Introduction
It has now been more than six decades since systems engineering methodologies and practices began to emerge to address the complex and challenging systems we now face on a regular basis. Much has been accomplished in that time and the value of systems engineering is not only unquestioned, but standards such as ISO/IEC 15288 and ANSI/EIA 632 are now widely recognised to be appropriate guidance to acquirers and suppliers for the creation of products and services. Interestingly, however, both 15288 and 632 neither define nor make any use of the term ‘systems engineering’. Further, both standards have arguably as much in common with project management as they do with systems engineering. It is therefore opportune, at the start of the new decade, to examine the future of systems engineering as a discipline. The theme of SETE2011 is therefore ‘Systems Engineering in the Next Decade’.
Key Dates
Submission of 200-word abstracts for refereed papers |
11 October 2010 |
Selection of abstracts and notification of authors |
15 November 2010 |
Submission of refereed papers for formal review |
31 January 2011 |
Provision of refereed comments to authors |
28 February 2011 |
Submission of final papers and presentations for |
28 March 2011 |