International Council on Systems Engineering Company Center

OVERVIEW

The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) is a not-for-profit membership organization founded to develop and disseminate the interdisciplinary principles and practices that enable the realization of successful systems. INCOSE represents over 7000 systems engineers worldwide.

MISSION: Share, promote and advance the best of systems engineering from across the globe for the benefit of humanity and the planet.

VISION:  To be recognized as the world’s authority on Systems Engineering.

GOALS
To provide a focal point for dissemination of systems engineering knowledge.To promote international collaboration in systems engineering practice, education, and research.To assure the establishment of competitive, scaleable professional standards in the practice of systems engineering.To improve the professional status of all persons engaged in the practice of systems engineering.To encourage governmental and industrial support for research and educational programs that will improve the systems engineering process and it practice.

GOVERNANCE
INCOSE is governed, according to its bylaws, by a board of directors made up of the President, President-elect, Secretary and Treasurer (the officers of the organization) plus the Chair of the Corporate Advisory Board, the Chair and Co-chair of the Member Board, the Technical Director and four at-large Directors, plus a Managing Executive (ex-officio).

Last update by Christine Kowalski, Wed 7 Jul 2010