ICCS: Special Session on NSF

[Yaneer Bar-Yam]

ICCS: Special Session on NSF(KDI) / NIH Funding
of Complex Systems Research

Special Session on the Funding of Complex Systems Research

The great interest and importance of interdisciplinary and
unified approaches to research and education on complex
systems has resulted in a number of new programs at NSF(KDI)
and NIH. These special programs endeavor to build programs of
interdiciplinary research and address the problems of peer
review in the interdisciplinary areas. In this special
session we will be receiving reports on the existing programs
and future plans. The session will take place at the

Second International Conference on Complex Systems
Oct. 25-30, 1998 in Nashua, NH
http://www.necsi.org/html/iccs2.html


Following the session we will discuss the question: Should a
joint effort of funding agencies be formed to fund the
increasing efforts to bridge between disciplines? The new
entity might be named the Trandisciplinary and Unified
Research Foundation (TURF). If there is enough interest
we will plan an additional meeting after the conference
to discuss TURF building. Seriously, a better name needs to
be found and the sessions and follow up will be held.

From: Yaneer Bar-Yam <yaneer@necsi.org>
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Yaneer Bar-Yam
President
New England Complex Systems Institute
http://necsi.org
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