1. USC INCOSE Student Division / LA Speaker Meeting March 8, 2016
11/1/2017
INCOSE Los Angeles Chapter
Welcome!
USC INCOSE Student Division / LA Speaker Meeting
March 8, 2016
International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Los Angeles Chapter 1

2. 11/1/2017
USC INCOSE Student Division / INCOSE-LA Chapter Speaker Meeting March 8, 2016
Presenter: Dr. Jonathan Arenberg
Chief Engineer, James Webb Space Telescope
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
TOPIC:  The James Webb Space Telescope: Its Mission, Design and Development
Tonight’s Agenda
5:30 – 6:20 Registration, Networking, Refreshments
6:20 – 6:30 Welcome & Announcements
6:30 – 8: Meeting and Q&A
Welcome!
Attendees - Please fill out meeting feedback survey prior to leaving tonight. Your comments are important. 2 2 2

3. INCOSE-LA Chapter One of the most active chapters
Over 400 members from various engineering…
Monthly Speaker Meetings w/ remote sites
Monthly Education Webinars
Professional Networking Opportunities
Access to Industries’ “Brain trust”
Workshop Saturdays & Technology Tutorials
Other Student Divisions
Many Volunteer opportunities to get involved
We love our volunteers!
If you’re interested in Volunteering for these or other open positions, speak to a Board Member or to 3

4. Regional Mini-Conference
8 April - Two Tutorials
MBSE (AM)
Agile SE (PM)
9-10 April – Conference
LMU
Jointly Planned by five INCOSE chapters
Expecting over 200 attendees
Technical topics, four panels
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Madni
Full house – Sponsors and Exhibitors

5. 2016 Board of Directors Officers
11/1/2017
2016 Board of Directors
Officers
President: Terry Rector The Aerospace Corp
Vice President: Phyllis Marbach The Boeing Company
Secretary: Jeffrey Willis Northrop Grumman
Treasurer: Harvey Soldan Jet Propulsion Lab
Past President: Stephen Guine Northrop Grumman
At Large Directors
* Membership: Mark TenEyck Dassault Systems
* Programs: Rick Hefner CalTech
* Communications: Lin Yi Jet Propulsion Lab
** SE Education: Tony Magorno Mitre
** Ways and Means: Paul Cudney Retired (LMCO)
* 1st year of 2-year term
** 2nd year of 2-year term 5 5 5 5 5 5

6. AY 2015-2016 INCOSE-USC Board of Directors
Faculty Adviser: Prof. Azad M. Madni, Director, Systems Architecting and Engineering Program, Professor Astronautical Engineering
President: Parv Patel, Ph.D. Student, Astronautical Engineering
Vice President: Ishita Nandola, M.S. Student, Aerospace Engineering
Treasurer: Aref Vali, Ph.D. Student, Astronautical Engineering
Secretary: Jyotsna Venkatesh, M.S. Student, Computer Science
Past President: Edwin Ordoukhanian, Ph.D. Student, Astronautical Engineering

7. 2016 INCOSE International Workshop
Edwin Ordoukhanian and Rick Hefner

8. 2016 INCOSE International Workshop
Sat, Jan 30 – Tue, Feb 2, 2016 in Torrance, CA
One of two international INCOSE events each year
No paper, panel or tutorial presentations
Technical Working Groups, INCOSE committee work
Working sessions - improving and completing working group products, contributing with and learning from the real experts in the field
Outreach sessions - disseminating the current state of the art to Workshop attendees
Area of Emphasis: Model-Based Systems Engineering

10. INCOSE Technical Leadership Institute
Second face-to-face workshop during INCOSE IW 2016
Discussed topics during second f2f workshop
Multiple aspects of technical leadership and how to become a good leader
Cognitive biases and their impact on decision making
Upcoming webinar for first cohort in April
New cohort starts two year journey in Technical Leadership Institute during INCOSE International Symposium 2016 in Edinburg, Scotland