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Subject: INCOSE Meeting Tues  >> June 13 <<

International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

>>>> June 13 <<<<, Tuesday Evening Monthly Program
5:30 PM Social Half-Hour and hot snack
6:00-7:00 Talk followed by questions.
Networking and sidebars to 8 PM. 

---- THERE ARE NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR DISTANCE ATTENDEES - SEE BELOW ---

Speaker:
Orin E. Marvel, PhD
Professor of Systems Engineering
Navel Post Graduate Academy
Santa Cruz, CA
E-mail:  opainc@nps.edu
Telephone: 408 656 3446

Topic: Foundations of Modern Systems Engineering

Abstract:
What is Systems Engineering?  How is it practiced?  What is the pedigree of Systems Engineering?  How has systems engineering evolved into what it is today?  What’s in store for Systems Engineering in the future?

Dr. Orin Marvel will lead us through the evolution of systems engineering, from its origins to systems engineering as we know it today.  Dr. Marvel will discuss systems engineering utilizing project examples and ultimately ending with the Orchestra Metaphor.  He will discuss systems engineering methodologies including the object oriented methodology and the notebook metaphor.

Bio:
Dr. Orin Marvel is a systems engineering professor at the Navel Post Graduate School located in Monterey, CA.  He received his masters degree in mathematics from the California Polytechnic University – Pomona, bachelors and masters in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech, and his doctorate degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois.  Dr. Marvel has over twenty eight years of technical leadership on fifteen projects applying hardware, software, systems, and requirements to aerospace products. Prior to joining the Naval Academy faculty, Dr. Marvel was a US Army Captain at White Sands Missile Range, senior principal fellow at Honeywell, and Chief Scientist at Hughes Aircraft and the NATO SHAPE Technical Centre.  Today, Dr. Marvel strives to help meet the challenges of the 21st. century through educating systems engineers to perform strategic planning, provide the fundamental theoretical basis for technology solutions, and become engineering leaders.

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Place: Cisco Systems, SJ-I/1-Kodiak, 285 West Tasman Drive (corner Vista Montana) Take the First Street exit off of Highway 237.  South on First, right at Vista Montana, and just before Tasman, left into parking lot. Proceed to Building I.  Come to the front door.

Maps at http://www.incose.org/sfbac/cisco-bldg_i.html
If arriving late, the meeting is in the conference room directly to the right of the front door - knock on the window to be let in. _____________________________________________________

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***** NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR DISTANCE ATTENDEES *****
Meeting ID: 1302152
FIRST TIME WEB CONFERENCE ATTENDEES: TEST YOUR BROWSER
Visit >http://meetingplace.cisco.com/mpweb/Scripts/browsertestupper.asp to test your web browser for compatibility with the Web Conference

TO ATTEND A VOICE AND WEB CONFERENCE:

Option #1:
Internet Users - Outside the Cisco Intranet
Join the Web Conference - click the link below and join the web conference BEFORE calling in
1. Go to: http://meetingplace.cisco.com/join.asp?1302152
2. Fill in the My Name is field then click Attend Meeting, if you have a CEC User ID - click on the Cisco Icon3. Accept any security warnings you receive and wait for the Meeting Room to initialize Join the Voice Conference
3. From the Meeting Room, click on CONNECT (top left pane) and follow the instructions on how to have the system call you or simply follow the Voice only Conference instructions below

Option #2:
Cisco Intranet Users
Join the Web Conference
1. Go to:http://meetingplaceinternal.cisco.com/join.asp?1302152
2. Enter your CEC User ID & Password then click OK
3. Accept any security warnings you receive and wait for the Meeting Room to initialize
4. Join the Voice Conference
From the Meeting Room, click on CONNECT (top left pane) and follow the instructions on how to have the system call you or simply follow the Voice only Conference instructions below

TO ATTEND A VOICE ONLY CONFERENCE
All Users
Global Access Numbers: http://cisco.com/en/US/about/doing_business/conferencing/index.html
1. Dial into Cisco MeetingPlace (see Local & Global Access Numbers link above)
2. Press 1 to attend the meeting
3. Follow the prompts to enter the Meeting ID 1302152 and join the meeting

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For additional information about this Cisco MeetingPlace conference, contact: Carol Ann Mcdevitt, 14085254565
IF YOU NEED HELP
If you need assistance, after you dial into the conference, press #0 on your touchtone phone.
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Donation:  FREE for members; $4 for non-members
For more information, contact:
Carol Ann McDevitt, 408-525-4565, cmcdevit@cisco.com or
Dorothy McKinney, 408-742-8790, dorothy.mckinney@lmco.com or Tom Jackson, 408-742-2013, t.l.jackson@lmco.com
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The mission of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), a non-profit professional society, is to "foster the definition, and practice of World Class Systems Engineering in industry, academia, and government." The SF Bay Area Chapter presents thought-provoking monthly programs for its members and their guests.  Learn about the INCOSE at www.incose.org

Thank you,
Bruce Crawford
INCOSE SFBAC Secretary
INCOSE2006@comcast.net
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