AGM 2001 - Agenda

18:30 AGM Commences

• Report from the President
• Treasurer’s Report
• Secretary’s Report
• SEPDC Report
• Report from Academic Outreach Working Group
• Confirmation of Elected Officers (see below)
• AOB

19:30  System Test Metrics on a Development Intensive Project , presented by Paul Davies, Chief Systems Engineer, Thales Defence Ltd

This presentation is based on a paper given at the EuSEC conference in Munich in September 2000.  It presents the experiences of Thales Defence Ltd in attempting to quantify the effectiveness of their system testing procedures, as a metric to be used in assessing fitness for delivery. This method is suitable for current, ’black box’ MoD procurement processes. A similar metric is proposed to assess fitness of a statement of requirement as a basis for procurement or release for design. This could be used as a basis for co-operative, ‘white box’ procurement processes under consideration for Defence Acquisition reform.

Confirmation of Elected Officers

At the last AGM held on 10th November 1999, the following elected officers were elected and confirmed for a two year tenure:

• President:  Mr Peter M Lister
• Past President: Mr Allen G Fairbairn
• President Elect: Mr Paul Davies
• Secretary: Mr Jeremy Goulding
• Treasurer: Mr Matt Chittick
• Chair of the SEPDC: Mr Michael Prince
• Chair of the CMC: Mr James Kirby (CMC role now relinquished, so position is currently vacant)

 Please note that the elected members are empowered to co-opt other members to support and advise the Board.  In the period from November 1999 to December 2000 these included: 

• Mr Patrick Moore (IEE M5 Liaison)
• Mr James Kirby (DERA representative)
• Prof John Boardman (Academic representative – resigned May 2000)
• Mr Stuart Arnold (liaison with the IEE initiatives on Engineering Networks)

Any members of the current INCOSE BoD who belong to the UK Chapter are also invited to attend meetings of the UK Chapter Board.  In the period from November 1999 to December 2000 these were Fariba Hozhabrafkan (International Development) and Peter Brooke (Director at Large).  From January 2001 Peter Brook is no longer on the BoD.

Resolution Number 1 This meeting agrees that the elected members of the board should be confirmed in office until December 31 2001.