INCOSE San Francisco Bay Area Chapter: Outline of INCOSE Website Updates

1. INCOSE International has recently switched to their *new* Site:

a) Check-Out the New INCOSE Format at https://www.incose.org.

b) As indicated in a previous eMail from INCOSE to Active INCOSE Members;

c) to Log-In as a Member, you will *first* have to select Forgot Password.

d) You (INCOSE Members) will be asked for your "Login ID/E-mail Address:".

f) Enter your "FirstName.LastName" as used in your <F.L@incose.org> eMail address.

g) Your new Temp Password (PWD) will be sent to the Forwarding eMail you previously selected.

h) When you then Log-In, as a Member to the *new* INCOSE site, you should update your PWD.

2. Step Two, after updating your PWD, is to *confirm* SF Bay Area is your self-selected Chapter.

a) Many Members, who receive our eMails, do *not* show us as their Chapter.

b) Selecting us will help us keep you informed of your upcoming Membership Renewal, and

c) also provide you additional/expanded access to INCOSE's & our Web Site (see below).

d) If you are Renewing, from an Expired Status, select SF Bay Area during-that-session.

3. SF Bay Area Chapter's Web Site (previously found at incose.org/sfbac).

a) Is now located at http://oldsite.incose.org/sfbac/ during the "Transition".

b) Use this Revised Site Location to keep up-to-date on Chapter Activities for now.

c) Cut-Over to our New Chapter Web & CONNECT Sites is expected to be May 29th.

d) Our New Sites will have a Look-&-Feel that is similar to the New International ones.

4. New INCOSE Web Site Permission Levels.

a) A major addition to the New Sites is the addition of the Following Access Levels:

b) In order for these to work as indented, Please Select SF Bay Area as your Chapter.

5. Working Groups will be known as Committees under the New Web Site System.

a) For now they will still be be called Working Groups (WG's).

b) The new system, being used as the host, *may* refer to WG's as Committees.

c) After selecting SF Bay Area as your Chapter, you may wish to check your WG Selections.

6. We will keep you updated as New Site "features" are added.

Submitted by <William.Sanders@incose.org>, as the new SF Bay Area WebMaster.

Contact SF-Bay-Area Board Members Bill Sanders, or <Dean.White@incose.org>

for assistance with your <@incose.Org> eMail address to Log-In or Re-Register.

By William Sanders

INCOSE SFBAC Director

INCOSE San Francisco Bay Area Chapter