"SYSTEMS ARCHITECTING: Advances and Directions" A tutorial offered by the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (INCOSE) One Day Tutorial -- Saturday, September 13, 1997 Instructor: Dr. Mark W. Maier Time: 8 am to 5 pm (includes an hour for lunch and lunch is provided) Place: San Jose State University, Engineering Building Auditorium Cost: Space is limited. Be sure to enroll early. Final enrollment deadline is August 28. Description ~~~~~~~~~~~ > This tutorial is intended for systems engineers, system < > architects, and engineers in other disciplines who work < > with systems architects/engineers, and managers desiring < > an understanding of the process of systems architecting < Systems architecting is the art and science of developing system solutions. It is that part of systems engineering principally concerned with scoping, conceptualization, and certification. System architects concentrate on initial system definition and design - making use of the systems engineering specialties to develop satisfactory and feasible system concepts - and certification for client use. The architectural approach is needed most as systems become more complex and multi- disciplinary, and for systems customized to individual clients. This tutorial will cover the concepts of systems architecting; the evidence for a distinct architectural approach; the architect's organizational and life cycle roles; using integrated modeling and heuristics to form and define architectures; and recent developments in making system architecture a recognized profession. This tutorial includes exercises and active involvement on the part of participants. This tutorial is expanded from a systems architecting tutorial given at the 6th International Symposium of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE '96). > Arrangements are underway to offer at the tutorial, the < > book "The Art of Systems Architecting," CRC Press < > by Dr. Mark W. Maier and Dr. Eberhardt Rechtin < About the Instructor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Mark W. Maier received the BS and MS degrees from the California Institute of Technology and the Engineer and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California. While at USC, he held a Hughes Aircraft Company Doctoral Fellowship, where he was also employed as a section head. Currently he is Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. Dr. Maier's research interests are in systems architecting, engineering computer based systems, signal processing for telepresence, and radar systems. He is co-author, with Dr. Eberhardt Rechtin, of a book from CRC Press entitled, The Art of Systems Architecting. Dr. Maier is chair of the INCOSE Systems Architecture Working Group. INFORMATION ~~~~~~~~~~~ *How to Enroll* Fill out and return the enrollment form at the end of this e-mail. Acceptable forms of payment will be personal checks, bank drafts, and money orders (sorry, no purchase orders or credit cards). Fees are payable to INCOSE. If paying with a company check and you would like to "reserve" a space in the tutorial, remit a personal check and attach a note to hold for company payment. *Confirming Enrollment* If you do not receive an enrollment confirmation 5 days prior to the scheduled date of the tutorial, call 415-938-0553. Cancellation Policy Full refunds will be made prior to August 28. No refunds will be made after August 28. *Enrollment Packets* Accompanying the confirmation notice will be an enrollment information package. A map to San Jose State and the classroom will be provided as well as parking information and a phone number to be used in an emergency. Course material will be distributed on the day of the tutorial at the registration desk. Registration begins at 8 a.m. The course is scheduled to end at 5 p.m. *Lunch is Provided* A one hour lunch break is scheduled. Lunch will be provided and the entree will be a selection of sandwiches with various meats and cheeses. Those with special dietary needs are requested to include an annotation on the enrollment form. *Event Coordinator* "...to the Last Detail" and Ms. Mickey Farrance provides event operations support. Please contact "...to the Last Detail" about enrollment status and changes. ... to the Last Detail 415-938-0553 or ttld@aol.com *Our thanks* to Dr. Ernest Unwin of San Jose State University for making SJSU facilities available for this tutorial. *For Information about INCOSE Tutorials* Barney Morais, 408-720-8431, b_morais@prodigy.com Read about our tutorials, chapter activities, and benefits of an INCOSE membership at http://www.relay.net/~lew/sfbac.html and http://www.incose.org Fees Schedule ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INCOSE Non- Non-Member Member Member plus Membership * Registration (deadline August 28) $85 $110 $130 (* Membership fee is $45 if joining between 9/1/97 and 11/30/97. Membership is good to 5/31/98. Membership renewal is $60 on 6/1/98.) ------------ Enrollment Form, Mail This Portion --------------- (August 28 Final Deadline) Name: _________________________________________________________ Name for Certificate: _________________________________________ Mailing Address: ______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Position: _____________________________________________________ Company/Organization: _________________________________________ Day Phone: ____________________________________________________ Fax: __________________________________________________________ Email: ________________________________________________________ Remarks/Request: ______________________________________________ Amount enclosed: $ ___________ Checks and Money Orders only -- made out to INCOSE. Mail the Enrollment Form and Payment to: ...To The Last Detail SFBAC - Tutorial 101 E. Middlefield Rd. #1 Mountain View, CA 94043 ###