Symposium Schedule & Events

INCOSE 2003 Thirteenth Annual International Symposium
Sunday, 29 June 2003 - Thursday, 3 July 2003 (add to my Outlook)

SUNDAY, 29 JUNE
1230-1630 FREE TUTORIAL {Pre-Registration Required}
MONDAY, 30 JUNE
0800-1700 FULL DAY TUTORIALS
0800-1200 HALF DAY (MORNING) TUTORIALS
1300-1700 HALF DAY (AFTERNOON) TUTORIALS
0830-1630 ACADEMIC FORUM
1800-2000 Ice Breaker Reception in Exhibit Hall
0800-1200 Tour of Goddard Space Flight Center {Pre-Registration Required 30 May deadline}

TECHNICAL PROGRAM SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, 1 JULY
0700-1800 Registration Open
0730-0900 Continental Breakfast
0900-1030 Opening Plenary Session:
Dr. Ronald M. Sega, Director, Defense, Research and Engineering
1030-1900 Exhibits Open
1130-1230 Lunch in Exhibit Hall
1230-1615 Six Simultaneous Technical Paper Tracks
1615-1715 New Member Orientation
1715-1900 Social Hour in Exhibit Hall
WEDNESDAY, 2 JULY
0700-1800 Registration Open
0730-0900 Continental Breakfast
0900-1230 Six Simultaneous Technical Paper Tracks
0900-1700 Leadership/Executive Track
1030-1630 Exhibits Open
1230-1330 Lunch in Exhibit Hall
1330-1700 Seven Simultaneous Technical Paper Tracks
1700-1800 Robotics Competition
1830-1930 Reception in Exhibit Hall
1930-2200 Banquet
THURSDAY, 3 JULY
0700-1500 Registration Open
0700-0900 Continental Breakfast
0830-0930 Plenary Session:
Dr. Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer, SETI Institute
0930-1045 Working Groups
0930-1300 Exhibits Open
1045-1200 Six Simultaneous Technical Paper Tracks
1200-1300 Lunch in Exhibit Hall
1300-1445 Six Simultaneous Technical Paper Tracks
1500-1630 INCOSE Business Meeting

**Detailed Program Schedule**

ACADEMIC FORUM
Monday, 30 June, 0830-1630

Morning Program
Perspectives on Starting Programs in SE
Moderator: Dr. Wayne Wilmot, National Oceanographic and
Atmospheric Agency
Dean Richard Aynsley, Southern Polytechnic State University
Prof. Charles Calvano, Naval Postgraduate School
Prof. Al George, Cornell University
Dean Mary Good, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Future Issues in Engineering Accreditation
Moderator: Prof. Wolt Fabrycky, retired from VPI & State University
Dr. George Peterson, Executive Director, ABET
Prof. Karel Wakker, former Rector Magnificus of Delft University

Afternoon Program
Major Considerations for Systems of the Future
Moderator: Prof. Dennis Buede, Stevens Institute of Technology
Prof. William Wulf, President, National Academy of Engineering
Systems and Systems Engineering in the Future
Moderator: Mr. Jim Armstrong, Software Productivity Consortium
Systems of the Future
Advanced Systems Concepts Inspired by Biology
Prof. George Friedman, University of Southern California
Intelligent Systems
Prof. William Halal, George Washington University
Systems Engineering in the Future: Panel Discussion
Prof. Eduard Igenbergs, Technical University of Munich
Prof. Bill McCumber, University of Maryland – University College
Prof. Andrew Sage, George Mason University

Keynote Speakers

Tuesday: Dr. Ronald M. Sega - Director, Defense, Research and Engineering
Thursday: Professor Seth Shostak - Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute

BIOGRAPHIES

Dr. Ronald M. Sega
Director, Defense, Research and Engineering

The Honorable Ronald M. Sega, Director of Defense Research and Engineering (DDR&E), is the chief technical advisor to the Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD-AT&L) for scientific and technical matters, basic and applied research, and advanced technology development. Dr. Sega also has management oversight for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

Dr. Sega has had an extensive career in academia, research, and government service. He began his academic career as a faculty member in the Department of Physics at the U.S. Air Force Academy. His research activities in electromagnetic fields led to a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado. He was appointed as Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 1982. In addition to teaching and research activities, he also served as the Technical Director of the Laser and Aerospace Mechanics Directorate at the F.J. Seiler Research Laboratory and at the University of Houston as the Assistant Director of Flight Programs and Program Manager for the Wake Shield Facility. Dr. Sega became the Dean, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 1996. Dr. Sega has authored or co-authored over 100 technical publications and was promoted to Professor in 1990. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and the Institute for the Advancement of Engineering.

In 1990, Dr. Sega joined NASA, becoming an astronaut in July 1991. He served as a mission specialist on two Space Shuttle Flights, STS-60 in 1994, the first joint U.S. Russian Space Shuttle Mission and the first flight of the Wake Shield Facility, and STS-76 in 1996, the third docking mission to the Russian space station Mir where he was the Payload Commander. He was also the Co-Principal Investigator for the Wake Shield Facility and the Director of Operations for NASA activities at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Russia, in 1994-95.

Dr. Sega has also been active in the Air Force Reserves. A Command Pilot in the Air Force with over 4,000 hours, he has served in various operational flying assignments, including a tour of duty as an Instructor Pilot. From 1984 to 2001, as a reservists assigned to Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), he held positions in planning analysis and operational activities, including Mission Ready Crew Commander for satellite operations -- Global Positioning System (GPS) -- Defense Support Program (DSP), and Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX), etc.. He was promoted to the rank of Major General in the Air Force Reserves in July 2001.

HONORABLE RONALD M. SEGA
Director
Defense Research & Engineering
3030 Defense Pentagon
Washington, D.C. 20301-3030
Phone: 703-697-5776
Fax: 703-693-7167
e-mail: ron.sega@osd.mil

Professor Seth Shostak
Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute

Seth is a Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute, in Mountain View, California. He has an undergraduate degree in physics from Princeton University and a doctorate in astronomy from the California Institute of Technology. For much of his career, Seth conducted radio astronomy research on galaxies and has published approximately fifty papers in professional journals. During more than a decade, he worked at the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, in Groningen, The Netherlands, using the Westerbork Radio Synthesis Telescope. He also founded a company producing computer animation for TV.

Seth has written several hundred popular magazine and Web articles on various topics in astronomy, technology, film and television. He now lectures on astronomy and other subjects at the California Academy of Sciences, and gives approximately 70 talks annually at both educational and corporate institutions. For the last four years, Seth has been a Distinguished Speaker for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Frequently interviewed for radio and TV, Seth has recently been seen and/or heard on Discovery Channel, Learning Channel, History Channel, the BBC, Ted Koppel's "Nightline," "The O'Reilly Factor," "Coast to Coast AM," NPR, CNN News, and National Geographic Television.
Seth has edited and contributed to a half dozen books. His first popular tome, "Sharing the Universe: Perspectives on Extraterrestrial Life" (Berkeley Hills Books) appeared in March, 1998. In 1999, it was chosen as a Book of the Month Club science selection. His latest book is an astrobiology text, "Life in the Universe" (Addison-Wesley) co-authored with Jeff Bennett and Bruce Jakosky. In 2003, Cambridge University Press will publish his newest writing effort, "Cosmic Company."

Committee & Working/Interest Groups Meetings

Meeting Space Request Form {click here}

Limited meeting space is still available during the following days and times:

Sunday, 0800-1200 and after 1700
Monday, 0800-1630 and after 1700
Tuesday, 0800-1200 and after 1700
Wednesday, all day
Thursday, all day

INCOSE Symposium 2003
Board, Committee, Working/Interest Group Meetings
Preliminary Schedule
Last Updated: 12 June 2003

Please note the meeting dates and times are subject to change. We encourage you to check the web site regularly for updates. If you have any questions regarding your meeting date and time, please don't hesitate to contact us at pcmi@pcmisandiego.com.

Saturday, 28 June
0800-1700 Corporate Advisory Board
0800-1700 Member Board
1730-2030 Technical Board

Sunday, 29 June
0800-1700 Requirements Working Group
0900-1130 Chapters
0900-1700 Standards Technical Committee
0900-1700 Technical Board
1200-1700 Board of Directors
1200-1700 Education & Research Technical Committee
1200-1400 Process & Improvements Technical Committee
1300-1700 Symposium Committee
1400-1700 Model Driven Systems Design Working Group
1700-1800 Process & Improvements Working Group

Monday, 30 June
0800-1700 Model Driven Systems Design Working Group
0900-1200, 1300-1600 Human Systems Working Group
0900-1700 Standards Technical Committee
1300-1700 Requirements Working Group
1630-1800 Technical Board, Corporate Advisory Board, Chapters (joint meeting)
1700-1830 Joint Air Transportation Working Group
1700-1800 Process & Improvements Working Group

Tuesday, 1 July
0800-1700 Model Driven Systems Design Working Group
1030-1130 Fellows Selection Committee
1030-1130 Systems Engineering Management Working Group
1030-1200 Ways & Means Committee
1200-1700 Academic Council
1200-1630 Certified Systems Engineering Professional Working Group
1300-1700 Joint Air Transportation Working Group
1400-1700 Intelligent Transportation Systems Interest Group
1615-1715 Technical Board Open House
1630-1830 Region III

Wednesday, 2 July
0800-1700 Model Driven Systems Design Working Group
1230-1330 Member Board

Thursday, 3 July
0800-1400 Model Driven Systems Design Working Group
0930-1045 Anti-Terrorism International Working Group
0930-1030 Configuration Management Interest Group
0930-1045 Education & Research Technical Committee
0930-1045 Intelligent Enterprise Working Group
0930-1030 Mission Analysis Interest Group
0930-1045 Requirements Working Group
0930-1045 Space Systems Working Group
0930-1045 Systems Engineering Applications Working Group
0930-1045 Systems Engineering Management Working Group
1000-1500 Board of Directors

Technical Tour of Goddard Space Flight Center

MONDAY, 30 JUNE, 0800-1200

FEE $10/PERSON

Symposium registration and Visitor Form for the Goddard Space Flight Center must be completed no later than 30 May in order to comply with Security procedures.
Links: to US Visitor Form and Foreign National Visitor Form.

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) was established in 1959 as NASA's first center devoted to the exploration of space. It was named for Dr. Robert Goddard, the father of modern rocketry. Goddard continues to take a lead role in Earth and space science and technology. On a tour of the GSFC facilities, you will see how spacecraft are tested and evaluated prior to launch. Visitors will see the largest clean room in the world where hardware for the Hubble Space Telescope repair mission is assembled and tested, view images of Earth from space in the Electronic Theater, and tour the Spacecraft System Development and Integration Facilities.

All visitors will be required to complete the US or Foreign Visitor Form linked above. This form must be received by e-mail (incose@pcmisandiego.com) or Fax: +1 858 565 9954 by May 30, 2003. We encourage you to decide and register quickly to participate in this exciting and informative half-day tour. The tour is limited to 50 participants, and children under 10 are not allowed. The only expense to the tour participant is a $10.00 charge to cover bus transportation.

Robotics Competition

Frequently Asked Questions

Downloads

To register contact the Program Chair: Dave Brown (dave.brown@dau.mil)

INCOSE 2003 will sponsor a Robotics Competition during the 2003 Symposium. The competition will be open to student teams from accredited colleges and universities and is limited to the first 6 teams to register. All members of each team must be students currently enrolled in a program at the college or university they represent. One member of the faculty of the college or university may serve as an advisor to the team. There is no charge to register or compete in this competition. The winning team will be awarded a prize of $2,500 with the runner up to receive $1,500. Trophies will also be awarded. The competition will be held Wednesday, July 2, 2003. Judging will begin at 4 PM and the round robin tournament will be held from 5-6 PM.

The competition will be judged in 3 categories: Configuration Management, Cost and Performance. Configuration management will account for 25% of the score and will be judged by how well each team controls their configuration during development. Cost will account for 25% of the score and will be judged on the unit production cost estimate of the robot. Performance will account for 50% of the score and be judged in head-to-head competition with the other robots. Software to manage the configuration and calculate the cost will be provided by the Robotics Chairman and will be used by all teams. Thus, the competition is based half on how well each team executes a good Systems Engineering process and half on its performance against the other teams.

All teams will use a Lego® Mindstorms™ Version 1.5 Robotics Invention System to be provided by the Robotics Competition Chair. The kit will be a standard off-the-shelf kit with the addition of two extra motors and a rotation sensor. Participants must use the kit provided and shall not add any additional items not in the issued kit to their design. No glue or other outside items may be used in the design. Kits are on loan from the Defense Acquisition University and must be returned in good condition after the competition. Control for the competition portion will be accomplished through a cordless joystick control unit which allows multiple robots to operate on the same IR frequency without interfering with each other. Control units, software and instructions will be provided by the Robotics Competition Chair. Computers will be available although teams may elect to bring their own. Participants must use the issued kit for the competition but are encouraged to experiment with the LEGO® Mindstorms™ kit prior to coming to the conference. Technical representatives will be available for help, but teams should bring a design with them to the Symposium due to the limited time available from the start of the Symposium to the competition.

The competition will begin with a Physical Configuration Audit by a judge. The robot shall be completely disassembled and the parts laid out for the audit. A print out of the configuration from the provided software shall be available. The judge will audit the configuration and cost of each robot. At the conclusion of the audit, the teams will have 20 minutes to assemble their robots for competition from the parts laid out for the audit. No additional parts may be added after the audit is complete.

The performance competition will consist of a round robin tournament with each team's robot competing against each other team's robot one time. During the competition, the object of the match is to attack the opposing robot so as to knock it out of the ring, flip it over, or otherwise disable it so that it can no longer move for 10 seconds. If neither robot is able to accomplish this within a three-minute time period, the winner will be determined by scoring from three judges. The judges will award 1 point for each attack by a robot on its opponent. If the attack succeeds in knocking parts off the other robot, 3 points will be awarded. The robot with the highest point total of the majority of the judges will be declared the winner. If both robots become disabled or the judges score is tied, the bout will be ruled a draw.

The contest will be judged on a 100 point system (assuming 6 teams). Teams will receive a maximum score of 25 points in Configuration Management for no discrepancies with a five-point penalty for each discrepancy found during the Physical Configuration Audit. For cost, the lowest cost robot receives 25 points, the second lowest 22, third 19, fourth 16, fifth 13 and sixth 10 points. During the competition, the winner of a match receives 10 points per match. In the case of a draw, each team receives 4 points. The winning team and runner up will be determined by the highest and second highest total score at the end of all events.

LEGO, MindStorms, and Robotics Invention System are trademarks of the LEGO Group. The LEGO Group does not sponsor or endorse this event.

If you are interested in participating in this event, please send an e-mail to Dave Brown, Robotics Competition Chair, at dave.brown@dau.mil

Downloads:
Configuration Management Instructions {~ 0.5MB}
- Configuration Management Software {~ 64MB}

Controller Instructions {~ 1.3MB}
- Controller Software {~ 1MB}

Competition Frequently Asked Questions

1. Does a student have to be registered during the summer to be on the team?
No. As long as the student was registered at the institution when the school entered the competition, they are eligible, even if they graduated since that time.

2. Can we change the configuration of our vehicle between matches?
Yes, as long as any part to be used for any match is accounted for in the configuration management software and all parts are carried on the vehicle.

3. Do students need to bring some sort of documentation?
No. The honor system is in effect for team member eligibility.