Chapter Overview 11 November 2008 North Star Chapter Program Theme Back to Basics Emphasis - Systems Engineering Life Cycle

Chapter Overview 11 November 2008 North Star Chapter 2 Tonights Agenda 6:15 PM – Registration, Networking, Pizza 6:45 PM – Welcome and Chapter Overview Neill Radke, Chapter Co-President 6:50 PM – Risk Management at ATK Dave Humes 8:30 PM – Adjourn (or later depending on questions)

Chapter Overview 11 November 2008 North Star Chapter 3 Chapter Calendar A note on attendance International Events Chapter Organization Chapter Web Site Chapter Meeting

Chapter Overview 11 November 2008 North Star Chapter 4 17 January - Technical Management: Planning, Controlling, & Managing Systems Engineering Success Timber Lodge 21 February - Requirements Analysis Process Telelogic at BAE Systems 13 March - Functional Decomposition Medtronic World Headquarters 10 April - Architecture - as Reflected in the I35W Bridge - Both Old and New University of Minnesota 8 May – INCOSE IS 2008 Paper Review plus Presentation on Requirements Development University of St Thomas 12 June – No Meeting (INCOSE International Symposium) 2008 Meeting Calendar

Chapter Overview 11 November 2008 North Star Chapter 5 10 July - Summer Social, Including IS 2008 Debrief Bucas Restaurant – Eden Prairie 14 August - The Integration Process at Rockwell Collins ION Corporation 11 September – System Verification and Validation Process MTS Including Tour of Development Lab 9 October – Manufacturing Stratasys Including Tour of Manufacturing Facility 11 November - Risk Management ATK 13 December - Annual Holiday Party Southtown TimberLodge 2008 Meeting Calendar

Chapter Overview 11 November 2008 North Star Chapter 6 Why sign in? 1. For the past several years we have had the chapter incentive program to encourage attendance at our meetings. We will continue offering an incentive (which will be re-thought this weekend). 2. For guests or members attending for the first time, this also insures your notification by of all subsequent events. SO - BE SURE AND SIGN THE ATTENDANCE LIST! PLEASE WRITE SO WE CAN READ IT!! Attendance

Chapter Overview 11 November 2008 North Star Chapter 7 International Events Details January 31 - February 3, 2009: INCOSE International Workshop San Francisco, CA July , 2009: INCOSE International Symposium Singapore March 2 - 5, 2009: 2nd International Conference on Model-Based SE Herzeliya and Haifa, Israel

Chapter Overview 8 May 2008 North Star Chapter Chapter Overview 11 November Chapter Organization INCOSE Certification Advisory Group (CAG) Eileen Arnold Co-Chair Contact Eileen Arnold Systems Science SE Technical Process Architecture SE Management Process Requirements Risk SE Support Processes Measurement Modeling & Tools Specialty Engineering Application Sectors President Neill Radke & John Palmer Secretary Bob Hunter Treasurer Mark Elpers Dir. Industry John Palmer President Elect Neill Radke & John Palmer Past President Elliot Abrons Dir. Acad/Govt Eileen Arnold North Star Leadership Communication Eileen Arnold Technical Operations Note: Election results for 2009 chapter officers to be announced at December Holiday Party

Chapter Overview 11 November 2008 North Star Chapter Communication North Star Chapter Web Site: - North Star Newsletter – The Integrator - August Issue published and viewable/downloadable from the website - Prior North Star Meeting Charts - Also viewable/downloadable

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Chapter Overview 8 May 2008 North Star Chapter Chapter Overview 11 November 2008 Dave Humes Dave Humes joined ATK in 1990 with a broad and solid background in engineering and engineering management. He graduated from Purdue with a degree in EE, Physics, Business & Math and spent three years in the Army at Marshall Space Center in electronics design before joining Honeywell. There he spent 12 years gaining experience in Marketing, Production Engineering, Design, Program and Functional Management. At ATK he has held positions in Functional Management, Program Management, as a Consultant to the US Government/Medical/Wireless Industry, as Corporate Director of Special Projects and now Leader of Mission Assurance. As a result, he is highly qualified to explain the methodology and benefits of Risk Management.