About This Chapter

Chapter Background

The Los Angeles, California chapter of INCOSE endeavors to fulfill the goals of INCOSE for our chapter membership. INCOSE-LA currently has a membership of about 475 Systems Engineers from industry, government, and academia, mostly from the greater Southern California area. The board of directors continually seeks to offer a complete program of professional and social events to its members and the systems engineering community.

The INCOSE-LA Chapter generally holds the following events:
- A speaker meeting on the second Tuesday of each month
- A tutorial/workshop each quarter
- An annual Mini-Conference
As a benefit of membership, INCOSE members receive discounts at chapter meetings and events. Our calendar also includes social events such as community service projects, networking events, holiday parties and informal gatherings.

For most speaker meeting events, our speaker is present at a "Host Site" (often in the El Segundo area), and we also offer the option of attending virtually via Zoom, or at one of our "Remote Site" locations: Pasadena (JPL), Santa Barbara (Control Point), Huntington Beach (Boeing) and Antelope Valley. These meetings provide a great opportunity to hear about interesting systems engineering topics and to network with other systems engineering professionals.

Board of Directors

Elected Officers	Name & Email
President	Nazanin Sharifi, [email protected]
Vice President	Fred Lawler, [email protected]
Secretary	Victoria Patterson, [email protected]
Treasurer	Mark TenEyck, [email protected]
Membership Director	Daniel Winton, [email protected]
Programs Director	Rick Hefner, [email protected]
Communications Director	Karel Marshall, [email protected]
Systems Engineering Education Director	Dillan Christensen, [email protected]
Ways and Means Director	Mohsen Salehi, [email protected]

Chapter Website and Newsletter

At our chapter website you will find information on upcoming and past activities. We encourage you to bookmark the site and to visit it periodically to stay abreast of ongoing activities. We also publish newsletters throughout the year, which is emailed to you as another benefit of your membership in INCOSE-LA. This newsletter seeks to inform you on chapter activities and topics of interest. The latest newsletter can be found on our homepage.

Email Mailing List

Our chapter distributes periodic emails informing members and other interested parties of upcoming INCOSE-LA events. Members are not automatically included in this distribution list. If you wish to be included in this email distribution list, please send an email to [email protected] and ask to be added to our INCOSE-LA Chapter Email Reflector. You will get 3-4 messages a month about interesting System Engineering meetings and activities in our area.

Volunteer Opportunities

INCOSE-LA is a volunteer organization and we count on our talented volunteers to support and grow this chapter, for the benefit of our members. We have many volunteer opportunities available, check out the list below!

Position Needed	Description of Responsibilities
Events Volunteer	Supports the planning and execution of chapter-supported events Events include: Mars Rover Expo, networking events, conferences POC: Nazanin Sharifi, [email protected]
Deputy Membership Director	Email reminders to members to renew membership Attend events when possible to recruit new members, distribute swag, and promote the chapter POC: Daniel Winton, [email protected]
Deputy Vice President	Represent VP during BoD meetings Set up due dates per bylaws and Chapter Awards checklist Represent VP in INCOSE-LA events (Social/Networking/Tutorials) POC: Stephen Guine, [email protected]
Chapter Liaison	Communicate INCOSE-LA Chapter events with the other INCOSE Chapters Attend INCOSE Headquarter meetings as an INCOSE-LA representative Facilitate Joint events (Tutorial/ Speakers) with other Chapters Recommend Speakers/ Topics POC: Nazanin Sharifi, [email protected]
Social Chair	Host Social/ Networking events Support Membership Director and Communications Director POC: Nazanin Sharifi, [email protected]
Deputy Communications Director	Utilize various communication tools to engage with chapter membership Constant Contact Editor Sitefinity ZOOM meeting platform Various MS 365 Products: Teams, SharePoint, Yammer POC: Karel Marshall, [email protected]