What is INCOSE?
INCOSE is the International Council on Systems Engineering. Information about the history of the organization, its mission and objectives can be found on the website at www.incose.org.
What is the INCOSE International Symposium?
The INCOSE International Symposium is the premier international forum where practitioners, researchers, and educators share their insights, experiences, and innovations furthering the practice of systems engineering. The symposium has occurred every year since 1991 and is the largest annual gathering of the systems engineering community.
Previous International Symposium
When and where is the symposium this year?
IS2025 will be Hybrid, July 26 - 31, 2025 (Saturday – Thursday). The symposium will be held at the Roger Center Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Who can attend the symposium?
The symposium is an open event and everyone who registers and pays their registration fees is welcome to attend. Attendance includes access to the technical sessions (presentations, abstracts, and electronic proceedings).
How much does symposium registration cost?
Attending in person
You may register either for the full Symposium or for one or two days. Registration allows unlimited access to plenary sessions, technical presentations, recordings, food and beverage for lunch and breaks, access to the exhibit hall, and all activities scheduled therein, registration materials, and access to online proceedings. Attendance for three days will be treated as a full registration. Tutorials and guest tickets for social events are available when you register. Please note that this allows guest access to the event space, but does not include attendance of the Symposium sessions nor meals and breaks.
Tutorials
Tutorials will be held on Saturday and Sunday, July 26-27 for in person attendees only.
Extra cost is required for each tutorial and each of them must be selected individually during registration.
Attending virtually
You may register either for the full Symposium or for one day. Attendance for two days will be treated as a full registration. Registration for virtual participants includes access to broadcast sessions, online proceedings, sponsor showcase, participants chat, recordings available from the platform during the event, and all recordings after the event from the INCOSE Website. Some sessions will not be broadcast and/or recorded. Please check the program for more information on each session.
INCOSE members receive a discount on their registration fees. More information will be available on the registration fees webpage.
Questions about registration should be directed to [email protected].
When does registration open and close?
Registration will open April 2025 and will close the last day of the event.
Where can I stay?
A number of hotels have been pre-selected by INCOSE.
more information available soon.
What is the meaning of a hybrid event?
A hybrid event combines in-person and virtual elements in a way that unlocks a live dialogue between and among presenters and attendees—whether they join in person or online.
IS2025 will include an in-person experience at Roger Centre Ottawa, Canada and an online experience hosted on our virtual event platform.
How long will the recordings be available?
After September 30th, 2025, the event platform will be closed. Within 60 days of the event closing, INCOSE will make available the recordings from the event through the INCOSE website.
What is an in person session?
Session is only available to in person attendees. It will be recorded and made available from the INCOSE website 90 days post event.
What is a broadcasted session (not designated available for replay)?
Session is broadcast for in person and virtual attendees. It will not be recorded.
What is a broadcasted session available for replay?
Session is broadcast for in person and virtual attendees. It will be recorded and posted on the platform during the event and made available from the INCOSE website 90 days post event.
What is a virtual session available for replay?
Session is broadcast for virtual attendees. It will be recorded and posted on the platform during the event and made available from the INCOSE website 90 days post event.
Which video conferencing tools will be used for the symposium?
INCOSE will use a customized web-based environment for the 2025 Symposium providing access to broadcast sessions. Broadcast sessions will be streamed on the virtual platform or conducted using Zoom.
Q&A in live sessions
If your question has not been answered live, please go the platform and type your question in the Q&A module of the presentation.
Where can I find all papers that were accepted for the IS2025?
Please log in on the platform and browse the symposium e-proceedings.
When does the IS2025 virtual platform close?
The IS2025 event platform will be available until September 30th, 2025.
Is there a standardized measure of conference hours for INCOSE continuing education requirements?
Participants in INCOSE’s International Workshop (IW) and International Symposium (IS) may claim Professional Development Units (PDUs) toward their renewal as Associate Systems Engineering Professionals (ASEPs) and Certified Systems Engineering Professionals (CSEPs). IW participation counts toward the category of “Attend non-peer-reviewed Professional Technical Society event,” for which they may claim a maximum of 30 PDUs in a renewal period. IS participation counts toward the category of “Attend peer-reviewed Professional Technical Society event,” for which there is no maximum in a renewal period. Working group meetings outside of the IW and IS count toward the category of “Participate on Professional Technical Society working groups, committees, etc.” for which there is no maximum in a renewal period. All activities should be claimed according to the number of hours of participation, rounded to the nearest quarter hour, with one hour equaling 1 PDU. More information on INCOSE Certification renewal is posted at https://www.incose.org/systems-engineering-certification/the-certification-process/how-do-i-renew
What is the difference between an open and closed INCOSE meeting at the IS?
INCOSE values transparency in all its actions and activities. An open meeting is one in which you can drop in and start contributing to the work of the participants - in true symposium style. Closed meetings are those with a focused agenda and an audience qualified to address the agenda. In many cases, you can reach out to the chair of a meeting in advance - either to join the group or to observe. In some cases, it may be inappropriate; for example, the CAB is for corporate members; the CAG is the advisory group for Certification discussing sensitive topics where the meeting must be closed to protect the integrity of the process and the certification.