AIAAs Role in Improving Aerospace NCO Systems Integration

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AIAAs Role in Improving Aerospace NCO Systems
Integration

• NCOIC Affiliates Meeting Hyatt Regency Reston,
  VA
• March 2nd, 2006
• Steve Kuehl, Program Committee Chair
• Bob Dickman, AIAA Exec. Dir.
• www.aiaa.org

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An Overview of AIAA

• Mission
• AIAA advances the state of aerospace science,
  engineering, and technological leadership.
• Vision
• AIAA is the shaping, dynamic force in aerospace
  THE forum for innovation, excellence and global
  leadership.
• Formed in 1963 from ARS (1930) and IAS (1932)
  non-profit 501(c)(3)
• Worlds Largest Professional Society in Aviation,
  Space, Defense Engineering/Science
• 31,000 professional members (5000 International)
  Across 7 Regions
• 57 Corporate members, 5000 Student members
• Volunteer Leadership, Professional Staff
• 66 Technical Committees Spanning Aerospace
  Science Technology
• Aerospace Experts (Fellows 706, Associate
  Fellows 3562, Honorary Fellows 79)
• Respected voice to Administration and Congress on
  Aerospace Issues Policy Guidance
• Aerospace ISO Standards Body
• Aerospace Professional Development Course
  Provider (Distance Learning)
• Prestigious Aerospace Publisher Books,
  Journals, Technical Papers
• Pre-College Educational Outreach (K-12)

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2005-2006 Board of Directors
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7 Membership Regions

• International Sections (Region VII)
• AUSTRALIA
• - Adelaide
• - Sydney

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TAC Structure Organization
Technical Activities Committee
Vice President - Technical Activities
Technical Group Directors
Engineering Technology Management
Aircraft and Air Transportation Systems and
Operations
Propulsion Energy
Space Missiles
Aerospace Sciences
Information Systems
Structures, Design Test
Program Committees (PCs)
Netcentric Operations
Space Exploration
Unmanned Systems
9 AIAA PCs
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NCO Society Focus
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AIAA TCs Supporting NCO

• NCO Command and Control (Operating at the Edge)
• -- Information and Command Control Systems TC
  (INTEL/comms chain)
• -- Weapon System Effectiveness TC (kill chain)
• -- Systems Engineering TC (requirements and
  systems architecture)
• -- Modeling Simulation TC (requirements and
  systems architecture)
• NCO Systems Enterprise Management (Business
  Logic)
• -- Management TC
• -- Risk Management TC
• -- Legal Aspects of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  TC
• -- Economics TC
• NCO Computing, Networking Technology (Applied
  Engineering)
• -- Computer Systems TC
• -- Software Systems TC
• -- Communications Systems TC

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AIAA TCs Supporting NCO (cont.)

• NCO Systems Integration (Product Development)
• -- Multidisciplinary Design Optimization TC
• -- Technical Information TC
• -- Intelligent Systems TC
• -- Life Sciences and Systems TC (human factors)
• -- Digital Avionics TC
• NCO Aircraft /Spacecraft Applications (Platform
  Integration)
• -- VSTOL TC
• -- Aircraft Operations TC
• -- Air Transportation TC
• -- Missile Systems TC
• -- Space Systems TC
• -- Space Transportation TC
• NCO Deployment Support/Training (SenseResponder)
  
• -- Product Support TC
• -- Space Logistics TC
• -- Space Colonization TC

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AIAA NCOIC Affiliation Role
Educational Outreach, Standards Deployment,
Professional Development
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NCOIC Affiliate Projects

• AIAA Family of Published NCO Professional
  Handbooks (Masters Level)
• AIAA Virtual NCO Professional Development Courses
• AIAA NCO Standards Deployments
• Grouping Categorizing
• AIAA Pre-College NCO Outreach
• AIAA Congressional NCO Policy Issues

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The Worlds Forum for Aerospace Leadership
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Permanent Staff Support