Brazil Trip Report Sept 2010 Valerdi
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Dr. Ricardo Valerdi delivered a keynote speech at the IFPUG conference in São Paulo, Brazil on September 13, 2010. On September 14, he met with Dr. George Sousa, the new INCOSE Ambassador in Brazil, in Goiânia to discuss forming an INCOSE chapter in Brazil. There are currently 20 active INCOSE members across several cities in Brazil. Dr. Sousa believes there is potential to apply systems engineering in Brazil's renewable energy industry, particularly with ethanol. He proposes connecting Dr. Sousa with other INCOSE members in Brazil, launching an INCOSE Brazil LinkedIn group, organizing a systems engineering seminar, and developing a plan to
Brazil Trip Report Sept 2010 Valerdi
- 1. հǰ September 13 & 14, 2010 Keynote Speech at IFPUG Conference in São Paulo and meeting with Dr. George Sousa, new INCOSE Ambassador in Brazil, in Goiânia From: Dr. Ricardo Valerdi To: Dr. TS Yeo Cc: Dr. George Sousa Dr. Geilson Loureiro Carlos Henrique Netto Lahoz Robert Haligan Bruce Shelton Eric Belle INCOSE Members in Brazil INCOSE Board of Directors INCOSE Central Keynote Speech at IFPUG Conference in São Paulo On September 13, 2010 I delivered the keynote presentation at the International Software Measurement & Analysis Conference in São Paulo. The event was hosted by the International Function Points User Group and co‐sponsored by a number of organizations including INCOSE. About 150 people were in attendance. http://www.ifpug.org/conferences/2010/featuredspeakers.ht m Note the INCOSE logo on the conference banner (top row, far right side). Meeting with Dr. George Sousa, new INCOSE Ambassador in Brazil On September 14, 2010 I met with Dr. George Sousa in Goiânia (central Brazil). George is interested in leading the formation of a chapter in Brazil. Currently, there are 20 active INCOSE members in the following cities: São José dos Campos (8), Rio de Janeiro (5), São Paulo (3), Belo Horizonte (1), Curitiba (1), Brasilia (1), and Goiânia (1). Goiânia, which is 2 hours from Brasilia, the capitol of Brazil, provides an advantage of being close to large government agencies. George’s background is in renewable energy and he obtained his PhD in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech while taking
- 2. classes from Prof. Wolt Fabrycky. While at VaTech, he started the student chapter of INCOSE. He is an expert in lean, systems engineering and system dynamics. In Goiânia he is on the committee for technological development and innovation. In addition to his business, he is connected to the local university. George (standing on the left side of the picture) believes that there is tremendous promise in applying systems engineering to the renewable energy industry in Brazil (more than half of the fuel in Brazil is ethanol). Alternative fuels need to consider sustainability so that the system operates near equilibrium. The Brazilian business model for creating renewable energy is being replicated around the world. In Goiânia there is a chapter of the Project Management Institute. Multinational companies such as John Deere and Mitsubishi also have facilities nearby. There are industry‐supported universities in Brazil that would be very interested in disseminating systems engineering. They are connected to a network of similar universities throughout the 26 states in Brazil. There may also be significant interest in INCOSE certification. Proposed next steps: Put Dr. Sousa in touch with Dr. Geilson Loureiro, INCOSE member in Brazil (completed) Put Dr. Sousa in touch with Mauricio Aguiar, INCOSE member in Brazil (completed) Launch a LinkedIn group for INCOSE Brazil Organize a systems engineering seminar (via WebEx) in Portuguese Write an INSIGHT article on the application of systems engineering in the Brazilian renewable energy (ethanol/biodiesel) industry Develop a plan for the creation of a Brazilian national chapter to strengthen the national identity.