The 6th Functional Safety Barcamp

December 7th and 8th, 2023 in Cologne

Exchange inspirations – Increase knowlegde – Network

„THE COFFEE BREAK OF CONVENTIONAL CONFERENCES, JUST IN A LONG VERSION .“

Michael S., Functional Safety Engineer

Barcamps – also called unconferences – are your opportunity to get informed about current topics
and to get practical tips and tricks.

The most important thing, however, is that an unconference is THE networking event par excellence:

You will be able to network, swap ideas and exchange experiences with like-minded people!

Come and share your experiences and get new ideas.

WHO ORGANIZES THE FUNCTIONAL SAFETY BARCAMP?

I am Jörg Hermes and I have been working for more than 15 years in various roles of safety-oriented product development. My passion for functional safety (FS) made me found my independent engineering firm HSQ in 2012.

Together with my employees, we advice companies, contribute to FS-projects and pass our knowledge around functional safety in trainings, always true to the HSQ maxim “engineering by passion” .

Providing a platform for exchanging ideas around functional safety is a matter truly dear to my heart. That is why I have been organizing the FS-Barcamp since 2016.

PROGRAM UND LOCATION

December 7th and 8th, 2023 – Cologne

December 7, 2023

13.00 – Opening doors and registration

13.30 – Welcome and short introduction

13.45 – Camp rules and session planning

14.00 – 18.00 – Session block 1

19.00 – Joint dinner afterwards

December 8, 2023

8.30 – Opening doors

8.45 – 12.45 Uhr – Session block 2

13.00 – End of camp

(lunch possible)

Eltzhof Kulturgut

Eltzhof das KulturGut

Sankt-Sebastianus-Straße 10

51147 Köln

WHY TWO HALF DAYS?

Typically, barcamps last for one full day.

We decided to go for two half days as it offers several advantages:

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We have more time – we can deal with more topics.

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Only one overnight stay is needed, this can lead to a cost reduction.

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You can sleep over what you have learnt on the first day and pick it up again on the next day.

BOOKING

The FS-Barcamp is limited to 50 participants.

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(limited to 5)

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(limited to 25)

329€/VAT not included

Book one of the coveted early bird tickets before 7 November 2023.
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Regular ticket

(limited to 10)

449€/VAT not included

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YOU ARE NOT SURE, WHETHER THE FS-BARCAMP IS SUITABLE FOR YOU?

HERE YOU FIND SOME MORE INFORMATION:

WHAT IS A BARCAMP?

A barcamp is a so-called unconference.

In contrast to conventional conferences there is no predefined speaker’s agenda. The agenda of the barcamp is set up by the participants and their topics at the beginning of the event. We provide the ambience and the session wall, to which the participants can attach their topics (presentation, workshop, discussion) at the beginning.

More about barcamps can be found at Wikipedia or at systemscamp.

ARE THERE PREREQUISITES?

Everybody is welcome, who are engaged in functional safety and all its issues or who want get new knowledge in this field.

Prerequisite is a positive attitude and your motivation, to actively participate in the barcamp. By proposing topics or taking an active part in the discussions.

Your aim to exchange ideas and to network is what makes this FS-barcamp valuable for you.

WHO IS THE FS-BARCAMP FOR?

The FS-barcamp is for safety managers, safety engineers, system engineers, software developers, hardware developers as well as project leaders involved in the development of safety-relevant products. For people working in projects and for people dealing with processes, methods and tools.

Because functional safety includes both avoidance measures in development and production and control mechanisms during operation, the spectrum of topics is highly divers.

Functional Safety is an important aspect in development across sectors. It is represented by standards like the ISO 26262 in the automotive sector, the IEC 61508 as basic standard, or the ISO 25119/DIN EN 16590 in the agricultural sector as state of the technology.

The FS-barcamp is not aimed to development teams of a specific sector only, but can provide a platform for cross-sector exchange of knowledge and experiences and for networking and serve as a source of inspiration.

INSPIRATIONS FROM PREVIOUS FS BARCAMPS

Click here for a list of topics discussed in the previous FS-Barcamps.

Session planning at the first Functional Safety Barcamp 2016:

Anna – FS barcamp 2018

“Es war eine tolle Erfahrung und ich hoffe, dass ich im nächsten Jahr wieder dabei sein kann!”

Gerrit S. – FS barcamp 2017

“Mein erstes Barcamp … und welche Erwartungshaltung hatte ich? Außer den berüchtigten drei Fragezeichen gar keine.

Allerdings wurde gleich zu Beginn alles von Jörg Hermes und Maik Pfingsten ausführlich erklärt.

Danach nur mehr die Frage in mir, funktioniert das denn?

Erkenntnis: Ja, wenn sich Interessierte zum Thema Functional Safety zusammenfinden, Zeit und Raum für Diskussionen haben und nicht allzu schüchtern sind, dann kommt ein sehr fruchtbarer Erfahrungsaustausch zustande. Fragen, für welche es in der eigenen Firma nicht allzu viele Ansprechpartner gibt, finden hier bei kundigen Kollegen Gehör und falls doch keine Lösung präsentiert wird, gibt es in den Diskussionen wertvolle Anhaltspunkte, um doch einen möglichen Weg zu erkennen.

Kurz, ein ideales Konzept für sinnvolle Diskussionen und Vernetzung mit Gleichgesinnten, bei dem die Themen behandelt werden, welche in der Praxis auftauchen und bei Großveranstaltungen kaum diskutiert werden.”

Ralf P. wrote at Xing about the FS barcamp 2016:

“So, nun nach Abschluss der Veranstaltung mein persönliches Feedback, welches ich am Ende des Barcamps gegeben habe und ich hier gerne mal wiederhole:
Ich kannte den Begriff und die Idee eines “Barcamps” nicht. Die Beschreibung von Maik Pfingsten (“Das was bei normalen Seminaren nur in der Kaffeepause läuft, zum Seminarprogramm zu machen”) hat mich von der Umsetzung her überzeugt.
Meine ursprüngliche Hoffnung auf ein entspanntes Seminar mit Cocktails hat sich zwar zerschlagen, aber das Ergebnis war in fachlicher Sicht auch ein Cocktail, aber sehr viel interessanter.
Ich konnte mir nicht vorstellen, dass die Teilnehmer von selbst mit Themen vor die Anwesenden treten, aber auch hier konnte ich überraschende und neue Einsichten gewinnen.
Die permanente Diskussion der Anwesenden mit demjenigen, der eine Session “angezettelt” hat (im Sinne von “mit einem Themenkärtchen vorgeschlagen hat”) ist schon ein erheblicher struktureller Unterschied zu den bekannten großen Seminaren.
Während ich in den großen Veranstaltungen teilweise den Eindruck habe, dass Theoriefindung betrieben wird (“Unser großer Konzern macht …”, bei einer Zusammenarbeit findet man vieles aber nur auf dem Papier), bietet -meiner Meinung nach- das Barcamp die Möglichkeit, den wirklichen Stand und die tatsächlichen Probleme zu erforschen.”

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DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

I will be happy to answer your questions personally, feel free to contact me:

Dipl.-Ing. Jörg Hermes
Zedernweg 7
40627 Düsseldorf
Tel.: 0211/2009244
E-Mail: hermes at 26262.academy

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