ISSS call for papers, July, 2000

["Lynne Oetjen-Gerdes"]

I thought the SD community may have some interest in this
event.

From: "Lynne Oetjen-Gerdes" <lynneog@earthlink.net>


> ANNOUNCING A MILLENNIAL EVENT
>
> A WORLD CONGRESS OF THE SYSTEMS SCIENCES
>
> TORONTO, CANADA, JULY 17, 18, 19, 2000
>
>
> To help celebrate the new millennium, the International Society for the
> Systems Sciences (ISSS) and some 20 "co-host" organizations in the systems
> field will jointly present a three-day World Congress of the Systems Sciences
> in Toronto Canada during the summer of the year 2000. The purpose of the
> Congress will be to provide a scientific forum for addressing the many
> challenges that humankind will face in the next century. The theme will be:
> "Understanding Complexity: The Systems Sciences in the New Millennium."
> Former ISSS Presidents Stafford Beer and Anatol Rapoport will serve as
> honorary co-chairpersons.
>
> The program will include a number of full-length keynote addresses
> by some of the worlds most distinguished scientists, as well as plenary
> presentations by leaders of each of the co-host organizations. There will
> also be a set of showcase panels with presentations by representatives
> from each co-host organization, along with more informal evening
> workshop/discussion sessions to allow for more personal interaction and
> dialogue.
>
> In addition, there will be a welcoming reception/concert on the
> evening before the Congress begins, along with continental breakfasts and
> cafeteria lunches on-site, a wrap-up plenary "forum" and a final banquet.
> Participants will also be entitled to attend the 44th annual ISSS meeting
> during the two days immediately following the Congress.
>
> Relatively low-cost accommodations of various types will be
> available on the Ryerson University campus, and conference rates will also
> be arranged at nearby hotels.
>
> If you would like more information, please contact your co-host
> organization or the ISSS.
>
>
> CO-HOST ORGANIZATIONS (as of April 1, 1999): Action Research Group, American
> Society for Cybernetics, Center for Hyperincursion in Anticipatory Systems,
> Center for Intelligent Systems, Concordia Institute, Epic of Evolution
> Society, Global Futures Foundation, Holistic Science Program, Infodynamics
> Group, Institute for Law and Systems Research, International Federation for
> Systems Research, International Institute for Advanced Studies in Cybernetics
> and Systems, International Society for the Systems Sciences, International
> Systems Institute, Institute for the Study of Complex Systems, Semiotics
> Research Unit (U. Toronto), United Kingdom Cybernetics Society, United Kingdom
> Systems Society, Washington Evolutionary Systems Society, World Organization
> of Systems and Cybernetics.
>
> CONFERENCE ORGANIZER: Dr. Peter A. Corning (ISSS President-Elect), Institute
> for the Study of Complex Systems, 119 Bryant Street, Ste. 212, Palo Alto, CA
> 94301 USA. Ph: (650) 325-5717 FAX: (650) 325-3775 E-Mail: ISCS@aol.com
> LOCAL ORGANIZER: Dr. Helmut (Ken) Burkhardt, Ryerson Polytechnic University,
> Toronto. Ph: (416) 979-5000 ext. 7246 FAX: (416) 979-5064 E-Mail:
> Burkhard@acs.ryerson.ca
>