INCOSE eNote: News and Notes from the INCOSE Network
Volume 3 Issue 1, 22 January 2006
INCOSE's International Workshop, 28 January through 1 February, is a yearly event during which systems engineers can contribute to the state of the practice. The workshop is open to all INCOSE members with systems engineers at all levels and backgrounds encouraged to engage in working sessions and contribute their knowledge and experience to take our discipline forward. Attendees are encouraged to review the preliminary schedule of board, committee, and working group meetings to map out their personal schedule. If you haven't yet registered for the workshop or made your hotel reservations, please contact the INCOSE Conference Manager for assistance.
INCOSE has formulated two policy statements that express its positions on Systems Engineering education and on Systems Engineering research. Representing systems engineering professionals from industry, government, and academia, INCOSE recognizes the diversity of types of systems engineering that are practiced worldwide and the diversity of approaches to educate and train system engineers. INCOSE is also a learned society and as such it cares about the education and training of new entrants in the profession, about the continuing education of the professionals it represents, and about research conducted in the field.
Statement on Systems Engineering Education. INCOSE, in recognition of the need for academic education in Systems Engineering, advocates that academic institutions offer more engineering degree programs with strong components in Systems Engineering, and supports academic institutions that have chosen to offer programs that lead to degrees in Systems Engineering.
Statement on Research Programs. INCOSE advocates the articulation of research programs in basic and applied research in Systems Engineering and is committed to support the formulation of such programs through workshops, conferences and publications.
Statement on Fostering Basic Research. INCOSE supports strongly doctoral level research in Systems Engineering and is committed to acting as a catalyst in the formation of an international collaborating R&D community.
For more information, see the news announcement on the INCOSE website.
Help INCOSE recognize individuals and teams who have made significant contributions. The Pioneer Award is presented annually to one distinguished individual or team (whether from within INCOSE or from the community at large) who, by their achievements in the engineering of systems, has contributed uniquely to major products or outcomes enhancing society or meeting its needs. The criteria may apply to a single outstanding outcome or a lifetime of significant achievements in effecting successful systems. The Founders Award is presented annually to one distinguished INCOSE member who has made a major contribution to INCOSE. The award recognizes outstanding individual contribution to INCOSE, either a single event or ongoing efforts. These significant contributions have positively affected the advancement of INCOSE or an INCOSE Chapter.
Nominations for the Pioneer and Founders Awards must be received by 28 February 2006. More information on these awards can be found at www.incose.org/about/hall/criteria.aspx.
Dick Kitterman, Region V Member Board representative, is hosting a planning session at the International Workshop to discuss opportunities for INCOSE in Latin America and the Caribbean. There are a significant number of aerospace and commercial industries practicing systems engineering and this will enable us to reach out to them. Dick has developed a white paper as the foundation for this effort, and the Member Board hopes to use this as an example for other Member Board representatives to support similar efforts in their regions.
Interested in helping to foster INCOSE's growth in Latin America and the Caribbean? Please contact Dick Kitterman for more information.
The Member Board has initiated a new Quick Hits newsletter comprised of highlights to help share the latest news and resources with chapter leadership. Some Quick Hits may be reminders of previous communications or requests for information. Other items are short overviews of new items of interest. The Quick Hits are being sent to the Chapters e-mail reflector with an archive maintained in the Chapters area of INCOSE Connect. These notes are not expected to be on a regular schedule, but will be sent as needed. Chapter leaders interested in receiving Quick Hits are encouraged to contact Mike Eagan.
Have you moved or changed jobs and forgotten to update your information with INCOSE? Every quarter, some members miss out on the latest INCOSE publications because their mailing information is out of date. Check the member directory in the Members Area to ensure your information is correct. Please remember to notify the Central Office of any changes so that you don't miss out on any of the benefits of membership.
Mark your calendar and take advantage of these opportunities to share and learn with experts from around the world.
- 2006 Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER), 7-8 April, Los Angeles, California, USA. The University of Southern California in collaboration with Stevens Institute of Technology presents the 4th Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research. The primary conference objective is to provide practitioners and researchers in academia, industry, and government a common platform to present, discuss and influence Systems Engineering research with the intent to enhance Systems Engineering practice and education. www.incose-la.org/cser2006/
- PMI Project Risk Symposium 2006, 22-25 May, Houston, Texas, USA. The Project Management Institute Risk SIG's Annual Project Risk Symposium provides a unique forum on comprehensive risk and project management techniques and analysis. Attendees will learn about updates on key methodologies, techniques, and emerging trends in managing risk in projects and enterprises across all industry sectors. Keynote speakers and a range of industry-specific experts will provide case studies and lessons learned through implementing risk management to improve project outcomes in terms of scope, time, cost, and ROI. INCOSE members save 15% on standard registration fees by mentioning priority code XM1812INCOSE when registering. www.iirusa.com/project risk
- Twelfth Annual Working Conference on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality (REFSQ'06 ), 5-6 June, Luxembourg. REFSQ is a highly interactive forum for researchers and practitioners to address the problem of ensuring software quality through requirements engineering. REFSQ highlights innovative work in requirements engineering that contribute to the achievement of higher software quality. Contributions from related areas such as formal methods, systems engineering, economics and management and social sciences are especially welcome. www.refsq.org
- 2006 INCOSE International Symposium, 9-13 July, Orlando, Florida, USA. The premier systems engineering event of 2006, the 2006 INCOSE International Symposium will focus on the extreme challenges that systems engineers face in bringing products and services to market at top speed. Expect fascinating systems engineering topics in the areas of architecture, integration, verification, validation, modeling, simulation, specialty engineering, management, education, engineering process improvement, mission identification and assurance, complex systems of systems, extensively networked systems, systems and software engineering convergence, use of open-source software and hardware, architecting through simulation and modeling, and data exchange standardization. www.incose.org/symp2006/
- 1st. Symposium on Information Systems Research and Systems Approach, 9 August, Baden-Baden, Germany. Held as part of the InterSymp-2006 18th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics, this symposium will collect, discuss and disseminate scientific knowledge and professionals' experience using the Systems Approach, which helps the organizations to cope with the raising technical, behavioral and managerial complexity of their environment. Due to the inherent complexity of current Information Systems, papers with an interdisciplinary scope will be of special interest (drawing from Systems Engineering, Complex Sciences, Software Engineering, Computer Sciences, Management Sciences and/or Operations Research). www.iias.edu
- RE'06 - 14th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference, 11-15 September, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society in cooperation with INCOSE and others, the IEEE International Requirements Engineering conference is the premier requirements engineering conference, providing a forum for researchers, practitioners, educators, and students to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, experiences, and concerns in the field of requirements engineering. www.re06.org
- European Systems Engineering Conference 2006, 18-20 September, Edinburgh, Scotland. The 5th biennial European Systems Engineering Conference focuses on the effectiveness of interdisciplinary and multi-cultural collaboration. Systems engineering has proved its ability to add value to enterprises seeking to cope with increasingly complex and dynamic environments and in particular: the integration of diverse technologies and disciplines to create breakthrough products and dependable systems; and, more effective collaboration in international multi-cultural enterprises and projects. This conference will explore how these objectives can be achieved, and what are the pitfalls to be avoided. www.incose.org/eusec2006/
- 2006 Joint PMI/INCOSE Region II Conference, 25 September, Berkeley Marina, California, USA. INCOSE's Region II chapters and the the Project Management Institute San Francisco Bay Area Chapter will join forces to host a one day conference "AVOID THE BIG RISK: Align Conceptual Design, Systems Engineering and Project Management with Strategy". It is the first time that conceptual design, systems engineering and project management experts will be brought together for the express purpose of presenting essential interactions among the disciplines within the context of systems thinking. www.pmi-sfbac.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=15
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