WDC Chapter Mtg-21 Sep 2011

ATTENTION: ALL WASHINGTON DC CHAPTER MEMBERS

What:      WDC Chapter System Safety Society September Meeting
When:    Wednesday, September 21
                   5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Where:    Booz Allen Hamilton Crystal City Office
                   1550 Crystal Drive, Suite 1100 (11th floor)
                   Arlington, VA 22202 <Map>

Invitees:
All ISSS members. Remember non-members of the System Safety Society are welcome and encouraged at our Monthly Chapter meetings! Feel free to forward this invitation to anyone who would like to attend! Please be sure to check our WDC Online Calendar for the most up-to-date information.

Guest Speakers:
The topic of this meeting will be “The Pending Resurrection of MIL-STD-882.”
There will be three guest speakers, Mr. Sherman Forbes, Mr. Jeff Walker, and Mr. Bob Smith.

Mr. Sherman Forbes is currently Deputy of the Engineering and Technical Management Division of the Directorate for Science, Technology, and Engineering, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition (SAF/AQ) in Washington, DC. In this capacity, Mr. Forbes is responsible for SAF/AQ Life Cycle Systems Engineering Integration and Systems Engineering Program Support Reviews.

Mr. Bob Smith has sixteen years of environment, safety, and occupational health (ESOH) experience, with a focus in system safety. He has supported a wide variety of DoD ordnance and weapon system programs. Currently he works at Booz Allen Hamilton in Arlington, VA. Mr. Smith has supported the DoD ESOH IPT’s MIL-STD-882 Working Group for the past three years. He also supports the Navy’s Weapon System Explosives Safety Review Board (WSESRB) as an invited panel member, and the Littoral Combat Ship Gun Mission Module program for Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren.

Mr. Jeff Walker has a B.S. in Ocean Engineering from Florida Institute of Technology and has been an ESOH practitioner for 27 years. He has been working with Booz Allen since 2007 and currently supports the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle program, Program Support Reviews, and other Air Force and DoD ESOH endeavors, including supporting the MIL-STD-882 Working Group for the past three years.

Refreshments:
As always, a selection of food and beverages will be provided during the meeting. In order to facilitate ordering food/beverages, please RSVP to Jennifer.Jenkins@urs.com by noon Monday, 19 September if you will be attending.

Parking and Office Security Notes:
1.    The visitor parking garage is located under the 1550 Crystal Drive office building. Visitor parking is provided for free after 4PM. The main garage entrance is off of Crystal Drive between 1550 Crystal Drive and 1750 Crystal Drive (look for the “1750 Crystal City Shops Visitor Parking” signs). Once inside the visitor parking garage, attendees can enter the office building directly from the garage by proceeding to the 1550 Crystal Sq (Crystal Sq 2) elevator lobby.

2.    All attendees are required to sign in at the 11th floor Booz Allen Hamilton receptionist desk to receive a visitor’s badge. The Booz Allen Hamilton Point of Contact for this meeting is Mr. Bob Smith.

3.    The elevators operate in a secured mode and require an elevator key to access any floors above the main lobby level after 6PM. Attendees should plan to arrive to the Booz Allen Hamilton office before 6PM to avoid this issue. If attendees arrive after 6PM, they will need to contact Mr. Smith at 703-412-7700 or 703-577-5610 in order to get an escort from the elevator lobby to the 11th floor.

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