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Hi everyone


Are you a bit frustrated that in a society as large as the IET, and for a topic as vital as systems engineering, this community is effectively dead? It has over 500 members but nobody raising topics for discussion - challenges, queries, successes, seeking advice etc. As an experienced systems engineer, an IET Fellow, a BAE Systems Engineering Fellow and Immediate Past-President of INCOSE I really want to help generate some interaction here for the good of everyone, 


Is there anyone else listening who would like to work with me to help make something happen?


Alan Harding CEng FIET MINCOSE
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    Moshe,

    I was luckily enough to be one of the 60 attendees at the SoCal LN organised Virgin Orbit factory tour in Long Beach California.   There was a great discussion, without explicit reference to system engineering, that covered many systems thinking principles such as requirements, reliability, cost, schedule, risks, logistics, coordination between teams, testing and evaluation, maintainability and many other issues related to a successful system development, operation and decommissioning throughout the lifecycle of the LauncherOne two-stage, expendable, LOX/RP-1 rocket that launches from their mobile air launch pad, a customized 747-400 carrier aircraft, called Cosmic Girl, and associated ground system. Attendees were a nice mix of YPs, members, fellows and several students, in almost equal proportion.


    The IET claims to be the most multidisciplinary and one of the world’s largest engineering institutions with over 170K+ members in 150+ countries, and given system engineering is such an interdisciplinary field of engineering and engineering management, you'd think it would have a more prominent place in the IET's portfolio of funded activities as a TPN, especially since it overlaps so many technical disciplines such as industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, control engineering, software engineering, electrical engineering, cybernetics, organizational studies and project management. 


    To the broader SE community, If this community is serious about getting more active, I recommend people volunteer and form a community organizing committee to do the following with the goal of becoming a funded TPN to raise awareness of the benefits of SE to acquirers/sponsors of complex systems or systems of systems:
    Get to know the IET Communities team, as they are a great resource http://www.theiet.org/volunteers/active/how-iet-works/communities-contacts.cfm
    and check out these resources, to come up with an action plan:


















     


    Communities strategy - Get the bigger picture and understand the strategic direction For IET Communities.



    Good practice guides - Written by volunteers, gathering a range of knowledge across LNs.



    Managing money - Information, forms and guidance to help you financially manage your community.



    Marketing and promotion - Find out how to reach a wider audience with our tools to promote your events and community.



    Online communities - COMING SOON! Create an active online IET Community.



    Planning and funding - How should you plan and fund an IET community?



    PR, communication & branding - Use PR and communication to widen your audience and do this within the IET brand.



    Producing content - Learn how to produce great content that helps you grow your community.



    Products and services - Keep up to date with other IET products and services and learn how to promote them.



    Successful communities - Find out what success looks like.



    Running successful events - Hints and tips to make your event amazing!



    Can't find the information you're looking for? Get in touch. 


    David McQuiggan, Volunteer Member of the SoCal LN Organizing Committee

     


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    Moshe,

    I was luckily enough to be one of the 60 attendees at the SoCal LN organised Virgin Orbit factory tour in Long Beach California.   There was a great discussion, without explicit reference to system engineering, that covered many systems thinking principles such as requirements, reliability, cost, schedule, risks, logistics, coordination between teams, testing and evaluation, maintainability and many other issues related to a successful system development, operation and decommissioning throughout the lifecycle of the LauncherOne two-stage, expendable, LOX/RP-1 rocket that launches from their mobile air launch pad, a customized 747-400 carrier aircraft, called Cosmic Girl, and associated ground system. Attendees were a nice mix of YPs, members, fellows and several students, in almost equal proportion.


    The IET claims to be the most multidisciplinary and one of the world’s largest engineering institutions with over 170K+ members in 150+ countries, and given system engineering is such an interdisciplinary field of engineering and engineering management, you'd think it would have a more prominent place in the IET's portfolio of funded activities as a TPN, especially since it overlaps so many technical disciplines such as industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, control engineering, software engineering, electrical engineering, cybernetics, organizational studies and project management. 


    To the broader SE community, If this community is serious about getting more active, I recommend people volunteer and form a community organizing committee to do the following with the goal of becoming a funded TPN to raise awareness of the benefits of SE to acquirers/sponsors of complex systems or systems of systems:
    Get to know the IET Communities team, as they are a great resource http://www.theiet.org/volunteers/active/how-iet-works/communities-contacts.cfm
    and check out these resources, to come up with an action plan:


















     


    Communities strategy - Get the bigger picture and understand the strategic direction For IET Communities.



    Good practice guides - Written by volunteers, gathering a range of knowledge across LNs.



    Managing money - Information, forms and guidance to help you financially manage your community.



    Marketing and promotion - Find out how to reach a wider audience with our tools to promote your events and community.



    Online communities - COMING SOON! Create an active online IET Community.



    Planning and funding - How should you plan and fund an IET community?



    PR, communication & branding - Use PR and communication to widen your audience and do this within the IET brand.



    Producing content - Learn how to produce great content that helps you grow your community.



    Products and services - Keep up to date with other IET products and services and learn how to promote them.



    Successful communities - Find out what success looks like.



    Running successful events - Hints and tips to make your event amazing!



    Can't find the information you're looking for? Get in touch. 


    David McQuiggan, Volunteer Member of the SoCal LN Organizing Committee

     


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