2019 Chapter Awards - Platinum Circle and Outstanding Chapter
by Taras Mykytyn, ASEP, President-2019 INCOSE Chesapeake Chapter
The INCOSE Chesapeake Chapter had another outstanding year in 2019, serving the professional community to encourage, promote, and advance the systems engineering discipline; reach out and support STEM activities in the local area; and nurture the future generation of scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians.
The chapter was very proactive in working with the STEM community on multiple levels:
INCOSE - CC Fostering Mentorship for STEM Students and Chapter Participation at the 2019 Science Fairs
Scholarships for college students presenting one - $5000 award, and two - $2500 awards;
SEP certification mentoring for up and coming professional engineers
The chapter members have been actively engaged in the various INCOSE major symposiums, various working groups, board membership, professional leadership support, and general networking with other fellow SEs to provide a better environment for the SE professional discipline and membership.
The board members also were active in various professional events, including:
Monthly dinners and presentations by engineering professionals
2019 SEP Gala event in August to present SEP awards to new certification recipients, and presentation on SE Future and SE Certification by Garry Roedler and Courtney Wright
Local job fairs to promote SE career opportunities and positions partnering with reStart, holding 4 events through the year.
Holiday Gala event in December to present recognition to the various corporate sponsors, partners, vendors, and volunteers, who provide their time and resources to support our chapter
The new Communications Director for the chapter reworked the INCOSE-CC Web site to present more relevant content, provide access to more resources and technical information, and provide a more user-friendly interface to all of our content. Chesapeake Chapter’s website provides a wealth of current and archived information related to Systems Engineering.
Overall, the INCOSE Chesapeake Chapter has enjoyed working with the community at large; engaging with various key partners and stakeholders to bring tools, technology, and processes to our membership; providing SE professional services and information by hosting monthly presentations, publishing papers, and providing SE training; sharing our SE knowledge and expertise to a broad audience including students and other professionals. The INCOSE Chesapeake Chapter is very grateful to all of our supporters and partners, and we believe that we will be able to continue the level of SE services for the upcoming year.
