September 14-15, 2015
University of Alabama-Huntsville Conference Training Center
Huntsville, Alabama USA
The central theme of the event is “Managing
Conflicting Requirements.” As government and industry budgets are squeezed ever
tighter, the customer is demanding greater capability for less money. This
event provides a forum for discussions of new tools and processes capable of
meeting the future budget challenges in rotorcraft development.
Leading experts from the government, academia, and industry will discuss the affordability challenges ahead of us. With budgets being squeezed, we are seeing the emergence of a new class of military and civil customers demanding greater capability for less cost; i.e. more value.
This Technical Specialists’ Meeting is a superb chance to present and discuss advances in every area of vertical flight technology related to the Affordability & Capability. It is incumbent on us, as system engineers, to spearhead the next step in the evolution of our industry by exploring the processes, tools and technologies which maximize value (Capability per $). We welcome papers in all disciplines discussing the capability enabling cost technologies and/or the system engineering tools and processes enabling such leaps.
Current topics of particular interest include but are not limited to:- Capability versus affordability
- Managing cost and schedule risk in a volatile defense budget
- Technology insertion timeline versus user needs
- Consideration of safety, reliability, manufacturing and supportability requirements early in the requirement negotiating process
Download the Systems Engineering 2015 Call for Papers and Presentations here.
Please contact the committee via email or call Debra Curry at (817) 280-1676 or Sue O'Brien at (256) 824-6133.
Preliminary Schedule Summary
| Time | Monday, 14 September 2015 |
| 0900-1300 | Registration & Author Check-in |
| 1300-1330 | Welcome & Meeting Objectives |
| 1330-1415 | Keynote
Address - Robert Sheibley Deputy Project Manager for Improved Turbine Engine - Future Vertical Lift |
| 1415-1430 | Break |
| 1430-1700 | Session I - Cost and Value |
| 1700-1830 | Social |
| Tuesday, 15 September 2015 | |
| 0700-1200 | Registration & Author Check-in |
| 0800-0815 | Welcome |
| 0815-1030 | Session II - Conflicting Requirements |
| 1030-1100 | SERC
Presentation - Dr. Dinesh Verma Dean and Professor of Systems Engineering School of Systems and Enterprises Stevens Institute of Technology |
| 1100-1200 | Lunch |
| 1200-1400 | Session III - Integration and Architecture |
| 1410-1415 | Break |
| 1415-1445 | Keynote
Address - Renee Cox Chief Engineer, Systems Engineering Marshall Space Flight Center |
| 1445-1615 | Session IV - Model Based Systems Engineering |
| 1615-1630 | Closing Remarks |
| 1630 | Adjourn |
A detailed Systems Engineering 2015 Final Program is now available!
Authors
Please download the Systems Engineering 2015 Author Guide for details on writing your final paper for submission on the Proceedings CD. You may also want to refer to the AHS Forum 71 Author Guide for more information. The final paper/presentation submission due date is Sunday, August 30. Speaker forms and Assignment of Copyright are due Wednesday, September 9.
Registration
Registration Fees
Full registration fee includes access to all sessions and Exhibit Hall, Proceedings CD, break refreshments, and lunches on Sept. 14 & 15.
| Full Registrant – AHS Member (Including Industry/Academia, Speaker & Retired) | $180 USD |
| Full Registrant – Non-AHS Member (Includes 1 year of free AHS membership) | $260 USD |
| Full Registrant – AHS Student Member (Must be a full-time student) | $50 USD |
| Full Registrant – Non-AHS Student Member (Includes 1 year of free AHS Student Membership | $75 USD |
| Government Registrant – Government Employee (Attendance only)* | $0 USD |
| Proceedings (Included in Full Registrant fee) | $50 USD |
| Reception Ticket (Included in Full Registrant fee) | $35 USD |
*Government attendees must register although there is no fee. We need to make sure we can accommodate all of the attendees. Government fee does not include Proceedings CD, lunches, or break refreshments. Lunch tickets may be purchased at the door for $10.00. Break refreshments will be "Pay as you go."
There will be a $25.00 USD cancellation fee for all credit card transactions.
Online Registration is now available!
You can download the Systems Engineering Paper Registration here.
Hotel Accommodations
Please be sure to print a copy of the parking pass which is required to park at the meeting. Download the UAH Parking Pass.
Hotel Accommodations
The host hotel is the Huntsville Marriott at 5 Tranquility Base. A discounted AHS at $114.00 per night is available here. You can also make your reservations by calling 1-800-228-9290 or 1-256-830-2222.
You may also choose to stay at the Hampton Inn Huntsville.
You may download a map of the University of Alabama Huntsville to locate the Conference Training Center.
Exhibits and Sponsorships
Are you interested in exhibiting at or sponsoring this event? Contact Sue O'Brien for more information.
Contacts
Technical Contacts:
Debra Curry, 1-817-280-1676 or email Debra
Sue O’Brien, 1-256-824-6133 or email Sue
Registration:
Kay Brackins, 1-703-684-6777 x103 or email Kay
Thank you to our current sponsors!
Updated July 24, 2015