The Autumn Assembly 2002
Real World Systems Engineering:
How to make a Difference in the day job.
11-12th November 2002 at the Four Pillars Hotel, Abingdon
(791 kB)
Programme
At our Autumn Assembly this year we will be addressing these major topical issues.
Monday 11th November
Systems Engineering the Intelligent Enterprise
A new international working group on Intelligent Enterprises was recently established with a strong UK participation. The aim of the group is to explore and demonstrate the utility of Systems Engineering for evolving intelligent enterprises.
What has this initiative achieved so far? Where do we go next? There is a growing and broadening international interest in this subject, together with signs of some serious purpose in the group. It can take a while when carrying out cutting edge thinking such as this to get a sufficiently good handle on the subject so that it can be communicated in a simple, cogent way. The purpose of this session is to introduce this important new subject to you, and to explain some of the new ways of enterprise thinking and action.
The Application of Systems Engineering Standards
How useful are Systems Engineering standards? Do standards stifle innovation? How do we strike the right balance? Are they relevant to the challenges of the prevailing business scene? Standards can too often be perceived as constraining, authoritarian and restrictive. Too many organisations have contributed to this view by building unwieldy business management systems.
UK INCOSE members have a prominent role in the international standardisation of Systems Engineering and this Sessions papers will illustrate how the current generation of Systems Engineering standards bring fresh relevance and value when applied in todays business scene.
Tuesday 12th November
Systems Engineering and Project Management Working Together in Harmony?!
Do Project Managers and Systems Engineers have fundamentally different priorities that always lead them into conflict? Or do we just not speak the same language? Presentations from specialists in reconciling the two disciplines will give guidance on how the chasm can be bridged. The session will be structured in the form of a SWOT analysis. Threats: to the SE / PM relationship, and the way forward. Opportunities: views of projects as systems. Weaknesses: communications failures and how to cure them. Strengths: examples of good co-operative practice.
Establishing the Systems Engineering Skill Set
Systems Engineering is becoming a recognised discipline, and so convergence is needed throughout industry on the core set of skills or competencies. This is a topic which needs to be moved on, and it is one in which all members have an interest. What courses are available? What is the route to a formal process of accreditation? Add your views to those being formulated.
General Information and Registration
The Autumn Assembly will take place at the Four Pillars Hotel in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, on Monday 11th & Tuesday 12th November. It is necessary to register and pay in advance. To register please complete the booking form (rtf, 28kB) and forward with your remittance to the address given.
Attendance. Anyone is welcome to attend the event, provided that they are either a current member of INCOSE or they join at the time of booking. The INCOSE membership runs from June 1st to May 31st each year. To join to end May 2003 please add the membership fee of £45 (students £10) to the registration fee.
Accommodation. The Four Pillars hotel has reserved some rooms for INCOSE delegates at the special rate of £88, Dinner, B&B per night. If you require accommodation please book early and mention INCOSE. Phone 01235 553456.
Membership benefits. Attendance at INCOSE conferences in UK and around the world at members rates. A quarterly magazine INSIGHT, the INCOSE Journal, and regular UK newsletters. Access to member only web sites for information on a wide range of Systems Engineering topics. A range of INCOSE publications and proceedings of past International and UK conferences on Systems Engineering at advantageous rates. Participation in local events.
Prices. Attendance at the conference for one day is £160 and for both days £270. There is a half price concession for students. The conference dinner on the Monday evening is £ 30 including wine with the meal (no concessions).
We have quoted membership fees separately so if you are not a member you should pay the joining fee at the same time as the attendance fee. Members who have not renewed for this year please pay £60.
The prices do not include accommodation, which should be booked separately direct with the hotel.
Meals. The prices include lunch, tea and coffee & biscuits during the period the conference is running. The conference dinner is available on the Monday evening with advance booking and payment of the separate fee. Pre-dinner drinks, wine with the meal and after dinner speaker are included in this fee.
Method of payment. Payment is to be made in UK pounds in full without any deductions. Crossed cheques should be made payable to INCOSE UK and sent with the registration form. If a company cheque make sure that the delegate name is written on the reverse. Alternatively payment may be made by bank transfer payable to Lloyds TSB, 48 Belle Vue Terrace, Malvern, Worcs, WR14 4QG Sort Code 30-95-41 Account number 067 9247. Invoices and receipts will be issued if required. INCOSE is not registered for VAT.
Cancellations and Substitutions. All bookings are subject to a cancellation fee of 50 % of the attendance fee if cancelled within two weeks of the event. Delegate changes / substitutions within the same company or organisation will be permitted without penalty provided that INCOSE receives the information in writing before the event. In the case of non-attendance of a registered delegate without prior notice in writing the full fee will be payable.
Programme changes. While INCOSE will make every effort to provide the programme as advertised it may become necessary, for reasons beyond our control, to make changes to speakers and or to the timing and content of the programme. INCOSE will not be liable for any costs incurred in relation to such changes.
Proceedings. Proceedings of the event will not be issued but reports and copies of some presentations may be published on the INCOSE UK web site.
Information. Lists of attendees and any last minute programme changes will be provided to attendees.
Questions. For any other information please contact John Mead on 01344 422325 or . For information directly related to your registration please contact the Support Shop on 01344 485111 or Fax 01344 484830.
The
brochure
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