From:Hahn, Danny
Sent: Wed 2/6/2008 3:37 PM
To:'sfba@incose.org'
Subject: Monthly INCOSE SFBAC Meeting -- February 12, 2008 -- At Santa Clara University
Tuesday Evening Monthly Program -- February 12, 2008
5:30 PM Social Half-Hour and Snack.
6:00 - 7:00 PM Talk followed by questions.
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Place: Santa Clara University, in Room 326 of the Bannan School of Engineering Building.
Directions, including Transit information is at http://www.incose.org/sfbac/Directions-to-SCU.html
From the main campus entrance on El Camino Real in Santa Clara, CA, stop at the visitors entrance booth and ask for a "Visitors" parking permit.
Say you are here for a meeting and that you are an invited guest of the Dean of Engineering. Park in the parking garage in the visitor's parking spaces or in any other available "Visitors" parking space.
Go to Engineering Room 326. Walk to the large three-story building that runs parallel to the parking structure. This is the Bannan School of Engineering Building. Room 326 is on the third floor on the Southwest side of the building. The Bannan Quad and front entrance is on the side facing West. If you have any questions, you may contact Campus Security at 408-554-4441.
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Speaker: Dr Bob Parden
Chair of Engineering Management
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Topic: Adaptive and SuperSystem Leadership
Our current air-transportation system has been identified as a
complex system. The FAA is no longer "In charge". It is
dependent on all of the sub-systems, airlines, control towers,
security people, to optimize the total system--which isn't working
very well. Each of the sub or adaptive systems (an airline for
example) must not only optimize its own functions, but contribute
to the optimization of the supersystem. Individualism gets in
the way. "Looking Out for One's Self". The Tragedy of the Commons
is revisited. Success depends on the leadership in the sub-systems.
Biography:
Bob Parden's bachelors degree is in Mechanical Engineering. The
GI Bill paid for graduate degrees in Industrial Engineering. After
teaching at IIT in Chicago, he came to Santa Clara to be Dean of
the Engineering School. That has lasted for 28 years, and led
to his present 26-year role as Chair of Engineering Management.
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Food Donation: FREE for members; $4 for non-members. For more information,
contact:
Dana Anderson, 408-742-2286, (dana.r.anderson@lmco.com)
or
Danny Hahn, 650-966-2107, (danny.hahn@incose.org) or
Dorothy McKinney, 408-742-8790, (dorothy.mckinney@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 INCOSE at www.incose.org.