AFIS

What AFIS does

AFIS (Association Française d'Ingénierie Système) is a French non-profit professional association (loi 1901) founded in 1998 by 13 major industrial groups to promote and formalize Systems Engineering practices in France. Designated as the official French Chapter of INCOSE by a 1999 protocol agreement, AFIS operates as a community-led platform serving approximately 1,000 individual members (systems engineers, architects, students, doctoral candidates) and nearly 50 organizational members spanning aerospace and defense (Airbus, Thales, Safran, Dassault Systèmes, Naval Group, CNES), nuclear (Framatome, CEA, ANDRA), automotive (Renault Ampère), rail (Alstom), energy management (Schneider Electric), consulting (Capgemini, CESAMES), and research institutions (IRT Saint Exupéry, IRT SystemX, ISAE-SUPAERO, CentraleSupélec, Université de Lorraine).

AFIS generates revenue from a portfolio of recurring and transactional streams rather than a unified technology product. Recurring streams include individual memberships (€188 TTC full rate, €51 TTC student/job-seeker, €109 TTC retired, annual cycle January–December) and corporate memberships priced by organization size (Grand Groupe €14,576 TTC, ETI €9,718 TTC, PME €3,452 TTC, TPE €1,535 TTC, Teaching & Research €1,662 TTC, each tier bundling a set number of INCOSE/AFISE individual seats plus discounted associated member slots up to 250). Transactional streams include annual congress registration, webinar and thematic-day fees, certification exam administration (INCOSE SEP at ASEP/CSEP/ESEP levels), and publication sales covering books such as the SE Handbook French translation and the technical Ligne de Produit collection. Operational backbone uses standard non-profit tooling (SharePoint intranet at afis.sharepoint.com and Assoconnect for membership/payment/event-management at afis.assoconnect.com); AFIS does not develop proprietary software.

Go-to-market is community-led and multi-channel: a French/English bilingual website (afis.fr), the Lettre AFIS newsletter (59th edition as of May 2026), LinkedIn and YouTube channels, plus 6 regional chapters (Centre-Val de Loire, Grand Est, Ile-de-France, Occitanie, Rhône-Alpes, Sud) and 12+ active technical committees covering MBSE, Digital Transformation, AI, Sustainable SE, Human Factors, Configuration Management, Training and others. Programming is anchored by the annual national congress (29th edition held January 13–15, 2026 in Toulouse, now including a co-sponsored IEEE International Workshop on SE Research), the biennial Ecole d'IS doctoral school, and the RobAFIS student competition (20th edition in 2026). AFIS also participates in French (AFNOR CN IQLS) and international (ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7) standardization, with the AFIS Normalization Mission Officer chairing CN IQLS since 2021, providing a regulatory dimension absent from purely commercial SE consultancies. The organization holds no disclosed patents, no external investment, and operates as an association under French law with a Bureau and Administrative Council rather than a typical corporate governance structure.

Name

AFIS

Legal name

Association Française d'Ingénierie Système

Website

https://afis.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

AFIS is the official French chapter of INCOSE, a non-profit professional association founded in 1998 that promotes Systems Engineering practice in France for ~1,000 individual members and ~50 corporate members across aerospace, defense, nuclear, automotive, rail, and energy industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Engineering & Technical Professions (PE, Engineering CPD) (EDAAALAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Engineering & Technical Reference Publishing (Handbooks, Specifications) (MPAJACAG), Engineering & Technical Standards (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical; Codes & Standards) (EDAGAGAC), Professional Certification & Training Content Publishing (Exam Prep, CE/CPD) (MPAJACAL)

Keywords

• Systems engineering association
• Professional engineering membership
• INCOSE certification
• Technical publications engineering
• Engineering community events

Headquarters

HQ city

Orsay

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Membership Fees: Individual memberships sold at tiered pricing: Full rate €188 TTC, Student/Job seeker €51 TTC, Retired €109 TTC. Membership year runs January 1 to December 31.
2. Corporate/Organizational Membership Fees: Corporate memberships sold by category: Grand Groupe (€14,576), ETI (€9,718), PME (€3,452), TPE (€1,535), Teaching & Research (€1,662). Memberships provide a specific number of individual INCOSE/AFIS memberships and discounted associated member slots.
3. Publications and Books Sales: Sale of technical publications, guides and books on Systems Engineering including the SE Handbook French version, methodology guides, and technical collections.
4. Event Fees: Registration fees for annual congress, webinars, thematic days, and certification exams. Reduced rates available for members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

AFIS is a French non-profit professional association that promotes and develops Systems Engineering practice in French industry and academia. It sells individual and corporate memberships, organizes events (annual congress, regional thematic days, webinars), publishes French-language technical books and newsletters, administers INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional certifications (ASEP, CSEP, ESEP), and runs educational programs including the RobAFIS student robotics competition and the biennial Ecole d'Ingénierie Système school.

Product overview

AFIS (Association Française d'Ingénierie Système) is a professional association that serves as the French chapter of INCOSE. Rather than offering a unified software product, AFIS provides a portfolio of services including publications (Ouvrages AFIS, Lettres AFIS newsletters), events (Congrès Annuel, AFIS Webinaires, regional themed days), professional certification (INCOSE SEP - ASEP/CSEP/ESEP levels), educational programs (RobAFIS competition, Ecole d'Ingénierie Système), and technical committees (including CT IA&IS on AI and Systems Engineering, CT RIIS on research and innovation). The organization facilitates knowledge sharing, professional development, and advancement of Systems Engineering practices in France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RobAFIS: Annual engineering competition organized by AFIS since 2005, open to students from French-speaking universities and grandes écoles.
• Ecole d'IS

Products and services

• Individual Membership
• Corporate Membership
• AFIS Ouvrages (Technical Publications)
• Congrès Annuel AFIS (Annual Congress)
• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional Certification INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional certification program offered at three levels — Associate Systems Engineering Professional (ASEP), Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP), and Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP) — administered through AFIS as the French chapter of INCOSE, with exams held at events.
• RobAFIS Student Competition
• Ecole d'Ingénierie Système
• AFIS Webinaires (Webinar Series) Online thematic webinars and discovery sessions for Systems Engineering practitioners covering various technical topics and INCOSE activities.
• Lettres AFIS (Newsletter)

Quantifiable outcome

• RobAFIS student competition has been running since 2005, now in its 20th edition
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship, major and minor.

• INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFIS is the official French Chapter of INCOSE by agreement signed in 1999. INCOSE is the international body developing and disseminating interdisciplinary principles and practices for successful systems realization. AFIS serves as the official representative of INCOSE in France, providing access to INCOSE certifications (ASEP, CSEP, ESEP), member-only resources, international symposiums, and standardization contributions.
• AFNOR (Association Française de Normalisation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFIS holds a collective membership with AFNOR allowing 3 AFIS members to participate in the Commission de Normalisation Ingénierie et Qualité Logiciel et Système (CN IQLS). This commission is the French mirror of ISO/JTC1/SC7 (Systems and Software Engineering) and JTC1/SC40 (IT Service Management). The AFIS Normalization Mission Officer has chaired CN IQLS since 2021.
• IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIEEE France Section is an AFIS member. The 2026 Annual Congress includes the 1st International Workshop on Systems Engineering Research co-sponsored by INCOSE and IEEE International with technical co-sponsorship of IEEE and IEEE SMC Chapter France. Workshop papers are published in IEEE Xplore.
• Ecole d'IS PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ecole d'IS (Systems Engineering School) is organized jointly by Technical Committees 'Formations et Compétences' (CTFC) and 'Recherche & Innovation en IS' (CT RIIS), bringing together doctoral students, researchers, and industry professionals for knowledge sharing.
• SAGIP (Société d'Automatique, de Génie Industriel et de Productique)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAGIP is a French learned society federating researchers, teachers, and industry professionals promoting scientific advances in automatic control, systems engineering, and production management. SAGIP is an AFIS partner organizing joint technical activities.
• S.mart (Systems Manufacturing Academics Resources Technologies)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerS.mart is a French Scientific Interest Group (GIS) federating over 80 universities and engineering schools around Industry of the Future challenges. It is an AFIS partner for joint activities in the academic-industrial ecosystem.
• AFNeT (Accélérateur de la Transformation Numérique des Filières Industrielles)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFNeT is an inter-sectoral organization working on cross-fertilization for competitive and responsible industry. It accelerates digital and ecological transformation of industrial sectors and is an AFIS member and partner.
• GIFAS (Groupement Français des Industries de l'Aéronautique)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIFAS is the French aerospace industries association. It is listed as an AFIS partner on the English homepage for joint activities in the aerospace sector.
• NAFEMSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAFEMS is the international association for the engineering modelling, analysis and simulation community. Listed as an AFIS partner on the English homepage.
• IMdR (Institut pour la Maîtrise des Risques)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMdR is the French Institute for Risk Management. Listed as an AFIS partner on the partners page for joint activities around risk management in systems engineering.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• S.mart (GIS S.mart): French Scientific Interest Group federating 80+ universities and engineering schools around Industry of the Future. Directly comparable as a French academic-industrial federation with overlapping SE/Industry 4.0 agenda and corporate member overlap with AFIS.
• AFNeT (Accélérateur de la Transformation Numérique des Filières Industrielles): French inter-sectoral association (member of AFIS) that accelerates digital and ecological transformation of industrial sectors. Comparable as a French industrial membership association with overlapping corporate members in aerospace and manufacturing.
• SAGIP: French learned society for automatic control, industrial engineering, and production management. Directly comparable learned-society peer with similar academic-industrial membership, joint technical activities with AFIS, and French-language scope.
• GfSE (Gesellschaft für Systems Engineering): German national INCOSE working group for Systems Engineering, the European peer most structurally similar to AFIS — a national chapter running chapters, events, certifications, and academic-industrial exchange for SE practitioners.
• IMdR (Institut pour la Maîtrise des Risques): French risk-management institute and AFIS partner serving industrial risk professionals. Comparable niche French professional association with similar individual/corporate membership model, technical committees, and conference operations.

Regional players

• GIFAS (Groupement des Industries Françaises Aéronautiques et Spatiales): French aerospace industries trade group and listed AFIS partner. Comparable as a French industrial membership association with overlapping top-tier corporate members (Airbus, Thales, Safran, Dassault, Naval Group), but specialized in aerospace rather than SE.

Broad incumbents

• NAFEMS: International association for engineering modelling, analysis, and simulation community, listed AFIS partner. Comparable as a global engineering professional association offering publications, events, and certification — operating broader than SE alone.
• INCOSE: International Council on Systems Engineering is the global parent body of which AFIS is the French chapter. Directly comparable as a systems engineering professional association offering certifications, publications, and events, but operating globally rather than nationally.
• IEEE France Section / IEEE SMC: IEEE France and the Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Chapter co-sponsor AFIS's first International Workshop on SE Research. Comparable as a large established technical society with cross-disciplinary scope that overlaps AFIS on systems engineering research content.

Emerging players

• CESAMES: CESAMES is a French corporate member of AFIS specializing in systems and enterprise architecture methods. Comparable as a smaller, more specialized practitioner-focused organization with overlapping methodology work but a narrower scope than AFIS's full SE remit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Xx.com/afis_fr
• Facebookfacebook.com/AFIS.fr

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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