MEETING CANCELLED

Finalisation of launch event

A dozen or so RIG members attended the INCOSE International Symposium held in Utrecht in June 2008. There was a significant rail presence at the event with senior participation from Network Rail, London Underground, New York City Transit and Pro Rail and we all left convinced that rail SE is in the midst of a significant period of development, in some countries at least.

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.

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.

Local Group Grogramme

Interfaces are probably the hardest part of engineering a system, and the part most prone to late surprises. Yet in Systems Engineering, interfaces and interactions give us the emergent system properties, which are so powerful if harnessed properly. This presentation will feature Bob Dale giving practical examples of interfaces and real anecdotes from his own experience, with comments from other areas of Systems Engineering.