Chapter Overview 10 March 2011 North Star Chapter 1 Tonights Schedule 6:15 PM – Arrive at PaR Systems 6:40 PM – Welcome and Chapter Overview Paul Frenz, 2011 President 6:50 PM – University of St. Thomas - Professor Edwin C. Jones & Mr. Tom Becker 7:10 PM – University of Minnesota - Dr. William Cooper, Associate Professor and the Director of Graduate Studies for the Program in Industrial and Systems Engineering

Chapter Overview 10 March 2011 North Star Chapter 2 Tonights Schedule 7:30 PM – University of Minnesota, College of Continuing Education - Mike Amidon, Program Director 7:50 PM – Tour PaR Systems 8:30 PM – Adjourn

Chapter Overview 10 March 2011 North Star Chapter Program Theme SE In A Changing World (Innovation, Safety, Education)

Chapter Overview 10 March 2011 North Star Chapter 13 January:Integrated Systems within 3M + Tour of SEMS Lab 3M 17 February:CMMI Overview & Whats New – CMMI V1.3 Boston Scientific, Arden Hills as Host 17 March:SE Program Updates – U of M (IT & CCE), U of St Thomas Tour of PaR Systems Manufacturing Facility 21 April: Software Usability Requirements Goodrich as Host 19 May:Virtual Manufacturing MTS as Host 16 June:Summer Social Cruise on Mississippi plus Dinner at TBD Calendar

Chapter Overview 10 March 2011 North Star Chapter 5 Event Calendar Details MFEST Announcements – Kurt Nordstrom Academic Forum at the 2011 Symposium in Denver – Neill Radke Apr 14-16, 2011:9th Annual Conference on S E Research (Crowne Plaza - Redondo Beach, CA) May 2-4, 2011: S E Test and Evaluation Conference (Canberra, Australia) June 20-23, 2011:21 st Annual INCOSE International Symposia (Hyatt Regency Denver – Denver, Colorado)

Chapter Overview 10 March 2011 North Star Chapter Communication North Star Chapter Web Site: North Star Newsletter – The Integrator –February 2011 issue viewable/downloadable North Star Chapter Meeting Information –Charts from past meetings are viewable and downloadable on the website

Chapter Overview 10 March 2011 North Star Chapter 2011 Chapter Organization Contact Eileen Arnold Systems Science SE Technical Process Architecture SE Management Process Requirements Risk SE Support Processes Measurement Modeling & Tools Specialty Engineering Application Sectors INCOSE Certification Advisory Group (CAG) Eileen Arnold – Chair CAG Project Manager Dave Walden Measurement Working Group Paul Frenz – Chair SE Competency Eileen Arnold - Chair President Paul Frenz Secretary Angela Robinson Treasurer John Palmer Dir. Industry Mark Feitel President Elect Brendan Hall Past President Mark Elpers Dir. Acad/Govt Neill Radke North Star Leadership Communication Eileen Arnold Technical Operations

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Chapter Overview 10 March 2011 North Star Chapter Attendance at our meetings continues to grow…but so does the cost of Pizza We will continue to have networking time and serve appetizers and soft drinks We ask that you help us by making a voluntary donation You decide if and the amount and place it in the gold box (any amount helps) 9 Many thanks, your response to date has been most helpful Donations

Chapter Overview 10 March 2011 North Star Chapter 10 Why sign in? For the past several years we have had the chapter incentive program to encourage attendance at our meetings. For 2011, a $50 gift certificate for BP gasoline will be awarded to every member attending six or more regular meetings or who brings one new member into the chapter. (Note – You must be a member in good standing for the entire year to qualify) For guests or members attending for the first time, this also insures your notification by of all subsequent events. Attendance BE SURE AND SIGN THE ATTENDANCE LIST! PLEASE WRITE SO WE CAN READ IT!!

Chapter Overview 10 March 2011 North Star Chapter Professor Jones was born in West Virginia and received his BSEE from West Virginia University in 1955, his Diploma of the Imperial College (DIC) from the University of London in 1956, and his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois in He served on the faculty at the University of Illinois from 1962 until 1966, when he joined Iowa State University as an Assistant Professor. He was promoted to Professor in 1972, and named a University Professor in He served as Director of Engineering Distance Education from 1986 until 2000, and Associate Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 1997 until He retired in 2001 as a University Professor Emeritus. He has industrial service with General Electric, Westinghouse, and the U S Army. He is a Fellow of IEEE (citation: for contributions to engineering education), AAAS, ASEE, and ABET. He was given the 2001 Linton E. Grinter Distinguished Service Award by ABET. Professor Jones was appointed an Adjunct Professor at the University of St Thomas in January 2006 to help with develop and administer the Systems Engineering program. Professor Edwin C. Jones 11

Chapter Overview 10 March 2011 North Star Chapter Tom earned a BA in Economics and a BA in Business Finance in 1984 and his Masters degree in Marketing in 1989, all from the University of St. Thomas. He worked several years as a financial analyst for a property management firm in Minneapolis where he performed financial analysis, managed the fiscal budgeting process. He has also worked for a software development firm in Minneapolis as a financial software consultant. Tom has worked at Andersen Windows in Bayport, Minnesota in the marketing department where he managed the order intake process for all orders coming into Andersen West of the Mississippi. Currently Tom works at 3M in the Customer Contact Center where he manages several customer service teams. Mr. Tom Becker 12

Chapter Overview 10 March 2011 North Star Chapter Bill is an Associate Professor and the Director of Graduate Studies for the Program in Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Minnesota. He received a B.A. in Mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1993 and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech in His research interests include stochastic modeling, revenue management, and inventory theory. Dr. William L. Cooper 13

Chapter Overview 10 March 2011 North Star Chapter Mike serves as a Program Director in the College of Continuing Education at the University of Minnesota. Mike has responsibility for the colleges project management, business analysis and business process management certificate programs, as well as the non-credit Principles of Systems Engineering course. Mike has an M.Ed. degree in Education from Northern Illinois University. Mr. Mike Amidon 14