General Information
Space Systems Engineering &
Risk Management Symposium
Seventh National Symposium
"Risk-Informed Mission Assurance and Safety with Emphasis on Early Acquisition and Design"
Presymposium Tutorials February 26, 2008
General and Technical Sessions, February 27-29, 2008
Vendor Exposition, February 28, 2008, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Renaissance Montura Hotel, Los Angeles
This is the seventh national symposium which will bring together systems engineering and risk-management professionals involved in the acquisition and operation of space systems. The 2008 symposium will focus on the necessary ingredients for mission assurance and safety, concentrating on prevention and risk mitigation strategies with emphasis on early acquisition and design. Learn from leaders and practitioners in defense, government, industry, and academia about best practices, lessons learned, new acquisition policies, industry initiatives, and new and alternative methods and tools to enhance system engineering and manage risk inherent in space systems acquisition, development and execution. The symposium will include nationally recognized speakers, juried technical papers, expert panels, tutorials, networking sessions, and a vendor exposition.
- Tutorials: A full day of tutorials will focus on risk management. Tutorials will be four hours long with parallel sessions of different topics offered in the morning and afternoon (topics will include approaches to program executability, current trends in human factors of risk management, risk and reliability assessment of software intensive systems, probabilistic risk assessment, decision theory applied to quantitative risk management, cost risk analysis, and fundamentals of risk management.
- Keynote and Invited Speakers: Speakers from USAF Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, National Reconnaissance Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Space Systems Company Executives and Academia will be presenting their views and opinions on current risk management and mission assurance initiatives.
- Technical Sessions: More than 55 juried technical papers will be presented and best paper awarded. Technical program also includes executive and expert panels focused on different elements of risk management in relation to mission assurance and success with emphasis on early acquisition and design.
- Luncheon Speakers: Symposium registration includes two lunches with presentations from Col. John Insprucker (Ret.), Falcon 9 Integrator, SpaceX -- "Sometimes Your Top Ten Risk List Should Include Eleven" -- and Dr. David K. Lynch, Senior Scientist, The Aerospace Corporation -- "Asteroid Impacts on Earth: Risks and Responsibilities."
- Vendor Exposition and Reception: Vendors will be displaying products, tools and education materials all day February 28 with a hosted reception in evening immediately following close of technical panel sessions.
Program Chairs
Ms. Gail Johnson-Roth, The Aerospace Corporation, 310.336.0030
Mr. Lynn Baroff, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 818.393.1998
Dr. Sergio Guarro, The Aerospace Corporation, 310.336.8610
Dr. Homayoon Dezfuli, NASA, 202.358.2174
Dr. William Vesely, NASA, 202.358.1556
Sponsored by The Aerospace Corporation, U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, and NASA
