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INCOSE eNote: News and Notes from
the INCOSE Network
Volume 4
Issue 3, 11 April 2007
Welcome Cleveland!
An
emerging chapter has been formed in Northern Ohio, USA. The point of contact for this chapter is
John Juhasz.
Notice to All INCOSE Authors
In the
near future, INCOSE plans to release all INCOSE/NCOSE papers from the
symposiums from 1991 to 2000. We
believe our existing author release notices allow this. However, if any member does not want his
or her paper released to all members and later to the public, he or she
should notify the communications committee to withhold the paper.
INCOSE Foundation/ Stevens
Doctoral Award for Promising Research in Systems Engineering and
Integration—Applications Close 15 April
The
purpose of this award is to inspire and recognize innovative doctoral-level
research related to the field of systems engineering and integration. This
award carries a $5,000 grant to the doctoral student along with a plaque
and recognition at the Annual INCOSE Symposium. Applications are still being accepted
but the deadline is fast approaching.
 Share Your Knowledge! The INSIGHT Deadline is 1 May
INSIGHT, the newsletter of INCOSE, is published four
times per year (January, April, July, October). INSIGHT features status and
information about INCOSE's technical work, local chapters, and committees
and boards. Additionally, related events, editorials, book reviews, trends,
and how-to-do articles that are pertinent to the many aspects of a systems
engineer's job are also included.
Do you have a submission for INSIGHT’s next issue? The theme will be Academics. The
deadline for inputs is 1 May! To submit your
article or advertisement for the next issue, contact the insight@incose.org.
ISO/IEC 15504 Needs INCOSE reviewers
The
Draft Technical Report (DTR) for ISO/IEC 15504 Part 6 is now available for
INCOSE comments. ISO/IEC 15504 is a
suite of documents that support process assessments. Part 6 is the Systems life cycle process variant
and is based on ISO/IEC 15288-2002.
As with the previous version, we will be using INCOSE Connect to
facilitate the review. Send Dave
Walden an Email at david.walden@incose.org
if you need to be given access to the Connect site.
Attention Doctoral Students and Faculty in Systems Engineering:
The
second annual Systems Engineering & Architecting Doctoral Student
Network (SEANET) meeting will be held on 23 June, 2007, preceding the
Symposium in San Diego. For more information, see the
announcement on the INCOSE website: www.incose.org
Did You Miss the 2007 International Workshop?
Did you
miss the INCOSE’s International Workshop this year? There is still an opportunity to share
your knowledge and learn from other experts through engaging discussions
and group forums. INCOSE’s
International Symposium 2007 (24-28 June, in San Diego, California,
USA) is
designed to give you plenty of opportunities for interacting with
colleagues, especially ones new to INCOSE.
To find out more, the summary program for the International
Symposium 2007 (IS’07) is now available at http://www.incose.org/symp2007/documents/IS2007-brochure.pdf
We
invite you to spread the news: please share this URL with at least two
friends who are not INCOSE members.
We welcome their registration.
System Safety Working Group
starting up at the IS’07
Please
consider joining us at the International Symposium 2007 in San Diego to start a
new Working Group for System Safety.
The objective of the Working Group has been tentatively established
as "to Integrate System Safety methodologies into the System
Engineering domain." Potential
projects include:
- Developing a process
diagram of key System Safety Engineering tasks timed to correspond to
System Engineering (SE) tasks.
- Updating section 9.7 of the
SE handbook, Safety & Health Hazard Analysis, to address System
Safety engineering as a discipline.
- Developing a System Safety
handbook supplement to the SE handbook.
You are
invited to contact the System Safety Working Group at
safetywg-info@incose.org for more information.
Another Reason to Attend IS ‘07
Are you
interested in System Engineering Certification? During INCOSE’s International
Symposium 2007, a two-day tutorial will be offered (sponsored by the
Hampton Roads Area (HRA) Chapter). This
tutorial will provide an overview of the INCOSE SE Handbook to help prepare
you for the INCOSE SE Certification exam.
Please
see http://www.incose.org/symp2007/optional.html
for more information.
Systems Engineering of Complex
Systems Conference
INCOSE
is sponsoring a conference on the Systems Engineering of Complex Systems in
association with the International Conference on Complex Systems 2007, to
be held in Boston,
28 October through 2 November 2007 (see necsi.org).
Recognizing
the potential influence of complexity science on the maturation of Systems
Engineering, INCOSE is soliciting papers on the Systems Engineering of ‘system of systems’,
‘ultra-large systems’, ‘mega-systems’, and
‘enterprises.’ Of
particular interest are areas where the objectives of multiple,
independent, stakeholder communities collide. Just a few examples are:
- The effects on standard
processes of not having the system under the control of a single
entity
- The social, cultural, or
business influences on technical processes
- The topics of Variety and
Selection
- Mechanisms of evolution in
engineering systems
- Systems ecology
- Field reports on the use of
Regimens in complex SE
Benefits of Membership
New
Working Groups Online Reservation Form!
Please
complete the reservation form and submit online as soon as possible to
ensure that meeting space is reserved for your group at IS’07.
Meeting space is limited and will be assigned on a first-requested,
first-assigned basis. The on-line
meeting request form can be found at https://www.pcmisandiego.com/incose/workgroups.asp
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Important Dates
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15
April
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Deadline
to apply for the INCOSE Foundation/ Stevens Doctoral Award.
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1 May
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Deadline
for submission for the next issue of INSIGHT
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23
June
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Systems
Engineering & Architecting Doctoral Student Network (SEANET)
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24-28
June
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INCOSE
International Symposium 2007 in San
Diego, California, USA
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16-20
July
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14th
ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering, Sao
Jose dos Campos - SP - Brazil
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28
Oct – 2 Nov
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International
Conference on Complex Systems 2007
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Please
visit the INCOSE website for a full schedule of important dates
and upcoming events.
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