7 th Annual International Systems Conference VP Conferences Report April 2013

Why Are We here? Systems Engineering is a discipline needed in almost every environment and application Commercial products Infrastructure such as energy, transportation, etc Health care Defense systems Information technology Communication systems etc Why? It is the overarching engineering “glue” that views the “system” as a whole – looking at all the components and elements—intended use---maintenance---human interface--- safety---environment and complex, systems-of-systems are becoming more the norm than the exception

Systems Engineering is no magic wand - - -

But we had some magic this year...

Agenda: Tuesday April 16 8:15 Intro & WelcomeBob Rassa 8:30 Keynote SpeakerMr Craig Miller Vice President, Systems Engineering, Harris Corp, Government Systems Division 9:30 Break 10:00 Executive Panel “Business Case for Systems Engineering” Mr. Joe Elm, Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University (Principal Speaker) Dr. Mike Ryschkewitsch, Chief Engineer, NASA Dr. Alain Beaulieu, Professor, Royal Military Academy, Canada Col Bob Lyons, (USAF, Ret.) President, IEEE Systems Council Moderator: Bob Rassa, Director, Engineering Programs, Raytheon SAS 12nLunch in Regency 3/4Luncheon Keynote Dr. Mike Ryschkewitsch, Chief Engineer, NASA 1:30Technical Breakout Sessions begin: See Program for details 6:00 – 7:00 “Heavy” Reception, Poster Sessions, Exhibits Regency 1

Who Is Here? The Demographics… USA: Canada: 2814 Europe: 2253 Asia:2316 Middle East:62 South America04 Mexico02 Total:

Conference Statistics: Papers Abstracts submitted: 328 Abstracts withdrawn: 75 Abstracts rejected:104 Papers published: 144 acceptance ratio:57% Anticipated surplus: $27,000

And Announcing-- 8 th Annual International Systems Conference March 30-April 3, 2014 Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel Ottawa, ONT, Canada

Proposed New Conference 1 st Annual IEEE International Systems Symposium June 2014 Italy Rationale: –Original plan was to do the full Conference in Europe in 2014 –We have finally gained traction in North America –IEEE suggests that sometimes when you shift a conference across continents, attendance suffers –IEEE suggested starting a companion Symposium in Europe Start small: plan for attendees Major city, near transportation Chairs: Paolo Carbone and Bob Rassa

Association of Old Crows Technical Co-sponsorship AOC Conference with IEEE SysC technical cosponsorship –Systems Council would be owner of technical content in IEEE Xplore –SysC would have 1-2 people on technical program committee September 16-21, 2013 Monterey CA. Hyatt Regency Monterey Still awaiting an MOU