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InVol.6Issue7
Thebesteventsoftheyear
areyettocome!

Julymarksthemidpointofour
chapterprograms.Movingforward
fromthedateofthiswriting,Iam
pleasedtoannouncethattheIBM
SystemArchitectwithDoDAFclass
isbeginningonMondayJune29

with8students.Thiscourseis
Mr.GeorgeAnderson
handsonandisthebestchanceto
INCOSECCPresident
actuallybecomeproficientin
george.anderson@incose.org producingDoDAF,DM2data
models.Thecourseandinstructor
arethebestavailableandwehopetofitinarepeatperformanceinthe
fallorearlyspring.WealsoplantoscheduleanupdatedDODAF2.02,
(change1)courseinOctober.Dr.DrewHamiltonofAuburnUniversity
andTTCSeminarstaughttheclassinAugust2012.[1]Wehada
recordenrollment(31)onthisfirsteventandmanyofthesestudents
aretodayemployedassuccessfulDoDAFarchitects.Itwouldbea
misfortunetomissoutontrainingthatwouldenhanceyourabilityto
qualifyforanewSEposition.
ThismonthsmembershipmeetinghasbeenpostponedfromJuly15th
toJuly22ndtoallowforthereturnofthe30orsomemberswhoare
attendingtheInternationalSymposiuminSeattle,WA.Themeetingwill
featureaMeettheBoardofDirectorspaneldiscussion.Thisisin
anticipationofourfallelectionsandwill,atminimum,addressthe
challengesfacingthechapteraswemoveforwardinto2016.Tosetthe
toneforthisevent,Icansharewithyoutheresultsofourlatestsurvey
thatshowsincreaseddemandforourtrainingofferingsandlittleinterest
inrunningforchapteroffices.Thisisagreatopportunitytohelpshape
ourfuturebylistening,learningandparticipatinghopefullyinthatorder.
The2015ElectionsfortheBoardofDirectors(BOD)willbeheldin
SeptemberandthecallfornominationsisopenuntilAugust30,2015.
Thisyear,wewillvotetofilltheprogramsandmembershipchairsas
wellasthenewpresidentelect.Tovolunteerorrecommenda
colleague,pleasecontacttheelectionscommitteeviatheelectionpage
onthewebsiteoremailJohnBoccio,KentdeJongorErikDevito.

PresidentsPOV
July22,2015
Dinner/Lecture
6thAnnualSEPGala
TheDefinitionofaTrue
"SystemsEngineering
Professional"asIntended
forINCOSEsMultiLevel
CertificationProgramby
JohnThomas
IntroducingSystems
EngineeringintheUnited
StatesAirForceby
GeorgeAnderson
UpcomingEvents

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

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

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TheAugustmeetingwillfeatureaninvitedpanelofInternational
Symposiumparticipantswhowilldiscussselectedtopicsfromthis
event.MembershipDirector,GundarsOsvalds,isorganizingand
moderatingthisevent.
Septemberwillfinduslisteningtoahumanfactorsengineering
presentationbyDr.AmyBayesandotherfacultymembersfromJohns
HopkinsUniversity.ThepresentationwillbeapreambletoaSaturday
tutorialthatwillbescheduledsoonafter.Theyalsohaveformalcourse
offeringsinthefallandhopetointerestsystemsengineersinenrolling.
Wewillannouncethetutorialassoonasavenueisestablished.

TheChesapeakeChapterof
INCOSEisproudtorecognize
thefollowingorganizationsfor
sponsoringourendeavoursto
expandingtheunderstanding
andappreciationofSystems
Engineeringinthelocalarea:

Dr.HowardEisnerstutorialwillbeheldonSeptember19,2015,after
beingaweathercasualtyinFebruary.Aflyerwillbecomingoutnext
monthgivingthetimeandlocation.Hewillcontinuehislectureseries
entitled:ThinkingOutsidetheBox.Viewhislastyearstutorialat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUX4JUs5MdA
TheOctoberandNovembermeetingsarereservedforlargeevents.In
OctoberweareplanningtohaveajointPMIINCOSEmeetingfeaturing
theStudyonImprovingIntegrationofProgramManagementand
SystemsEngineering.[2]TheNovembermeetingwillfocusonSystems
EngineeringStandardstoincludetheDoDaddendumstoISO15288.
MarkyourcalendarsforAugust26,2015.Our6thannualSEPreception
willtakeplaceattheEngineersClubofBaltimore.Honoredguests
includeMs.CourtneyWright,INCOSECertificationChairman,Mr.
RobertA.Gold,DirectoroftheEngineeringEnterprisewithintheOffice
oftheDeputyAssistantSecretaryofDefenseforSystemsEngineering
(DASD(SE))andMikeMcNamee,ChiefSystemsEngineer,NSA/CSS.
Topromotebroaderparticipation,weareinvitingSEPsfromMD,VA,
DistrictofColumbia,DE,andSouthernPA.Locally,wewillagainbe
pleasedtoinviteouremployers,CABmembersandassociate
engineeringsocieties.[3]
AnotherprogrambeingplannedforAugustisatourofthe
SmithsoniansUdvarHazyAirandSpaceMuseumnearDullesAirport.
Thisisafamilyactivityinvolvingcharteredbuses,docents,andbox
lunches.Whatcouldgowrong!Ifyouareinterested,pleasemakeyour
commentsonablogsheetthatCommunicationsDirector,PatWilliams,
willputupontheChapterWebsitesowecangaugethelevelof
interestandestablishtheresourcesneeded.
InowwanttodiscussthehealthoftheChapteratmidyear.Kentde
Jongourtreasurerwillpresenttheresultsofourauditcommitteeswork
attheJulyMembershipmeeting.Wecontinuetodowell,ifsomewhat
behindschedule,andIwanttoremindthemembershiptoattendand
reviewourreportcardonhowtheBODisexecutingtheChapters
financialprogram.Thisisaonetimeeventaswedonotpublishor
releaseourauditresults.Anotherimportantareaismembership.
MembershipDirector,GundarsOsvalds,isattemptingtogaugethe
trendofourretentionandnewmemberstatistics.Weknowthatother
chaptersarehavingdifficultiesmaintainingtheirmembershipsbutour
chapterlastyearhadmorenewmembersthandepartures(ornon
retentions).InmidJunewenotedareportintheINCOSEInternational
Connectsitethatshowed348membersintheChesapeakeChapter.
ThiswouldbeanattentiongettingnumbergivenourJanuarystrengthof
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402untilwerealizethatlastyearwehadasimilardipgoingintothe
summer.Wereallycannotsayhowwearedoingwithmembershipuntil
weseehowthenumbertrendsoverseveralmonths.
Numbersrepresentonlythemeasurementsideofmanagingour
membership.Whatarewecurrentlydoingaboutretainingandattracting
newmembers?Theanswerisintwoparts.First,whenitcomesto
retention,Ipersonallybelievethattheprimarymethodofretaining
membersistoprovideprofessionaltrainingandaforumforexpanding
professionalpresenceandperhapsleadershipopportunitiesinthe
engineeringcommunity.Thesecondpartisoureffortstobringinnew
members:Here,theBODasateamcarefullyupdatestheChapter
TriFoldeachyeartoprovidethebestpossiblerecruitingtool.We
believethishandoutdescribesourchapter,itsgoals,purposeand
programs.Ifwecouldonlygettheseintothehandsofpotential
membersallwouldbewell.Eachyear,however,itappearsasifour
membersconsiderdistributingTrifoldsassomebodyelsesbusiness.I
frequentlynoticethatmanyTrifoldsareleftbehindafteraneventand
endupbeingdepositedintothegarbageoftenbyourownmembers.
IaskallofyoutothinktwicebeforeabandoningtheTrifoldasour
recruitingmedium.Handingabrochuretoacolleagueisabsolutelythe
leastthatyoucandotopromoteourchapterandthepracticeof
systemsengineering.Certainlywedomorebymanningboothsat
conferences,speakingengagementstootherengineeringsocietiesand
soon,but,theseopportunitiescannothaveasignificantimpactgiven
theveryfewindividualsthatareavailableorwillingtosupportthese
opportunities.
Icouldgetintotheimpactofdecliningmembershiponourservicesbut
withtheincreasedawarenessandcooperationofourcurrentmembers,
Ibelievethatwecanavoidoratleastdelaythecontractionthatappears
tobeaffectingINCOSEInternationalatlarge.

Thishasbeenalongmissivebutitcoversonlythehighlightsofwhatwe
aredoing.Itsallverycomplicatedevenforsystemsengineers.Please
makeacommitmenttoattendourJuly22ndmeetingandhelpplanour
future.
_____________________________
[1]SeeAfterActionReportat:http://www.incosecc.org/1314
augunderstandingandusingthenewdodafv202/
[2]WhitePaperPresentedatthe23rdINCOSEAnnualInternational
Symposium,Philadelphia,2013.

[3]Associatesocietiesinclude:AOC,AIAA,IEEE,SAEandSES.
AssociationofOldCrows(AOC),AmericanInstituteofAeronauticsand
Astronautics(AIAA),InstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers
(IEEE),SocietyofAutomotiveEngineers(SAE),andtheStandards
EngineeringSociety(SES).
GeorgeAndersonINCOSEChesapeakeChapterPresident
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22July,2015(6:00pm8:00pm):APanelDiscussion
withtheINCOSEChesapeakeChapterBoardof
Directors

Note,thisisnotatypo.Ourregularmonthly
meetingwillbeonthe4thWednesdayof
July(the22nd)toaccommodateour
memberswhoaretravellingtotheINCOSE
InternationalSymposiuminSeattle,
Washington.Joinusat6PMonthe22nd
forsomegoodfoodandfellowship,
followedbyapaneldiscussionwithyour
boardofdirectors.
Clickhereformoredetails:(www.incosecc.org)
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,
ChiefSystemsEngineer,NSA/CSSandCourtney
Wright,ProgramManager,INCOSECertificationProgram
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Cost:$45perperson.Payonlinewith
PayPal:GotoourRegistrationPagewhere
youcanpayonlineviacreditcard.

>>DownloadtheFlyerHere<<

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TheDefinitionofaTrue"SystemsEngineering
Professional"asIntendedforINCOSEsMultiLevel
CertificationProgram

JohnA.Thomas,ESEP
INCOSEPastPresident2012&2013
SeniorVicePresident&ChiefSystemEngineerBoozAllenHamilton
(Retired)
ASystemsEngineeringProfessional*,asitisintendedforINCOSEs
multilevelcertificationprogram,referstosomeonewhohasdonemore
thansimplypassatest.Itissomeonewhoisseenbyothersasan
experiencedindividualwhofindsawaytogetthejobdonenomatter
whatobstaclesandcomplicationsmayarise.Thisistheexpectationof
someonewhohasearnedanINCOSEcertification.Andtheexpectation
isnotonethatcanbetakenlightly.
ThisreputationforgettingthejobdoneispreciselyhowtheSystems
EngineeringProfessional(SEP)shouldbeperceivedbyfellowleaders
andstaffonaproject.Theprogrammanagerandothermembersofthe
leadershipteamfacingaproblemdonthavetoask,Wheresthe
systemsengineer?BecausethesystemsengineertheSEPhas
alreadycometothemandsaid,Herestheproblem,andhereshow
Imsolvingit.ThatisthestandardtheSEPisheldtobyINCOSE,by
theprogramleadershipteam,byallprogramparticipants.
SystemsEngineeringProfessionals(SEPs)canbreakdown
barriers.Theyhaveasenseofempowermentandthegood
judgementtoknowexactlywhereandhowfartheycanpush.
MembersoftheleadershipteamknowthataSEPwillnotbeintimidated

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

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bycertainbarrierssuchasthebeliefthattheyaresomehowcrippled
bythecontract,byorganizationalpolicies,bytechnology,perhapseven
bytheleadershipteamitself.Atthesametime,theleadershipteam
alsoknowsthattheSEPwillnotpushhardininappropriateplaces,like
abullinachinashop.ASEPisclearaboutwhatitmeanstobe
empowered,andhowthatpowershouldbeexercised.

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SystemsEngineeringProfessionalsgetthejobdonebecausethey
focusonoutcome,notprocess.
Theprogrammanagerandothermembersoftheleadershipteamknow
thatwhenproblemsarise,SEPswillnotretreatintostrictcompliance
withchecklists,orseethemeredeliveryofdocumentsasameasureof
success.AsSEPs,theyknowthattheycanstepoutoftheprocessrole
andtacklethelargerproblemsuchasunexpectedtechnologyissues,
flawsinacquisitionstrategy,orcontradictorypolicies.
SystemsEngineeringProfessionalsarecollaborative,not
competitive.
Theyrecognizethatprogramsuccessisrelevanttotheprogram
manageraswellasthesystemsengineer,andcannotbeachieved
withoutanequalcontributionfromboth.Collaborationmeansworking
togetherwithothersevenstakeholdersfromfirmsthatnormallyare
viewedasthecompetition.TheSEPknowshowtofacilitatethedelicate
negotiationsbetweenprogramparticipantsthatdeterminethesuccess
orfailureofaproject.
SystemsEngineeringProfessionalscansolveproblemsbecause
theyunderstandthenuancesandcomplexinterrelationships
inherentinagivensituation.
Somesystemsengineerstendtoseeproblemsthroughonlyonelens,
suchasatechnicalperspective.Membersoftheleadershipteamknow
thattheSEPhastheabilitytoviewproblemsthoughmultiplelenses
simultaneouslytosee,forexample,howwhatoutwardlylookslikea
mechanicalengineeringproblemmightberelatedtootherissuessuch
astraining,policy,doctrineandorganizationalculture.TheSEPalso
fullyconsiderstheperspectivesoftheprogrammanagerandtheother
membersoftheleadershipteam,sothatthesolutionworksonall
levels.Eachofthesecomplexitiesandnuancesmustbeunderstood
andfullyintegrated,andtheleadershipteamknowsthattheSEPcan
andwilltaketheleadinresolvingproblems.
SystemsEngineeringProfessionalsgetthejobdonebecausethey
embraceresponsibility.
Whenproblemsarise,itisoftennotclearwhohastheresponsibilityto
solvethem,makingiteasytostandaside.Programmanagersandother
membersoftheleadershipteamknowthattheSEP,ratherthansaying
Itsnotmyjob,insteadwillsay,IdontknowwhetherImtheoneto
fixitornot,butImgoingtostepinandtry.Theleadershipteamis
confidentthattheSEPwillsay,Itismyresponsibility.Itismyjob.
SystemsEngineeringProfessionalssolveproblemsbecausetheir
skillsandknowledgearebothdeepandbroad.
Somesystemsengineersmaybereluctanttoconfrontaproblem,
fearingtheywillbeunabletoworkwithotherswhohavemore
knowledgeandexperienceinaparticulararea.ButevenifSEPslack
certainexpertise,theyareabletoaskthequestionsthatuncoverthe
fundamentalnatureoftheproblem.Whendealingwithothersona
project,SEPscanpushthroughtechnicaldetails,costandschedule
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constraintseventheinevitableofficepoliticstograspthelarger
issues.TheleadershipteamcountsonSEPstohavethisability.
AlthoughsomeSEPsmaynotfeelconfidentthattheycanmeetallof
theseexpectations,theyneedtoknowthatthisishowtheyare
perceivedandtheyshoulduseeveryopportunitytofullydevelopeach
capabilityIvesharedabove.INCOSEstronglybelievesthatcertification
carrieswithitanexceptionallyhighstandardofperformance.ASEP
shouldbeseenasthekindofindividualwhocanbecountedontoget
thejobdone,andwhowillmeetwhateverchallengecomestheirwayto
maketheprojectasuccess.Programmanagersandothermembersof
theleadershipteamandINCOSEexpectnothingless.
JohnThomasisthePastPresidentoftheInternationalCouncilon
SystemsEngineering,anorganizationforsystemsengineersandthe
disseminationofsystemsengineeringpractices.Hecanbereachedat
president@incose.org.
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IntroducingSystemsEngineeringintheUnitedStates
AirForce
byGeorgeAnderson
IhavealwaysfeltthatsomeINCOSEdescriptionssurroundingthe
originsofsystemsengineering(SE)wereincompleteandtherewas
moretosayonthesubject.Attributingsystemsthinkingtoancient
engineeringachievementsisfinebuttherelevanthistoricalrecorddoes
not,asnotasfarasIamabletolearn,haveanymentionofabranchof
learning,adisciplineoradivisionofengineeringeffortconcerned
uniquelywiththeSEprocessesasweknowthemtoday.Aswegetinto
recenthistory,however,wedofinddocumentedevidenceofmodernSE
practicesdatingbacktoatleast1948.
Oneexamplemaybeworthdiscussingtobetter
understandsomeoftheprecedentstoour
presentconceptsofSE.ThisisGeneralJimmy
Doolittlesremarksinhisautobiographyentitled,
ICouldNeverBeSoLuckyAgain.[1]General
DoolittlewasamemberoftheUSAFScientific
AdvisoryBoard(SAB)atitsinceptionin1948
upontheUSAFbecomingaseparateMilitary
Service.Indescribinghisexperienceswiththe
SAB,hededicatesseveralparagraphstoSE.He
beginshisexplanationoftheimpactofSEinAF
aircraftandmissileprogramsbystating
Introducingsystemsengineeringwasone
oftheSABsmorefarreachingandsuccessful
recommendations.(1:475)
AbriefsummaryofhisexplanationisthatSEwasanimportant
managerialconceptthatgottheprocessofdesigningaircraftoutofthe
serialdesignprocessofbuildinganairframe,thenmatingittoanengine
andthentestingtoseehowthewholeperformed.Ifitperformedwell
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thentheplanewentintoproductionwithoutconsideringtheintended
payloadrequirements.Theresultwasanaircraftthatoftenfailedto
meetperformancerequirementsafterbeingloadedwithbombs,bullets
andelectronicequipment.(1:475)
GeneralDoolittlesumsuphisdiscussionwithwordsthatIthinkspeak
tousdirectlyin2015:
This(preSE)processwastheabsoluteoppositeofsystems
engineering,whichenabledustostartmanythingsatthe
sametimeandhavethemallcometothestagewherethey
couldbeintroducedintothecompletevehiclereadytogoat
justtherighttime.Ofcourse,thisconceptwasatremendous
gambleandittookpeoplewithcouragetopullitoff.(1:475)
Herewehavethementionofcourageinconjunctionwiththesuccessful
outcomeofanSEprocess.Idonotrecallseeingthatpersonalattribute
mentionedsodirectlyinanyofmycurrentSEreading.GeneralDoolittle
isprobablyspeakingmainlyofthemanagersandnottheengineers
whenhetalksaboutcourage,butitclearlyseemstobeanattributethat
appliesandperhapsisessentialtothepracticeofSEingeneral.
Itisonethingtoreceiveasetofinstructionsandproceedtocreatea
product,andquiteanothertooverseetheparalleldevelopmentof
severalproductsthatmustworktogether.Iftheintegrationhasnotbeen
donebefore,thereisnoblueprintandthesystemsengineermust
provideaplanthatisasyetuntriedandmustbebasedonageneralas
wellasspecifictechnicalunderstandingofallthesystemsinvolved.
IsubmitthatittakescouragetoactuallyperformSEintodays
developmentoroperationalenvironment.Wearetypicallyfacedwitha
shortageofadequatelytrainedtechnicalpersonnelandmanagerswho
toooftencollectdeliverableswithlittleconcernforactualtechnical
progress.Inthissetting,courageisapersonalattributethatmayenable
oratleastsupporttheabilitytomanageuncertaintyandprovide
confidencethattherighttechnicalcoursesofactionarebeingidentified
andfollowed.
Ienjoyedreadingabout
manyoftheotherevents
thatGeneralDoolittle
describedinhis
autobiography.Takenasa
whole,hehadmany
accomplishmentsthatmake
himstandoutasa
spokesmanfortechnicalas
wellasoperational
achievement.Hereceived
theCongressionalMedalof
Honorin1942forleading
thefirstbombingraidon
Figure1,Lt.Col.Doolittle,ArmyAirCorps
Tokyoatatimewhenthe
(secondfromleft)withhisB25crewjust
Nationsmoralewasatits
priortolaunchingfromtheaircraftcarrier
lowest.
HornettobombTokyoonApril18,1942.
Hiscrewmembersare:(l.tor.)Lt.H.A.
Hewasaracepilotinthe
Potter,NavigatorSSgtP.J.Leonard,
1930s,receivedoneofthe
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firstdoctoratesin
Engineer/GunnerLt.R.E.Cole,copilot
aeronauticalengineering
R.ABraemer,Bombardier.
fromMITandinWWIIrose
totherankofLt.GeneralasaBomberGroupCommanderinthe
famous8thAirForce.Healsohadmanytechnicalachievementsin
aircraftdevelopmentsuchasblindflyingsystems.Hehasreceived
muchrecognitionformanyofthese,butIbelievehisremarksabout
systemsengineeringhasnotreceivedtheattentionitdeserves.
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[1]ICouldNeverBeSoLuckyAgain,Gen.JamesH.JimmyDoolittle
withCarrollV.Glines,BantamBooks,NewYork,1991.
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UpcomingEventsandAnnouncements
July22,2015:DinnerMeetingPanelDiscussionwithINCOSECC
BoardofDirectors
August19,2015:DinnerMeetingPanelofInternational
SymposiumParticipantsmoderatedbyGundarsOsvalds
August26,2015:SystemsEngineeringProfessionals(SEP)
Reception
September16,2015:DinnerMeetingHumanFactorsEngineering
byDr.AmyBayesandotherfacultymembersfromJohnsHopkins
University
September19,2015:TutorialAcontinuationofDr.Howard
Eisners"ThinkingOutsidetheBox"
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

PleaseusetheForwardemaillinkbelowsowecaninviteyourfriendstojoinourmailinglist.Thanksinadvance.
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