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INCOSE-LA Chapter Hosting Network-Centric Architecture and Systems Engineering speaker on March 16th
Region II Chapter Leaders:
The LA chapter will be hosting a speaker meeting on March 16. If any other chapters are interested in being a remote site, please contact Chris Delp and Susan Ruth. This event was originally to be held in the next month, but was changed suddenly due to unforeseen circumstances. Normally we would try to give more advance notice. There may be a limited number of remote sites that can call-in, so please respond as soon as you are able.
MARCH SPEAKER MEETING
“Network-Centric Architecture and Systems
Engineering”
Presenter: Mr. Kenneth Cureton,
Senior Engineering Manager for Information and Knowledge
Systems, The Boeing Company
PARTICULARS
WHEN: Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Meeting Schedule:
5:30 - 6:20 p.m. Registration, networking, refreshments
6:20 - 6:30 p.m. Welcome and announcements
6:30 - 7:45 p.m. Presentation followed by questions and
answers
WHERE: Final details in work; watch for a Reflector notice
in your email
Remote sites will be available
COST: Members: FREE; Non-members: $10.00
Substantial refreshments will be provided at the host site.
(Refreshments may not be provided at remote sites, or may be
provided at no charge. Contact Remote Site POCs for more
information).
ABSTRACT: Net-centric systems comprise a diverse
category of large and complex systems whose primary purpose
is providing network-type services. Net-centric systems are also
frequently called “net-enabled” or “collaborative systems” —
systems built on the partially voluntary and uncontrolled
interaction of complex elements in an ad hoc environment. This
presentation addresses the intersection between network
engineering and the needs of systems architecting and
engineering.
BIOGRAPHY: Mr. Cureton is a Senior Engineering
Manager for Information and Knowledge Systems, a business
area of The Boeing Company’s Defense, Space and Security
Systems. In that role he supports the guidance for all Boeing
systems in becoming net-enabled and interoperable. He was
named to this position in November 2002 as part of the original
Strategic Architecture Initiative.
Cureton, an industry lecturer at the University of Southern
California, has presented Masters-level engineering classes in
systems architecting and engineering since 1996.
He is currently assigned as the Technical Council Vice-
Chair (becoming Chairman on April 1, 2010) in the Network-
Centric Operations Industry Consortium. An active member
since 2004, he has served in various capacities, including
chairman of the Engineering Processes Functional Team, now
known as the Systems Engineering and Integration Team.
In his prior role, Cureton managed Strategic Architecture
development efforts, including systems engineering and ongoing
development of a common interoperable, network-centric
architectural reference model that was to be used across all
Boeing programs.
Before that he supported the conversion of aerospace and
defense systems for Emergency Management System
applications, with special emphasis on analysis and design of
computer hardware, software, and data/voice communication
systems for wild lands firefighting.
Previous Boeing assignments also included systems
engineering, design, and analysis of various digital avionics
systems, components, and software for space flight systems,
including the Space Shuttle, Advanced Launch System, Single-
Stage-to-Orbit, and Assured Crew Return Vehicle (a.k.a. Space
Station lifeboats).
Cureton earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics
from California State University, Los Angeles in 1988.
R.S.V.P.: R.S.V.P. by registering online at www.incosela.
org or by sending an email to registration@incose-la.org
(please include “INCOSE-LA March Meeting” in subject line).
Please be certain to indicate the site at which you will be
attending. Additional requirements for the different locations are
below.
Aerospace: Please complete R.S.V.P. (U.S. citizens and
resident aliens) by Friday, March 12, 2010 (foreign nationals by
Tuesday, March 9, 2010). You MUST R.S.V.P. to attend. NO
EXCEPTIONS. If you are uncertain whether or not you'll be
able to attend, DO make a reservation and indicate that you're
uncertain. Please bring your picture identification (driver's
license, passport and/or green card) to the meeting.
Boeing, Huntington Beach (for Boeing employees): R.S.V.P.
by one day prior to meeting. Refer to Boeing Southern
California LTS internal website or contact Beth O’Donnell at
elizabeth.l.o’donnell@boeing.com.
Antelope Valley/Palmdale: open to all. Contact Mike Wallace,
phone: 661-540-0290, email: m.wallace@ngc.com.
Pasadena – JPL: open to all. R.S.V.P. by one day prior to
meeting. Contact Chris Delp, phone 818-319-3251, email:
christopher.l.delp@jpl.nasa.gov
Eric Belle
INCOSE Region II Representative and 2010 INCOSE-LA Past President
Manager III Systems Engineering
Systems Development Center
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems
Phone: (310) 647-2714
Blackberry: (310) 341-8977
Pager: (310) 352-1227
Pager email Address: 3103521227@archwireless.net
email Address: eric_c_belle@raytheon.com
Author: Webmaster
Reference: www.incosela.org
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