What:	Systems Engineering 101
Who:	Jeff Bryson
When:	Thursday, 16 May 2013
Where:	SAIC New Meeting Room in Science 1 - Room C-1004
Itinerary:	Food Served 5:45 - 6:15 pm; Program 6:15 - 7:30pm
RSVP:	Use our RSVP Site by 5pm Tuesday 14 May
Membership:	Open to all. You do not need to be an INCOSE member to attend, but if you would like to join, please use the INCOSE Membership Application
Cost:	None. Dinner is provided courtesy of our sponsor SAIC with RSVP

About the Presentation
This presentation will be an overview of goals and objective when teaching the systems engineering topic to undergraduate engineering students at the college level. The goal of the class is not to create systems engineering but to get engineering students in multiple engineering disciplines to understand what, why, and how systems engineering activities can be of value in solving problems of high complexity. A review of the first semester of teaching this type of SE course will be presented, identifying the goals, objectives, issues, and problems with this first attempt. The plans to update the curriculum will then be presented followed by an open discussion on the topic to identify additional material and or direction a course similar to this could benefit from.

About the Speaker
Mr. Bryson has 30 Years of experience in requirements analysis, software development, design, and software and systems architecture on systems ranging from distributed enterprise database access to embedded diagnostics applications. Mr. Bryson has UML, SysML, and SOA certifications, is a senior system engineer at QinetiQ North America and has published and presented at INCOSE, IEEE, and OOPSLA international conferences. Mr. Bryson is also currently an adjunct professor at the University of Central Florida and has taught system engineering and software engineering courses at both the college and commercial environments.

What:	Orchestrating Situation Awareness and Authority in Complex Socio-Technical Systems
Who:	Guy André Boy, PhD
When:	Thursday, 18 April 2013
Where:	SAIC New Meeting Room in Science 1 - Room C-1004
Itinerary:	Food Served 5:45 - 6:15 pm; Program 6:15 - 7:30pm
RSVP:	Use our RSVP Site by 5pm Tuesday 16 April
Membership:	Open to all. You do not need to be an INCOSE member to attend, but if you would like to join, please use the INCOSE Membership Application
Cost:	None. Dinner is provided courtesy of our sponsor SAIC with RSVP

About the Presentation
Systems engineering is developing everywhere in industry, but human issues incrementally emerge. In particular, this systemic technology-centered approach to engineering rigidifies organizations and lead to surprises. People involved are not fully aware of what is going on. This presentation identifies situation awareness and authority issues in complex systems design and management, and discusses possible solutions. It more specifically focuses on an Orchestra model of socio-technical systems.

About the Speaker
Guy A. Boy, Ph.D., is University Professor and Director of the Human-Centered Design Institute and Ph.D. & Master’s Programs at the Florida Institute of Technology, IPA Chief Scientist for Human-Centered Design at NASA Kennedy Space Center and a Senior Research Scientist at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC). He is member of the Scientific Committee of the SESAR program (Single European Sky for Air Traffic Management Research). He was the Chair of the 2012 ISU (International Space University) SSP (Space Studies Program) FIT/NASA-KSC local organizing committee. He is Adjunct Professor at the École Polytechnique in Paris (Comasic Master). He was the President and Chief Scientist of the European Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Engineering (EURISCO). He co-founded EURISCO in 1992, and managed it since its creation to its closing in 2008. Engineer and cognitive scientist, he received his Doctorate in 1980 from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO: The French Aerospace Institute of Technology), his Professorship Habilitation (HDR) from Pierre and Marie Curie’s University (Paris VI), and his Full Professorship Qualifications in Computer Science and Psychology. Boy actively participated to the introduction of cognitive engineering in France and its development worldwide. He was the co-founder in 2004 of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Cognitique (ENSC), a cognitive engineering program at the University of Bordeaux. He is the editor the French handbook of cognitive engineering, and the Handbook of Human-Machine Interaction (Ashgate, UK) in 2011. His most recent book is Orchestrating Human-Centered Design (Springer, UK, 2013). Elected Fellow of the Air and Space Academy in 2006, he is a senior member of the ACM (Executive Vice-Chair of ACM-SIGCHI from 1995 to 1999) and INCOSE.

What:	Common Core State Standards and Assessments of Student Mastery
Who:	Mary Jane Tappen, Deputy Chancellor of Curriculum, Instruction, and Student Services, Florida
When:	Thursday, 21 March 2013
Where:	SAIC New Meeting Room in Science 1 - Room C-1004
Presentation:	Common_Core_to_INCOSE.pptx
Itinerary:	Food Served 5:45 - 6:15 pm; Program 6:15 - 7:30pm
RSVP:	Use our RSVP Site by 5pm Tuesday 19 March
Membership:	Open to all. You do not need to be an INCOSE member to attend, but if you would like to join, please use the INCOSE Membership Application
Cost:	None. Dinner is provided courtesy of our sponsor SAIC with RSVP

About the Presentation
Common Core State Standards and Assessments of Student Mastery

About the Speaker
In her position as Florida’s deputy chancellor of curriculum, instruction, and student services, Mary Jane Tappen is focused on moving the state to be among the nation's leaders in preparing students for the future through national common-core standards and assessment. Tappen's three decades as an educator in Florida includes more than 11 years as a middle-grades teacher in the Wakulla and Duval county school districts. She then worked as a teacher trainer at the district level. From Duval County, she moved to the state department of education and served as the mathematics coordinator of Florida's Statewide Systemic Initiative, a nationally funded program for science and mathematics. She began her work with the department in 2003, serving over the years in a variety of capacities: research associate and bureau chief in charge of school improvement in Florida; deputy chancellor for K-12 public schools/student achievement; and director of Florida’s Office of Mathematics and Science.

What:	Innovation for Systems Engineers
Who:	Dr. Michael Hassan, Innovate, LLC
When:	Thursday, 21 February 2013
Where:	SAIC New Meeting Room in Science 1 - Room C-1004
Itinerary:	Food Served 5:45 - 6:15 pm; Program 6:15 - 7:30pm
RSVP:	Use our RSVP Site by 5pm Tuesday 19 February
Membership:	Open to all. You do not need to be an INCOSE member to attend, but if you would like to join, please use the INCOSE Membership Application
Cost:	None. Dinner is provided courtesy of our sponsor SAIC with RSVP

About the Presentation
This presentation will provide an overview of innovations in systems engineering from basic principles to systematic innovation processes. It includes a brief history of breakthrough innovations in systems engineering, an introduction of current challenges, and techniques on how to find opportunities for innovations, fact finding, problem finding, idea finding, solution finding, implementations, and plan of actions.

About the Speaker
Michael Hassan, PhD, PE earned B.S. in Electrical Engineering, M.S. in Electronics Engineering; and M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from WSU, Michigan. He had also courses at the University of Washington, Buffalo State University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Dayton. He is a senior member of IEEE, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, member ofSigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, member of Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society, member of Eta Kappa Nu, the Electrical Engineering Honor Society, and a member of the Inventors Council of Central Florida. Dr. Hassan has published many scientific papers and textbooks in Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering. He is also an inventor with a significant number of inventions and intellectual properties. Dr. Hassan is currently a research scientist with INNOVATE, LLC. He is a licensed professional engineer and the recipient of the IEEE Outstanding Engineering Educator award.

What:	The Characteristics of Model Based Systems Engineering
Who:	Warren Smith, Vitech Corporation
When:	Thursday, 17 January 2013
Where:	SAIC New Meeting Room in Science 1 - Room C-1004
Presentation:	MBSE_Presentation_Handouts_-_Warren_Smith.pdf
Itinerary:	Food Served 5:45 - 6:15 pm; Program 6:15 - 7:30pm
RSVP:	Use our RSVP Site by 5pm Tuesday 15 January
Membership:	Open to all. You do not need to be an INCOSE member to attend, but if you would like to join, please use the INCOSE Membership Application
Cost:	None. Dinner is provided courtesy of our sponsor SAIC with RSVP

About the Presentation
The rise of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) has greatly reduced the risk and cost of building complex systems at the organizations that have embraced it, with profound implications for the industries of Florida and the Orlando area. MBSE can be implemented in different ways by different tools. This fast-paced presentation will describe MBSE and Vitech’s approach. This approach, integrating requirements with behavior, with architecture, with simulation, and with Verification and Validation dramatically reduces inefficiencies. It ensures absolute consistency among team members as the system is engineered and reduces technical ambiguity during the systems design so much, that single- clicks can produce system documentation and simulation. Examples will be used during the presentation to demonstrate the benefits that can achieve through Model Based Systems Engineering.

About the Speaker
Warren B. Smith has been a Systems Engineer for 25 years. He has worked in many facets of the field, leading Systems Engineering teams, teaching Systems Analysis for University Extension programs, working for SE Tool vendors and even starting and operating his own Model-Based-Systems-Engineering (MBSE) Company which at its height had 7 employees. Warren has worked in every aspects of Systems Engineering, from Requirements Analysis and Behavioral and Physical Architectures to Verification and Validation and Trade Studies. He has worked in both the functional and object-oriented domains, with a wide variety of systems including: Military Vehicles, Space, Training Systems, Amusement Park Rides, Munitions, Medical Devices and IT. Warren recently joined the team at Vitech Corp to support to Systems Engineering throughout the US South. Vitech, a 20 year-old company which pioneered Model Based Systems Engineering was founded by David and Jim Long. Its mission includes actively promoting Systems Engineering and a Systems Perspective in an increasingly interconnected and complex world.