Complex Events

Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences - Symposium - 2006, Edinburgh, UK

2006-11-13T06:04:00.000-08:00

Symposium - 2006, Edinburgh, UK

Topic: Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences

Friday 1 December 2006, 1pm-5.30pm

Department of Sociology, University of Edinburgh
Rm 124/5 Adam Ferguson Building, George Square, Edinburgh

Speakers:

Prof John Urry: ‘Complexity and the Car System’

Prof David Byrne: ‘Can we establish cause in relation to the trajectories of complex systems? A review of the potential of the methods of social science for understanding complex systems.’

Prof Gregor McLennan : 'Complexity Rules? Four complications, three dangers, two conclusions'

Dr Monica Greco: Title to be confirmed

Summary:
Complexity theory is a recently developed approach to social theory and research practice which can be used to analyse unpredictable and self-organising phenomena such as the internet, global protest movements and 'glocalisation' processes. The speakers at this symposium will be critically interrogating concepts such as 'non-linearity', 'emergence', 'self-organisation' and 'the edge of chaos', whilst exploring how they can be used to make sense of important contemporary phenomena in the social and political worlds.

All are welcome - if you are interested in further details about this event, contact Stephen Kemp (s.kemp@ed.ac.uk) or Nick Prior (n.prior@ed.ac.uk)

LSE Complexity EPSRC Short Course to Train Researchers

2006-11-13T06:03:00.000-08:00

TAUGHT COURSE – 2007, LONDON, UK

Topic: LSE Complexity EPSRC Short Course to Train Researchers, 20-28 March 2007

The LSE Complexity Group in association with the Open University are running a course to train researchers in complexity and network theory. It will focus on complex social systems, especially organisations, using both quantitative and qualitative tools and methods, including agent-based modelling.

The course is funded by the EPSRC and all UK and EU students and academic researchers are eligible to apply for a funded place on the course. Funding will cover the cost of the course as well as reasonable travelling expenses. Accommodation for non-London based students will be provided in LSE Halls of Residence.

The course will run from March 20-28 2007 and will be held at the LSE.

Further details are available to download from:

http://www.psych.lse.ac.uk/complexity/

California: Soc Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences' 17th Annual Conference

2006-09-15T02:38:00.000-07:00

The Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences is pleased to announce that its 17th Annual International Conference will be held at Chapman University, in Orange, California, July 27-29 2007.

Announcements regarding the Call for Papers will be forthcoming along with additional news on our web site: www.societyforchaostheory.org At this time we would like to encourage all nonlinear scientists, including graduate students who might be finishing up a dynamical thesis or dissertation, to think about giving a paper presentation, chairing a rountable session, or crafting another type of session. If you have any questions or ideas right now, please contact our President, Matthijs Koopmans (mkoopmans@nyu.edu )

We would also like to thank everyone who joined us for our 16th Annual in Baltimore last month for making that conference a huge success.

Complexity and Dynamics: Volatility & Stability in City & Regional Systems

2006-08-15T09:20:00.000-07:00

Thursday 28th September
2006 ECCS 06 -
Complexity and Dynamics: Volatility & Stability in City & Regional Systems
Details of the workshop and a call for contributions/papers are available at http://www.casa.ucl.ac.uk/ECCS06/

CoSSoM'06 - Complex Systems and Self-organization Modelling at ESM'2006

2006-08-04T03:15:00.000-07:00

CoSSoM'06 - Complex Systems and Self-organization Modelling at ESM'2006

ESM'2006
October 23-25, 2006, LAAS, Toulouse, France

Description
The aim of this workshop is to concern itself with the use of emergent computing and self-organization modelling within various applications of complex systems. We focus our attention both on the innovative concepts and implementations to model self-organizations, but also the relevant applicative domains which can use them in an efficient way. For the first part, collective intelligence and dynamic combinatorics are conceptual tools which can be used to model self-organization processes. For the second part, geographical information systems (GIS), cognitive sciences and natural ecosystems are some relevant applicative domains on which we propose to focus our attention.
Workshop Sessions
Different sessions will be developed covering the following topics:
· GIS and Complexity:
Geographical Information Systems are powerful tools which manage some great amounts of data in complicated way. But, they can be also the basis of complex self-organizing systems revealed by some applications. These applications can concern their own development like their updating processes or some spatial-temporal conceptual implementations for their evolution. Some other major applications on GIS are decision support systems for modelling social or urban development, for example.
· Collective Intelligence and neuronal learning:
We focus our attention for this session on self-organization models based on neuronal learning, using for example Kohonen Maps. We are also interested by collective intelligence concepts like artificial ant systems or immune systems. Innovative concepts or applications of these models are welcome.
· Dynamic Combinatorics and Complexity:
Dynamics Combinatorics deals with evolvable structures which motion can follow some properties or can be in correspondence to some enumerative structures. We focus our attention on some evolutionary systems build by elementary rules and leading to emergent properties. The goal is to find a better understanding of evolvable complex systems by this methodologies.
· Cognitive Science Modelling:
Cognition is typically the result of complex processes. Many works try to give some formal description to better understanding the involved complex interactions. We suggest here, for example, and without exclusivity, some contributions on the interaction emotion-cognition-action, both on experimental approaches but also on modelling approaches. Multi-disciplinary studies are welcome.
· Natural Ecosystems Modelling:
Natural ecosystems are complex systems. Simulations are often used to describe some complex interaction networks between involved species. The detection of dynamical natural structures or organizations like food chains is one of the great challenge of the Individual Based Models (IBM). This session deals with some generic methodologies which allow to model the detected organizations inside the simulations during its run. The study of the evolution and the stabilization of such detected structures are welcome for this session. Multi-scale processes, heterogeneous modelling are some thrilling solutions for example.
Program
In progress.
Submission
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Workshop Committee
to be confirmed
· Aziz-Alaoui M.A., Le Havre University, France
· Bennani Y., Paris XIII University, France
· Bertelle C., Le Havre University, France
· Cotsaftis M., LTME/ECE, Paris, France
· Duchamp G.H.E., Paris XIII University, France
· Guinand F., Le Havre University, France
· Hadj Kacem H., Sfax University, Tunisia
· Kadri-Dahmani H., Paris XIII University, France
· Obaidat M.S., Monmouth University, USA
· Olivier D., Le Havre University, France
· Oqeili S., Al Balqa Applied University, Jordan
· Osmani A., Paris XIII University, France
· Sadoun B., Al Balqa Applied University, Jordan
Contact
To any additional informations, please contact
· Bertelle C., LITIS, Le Havre University
25 Rue Ph. Lebon, BP 540, 76058 Le Havre Cedex, France.
· Duchamp G.H.E. , LIPN, Paris 13 University
99 avenue Jean-Baptiste Clement, 93430 Villetaneuse, France.
Deadlines
· September 13, 2006 : Submission of full papers (5 to 8 proceeding pages)
· September 20, 2006 : Notification of acceptance or rejection
· October 5, 2005 : Authors provide camera-ready manuscript
· October 23-25, 2005: ESM'06 Conference & CoSSoM workshop at LAAS, Toulouse, France
Accommodation and fees
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ECCS'06: A One-Day Satellite Workshop - Complexity and Dynamics: Volatility & Stability in City & Regional Systems

2006-08-04T03:14:00.000-07:00

ECCS'06: A One-Day Satellite Workshop:
Thursday 28th September 2006
Complexity and Dynamics: Volatility & Stability in City & Regional Systems

Details of the workshop and a call for contributions/papers are available at

http://www.casa.ucl.ac.uk/ECCS06/

Mike Batty and Peter Allen

Michael Batty Director Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA)
University College London - 1-19 Torrington Place - London - WC1E 6BT UK
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http://www.casa.ucl.ac.uk/people/MikesPage.htm
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http://www.complexcity.info/ and http://www.casa.ucl.ac.uk/GIS/

Conference of the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and Life Sciences

2006-06-27T07:41:00.000-07:00

JOIN US IN BALTIMORE!!

The annual conference of the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and Life Sciences will take place at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, August 4-6.

Register Now!!!

Go to http://www.societyforchaostheory.org/conf2006

We have a very strong program lined up for you this year that includes keynote lectures by two leaders in the field of nonlinear dynamical systems science:

Robin Vallacher (Florida Atlantic University), well known for the two books he published with Andrej Novak on dynamical systems in social psychology, will speak on Saturday night immediately following the Banquet.

Steve Boker (University of Notre Dame), whose path-breaking work on the application of differential structural equation modeling techniques to interpersonal coordination analyzes some of the most central features of self-organizing behavior, will give a sunset keynote address on Friday evening to start us all off.

The abstracts of their presentations follow:

Finding Order in the Flow of Human Experience:

The Re-Emergence of Dynamical Social Psychology

Robin R. Vallacher

Florida Atlantic University

Abstract
Human experience qualifies as a complex system, in that any aspect of intrapersonal or interpersonal functioning can be analyzed with respect to myriad factors. Because these factors rarely operate as main effects but rather interact with one another over time to promote an ever-changing trajectory of experience, personal and interpersonal processes are open to investigation as nonlinear dynamical systems. The earliest formulations of social psychology were remarkably prescient in this regard. Such pioneers as William James, C. H. Cooley, George Herbert Mead, Kurt Lewin, and Solomon Asch all emphasized the multiplicity of interacting forces operating in individual minds and in social groups, the potential for sustained patterns of change resulting from such complexity, and the tendency for individuals and groups to strive for mental and interpersonal coherence. Despite this explicit focus on dynamics at the field’s inception, social psychology for much of the 20th century typically employed paradigms better suited to capture the static aspects of experience. This state of affairs has changed in recent years with novel adaptations of nonlinear dynamical systems to a host of personal and social processes at different levels of social reality. Though still in its infancy, dynamical social psychology shows signs of emerging as a major paradigm, with the promise of establishing coherence for a field that is currently highly fragmented.

Information Flow and Symmetry Breaking in Interpersonal Coordination

Steven M. Boker

University of Notre Dame

Abstract

The semantic content of conversation is accompanied by coordinated prosody, head movement, eye movements, eyebrow movement, smiles, and other facial changes. Coordination between conversants' movements and/or facial expressions can be observed when an action generated by one individual is predictive of a symmetric movement by another. Both spatial and spatiotemporal symmetry is commonly observed in conversation and may be linked to mirror neuron systems that organize
embodied coordination into a perception--action loop. Overt expressions of symmetry thus are likely to be indicative of mutually shared inner states. But the greater the symmetry between two individuals, the greater the redundancy in their embodied states.
The greater the redundancy, the less information is transferred in a nonverbal communications channel. Therefore, symmetry breaking must also be a component of coordination in conversation. High degrees of nonstationarity in dyadic coordination have been observed in a recent set of motion tracking experiments. Current methods for estimation of nonstationarity in the association between variables are discussed
and the results of application of these methods to motion tracked dyadic conversations are presented. These results suggest that the ongoing mutual estimation of affect that occurs during human interaction may be framed as a dynamical systems model, and that this step may help us better understand emotion regulation.

Sincerely,

Matthijs Koopmans, Ed. D.
President
Society for Chaos Theory and Life Sciences
http://www.societyforchaostheory.org
(917)385-1529 (Voice)
(718)581-0951 (Fax)

Complexity Science for Beginners Course

2006-06-19T07:54:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to mention / promote a course we are running twice at Cranfield University this September, called, ‘Complexity Science for Beginners’ (see http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sims/mem/short_courses/complexity_science.htm for more info).

The course is intended for EPSRC PhD research students in the first 18 months of their research and is free for them. The course is ideal for people in that category who wish to get a taster of what complexity science is all about, its historical origins, the journey so far, how it fits in to a number of disciplines and how you can begin to make sense of it in the context of your own work or research. You can find photo’s from our pilot course that we ran in May at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/complexcarol/sets/72057594143008112/

For those with a hard technical/engineering background it will enable you to get to grips with how complexity science can be used to build models and simulations and what it means for nanotechnology, but will also present you with a framework for how to deal with the interface between the hard *and* the soft, i.e. where the world of engineering and social issues converge. This will become more relevant the further on in your career you get when the problems you are asked to deal with will not only be of a technical nature, but also involve the people dimension too! The good news here is that complexity science makes sense across the boundaries of all disciplines, albeit with subtle differences here and there.

If you know of anyone else who may be interested in this course then please do forward on this email and encourage them to have a look at http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sims/mem/short_courses/complexity_science.htm

We would love to hear from you if you want to know more!

Thanks and best wishes, Carol

16th Annual Conference of the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and Life Sciences

2006-04-04T03:41:00.000-07:00

The 16th Annual Conference of the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and Life Sciences is shaping up to be a truly outstanding venue for learning, networking, and scientific advancement. So mark your calendars now – August 4-6, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore Maryland. The call for presentations will be open until April 22, but don’t delay. For conference information, please visit our website: http://www.societyforchaostheory.org/conf2006/ or go directly to the on-line registration page: http://www.societyforchaostheory.org/form.html

A highlight of this year’s program will be a featured presentation by Robin R. Vallacher (abstract below).

Finding Order in the Flow of Human Experience:
The Re-Emergence of Dynamical Social Psychology

Robin R. Vallacher
Florida Atlantic University

Abstract

Human experience qualifies as a complex system, in that any aspect of intrapersonal or interpersonal functioning can be analyzed with respect to myriad factors. Because these factors rarely operate as main effects but rather interact with one another over time to promote an ever-changing trajectory of experience, personal and interpersonal processes are open to investigation as nonlinear dynamical systems. The earliest formulations of social psychology were remarkably prescient in this regard. Such pioneers as William James, C. H. Cooley, George Herbert Mead, Kurt Lewin, and Solomon Asch all emphasized the multiplicity of interacting forces operating in individual minds and in social groups, the potential for sustained patterns of change resulting from such complexity, and the tendency for individuals and groups to strive for mental and interpersonal coherence. Despite this explicit focus on dynamics at the field’s inception, social psychology for much of the 20th century typically employed paradigms better suited to capture the static aspects of experience. This state of affairs has changed in recent years with novel adaptations of nonlinear dynamical systems to a host of personal and social processes at different levels of social reality. Though still in its infancy, dynamical social psychology shows signs of emerging as a major paradigm, with the promise of establishing coherence for a field that is currently highly fragmented.

David Pincus, Ph.D., Secretary
Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and Life Sciences
Register online: www.societyforchaostheory.org/form.html
Contact fellow members: sctpls@listproc.umbc.edu
Send mail to: SCTPLS, PO Box 484, Pewaukee, WI 53072, USA
Fax: 1+714-997-6780

The annual summer conference for the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and Life Sciences

2006-03-15T02:46:00.000-08:00

The annual summer conference for the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and Life Sciences is shaping up to be an outstanding experience. Below is the abstract and biography for one of our keynote speakers, Dr. Steven M. Booker. Save the dates of August 4-6. You will not want to miss the excellent program that is shaping up for the summer of 2006. See our website for more information about the society and the summer conference: http://www.societyforchaostheory.org

Sincerely,
David Pincus, Ph.D., SecretarySociety for Chaos Theory in Psychology and Life SciencesRegister online: www.societyforchaostheory.org/form.htmlcontact fellow members: sctpls@listproc.umbc.eduMail: SCTPLS, PO Box 484, Pewaukee, WI 53072, USAFax: 1+714-997-6780

Information Flow and Symmetry Breaking in Interpersonal Coordination
Steven M. Boker University of Notre Dame
The semantic content of conversation is accompanied by coordinated prosody, head movement, eye movements, eyebrow movement, smiles, and other facial changes. Coordination between conversants' movements and/or facial expressions can be observed when an action generated by one individual is predictive of a symmetric movement by another. Both spatial and spatiotemporal symmetry is commonly observed in conversation and may be linked to mirror neuron systems that organize embodied coordination into a perception--action loop. Overt expressions of symmetry thus are likely to be indicative of mutually shared inner states. But the greater the symmetry between two individuals, the greater the redundancy in their embodied states. The greater the redundancy, the less information is transferred in a nonverbal communications channel. Therefore, symmetry breaking must also be a component of coordination in conversation. High degrees of nonstationarity in dyadic coordination have been observed in a recent set of motion tracking experiments. Current methods for estimation of nonstationarity in the association between variables are discussed and the results of application of these methods to motion tracked dyadic conversations are presented. These results suggest that the ongoing mutual estimation of affect that occurs during human interaction may be framed as a dynamical systems model, and that this step may help us better understand emotion regulation.

Steven M. Boker is associate professor of Quantitative Psychology at the University of Notre Dame. His research interests include the application of dynamical systems analytic techniques to psychological and physiological data. His contributions include methods for examining change in multivariate mixed cross-sectional and longitudinal data include Statistical Vector Fields, Windowed Cross- Correlation with Peak Picking, Differential Structural Equation Modeling, and the Latent Differential Equations method for fitting differential equations models to multivariate multiple occasion data. Dr. Boker's lab uses motion capture technology for experiments in interpersonal coordination and perception-action coupling during conversation, dance, and imitation learning.

Complexity and Organizational Robustness workshop

2006-03-10T02:38:00.000-08:00

Dear Colleague
I am writing today to let know of the upcoming Complexity and Organizational Robustness workshop to be help in Pohnpei, Micronesia in May 2007. To learning more about this event please visit:
http://isce.edu/ISCE_Group_Site/web-content/ISCE%20Events/Pohnpei_2007.html
Other notices that might be of interest include:
3rd International Workshop on Complexity and Philosophy, Stellenbosch, South Africa, February, 2007 (paper proposal deadline - end of May, 2006):
http://isce.edu/ISCE_Group_Site/web-content/ISCE%20Events/Stellenbosch_2007.html
Call for chapter proposals for Volume 4 of the Managing the Complex book series: Complexity and Knowledge Management (deadline for chapter proposals - end of March, 2006).
http://isce.edu/ISCE_Group_Site/web-content/ISCE%20Publishing/MtC_V4.html
I hope you choose to participate in one or all of these events/projects.
Kind regards
Kurt Richardson

Complexity Science for Beginners

2006-03-07T07:32:00.000-08:00

A new course is being developed to give UK EPSRC PhD researchers a basic introduction to complexity science principles in order that they may be able to use them to add extra insight to their own reserch.

The five-day course, which will be delivered at Cranfield University, will be run twice this year: weeks beginning 4th and 25th September.

To find out more, and to book a place, go to: http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sims/mem/short_courses/complexity_science.htm

COMPLEXITY AND MANAGEMENT

2006-03-02T02:57:00.000-08:00

Dear Colleague

I would like to draw your attention to the new workshop that will take place very soon::

Workshop on COMPLEXITY AND MANAGEMENT Oxford, 19-20 JUNE, 2006

http://www.eiasm.org/frontoffice/event_announcement.asp?event_id=482

Submission deadline: 12 April 2006A number of well known academics will participate as Guest Speakers, see website for more details!"This workshop, which will be held at the Saïd Business School in the University of Oxford, aims to expose participants to a mixture of two types of sessions. The first class of sessions will aim to provide an exposure to novel frameworks, methods and techniques from a range of disciplines which can provide participants with a starting point for novel approaches in management research. The second class of sessions provides examples of the state of the art in current research based on complexity science as applied to substantive research questions in management."We look forward to receiving your submission and seeing you in Oxford.

EIASMPLACE DE BROUCKÈRE-PLEIN 31 1000 BRUSSELS, BELGIUMTel: (32) 2 2266665 Fax: 32 2 5121929

SCTPLS' special guests this year for its 16th Annual Int'l Conference

2006-02-27T11:46:00.000-08:00

SCTPLS' special guests this year for its 16th Annual Int'l Conference will be Dr. Steven M. Boker from University of Notre Dame and Dr. Robin R. Vallacher from Florida Atlantic University. Dr. Boker is well known for his recent work on statistical analysis for nonlinear dynamics. Dr. Vallacher is well known for his influential role in the development of nonlinear theories in social psychology. We are honored that they will be sharing their insights and visions with us this year.

www.societyforchaostheory.org/conf2006
The conference will be held at Johns Hopkins University August 4-6, 2006.
-The Conference Committee
Matthijs Koopmans, Chair & President

The 12th Australia New Zealand Systems Society Conference

2006-02-22T04:00:00.000-08:00

First call inviting participation in

The 12th Australia New Zealand Systems Society Conference

“Sustaining our Social and Natural Capital”

3rd – 6th December 2006
Carrington Hotel, Katoomba, NSW Australia

Co-hosts:
Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute
Action Learning Action Research and Process Management Association (ALARPM)
Society for Organisational Learning (SOLA) Australia
ISCE Events, Mansfield, USA

Our efforts to sustain our communities, and the natural environments that support them, are challenged by our ability to communicate effectively between our different forms of knowledge. Respect for diversity and difference, drawing upon all our methods of inquiry and advocacy, and learning to find common ground, are all part of the integrative approach needed to address the complexity of the challenges we face. This conference is an opportunity for practitioners from broad ranging traditions to share their experiences regarding integrative and innovative approaches that can make a difference.

Communities living alongside the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area are both aware of the significant local natural and cultural heritage, while being increasingly influenced by urbanization due to the proximity of Sydney. This is a particularly relevant location for a conference addressing these issues. The language of ‘natural and social capital’ is now well entrenched in international policy rhetoric, but our sense of connectedness in our communities and organisations continues to erode, along with the integrity of our natural and agricultural ecologies. This conference seeks to celebrate the initiatives we are involved in, while critically considering how we can learn from other’s experiences to enhance our own practice.

This conference is relevant to people from broad ranging backgrounds and experience, including:

Practitioners involved in natural resource management and policy, community engagement, environmental governance, community development; sustainable business development, and ecotourism.
Natural and social scientists, facilitators, communicators, educators, community advocates, and traditional custodians, who are interested in crossing boundaries of knowledge and methodologies.
Systems practitioners, action researchers, organisational learning practitioners, and those involved in integrative approaches such as integrated catchment management, adaptive management, cultural development, and environmental education.
Practitioners who embrace systems principles in the design, evolution and operation of engineering systems.
People who communicate and facilitate learning through storytelling, art, music, and alternative means of expression.
Conference design

Plenary sessions, and follow on workshops will be organised around the following thematic clusters:

Resilience, ecology and governance,
Cultural knowledge and heritage,
Creativity, organization and complexity,
Systems thinking and dynamics,
Social sustainability and community,
Livelihood, innovation and opportunity,
Language, learning and transdisciplinary practice,
Engineering systems and infrastructure design.

An inclusive and conversational conference design is being developed, with facilitators supporting a process of: mentoring submitted papers through formal peer review; organising plenary panels of papers relating to thematic clusters; developing issues raised through ‘open-space’ workshop conversations; and supporting break out workshops and local field visits. Additional key elements of the conference will include:
‘Welcome to country’ to respect traditional custodians,
‘Circle of elders’ conversation with invited leading practitioners,
‘Marketplace’ for showcasing organisations, businesses and products.
Field trips to local initiatives and places of significance.

Costs and getting there

Conference registration costs will be kept to a minimum and will be approx. A$500 for full registration and A$300 for students. Very reasonable accommodation packages will be available at the Carrington Hotel, along with alternative quality budget accommodation nearby. The Carrington Hotel is in walking distance of Katoomba Railway Station, which is approx. 2 hours west of Sydney. Railway connections from Sydney International and Domestic Airports are comfortable and easy. The website for the venue is http://www.thecarrington.com.au.

Invitation to participate and contribute papers

You are invited to participate in the conference through submitting a paper, contributing to workshops, and involvement in the range of planned and emergent activities. Papers are invited, on any aspects of relevance to the conference themes. Papers must be original work that has not been submitted to other conferences or journals, and reflections on work in progress are particularly sought as means of showcasing emerging work. All papers submitted within the dates below will be formally peer reviewed, in a mentoring spirit, and published on a CD of the conference proceedings. Papers will have a 2500 word limit and formatting should follow the guidelines at: http://emergence.org/ECO_site/web-content/sub_info.html

Key dates

15th April 2006 Abstracts due (250 words)
31st July 2006 Submission of papers due.
1st September 2006 Reviews completed. Authors notified of reviewers comments.
15th October 2006 Final date for submission of revised and formatted papers.
31st October 2006 Registration closes.
Administration and interest in attending

Please address all inquiries and correspondence to Roger Attwater, Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute (r.attwater@bmwhi.org.au). Further information and registration form will be placed on a conference website as soon as this is established, with updates emailed to all people who indicate their interest.

If you are planning to attend please reply by email, fax or mail to the following form to assist our preliminary planning and keep you informed of progress.

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12th ANZSYS Conference – Sustaining our Social and Natural Capital
Carrington Hotel, Katoomba, 3rd – 6th December 2006

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3rd International Workshop on Complexity and Philosophy

2006-02-18T03:39:00.000-08:00

3rd International Workshop on Complexity and Philosophy
22-23 February, 2007,
Stellenbosch, South Africa

Co-Hosted by:
Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS)
ISCE Events
Cathedra for the Study of Complexity (Instituto de Filosofia de La Habana)

First Call for Papers
This is to inform you about the upcoming two-day Complexity and Philosophy workshop to be held next February (2007) in Stellenbosch, South Africa. It will be co-hosted by the Institute for the Study of Coherence and Emergence (http://www.isce.edu), Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS), and the Cathedra for the Study of Complexity (Instituto de Filosofia de La Habana). As with previous meetings, the aim of this workshop is to explore the considerable philosophical implications of the science of complex systems.

This workshop complements the 3rd Biennial International Seminar on the Philosophical, Epistemological and Methodological Implications of Complexity Theory that was held in Havana, Cuba, January 2006. The larger international seminar provides a forum to discuss complexity and philosophy-related issues in general, whereas the aim of the smaller workshop event is to explore specific issues at a greater length with more time made available for discussion rather than presentation.

The location for the workshop event is planned to change location each time it is held to enable as wide a range of voices to be heard as possible. In 2002 the event was held in Norwood (just outside Boston) in the US, and in 2004 it was in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This time we are pleased to announce that the next event will be held in Stellenbosch, South Africa, with the generous assistance of the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study.

Call for Papers

Potential attendees are encouraged to submit papers on the following topics:
· Status, limits and legitimacy of knowledge regarding complex systems
· Relationship between linear and nonlinear philosophies
· Complexity-based ethics
· Frameworks for the analysis of complex systems
· Complex limits to theories of everything
· Complexity and the social sciences
· Complexity and globalization
· Complexity and human subjectivity

All paper submissions will be considered for publication in the international journal Emergence: Complexity and Organization (depending upon suitability), and/or publication in an edited book Complexity and Philosophy to be published by ISCE Publishing mid-2007. Selected papers from the previous event have appeared in Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology and the Life Sciences, and this journal may again prove to be a viable publishing avenue for selected papers. All papers will be considered for publication even if time cannot be found for the papers to be presented at the conference itself (the emergent properties of such an event and the organizers’ hope to focus on discussion/dialogue rather than a standard presentation format may at times dictate the proceedings).

Provisional Timetable

Please let Caroline Richardson (stellenbosch2006@isce.edu) know of your interest in attending this event as soon as possible. Attendance at the event will be strictly limited to 30 so as to encourage genuine dialogue amongst participants - selection of attendees will be determined simply on a first come first serve basis (with an additional consideration of paper relevance).

The Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study will assist in finding accommodation in Stellenbosch. There are many excellent guest houses within walking distance of the Institute. The Institute itself is close to the centre of beautiful historic Stellenbosch.
Extended abstracts of around 1000 words to be submitted to Dr. Kurt Richardson (kurt@isce.edu) by end of May, 2006.

The decision by the review board comprising of members of the hosting organizations to invite submission of a full paper - to be no longer than 5000 words - will occur by end of June, 2006. Please note that paper submission is not a pre-requisite for attendance, but that priority will be given to paper contributors.

Full papers to be submitted by end of November, 2006.

The decision as to what papers will be published and in what form will occur shortly after the closing of the conference. It is hoped that participants will play an integral role in the development of the event timetable before and during the event. Currently we plan to have paper sessions in the morning followed by 2-3 breakout groups in the afternoon to discuss particular aspects of complexity and philosophy (so expect to do some work!

The cost of registration will be US$300 and must be paid in full before the event - a registration form will sent to participants after the decision regarding paper acceptance has been made. Fees will cover administrative and location costs, and also lunch and coffee/tea breaks during the event. A South African-style dinner will be provided at the close of the first day. Participants will be responsible for their own hotel and transport costs.

If you would like to attend the workshop please send an email to Caroline Richardson (stellenbosch2006@isce.edu) with the following information: Name, academic affiliation and status if any, address, phone, fax, and email. Caroline will contact you for further information re accommodation and payment of workshop fees.

If you have any questions at all please do not hesitate to contact Kurt or Caroline (stellenbosch2006@isce.edu).

Kurt Richardson (ISCE Events)
Paul Cilliers (Department of Philosophy, Stellenbosch)
Pedro Sotolongo (Instituto de Filosofia de La Habana)

Complexity, Democracy & Sustainability

2006-02-13T06:12:00.000-08:00

Complexity, Democracy & Sustainability
International Society for the Systems Sciences
09 - 14 Jul 2006, Rohnert Park, CA, United States http://www.gurteen.com/gurteen/gurteen.nsf/id/S330082/

The Social Complexity of Organizational Learning: Dynamics of Micro-Practices, Processes and Routines

2006-02-13T04:49:00.000-08:00

22s t EGOS (European Group for Organizational Studies) Colloquium – Call for Papers
6-8 July 2006, Bergen, Norway

sub-theme 35: The Social Complexity of Organizational Learning: Dynamics of Micro-Practices,
Processes and Routines
For the full call for papers please see
http://www.egosnet.org/conferences/collo22/sub_35.shtml
or contact sub-theme convenors Elena Antonacopoulou e.antonacopoulou@liv.ac.uk, Martha
Feldman, feldmanm@uci.edu or Linda Argote argote@andrew.cmu.edu

New KnowledgeBoard SIG: Complexity Science & Organisations

2006-02-07T03:41:00.000-08:00

Go to http://www.knowledgeboard.com/item/2644 and read about the new SIG (Special Interest Group) on the theme of complexity science and organisations. Add a comment to support its 'birth'. Become a member, join in!
Best wishes, Carol

Introduction to Human Systems Dynamics Seeing and Influencing Patterns

2006-01-26T03:02:00.000-08:00

The Human Systems Dynamics Institute Announces…. Introduction to Human Systems Dynamics Seeing and Influencing Patterns
For Leading Edge:
Consultants, Facilitators and Coaches
Managers and Leaders
Professionals in education, sales, organization development, human resources, customer service, project management and information technology – any field where success depends on effective relationships, organizations or communities
Begin theHuman Systems DynamicsJourney!
What is Human Systems Dynamics?
Human Systems Dynamics (HSD) is a breakthrough approach to leveraging patterns of chaos and complexity for more effective and agile organizations, leaders and communities. It helps you see patterns and possibilities where others see chaos. It opens options for action to help you be more adaptable and flexible when you cannot predict or control.
Course Goal: See and influence patterns in human and organizational interactions.
This two-day course introduces you to the fundamentals of Human Systems Dynamics from simple rules to attractors and beyond. You will apply tools and techniques you learn so that you can see and influence complex patterns in your own practice. When you complete the course, you will have a toolbox that you and your clients can adapt to your own complex challenges as they emerge.
In This Course, You Will:
Use simple rules to support shared action
Experience self-organizing patterns in group activities
Set conditions for effective self-organization using the CDE Model
Adapt to multiple levels of constraint and stability through the Landscape Diagram
Manage equilibrium patterns through the Difference Matrix
Date: April 1 and 2, 2006, 9:00 to 5:00
Location: St. Paul, MinnesotaThe Sisters of St. Joseph Carondelet Center (adjacent to the College of St. Catherine campus)1890 Randolph Ave., St. Paul Facilitators and Coaches
Tuition: $900.00 All materials, snacks and parking are included. Reimbursement for travel, lodging, dinner, or miscellaneous expenses is not included.
Your Trainer: Glenda H. Eoyang, Ph.D., is the founding Executive Director of the Human Systems Dynamics Institute. As a pioneer in applications of chaos and complexity to organizations, Glenda teaches, writes and researches extensively. Her special interests include productivity in complexity, leadership, public policy, and decision making.
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What comes next? HSDP Certification
The Introduction to HSD begins the journey, and you are invited to continue your learning through the Human Systems Dynamics Professional (HSDP) Certification program.
Consider certification as a Human Systems Dynamics Professional. Through 10 days of engaging, emergent and experiential learning, you can develop a deeper understanding of the theory and practices of human systems dynamics. You gain the fundamentals, application tools, leadership and consulting practices to integrate HSD into your life and work. The training and certification will help you expand your leadership practice and increase your effectiveness.
In 2006, the HSDP Certification training will be held June 14-16, July 12-15 and August 16-18. HSDP Certification training is $5,000. If you attend Intro to HSD, you will receive a $500.00 discount on your HSDP tuition.
Invest in your future today!
To register or learn more about this and other learning opportunities, contact: Julia Wolter, Director of Operations 952-470-6080 or 866-473-4678 jwolter@hsdinstitute.org, http://www.hsdinstitute.org/events_learning.asp

2006-01-24T01:59:00.000-08:00

Your conference destination is fast approaching!
2nd International Nonlinear Science Conference - 2006
March 10-12
Crete, Greece
We have a sparkling program lined up with presentations in psychology, biomedical sciences, agriculture, management, and economics.
In March, Crete offers the most amazing environment for visitors: a wide range of cultural events as well as a myriad of activities and fascinating sceneries from a sparkling blue ocean, sandy beaches, mountains and beautiful foliage. Making Crete, the ideal forum to discuss new scientific developments, their applications as well as it will help promote international cooperation
Keynote Speakers offer an incredible variety of topics:
Professor Dr. Peter Allen*
Complexity: the Challenge of a co-evolving Epistemology and Ontology”
Professor Dr. Tassos Bountis*
The New Science of Complexity: Promises and Challenges for the 21st Century”
Professor Dr. Stephen J. Guastello*
Leadership Emergence in Coordination-Intensive, Creative Problem Solving, and Production Groups
Professor Dr. Wolfgang Tschacher*
Self-Organization of Cognition
-------------------REGISTER, REGISTER, REGISTER, REGISTER----------------------
Early registrations rates run only until February 1, 2006.
Hurry and take advantage of the early bird prices.
Registration fees until Feb 1 are: US$275 for professionals and other non-students, $180 for students.The rates AFTER February 1, 2006 will be: US $300 (235 Euros) regular rates and US $205 (160 Euros) student rate. So, if you have not yet registered, please do so by visiting the conference website at:
www.societyforchaostheory.org/insc/2006.

Remember, that if you have never been a member of the SCTPLS before, a complimentary membership through the end of year is included with your conference registration. If you are paying by check mail it to:
SCTPLS, P. O. Box 484,
Pewaukee, WI 53072 USA
by or before the due date.
HOTEL REGISTRATIONS
The last day to register for INSC hotels is February 1 as well. There are four (4) hotels to be considered and all four are briefly described on the site. Please visit the INSC site, click on the ‘Hotel Info’ link and download the ‘Hotel Reservation Form’. The form contains all the information needed to make this a smooth, painless, and easy process. Note that all hotel prices include 2 meals a day.
If you should have any questions regarding hotel accommodations or any special needs, please direct your inquires to: mitos@stepc.gr.
We look forward to seeing as many of you in Crete, Greece in March 10-12, 2006.
Sincerely,
Ivelisse Lazzarini, Conference Chair, USA
Dimitrios Stamovlasis, Program Co-Chair, GREECE
Sifis Micheloyannis, Conference Committee, GREECE
Gernot Ernst, Conference Committee, NORWAY
Maria Karanika, Conference Committee, UK

Complexity and uncertainty and a new role for models

2006-01-23T05:35:00.000-08:00

Dear TIAS members and other colleagues,
This is an invitation to participate in

Workshop 8, Complexity and uncertainty and a new role for models

To be held in the 3rd Biennial meeting of the International Environmental Modelling and Software Society, July 9-12, Vermont, USA, www.iemss.org/iemss2006

This workshop is organized by The Integrated Assessment Society (TIAS) by Claudia Pahl-Wostl and Marcela Brugnach

If there is one characteristic of today's environmental problems is its complexity. We are now faced with the challenge of solving problems where time delays, feedback loops, non-linearities and system interconnectedness make prediction particularly difficult. In this realm small events can have big effects, causes are multiple and separated in time, and problems transcend interdisciplinary arenas. Additionally, we, with our beliefs and perceptions about nature, are part of the problem to be solved influencing the way in which we identify and conceptualize reality, and drive inference from it. These characteristics make environmental problems intrinsically uncertain, difficult to predict and to manage. When dealing with these types of problems, computer models play a central role. They are crucial to structure our understanding of complex systems. A model constitutes an abstraction of a system existing in reality built for a particular purpose. As such, it can be manipulated, evolved and analyzed in place of the real system. However, developing an abstract description of a complex system is not easy. The uncertainty and indeterminacy present in complex systems, drive modelers to make subjective decision about the behavior of the system and its most relevant features. This implies embedding a series of nested, and sometimes iterative and evolving assumptions in the model. This in turn, incorporates uncertainty into the model at various levels; affecting the model, the way in which it is developed and the value of its inference.

But what does it mean for modelers and the way we do modeling? First, complexity affects the way in which models are implemented. Traditionally, models are though to be developed as a sequential of three main activities: conceptualization, implementation and evaluation. However, modeling complex systems requires an iterative process of model formulation, more like a trial and error approach, where modules at different levels of detail are considered in conjunction with different assumptions and hypotheses about how the real system works. As a result, the simple sequence of steps of conceptualization-implementation-evaluation, in reality becomes a series of cycles of conceptualization, implementation, re-conceptualization, code modification, implementation, etc. This iteration typically occurs over the course of time as new knowledge and ideas are generated and subsequently used to modify existing models. Second, from a conceptual standpoint, the presence of complexity shifts the goals of modeling from the creation of an exact replication of a system in which uncertainties ought to be eliminated, to being a creative process in which the different sources of uncertainties can be embraced. It enlarges the role of models as an “external” representation of reality. Models, and in particular the whole process of model development and application, may be perceived as part of a learning process to make transparent different perspectives and frames. Current model applications expand beyond prediction, to include exploratory analyses, communication and learning. This in turn, changes the type of knowledge needed and how this knowledge is elicited. But most important of all, it changes the inferences making possibilities.

Even though these are not novel ideas, and despite the increasing awareness about these issues, practical applications commonly fail in addressing the complexity and uncertainty of current problems. Generally, complexity gets diluted in simplifications done during model conceptualization and uncertainties are avoided as much as possible as being something undesirable. Commonly, once a model is developed, the assumptions and subjective decisions embedded into model representation are forgotten and only single causes of uncertainties are, sometimes addressed. For many, the presence of uncertainty completely invalidates the use of models to drive inference about a real problem. But, by avoiding complexity when modeling, aren’t we throwing the baby out with the bath water?

Complexity has brought a different way of viewing and understanding systems, in parallel, the modeling arena has seen the emergence of several new methods that are able to embrace these new concepts. However, despite these great advances, the goal of looking at a single best, simple and objective explanation still permeates the modeling exercise. We suggest that a more comprehensive way of dealing and handling complexity and uncertainties in modeling is still needed. A draft position paper was uploaded on the IEMSS 2006 webpage. The draft paper presented is a first attempt to do so. In it, we identified four major modeling purposes that are important for understanding and managing complex human environmental systems: prediction, exploratory analysis, communication and learning. Each of these purposes highlights different system characteristics, role of uncertainty, the properties of the model and its validation. We argue that uncertainty cannot be understood in isolation, but only in the context of a particular modeling activity and its importance is relative to the purpose for which the model is designed (e.g., when a model is developed for predictive purposes uncertainty needs to be eliminated, while when a model is developed for exploration uncertainty can be considered a source of creative thoughts). In this workshop we expect to expand these concepts making them operational, where tools, solutions and possible modeling directions can be selected according to the characteristics of the problem, the knowledge available and the modeling purpose.

The outcomes of the workshop will integrated into the position paper for publication in either Environmental Modelling, Integrated Assessment or another journal with all participants as co-authors. We invite all readers to provide their critical comments on the paper and contribute their own experience! Please contact Marcela Brugnach. mbrugnac@usf.uos.de if you are interested in participating.

TIAS website: www.tias-web.info

Three Exciting Workshops at the Baltimore Conference

2006-01-23T05:02:00.001-08:00

Science at the Cutting Edge -- SCTPLS Annual Conference to be held at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, August 4-6, 2006

If you haven’t begun to make your travel plans yet, here are three more reasons (for more information go to – www.societyforchaostheory.org)

Three Exciting Workshops at the Baltimore Conference

Three exiting workshops will start us off in Baltimore this year. Dr. Liebovitz (Florida Atlantic University) will conduct an introductory workshop in chaos theory and fractals, Dr. Glenda Eoyang (Human Complex Systems Institute) will discuss the applications of nonlinear dynamical systems to peace and conflict, and Dr. Mary Ann Metzger will offer a methodological workshop on the use of time series analysis and interpretation of results. Below are abstracts for each workshop as well as a biographical sketch of the workshop moderators.

Introduction to Fractals and Chaos Dr. Larry S. Liebovitch Professor & Interim Director, Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences
Florida Atlantic University liebovitch@clifford.ccs.fau.edu http://walt.ccs.fau.edu/~liebovitch/larry.html

This workshop will present an introduction to fractals and chaos and their applications. Fractals are things that have pieces that are ever smaller copies of the bigger pieces. A tree is fractal. It has ever finer branches that are smaller copies of the larger branches. Fractals can be used to better understand the structure and function of proteins, cells, the heart, and the brain. Chaos means simple systems that do surprisingly complex things. Chaos can be used to better understand the surprising things that molecules, cells, and people do. The topics covered will include: 1) Fractals: Introduction, Self-Similarity, Scaling, Dimension, Statistical Properties, 2) Chaos: Introduction, Phase Space, Sensitivity to Initial Conditions, Bifurcations, Analyzing Data, and Control of Chaos. The workshop will be based on the book, Fractals and Chaos Simplified for the Life Sciences, by L. S. Liebovitch, Oxford University Press, 1998 and a CD-ROM with curricula materials for a mathematics course for non-science students (http://www.ccs.fau.edu/~liebovitch/overview.html). The workshop does not require a background in mathematics.
Larry Liebovitch is a Professor and the Interim Director of the Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences at Florida Atlantic University (http://www.ccs.fau.edu/~liebovitch/larry.html). He has used nonlinear methods, including fractals, chaos, and neural networks to study genetic regulatory networks, the spread of biological and electronic infections, motions in proteins, the timing of heart attacks, and the swimming of one-celled organisms. He is the author or co-author of 2 books, 20 book chapters, 69 journal articles, and has given presentations in the U.S., Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France Germany, Israel, Poland, and Sweden.

Complex Dynamics of Peace and Conflict
Glenda H. Eoyang, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Human Systems Dynamics Institute
geoyang@hsdinstitute.org

Peace is one dynamical pattern that can emerge from the complex interactions of individuals and institutions. Too often, however, human relationships generate conflict and strife. What can we learn from the insights of chaos and complexity about the conditions that shape patterns of peace or conflict on the individual, group, and international scales? How might that understanding shape individual or collective action?

This half-day seminar uses concepts and tools derived from nonlinear dynamics to explore systemic patterns of peace and conflict. Perspectives on peace and peacemaking will come from on-going research with national and international experts who analyze and take action to shape reconciliation and peaceful coexistence around the world. Participants will contribute core nonlinear tools and perspectives to help develop a coherent and useful model of nonlinear peacemaking.

By the end of the session, participants will:
· Identify essential similarities and differences in patterns of peace and conflict as they emerge in individual, small group, national, and international contexts.
· Recognize accepted “best practices” and acknowledged challenges for contemporary peacemaking.
· Describe the ways in which peace and conflict reflect patterns of nonlinear dynamics.
· Identify and apply tools and concepts from nonlinear sciences to understand the dynamics of peace and conflict.
· Recommend action toward peacemaking in a case study using tools and concepts of nonlinear dynamics.

Glenda Eoyang is founding Executive Director of the Human Systems Dynamics Institute (www.hsdinstitute.org), a research and consulting group developing theory and practice in human systems dynamics—the emerging field at the intersection of complexity and social sciences. She began her work with complex systems in 1989 and received the first doctorate in Human Systems Dynamics from Union Institute and University in 2002.

Eoyang's theoretical work covers a range of models and approaches. She has used nonlinear time series modeling, computer simulation modeling, and simulation games to explore the dynamics of human systems. As a trainer and consultant, she helps clients use insights from complexity to find options for adaptive action. As a long-time member of SCTPLS, she has shared her experiences and emerging learning at many past conferences. She has written numerous articles for academic and business publications on topics ranging from fractals for business administration to human computer interface design, youth gangs, productivity, large group events, team building, sustainability of organizational change, and program evaluation. Her books, like her presentations, are accessible and relevant to people who strive to understand and influence the dynamics of human systems of all kinds.

Drawing Conclusions from Time Series
Prof. Mary Ann Metzger
Department of Psychology
University of Maryland UMBC

This will be a practical workshop on methods for approximating behavioral processes underlying empirical time series using available software for linear (SAS Statespace) and nonlinear (Artificial Neural Network) approaches to approximation. Emphasis will be on methods applicable to difficult time series, including very short series, that are suspected to be nonlinear and non-stationary. The workshop will also cover the following topics:

Linear and nonlinear approximations for short-term prediction
Methods for describing behavioral patterns and summarizing dynamics
Non-stationary time series: Bayesian multi-process models
Using results for prediction, classification, and comparison
Examples: Application to observations on animal and human behavior
Nuts and bolts: Using available software to build models to approximate a process

Mary Ann Metzger has degrees in Mathematics and Psychology from the University of Connecticut, and postdoctoral work in Mathematical Psychology at the Rockefeller University, New York. She was a member of the Psychology Department faculty at UMBC from 1973 to 1999 and is now Professor Emerita. Her specialty is the application of systems dynamics to understanding psychological processes, including intellectual development, developmental disorders, and patterns of family relations. Relevant reading for the workshop: Mary Ann Metzger (1995) Tracking sequences of attractors in cognitive state-space. In R. Post and T. van Gelder (Eds.) Mind as Motion: Dynamics, Behavior, and Cognition, MIT Press.

David Pincus, Ph.D., SecretarySociety for Chaos Theory in Psychology and Life SciencesRegister online: www.societyforchaostheory.org/form.htmlcontact fellow members: sctpls@listproc.umbc.eduMail: SCTPLS, PO Box 484, Pewaukee, WI 53072, USAFax: 1+714-997-6780

Three Exciting Workshops at the Baltimore Conference

2006-01-23T05:02:00.000-08:00

International Nonlinear Science Conference in Crete

2006-01-06T08:52:00.000-08:00

"The list of speakers and topics for the International Nonlinear Science Conference in Crete (March 10-12) is now ready for viewing www.societyforchaostheory.org/insc/2006

We have a sparkling program lined up with presentations in psychology, biomedical sciences, agriculture, management, and economics.Early registration discounts will be available until February 1.

All other information you'll need about the conference, registration, and lodging is on the same web link.

We look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible.

Sincerely,
Ivelisse Lazzarini, Conference Chair, USA
Dimitrios Stamovlasis, Program Co-Chair, GREECE
Sifis Micheloyannis, Conference Committee, GREECE
Gernot Ernst, Conference Committee, NORWAY
Maria Karanika, Conference Committee, UK