Technology issues are often found at the heart of systems engineering projects. This event features guest speakers with experience of dealing with technology management and insertion issues on in-service, current development and future programmes from Rolls Royce, Sula Systems and Thales. The event will be in a workshop format with attendees invited to bring along their own experience and opinions, debate the issues and draw collective conclusions as to the best approaches and strategies to take to the management of this frequently tricky area.

TRIZ is a problem solving methodology. The principal TRIZ tools direct us to find all the ways of solving a problem - to find new concepts and the routes for developing new products. TRIZ offers systematic innovation; learning TRIZ and following its rules will accelerate creative problem solving both for individuals and project teams.

This networking event provides an excellent opportunity to meet not only the Presidents but also other members. This working dinner will be held in Hangar1 at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford on Friday 31st October 2008.

Bruce is quite convinced of the potential benefits of adopting systems engineering approaches on rail projects but his conviction is currently not supported by hard evidence.

Open Session - Hillary to lead

“Hello, I’m … and I’m a Systems Engineer” – but what does professing to be a systems engineer really mean, and what does the future hold for those of us who claim to be one? This event will explore recent attempts made to put systems engineering onto a professional footing, and the competencies identified as being key to its practice.

Following on from previous talks concerning the application of Systems Engineering, and the value it brings to projects, David Steward considers how best to deliver System Engineering in a large Metro programme. To book, obtain directions or for any other questions, please contact the RIG Chair, Bruce Elliott bruce.elliott@arbutus-tc.co.uk or +44 (0)7970 694043).

INCOSE Scottish Local Group – Vision and Future Programme This talk outlines the vision and activities of the Scottish Local Group. The Scottish Local Group is part of the INCOSE UK. The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) is a not-for-profit membership organization founded in 1990. Our mission is to advance the state of the art and practice ofsystems engineering in industry, academia, and government by promoting interdisciplinary, scaleable approaches to produce technologically appropriate solutions that meet societal needs.

The General Dynamics (GD) F-111 is unarguably the most controversial fighter-attack aircraft ever developed. It suffered from a nearly impossible multi-role/multi-service requirement specification, and a protracted development cycle in which numerous serious technical problems had to be identified and corrected.

The Netherlands Chapter of INCOSE, and the Region 3 Planning Committee of the International Symposium 2008 (IS2008), invite you to attend the world's premier Systems Engineering Event that takes place in the Netherlands. The Planning Committee is composed of representatives from all around Europe, plus Israel and South Africa.

Systems Engineering and Project or Programme Management need to be linked effectively to promote the prospects of success in complex systems development. It is the objective of this evening to explore the interfaces between the disciplines with a view to improving understanding of the differing viewpoints and the opportunities to improve practice. With speakers from both professional bodies it is a topic that we would expect to see stimulate a lively debate. To ensure that discussions stay grounded in reality, we also have an end-user representative with years of experience of waiting for capabilities to actually be delivered!

In response to this worldwide demand, INCOSE, (the International Council on Systems Engineering), is developing a scheme to provide formal recognition of systems engineering professionalism at a number of levels, from associate to expert.