WSRC 2018: INCOSE Western States Regional Conference 2018 Orbital ATK Conference Center Ogden, UT, United States, September 20-22, 2018 |
Conference website | https://incose-wsrc.eventbrite.com |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wsrc2018 |
Abstract registration deadline | March 31, 2018 |
Submission deadline | June 30, 2018 |
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
WESTERN STATES REGIONAL CONFERENCE
September 20-22, 2018 – Ogden, Utah
Proposal Deadline March 31, 2018
The INCOSE western regional chapters will host the Western States Regional Conference (WSRC) of the International Council on System Engineering (INCOSE) on Thursday through Saturday, September 20th-22nd, 2018, at the Orbital ATK Conference Center located in scenic Ogden Canyon in Utah (42 miles or 50 minutes from Salt Lake International Airport).
The WSRC Program Committee invites you to improve the theory and practice of Systems Engineering by submitting a proposal for a presentation, panel discussion, workshop or tutorial
on the conference theme:
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING OUT W.E.S.T.
Workplace • Environment • Sustainment • Technology
WSRC will feature keynote presentations from SE thought leaders, presentation from SE practitioners and academia, panels on important SE topics, and world-class tutorials from SE experts. WSRC will also feature an INCOSE SE Professional Development Day (SE-PDD), a virtual extension of the conference, with featured sessions broadcast to several satellite sites. Some accepted submittals may be invited to participate in the SE-PDD track.
Proposals for presentations of half-hour length are sought that will help improve systems engineering. Format for this conference is presentation only, no papers.
Proposals for panel discussions are sought on significant or controversial subjects in systems engineering, about which different points of view are held. Proposals for panel discussions should nominate knowledgeable, eloquent, polite members who can forcefully and succinctly advocate different positions on the panel topic.
Proposals for workshops or tutorials (half- or full-day) are sought that will teach systems engineering skills, tools, techniques, and knowledge. Proposals for tutorials should include a course outline and specify what will be gained by those attending.
Suitable Topics
- Development of Resilient and Sustainable Systems
- System-of-Systems Resiliency
- Security (cyber, physical, workplace, etc.)
- Agile Systems Engineering
- Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
- Systems engineering across the enterprise
- Cross-Industry Systems Engineering Interaction
- Requirements Management
- Risk Management
- Systems thinking
- Validation and Verification
- Other concepts and processes that fit the Conference Theme.
Submission Guidelines
All proposals will be submitted through the WSRC EasyChair website https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wsrc2018, and must include:
- Title
- Abstract which clearly and concisely describes the subject (500-word limit). Abstracts should summarize the proposed presentation perspicuously to entice conference participants to attend and provide enough detail for evaluation
- Presenter's or instructor’s name, affiliation, contact information, and brief biography
- Additional presenters or instructors, if any
- For panels: why the topic is relevant; nominations for panel participants, summary of position statements
- For workshops or tutorials: Benefit for tutorial attendees; top-level learning objectives; tutorial outline; proposed duration (half- or full-day). 1000-word limit.
- Presentation/tutorial/panel content will be submitted after proposals have been accepted
Each accepted submittal will receive one $50 registration discount. At least one presenter/instructor and the panel chair and all panelists must register for the conference and pay the applicable registration fee.
Presenters grant INCOSE the right to record, publish, and distribute their presentations, including audio, video, and slide-show content, unless expressly denied in writing. The INCOSE IP release form is available on the WSRC website.
Important WSRC Proposal Dates
23 February 2018 |
Call for proposals opens |
31 Mar 2018 |
Call for proposals closes |
30 April 2018 |
Proposal notifications – Accept or Reject |
26 May 2018 |
Deadline to submit presentations for review |
9 June 2018 |
Presentation feedback provided |
30 June 2018 |
Final presentation submittal deadline |
20-22 September 2018 |
WSRC |
Session Duration
Time your presentation for delivery in 30 minutes or less. Session Chairs will not permit overruns.
Clearances
Authors and presenters must obtain all necessary authorizations and clearances from their organizations, prior to the start of the conference. Presentations shall be unclassified and cleared for release to the public.
Questions?
Please contact: Paul White, WSRC Chair, at paul.white@kihomac.com or Michael Leith, WSRC Technical Program Subcommittee Chair, at Michael.Leith@gd-ms.com
WSRC Website