Dear Colleagues:
On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the 2009 Conference, I would
like to remind you this Saturday, November 15th, is the deadline for:
- Proposing new program threads,
http://www.systemdynamics.org/conferenc ... hreads.pdf
and
- Proposing special interest group activities for the Bonus Day
http://www.systemdynamics.org/conferenc ... nusday.pdf
A number of new threads and Bonus Day activities are currently being
considered. Some of these initiatives require expressions of interest
and support from the Society Membership (YOU!) to become feasible. I am
providing a list below and encourage you to express your interest to the
point of contact person, particularly if a) you plan on presenting a
paper to the proposed new thread, or b) would like to stay for the Bonus
Day and attend the SIG activity.
I apologize in advance for any omissions (or mistakes!)=85
New _PROGRAM THREADS_ under consideration:
1) *Climate Change/Energy Transition *(point of contact: George Backus,
*gabacku@sandia.gov*)
2) *Infrastructure Resilience/Dynamics *(point of contact: Tom Corbet,
*tfcorbe@sandia.gov*)
3) *Emergency Preparedness/Response *(point of contact: Len Malczynski,
*lamalcz@sandia.gov*)
4) *Challenges of Terrorism/Insurgencies *(point of contact: Ignacio
Martinez-Moyano, *imartinez@anl.gov*)
5) *Food and Agriculture *(point of contact: Steve Conrad,
*shconra@sandia.gov*)
6) *Participatory Approaches to Modeling & Simulation *(point of
contact: *aazagon@sandia.gov*)
7) *Strategic Sustainable Development *(point of contact: Hordur
Haraldsson, *Hordur.haraldsson@naturvardsverket.se*)

*phovmand@wustl.edu*)
9) *Biofuels* (point of contact: Len Malczynski, *lamalcz@sandia.gov)*
10) *County Government* (point of contact: George Sereno,
*gsereno@ccpw.az.gov)*
_BONUS DAY_ SIG activities under consideration:
1) *SD in K-12 Education *(point of contact: Lees Stuntz,
*stuntzln@clexchange.org*)
2) *Copenhagen Climate-Change Negotiation Exercise *(point of contact:
Drew Jones, *apjones@sustainer.org*)
3) *Powersim Studio User Group *(point of contact: Len Malczynski,
*lamalcz@sandia.gov*)
4) *Energy *(point of contact: Luc Van Den Durpel, *vddurpel@listo.be*)
5) *Environment* (point of contact: Allyson Beall, *abeall@wsu.edu*)
6) *Participatory SD Methods* (point of contact: Etienne Rouwette,
*E.Rouwette@fm.ru.nl*)
7) *Military Applications *(point of contact: Jules Vanie,
*Vanie.BDJ2@forces.gc.ca*)

contact: Johan Ludik, *jludik@dreamcoat.co.za*)
Looking forward to the actual proposals, an exciting conference, and
seeing you all in Albuquerque!
Best wishes,
Aldo Zagonel
Sandia National Laboratories
Posted by Zagonel, Aldo A <aazagon@sandia.gov>
posting date Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:55:20 -0700
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