Introduction
The North West Local Group is focused on providing an opportunity to share ideas and promote good practice with like-minded colleagues and enable networking in a friendly informal environment. We welcome anyone who has an interest in System Engineering and would like to connect and practice within North West, UK (Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside).
Objectives
- Networking – Connect and develop networks across diverse academic, industry, and government sectors
- Professionalism – Enhance knowledge, skills, and experience through delivery / participation in interactive presentations, workshops, peer coaching, and mentoring
- Advocacy – Promote and enable regional awareness and adoption of IfSE and Systems Engineering (perspective, process, and profession) through extended industry / academia / society / institute links
We aim to:
- Host quarterly in-person and online meetings hosted and facilitated by Chair / Group Committee Organisations
- Schedule meetings within working hours to accommodate regional travel and pre / post meeting networking
- Sustain a standing 2 hr agenda for in-person meetings (Intro, Systems Share, IfSE brief, Group round-up, Microteach, Case Study, Review & Close Out)
- Be open and inclusive to IfSE members and non-members
- Upload Chair-Committee Meeting (CCM) and regular local group meeting inputs / outputs to documents library
- Operate per our IfSE NW Local Group Charter
Leadership