Each session has been characterised in two dimensions, indicating the type of content and target audience.

Accessibility

This indicates the level of knowledge required by the delegates to fully understand the paper and gain the maximum benefit from its content. There are three levels here:

• Beginner which is aimed at people who are new to the topic and will typically hold the Awareness level of competence in this area;
• Practitioner which is aimed at people who have performed some work in this area and are looking to increase their knowledge and who will typically hold the Supervised Practitioner or Practitioner level of competence;
• Advanced which is aimed at people with extensive experience, who are looking to hone their skills and knowledge in the area and who will typically hold the Expert level of competence.

Application

There are three levels, which are:

• Research aimed at new ideas that have been carried out as part of a research project;
• Case Study that details examples of how Systems Engineering good practice has been applied on real projects, showing real results;
• Good Practice that details how mature Systems Engineering practices are being disseminated, deployed and adopted.