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The Twin Cities IEEE Engineering
Management Society invites you to attend a presentation:
"A talk on the subject of Technology Management from a
Systems Engineers
Perspective"
John Palmer of the INCOSE North Star Chapter
Thursday, Sept 29, 2005 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Hosted by:
General Dynamics
Agenda:
6:00 to 7:00 Refreshments, networking
7:00 to 8:00 Main presentation
8:00 to 8:30 Questions and networking.
About the Topic:
John will cover the broad subject, Management of
Technology. However, his main emphasis will be on understanding the role of
requirements in the development process. This will start with the means for
arriving at an initial understanding of a customer or company development
need, followed by the processes for conversion of this need into a detailed
set of specific requirements, monitoring and updating them as the design
proceeds and testing them to insure that the real need is actually met to
the satisfaction of all concerned. He will draw upon a large store of
experience, both positive and negative, to illustrate the necessity for and
value of this critical aspect of the overall Systems Engineering process in
successfully managing the development of technical systems.
About the Speaker:
John Palmer received his BS in Aeronautical
Engineering from the University of Cincinnati where, as a coop student, he
had four years experience in many aspects of aircraft design and test with
Chance Vought Aircraft by the time he graduated. He entered the Air Force to
fulfill his active duty requirement for the ROTC but enjoyed it so much he
spent the next 30 years at it in every aspect of aircraft operation from
maintenance to management of design and development programs. He also
received his MS in Nuclear Engineering from the Air Force Institute of
Technology. By the time he retired he had a broad background in the
development of complex systems and started a second career with the defense
industry, working for 15 years as a systems engineer in the development of
new systems with Honeywell, Alliant Techsystems and United Defense. He is
now "retired" but teaching courses in systems engineering for the University
of Minnesota as an adjunct professor. He has a great deal of experience, not
only in how to develop systems but in how not to develop them.
Location:
The meeting will be hosted by General Dynamics
at 8800 Queen Avenue South, Bloomington. at Please come to the front desk.
Note that as General Dynamics is a defense contractor, they will need
advance notice if you are not a US citizen. A government issued picture ID
will be required.
Cost:
Free for EMS members and non-members attending for the first time; $10
otherwise. Refreshments will be provided.
Registration:
Please pre-register, if possible, before noon on Sep 26th (so we know how
much food to bring) by using the online registration form at:
http://www.tc-ieee-ems.org/meetingregistration.htm
For more information about the meeting call Dave Hendrickson at
(612)267-3617 or email daveh(REMOVE THIS)@computer.org
For further information about the Twin Cities IEEE Engineering Management
Society Chapter, see our web site at http://www.tc-ieee-ems.org/
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