavoursto
expandingtheunderstanding
andappreciationofSystems
Engineeringinthelocalarea:

Figure2.ThePresidentsAwardforChesapeake2014
IfErikwassmilingearlier,17ofourteamwereavailabletocelebratein
theBoeingMuseumofFlightthatevening.Afterenjoyingamealofsteak
andprawns,weallposedtoremindeveryoneathomethatwearethe
WorldsBestChapterforayear.Ourfirstchallengecameearlierfrom
AmericasDirector,BarklayBrown,whoopinedduringtheaward
presentationceremonythatwewouldnothavewoniftheUnited
KingdomChapterhadnotbeendisqualifiedbecausetheyhadwonlast
year.
Barkleyeitherdidnotknow
ordidnotcarethatthepoint
spreadwasveryclose
betweenthetwochapters
duringthejudging.Thatwe
canmatchachaptermore
thantwiceoursizeinthe
quantityandqualityof
professionalachievements
shouldgiveeveryone
furtherreasontobeproud.
Iknowthatallthisis
excitingbutIhavemore:

Figure3.Itwasdifficult,butwewereable
toroundup17ofthe31localareaSEs

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Wehadatleasttwopapers
whoweresupposedtobeatthisparty.
presentedbyChesapeake
Aneveningtorememberforsure!
members.MarkWalkerand
GundarsOsvaldsgavepapersonMBSEandAgilerespectivelyand
thesewerewellattended.Theextracurricularfunincludedwhale
watching,visitstoSeattlesMarket,scenictoursinthemountainsand
theincredibleChihulyglassexhibitlocatedbeneaththeSpaceNeedle.
Seetheobligatoryphotocollage.
PleaseconsiderattendingtheISnextyearwhenitwillbeheldin
Edinburgh,Scotland.Papersonsteamengineswillbeespecially
welcomedandsomeofourwivesarealreadycheckingoutthetour
guidestofindthecastlewheretheBBCseries,MonarchoftheGlen2,
wasrecorded.

_____________________________
[1]ForoverathousandyearsRomanconquerorsreturningfromthe
warsenjoyedthehonoroftriumph,atumultuousparade.Inthe
processioncametrumpeters,musiciansandstrangeanimalsfrom
conqueredterritories,togetherwithcartsladenwithtreasureand
capturedarmaments.Theconquerorsrodeinatriumphalchariot,the
dazedprisonerswalkinginchainsbeforehim.Sometimeshischildren
robedinwhitestoodwithhiminthechariotorrodethetracehorses.A
slavestoodbehindtheconquerorholdingagoldencrownand
whisperinginhisearawarning:thatallgloryisfleeting.GeorgeS.
PattonJr.

[2]http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/tv/monarch/
GeorgeAndersonINCOSEChesapeakeChapterPresident
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DinnerMeetingon19August,2015(6:00pm8:30pm):
2015INCOSEInternationalSymposiumReviewPanel
Presentation:
Lessonslearned
willbesharedfrom
2015INCOSE
International
Symposium
presentersacross
theglobebya
panelofINCOSE
CCESEPs.ThefacilitatorforthisdiscussionwillbeGundars
Osvalds(picturedhere).Therewillbe60minutesofpanel
presentationsanddiscussionsfollowedby30minutesof
questionsfromthefloor.

Panelists:
GundarsOsvalds,ESEPTheFutureofDoDAF,Whatare
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theDoDandOMGplans?
DavidFadeley,ESEPPractitionersChallenge,Applying
SystemsThinkingtoEpidemicResponse.
JimArmstrong,ESEPEducationandTraining,includes
subjectLearningSEbyTeachingIt.
DavidAlldredge,ESEPSEPCertificationusingINCOSE
SEHandbookV3.2.2orV4,WhichversionshouldIusetotake
mySEPexam?
LarryLittle,ESEPAgileSE&SWMethodology,Applying
SoftwareAgileMethodologytoSystemsEngineering.
EllieGianni,ESEPTheFutureofSystemsEngineeringas
presentedinINCOSESEVision2025,Toinspireandguide
thedirectionofSEacrossdiversestakeholdercommunities.
>>CheckouttheEventFlyerHere<<

Gotowww.incosecc.org/registration/toregister

ParsonsAuditorium,Bldg1
JohnsHopkinsUniversityAppliedPhysicsLaboratory
11100JohnsHopkinsRoad
Laurel,MD
MapandDirections
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Wednesday,August26,2015
EveryyearourChapterputsonadinnerand
receptiontohonorthosewhorecentlyreceiveda
SystemsEngineeringProfessional(SEP)certification
fromINCOSE.Joinusat:
THEENGINEERSCLUBATTHEGARRETT
JACOBSMANSION
11WestMountVernonPlaceBaltimore,MD21201
SpeakersandVIPguestsinclude:RobertGold,
Director,DeputyAssistantSecretaryofDefensefor
SystemsEngineeringDASD(SE)MikeMcNamee,
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ChiefSystemsEngineer,NSA/CSSand
CourtneyWright,ProgramManager,INCOSE
CertificationProgram

Cost:$45perperson.Payonlinewith
PayPal:GotoourRegistrationPagewhere
youcanpayonlineviacreditcard.

>>DownloadtheFlyerHere<<

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AdvancingYourSystemEngineeringCareer
JohnA.Thomas,ESEP
INCOSEPastPresident2012&2013
SeniorVicePresident&ChiefSystemEngineerBoozAllenHamilton
(Retired)

Doyoufeeldissatisfiedinyourwork
asasystemengineer?
Youfeelyourroleisrelegatedto
producingdocumentsthatnobodyreads
orcaresabout.Andthoughyoumaybe
managinglargeteams,yourwork
activitiesarentgeneratingasystemthat
meetsthestrategicobjectivesofyour
stakeholders.
Youwantyoursystemengineeringwork
tobepartofsomethinglarger,butyou
dontseehowthatspossible.The
JohnThomas
demandsandconstraintsofmanagers
whetherprogram,acquisitionorcontract
feeldisempoweringtoyou.Soyouredemoralized,andseenoway
out.
Itdoesnothavetobethisway.
Thesefeelingsarecommontomanysystemengineers.Youmighteven
sayitsthecurseofaprofessionthathasrefinedtheuseofprocessesto
guideandleveragetheworkofthehundredsandoftenthousandsof

ThisNewsletteristoserveour
membersandisopentoallfor
contributions.Doyouhavean
interestingideaforanarticle?A
reviewofanewbookrelatedto
engineering?Letusknow.Wed
lovetohearaboutit.Itmaywindup
inafutureissueofourNewsletter.

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individualsneededtobuildlargesystems.

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Butitdoesnthavetobethisway.Theworkyoudoasasystem
engineercanbemeaningfulanduseful.Youcanbeakeyplayerin
producingtherealworldinnovationsandsystemsyourstakeholders
needtosupporttheirmissions.Andinsteadoffeelingrelegatedtoa
marginalrole,youcanuseyourknowledgeandexperiencetoguidethe
projectandthepeopleinvolvedsotheendresultisasmuchyoursas
anyoneelses.
Butyouhavetoreachoutforthis.Itisnotgoingtocometoyou.
Youhavetobewillingtoseeyourroleassystemengineerinadifferent
lighttoactuallyredefineyourperspectiveofwhatyouareinthatrole.
Youhavetobewillingtoacceptthattheconstraintsthatyoubelieve
havebeenplaceduponyoubytheprogrammanager,bycontracts,
byanyoneoranythingelsearenotasrealasyoumightthink.
Ifyourewillingtochampionyourownvisionandtoseeyourself
operatingdifferentlyintheroleofthesystemengineerthenthese
constraintswillfallaway.Butyouhavetobewillingtotakeaction,andto
assertyourselfandthevalueofyourprofession.Noonewilldoitforyou.
Andifyouwait,itwillneverhappen.
Ifyouwantyourworktobemeaningful,thenyouhavetostepup
andbealeader.
Aleadernotinthesenseofhavingaparticulartitleorposition,butinthe
senseofinfluencingpeoplewhethertheyareacquisition,program,
contractmanagers,otherengineers,oranyoneelseassociatedwithyour
program.Youractualtitleorpositionisirrelevantwhatsimportantis
youaredemonstratingtoyourpeersandcolleaguesthevalueofthe
contentthatisgeneratedbysystemengineeringactivities.
Youmaybeamanager,leadingsmallorlargeteams.Butifyourteams
aredoinglittlemorethanproducingdocumentswhosecontentnoone
readsorcaresabout,thenyouaremanagingaprocessthatsimply
producespaperandburnslaborhours.Youmustaspiretoleadusing
thepowerofprocesstoproducetechnicalcontentthatfocusesand
drivestheimplementationofsystems.Therealityofauseful,fielded
systemistheROIforyourefforts.Ifyouwantyourworktobeusefuland
havevalue,thenyouhavetobothmanageandlead.Managingis
important,butwithoutleadership,vision,andinfluence,howdoyou
knowwhereyouregoing?Whatareyoumanagingtoachieve?
Itsthedifferencebetweenbeingastewardofprocessandaleader
ofoutcomes.
Systemengineerstendtofollowoneoftwopaths.Some,givena
problemstatement,willfocusprimarilyonprocess,ratherthanonboth
processandoutcome.Theirmetricofsuccessiscompliancetoprocess,
notwhethertheprojectasawholesucceeds.Typically,theyandtheir
teamsfocusonthecarefullyprepareddocumentnottheoutcomes
thatdocumentdrivestoward.
Systemengineerswhoareleadersseeprocessnotasanendinitself,
butasatooltofocustheeffortsofhundredsandeventhousandsofstaff
neededtoproduceasystem.Theyunderstandthattheintegrityofthe
technicalandprogrammaticdataiscriticalforthedecisionmaking
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neededtoresolveproblems.
Whendifficultiesarise,astewardofprocessfocusesoncompliancewith
checklists,thedeliveryofdocuments,orthegenerationofnewreview
milestones.Butleadersleadersofoutcomesrecognizethat
technicaldifficultiesmayberootedinissuesoftechnology,orflawsin
acquisitionstrategyorcontractstructure,orininsufficientskillssetsand
manning,orevenincontradictoryandprohibitivepolicies.Leadersof
outcomesconsiderittheirresponsibilitynotsomeoneelsestobe
partofthebroaderresolutionofaprogramsproblemsnotjustthe
technicalproblems.Leadersaredrivingagentswhoinfactobliterate
thoseproblems.Leadersareempoweredindividualswhoknowtheyare
keytothesuccessoftheprogram.
Itstartswithavisionyourvision.
Ifyoufeelthatyourenotapartofsomethingusefulorimportant,then
youreprobablynotassertingyourownvisionofwhoyouareandhow
yourprofessionofsystemengineeringfitsintoproducingthelarger
outcome.Perhapsyoudonthaveavisionperhapsyourelikethe
bricklayerwhoneverthinksaboutthebuildinghesmaking,butsimplyis
focusedonthenextbrickandonthenext,andthenext.
Or,maybeyoudohaveavision,butyoufeeltheresnoplaceforitinthe
program,andthatnoonewilllistenorcare.Eitherway,youareleaving
thevisiontoothers.
Systemengineerswhoareleadershaveavisionoftheoveralloutcome.
Theyhaveclarityofpurposetoachievethemanifestationofthephysical
thingthatneedstobeproduced.Theyunderstandhowtheoverall
projectcanbebrokendownintoitsconstituentparts,andhowthose
partsmustworktogetherasasystem.Theyunderstandthattheintegrity
ofsystemengineeringactivitiesprovidesthedataneededto:1)assure
thecorrectnessofanacquisitionstrategy2)supportthedefinitionand
integrationofsystemcomponentsand3)supportfactbaseddecision
makingneededtotradecost/scheduleandtechnicaltoachieveanuseful
system.
Justasimportant,theyrecognizethatitisuptothesystemengineer
nottheprogrammanageroranyoneelsetolayoutthisvision.Thisis
thesystemengineersrole.Ifitisabrogated,thequalityoftheoutcome
willinevitablysuffer.
Trueleadershipliesinconveyingthevision.
Programmanagersdontwantsystemengineerstobesofocusedon
documentsthattheyfailtoseethelargerpicture.Programmanagers
wantandneedsystemengineerswhohaveanoverallvisionand
cancreatethetechnicalcontent(sometimesfoundindocuments,other
timesfoundinmodelsanddatabases)thatwillmakethatvisiona
reality.
Conveyingthisvisiontotheprogrammanagerisonlyonestep.A
systemengineerwhothinksasaleaderprovidesthevisiontoother
systemengineerssothattheyunderstandtheroletheymustperform.
Thisnotionisthedifferencebetweensolelymanaging,andgoingfurther
andleading.Anditistheroleofallsystemengineersregardlessof
position,titleorauthoritytolead.Itseverysystemengineersjob.
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Andwheneveryonedoeshisorherjob,whatemergesisanew
dynamic.Insteadofisolatedsystemengineerstoilingondocumentsthat
gonowhere,theresanentireteamofengineersandsubjectmatter
expertswhoshareastrongsenseofwhattheyreproducingandhowit
createsthelargersystem.Weassystemengineershelptodevelop
teamsthattakeprideincreatingsomethingusefulandvaluable.A
leaderconveysnotjustthatvision,butthepurposeforarrivingatthat
vision.
Gettingthereisnotasdifficultasyoumightthink.
Youmightbethinking:Well,thisisallverynice,buthowdoIgetthere?I
talkallthetimetosystemengineersevenonesinchargeoflarge
teamswhocantseehowtheymightbecomeunstuckfromthetarpit
theyfindthemselvesin.
Somemighthaveavision,yetareconvincedtheprogrammanager
wontunderstandorwontcare.Othersdonthaveavisionbecause,
well,whatsthepoint?Theybelievetheirrolehasmorphedoverthe
years,becomingsolimitedthattheirthinkingdoesntmattermuch.
Thisisnotjustaboutalackofcommunicationskillsitsaboutalackof
confidence.Systemengineerswhofeelstucktypicallybelievetheyare
constrainedbyotherforceswhetheritstheirbosses,orprogram
managers,orgovernmentregulation.Inreality,though,theyreusually
constrainedbytheirownlimitedvisionoftheroleofasystemengineer.
Ifyoubelieveyouhavenoimportantroletoplayintheultimateoutcome
ofaproject,youprobablywontplayanimportantpart.Ifyoubelievethe
programmanagerwontvaluewhatyousay,heorsheprobablywont.If
yourestuck,itsprobablybecauseyouregettingwhatyoureexpecting.
ButasIsaidearlier,itdoesnthavetobethisway.Youcanstepoutof
yourcurrent,selflimitingrole.Remember,youbecameasystem
engineerbecauseyouwantedtoproducethingsthatareimportantand
useful,andbecauseyouhavethegiftedabilitytoenvisionhowtheparts
ofasystemworktogether.Youknowhowtocreateanewreality.
Startwiththat.Startwithyourvision.Ifitsstrongandsolidenough,
youllfindyourselfwantingandneedingtoshareitwithothers.Andifits
strongenoughandsolidenough,theylllooktoyouasaleader.
JohnThomasisthePastPresidentoftheInternationalCouncilon
SystemsEngineering,anorganizationforsystemsengineersandthe
disseminationofsystemsengineeringpractices.
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AnnapolisJunction,MDandtheMorseElectromagnetic
TelegraphsFirstPublicSuccess,May4,1844
GeorgeAnderson,ESEP
May4,2011
Ithasbeen167yearssinceSamuelF.B.Morselocatedinthe
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thenSupremeCourtRoominthenationsCapitolreceivedthe
firstpublicnewsmessagefromhispartnerAlfredVail
transmittinginMorsecodefromanopenplatformbesidethe
railsatAnnapolisJunction,MD.Themessageannouncedthat
theWhigPartycandidateforPresidentwouldbeHenryClay,
andhisrunningmatewouldbeTheodoreFrelinghuysen.The
attendeesfromtheBaltimoreWhigconventionleftAnnapolis
Junctionbytrain,andarrivedinWashingtontofindthenews
wasalreadybeingannouncedinthecitybythelocalpapers.
WritinginalettertotheNewYorkTimesin1909,StephenVail,
Alfredssonrelatesmoreintimatedetailsaboutthiseventand
makesastrongpubliccaseforthemessagebeingrecognized
asthefirsthistoricuseoftheline.[3]

Figure1:AnnapolisJunctioncirca1860
MorsehadreceivedacommissionfromCongressonMarch3,
1843tobuildademonstrationtelegraphlinefromWashington,
DCtoBaltimore,MDandhewaslessthanamonthfrom
completingthistask.ThegeographicalsignificanceofAnnapolis
Junctionwasthatitlayroughlyequidistant(2022statutemiles)
fromthethreeprincipalcitiesofWashington,Baltimoreand
Annapolis.Itwasalsothejunctionoftworaillines.Thetwolines
weretheBaltimoreandOhio(B&O)andtheAnnapolisandElk
RidgeRailroads(A&ER).TheB&OranfromBaltimoresMount
ClairStationtotheoutskirtsofWashingtonDC.TheMountClare
StationtodayhousestheB&Orailroadmuseum.Morsehad
obtainedagreementtousetheB&Orightofwaytoerectwhat
wouldbecomethenationsfirstsuccessfullongdistance
communicationsnetwork.Technically,itwasbasedon
regulatingtheflowofelectricityfromprimarybatteriescalled
Grovecellsovertwoconductorsstrungonpolestoareceiving
instrument.Thesecellswerethehightechsourceofon
demandelectricityin1844andbecausetheyemittedpoisonous
nitrousfumeswhilecurrentwasflowingwouldnotpassmuster
withtheEPAtoday.

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Figure2:MapshowingAnnapolisRailroad
Junctioncirca1878
Fromvariousrecollectionsandsomestudyoftheearlier
AnnapolisJunction,onecansurmisethatAlfredVailprobably
setuphistelegraphinstrumentwithin100feetofthepointwhere
todaytheCSXrunningontheoldB&Orightofwaypasses
underMDRoute32.Figure3.Showsagraveltowerthatstands
atthelocationoftheoriginalrailstationandplatform.An1860
directoryliststwohotels,arailstationandapostofficein
AnnapolisJunction.Today,theonlyenduringmemoryofthis
originalcommunitythatIhavefoundisthroughtheverbal
reminiscencesofpersonswhoateatHenkelsrestaurantupuntil
themid1990s.HenkelsRestaurantoccupiedwhatlikelywas
thestructureofoneoftheoriginal2hotelsthatstoodacrossthe
railsfromthestation.Thesame1860,recordshowsthatone
hotelwascalledtheParkhurstHouse,ownedbyaMr.George
Bell.Theonlyothersurvivingstructurefromthiserais
Grassland,an1854plantationhouseandoutbuildingsbuiltby
WilliamAndersonthatonecanseeontherightsideoftheroad
alongNationalBusinessParkway.

Figure3:AlfredVailmostlikelytransmittedthe
firsttelegraphmessagenearwherethegreen
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dumpstersitstoday(2011).
Currently,thereisnoMarylandHistoricalMarker(MHM)in
AnnapolisJunctiontocommemoratethishistoricevent.The
closestMHMrelatingtothetelegraphisonRoute1,inBeltsville,
MDfixingapointontherouteofthefirsttelegraphline.[4]
PerhapsitistimethatAnnapolisJunctionproudlydisplaysits
storytoremindtelecommunicationsprofessionalswheretheir
professionbegan.AlfredVailsson,Stephen,wouldagreeand
mightevenhavesucceededindoingthishimselfhadhenot
diedfourmonthsafterpresentinghiscaseintheNYTimes102
yearsago.
ThankstothefirstpublicmessagesentfromAnnapolisJunction,
thisdisruptivenewtechnologyspreadrapidlyamongthe
commercialenterprisesthathadthemosttogainfromit.The
railroad,anearlypartner,wassurprisinglyslowtorecognizeits
valueindispatching,safetyandallowingbetterresource
utilization.Incontrast,thesecuritiesmarketswereamongthe
firsttodeveloplocalareanetworksusingspecialized
instrumentsthatwereuniversallycalledtickerstotransmitstock
andcommodityquotesinnearrealtime.Theexpansionofthe
telegraphanditseventualconsolidationmanyyearslateristhe
lifecyclemodelweperhapsseebeingrepeatedwiththeInternet
anditsenablingtechnologies.

Figure4:AnnapolisJunctionStationcirca
1863
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[3]NewYorkTimesJanuary23,1909,letterfromStephenVail.
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archivefree/pdf?
res=FA0710F8395D12738DDDAF0A94D9405B808CF1D3
[4]http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:
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MD_Historical_Marker_First_Telegram.jpg
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2014HolidayCelebrationPictures
Atlonglast,herearethephotosfromtheDecember2014
HolidayCelebration,whereagoodtimewashadbyall.Clickon
theslideshowtobrowsethephotos.

UpcomingEventsandAnnouncements
August19,2015:DinnerMeetingPanelofInternational
SymposiumParticipantsmoderatedbyGundarsOsvalds
August26,2015:SystemsEngineeringProfessionals(SEP)Reception
September16,2015:DinnerMeetingHumanFactorsEngineering
byDr.AmyBayesandotherfacultymembersfromJohnsHopkins
University
September19,2015:TutorialAcontinuationofDr.Howard
EisnersThinkingOutsidetheBox
October21,2015:CombinedPMIINCOSEDinnerMeetingStudyon
ImprovingIntegrationofProgramManagementandSystems
Engineering
November18,2015:DinnerMeetingSystemsEngineering
StandardstoincludetheDoDaddendumstoISO15288
InterestedinJobsNetworking?ContactMarkKaczmarekat
mkaczmarekengr@comcast.net
Keepupwiththelatestnewsandevents.FindoutaboutournewBoardofDirectors.Exploreourextensivelibraryofpreviouslectures
fromourMonthlyDinnerMeetings.LearnoftheBenefitsofJoiningINCOSE.CheckoutSystemsEngineeringeducationinthelocalarea.
AllthisandmoreawaitsyouatourINCOSEChesapeakeChapterWebsite.
ForanycommentsorsuggestionsaboutthisnewsletterpleaseemailourPresident,GeorgeAndersonorourCommunications
Director,PatWilliams.Wevalueyourfeedback.

BoardofDirectorOfficers,2015

DirectorsatLarge

President:Mr.GeorgeAnderson
PastPresident:Mr.ErikDeVito
PresidentElect:Mr.JohnBoccio
Treasurer:Mr.KentDeJong
Secretary:Mr.MarkKaczmarek

Communications:Mr.PatWilliams
Programs:Mr.GlennTownson
MembershipCommittee:GundarsOsvalds

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