January 2025 eFlyer
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e-Flyer - SAFETY-CRITICAL SYSTEMS CLUB (SCSC) |
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Happy New Year! We hope you have had a restful break. Welcome to the SCSC’s January 2025 e-flyer, keeping you up-to-date with details of club events, publications and activities which may be of interest to you. Safety-Critical Systems Symposium SSS’25 The next Safety-Critical Systems Symposium will be held at The Milner York Hotel (formerly the Principal York), York, UK, 4 - 6 February 2025. To book your place: https://scsc.uk/sss
This Symposium features keynote speakers, talks selected by submitted abstracts, and also invited presentations.
The event programme will be confirmed soon, the provisional programme can be viewed here. Poster presentation
Exhibiting at SSS'25 If you are interested in exhibiting at the Symposium please contact alex.king@scsc.uk. The exhibition package includes: 2-day Symposium pass for two members of staff (4th and 5th Feb 2025); logo in the event brochure, buffet meal and drinks. Sponsorship of SSS'25 If you are interested in sponsoring a particular aspect of SSS’25 (e.g. proceedings, banquet) please contact alex.king@scsc.uk in the first instance. Crossword Competition The 3rd Safety Systems Crossword prize competition Safety Systems Crossword 2024 is also available for you to test your knowledge of the world of System Safety! Send your completed grids to crossword@scsc.uk or drop into the crossword entry box at SSS’25 by 1pm on 5th Feb 2025. The first correct answer drawn from a hat at SSS’25 will win a £100 Amazon voucher! Working Groups Safe System Architecting Working Group (SSAWG) The Safe System Architecting Working Group (SSAWG) is a joint initiative between the INCOSE UK Architecture Working Group and the Safety Critical Systems Club, with a vision of addressing systems safety through the promotion of choosing, using, and developing appropriate architectures. The group’s web page provides details on its aims and objectives - https://scsc.uk/gw Contact jane.fenn@scsc.uk for more details. Safe AI Working Group (SAIWG) The Safe AI Working Group (SSAWG) is producing a position paper for SSS'25. The group’s web page provides details on its aims and objectives - https://scsc.uk/gb. Contact alan.simpson@ebeni.com for more details. For a list of all upcoming Working Group meetings please see the Events Diary (https://scsc.uk/events?tab=working) If you would like to participate in one or more of these please contact the group leader. Safety Futures Initiative (SFI) Working Group The Safety Futures working group meets once a month to bring together fresh perspectives, innovative ideas and insights. The Safety Futures is diligently working on developing a comprehensive roadmap to guide new safety The next meeting will be 28th January, 2pm (UTC), so please contact Khadijah Khatun, khadijah.khatun@scsc.uk, if you would like to attend or if anything about the group takes your interest. We encourage anyone to get involved to help shape the future of safety engineering careers.
Newsletter
If you wish to contribute an article to the Newsletter, please contact the editor, paul.hampton@scsc.uk. The latest edition of the SCSC newsletter is available at: https://scsc.uk/newsletter Article: Reliability After The Post Office Horizon Scandal - Harold Thimbleby As the enquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal continues, Harold Thimbleby explores this and other cases where IT system failures have had significant impact on welfare and safety. He discusses the legal factors that make it hard for IT systems to be called into question, and proposes measures that could be taken to prevent these issues arising again in the future. Article: Environmental Hazard And Impact Identification - Nick Hales Nick Hales expands on his earlier article, published in the February 2024 News- letter, which advocated the use of a modified Doughnut Economics ring using three rings to recognise the current situation of the global economy. Nick helps illustrate these concepts with a real-world example relating to the production of electric vehicle batteries, in particular, the mining of resources required for their manufacture. Article: Women In Engineering: Reflections - Wendy Owen Back in June, Wendy Owen wrote an article celebrating International Women in Engineering Day (INWED). The article was published on the SCSC website to tie in with the INWED event, which occurs on 23rd June every year. Wendy has kindly agreed to reproduce the content in this edition of the newsletter; this will help make the insights arising from her group discussion with prominent female system safety engineers available to as wide as readership as possible and ties in with Ada Lovelace Day (findingada.com) also celebrated in October. Advertising in the SCSC Newsletter eJournal If you wish to contribute to the eJournal as a reviewer and/or an editor, please register here. Vol. 3 Iss. 2, the summer issue of the Safety-Critical Systems eJournal is available here:https://scsc.uk/SCSC-196, featuring three peer-reviewed papers:
Full SCSC Membership
Why not become a full member of the SCSC? This gives you discounts on events and access to all website content, and gives you a say in the running of the club. Full membership details are here: https://scsc.uk/membership Other EventsCW International Conference 2025
This year's conference will provide an interdisciplinary platform, engaging technologists, policymakers, and industry leaders to drive the conversation on strengthening technological resilience in a rapidly evolving world.
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