Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences

Day 1 Programme, 15-Jul-2012

Summary : The day will be followed by the activities like Welcome reception and pre-conference workshops.

10:00 AM  -  12:45 PM
Parallel preconference workshops (morning half-day)

14:15 PM  -  17:00 PM
Parallel preconference workshops (afternoon half-day)

18:00 PM  -  20:00 PM
Welcome Reception

Day 2 Programme, 16-Jul-2012

Summary : Welcome to all attendees and registration will be done this day followed by the roundtable discussions, opening sessions, Plenary talks and parallel sessions.

07:15 AM  -  08:15 AM
Reflection Roundtable - Sue Gabriele

08:30 AM  -  08:45 AM
Plenary: Conference Opening and Welcome

09:00 AM  -  09:45 AM
Plenary talk: David Ing,

09:45 AM  -  10:30 AM
Plenary talk: Rafael Ramirez, on service systems

10:30 AM  -  10:45 AM
Coffee break

10:45 AM  -  11:30 AM
Plenary synthesis discussants: TBD1, TBD2

11:30 AM  -  13:30 PM
Breakouts by SIG (over long lunch): (i) What did you learn (ii) Which questions emerge? (iii) Where does this contribute to, or influence, systems thinking

13:30 PM  -  14:45 PM
Systems Basics Session M1-1: Roots of the Systems Movement - Debora Hammond

14:45 PM  -  15:00 PM
Break

15:00 PM  -  16:00 PM
Systems Basics Session M1-2: Living Systems Theory - James R. Simms

16:00 PM  -  16:05 PM
Room change break

16:05 PM  -  17:05 PM
Systems Basics Session M1-3: Ecological Resilience and Panarchy - PB

19:00 PM  -  21:00 PM
Parallel Workshops

Day 3 Programme, 17-Jul-2012

Summary : The day is designed to provide professional development opportunities for participants to help them gain the skills they need to build stronger locals.

07:15 AM  -  08:15 AM
Reflection Roundtable - Sue Gabriele

08:30 AM  -  08:45 AM
Plenary: Cumulative synthesis - GM

09:00 AM  -  09:45 AM
Plenary talk: Jim Spohrer,

09:45 AM  -  10:30 AM
Plenary talk: Garry Peterson, on regime shifts

10:30 AM  -  10:45 AM
Coffee Break

10:45 AM  -  10:15 AM
Plenary synthesis discussants: TBD3, TBD4

11:30 AM  -  13:15 PM
Breakouts by SIG (over long lunch)

13:30 PM  -  14:45 PM
Systems Basics Session T1-1: Organizational Cybernetics - Allenna Leonard

14:45 PM  -  15:00 PM
Break

15:00 PM  -  16:00 PM
Systems Basics Session T1-2: Science of Generic Design - Jack Ring

16:00 PM  -  16:05 PM
Room change break

16:05 PM  -  17:05 PM
systems Basics Session T1-3: Soft Systems Methodology - Giles Hindle

19:00 PM  -  21:00 PM
Parallel Workshops

Day 4 Programme, 18-Jul-2012

Summary : This day will be helpful to promote and support the unity of science with the help of improving the communication among specialists.

07:15 AM  -  08:15 AM
Reflection Roundtable - Sue Gabriele

08:15 AM  -  08:45 AM
Plenary: Cumulative synthesis - GM

09:00 AM  -  09:30 AM
Plenary talk: Timothy F.H. Allen, on sustainability and gain

09:45 AM  -  10:30 AM
Plenary talk: Stuart Umpleby, on reflexivity

10:30 AM  -  10:45 AM
Coffee Break

10:45 AM  -  11:15 AM
Plenary synthesis discussants: TBD5, TBD6

11:15 AM  -  13:0-1 PM
Breakouts by SIG (over long lunch)

13:30 PM  -  14:45 PM
Systems Basics Session T1-1: Organizational Cybernetics - Allenna Leonard

14:45 PM  -  15:00 PM
Break

15:00 PM  -  16:00 PM
Systems Basics Session T1-2: Science of Generic Design - Jack Ring

16:00 PM  -  16:05 PM
Room change break

16:05 PM  -  17:0-1 PM
systems Basics Session T1-3: Soft Systems Methodology - Giles Hindle
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19:00 PM  -  21:00 PM
Parallel Workshops

Day 5 Programme, 19-Jul-2012

Summary : This day will be helpful in promoting the professional Development Opportunities to build natural systems sciences.

07:15 AM  -  08:15 AM
Reflection Roundtable - Sue Gabriele

08:30 AM  -  08:45 AM
Plenary: Cumulative synthesis - GM

09:00 AM  -  09:45 AM
Plenary talk: Timothy F.H. Allen, on sustainability and gain

09:45 AM  -  10:30 AM
Plenary talk: Stuart Umpleby, on reflexivity

10:30 AM  -  10:45 AM
Coffee Break

10:45 AM  -  11:30 AM
Plenary synthesis discussants: TBD5, TBD6

10:30 AM  -  13:15 PM
Breakouts by SIG (over long lunch)

13:30 PM  -  14:45 PM
Systems Basics Session W1-1: System Dynamics - Bob Cavana

14:45 PM  -  14:30 PM
Break

15:00 PM  -  16:00 PM
Systems Basics Session W1-2: Anticipatory Systems and the Modeling Relation - Judith Rosen

16:00 PM  -  16:05 PM
Room change break

16:05 PM  -  17:05 PM
Systems Basics Session W1-3: Language Action Perspective - PJ?`

18:00 PM  -  21:00 PM
Conference barbeque (off-campus, location TBD)

Day 6 Programme, 20-Jul-2012

Summary : The last day will be comprised of the programme such as Roundtable and plenary sessions, annual general meeting and Vickers Award.

07:15 AM  -  08:15 AM
Reflection Roundtable - Sue Gabriel

08:30 AM  -  08:45 AM
Plenary: Cumulative synthesis - GM

09:00 AM  -  10:30 AM
Vickers Award and Rapoport Award Student Presentations - Alexander Lazslo and

10:45 AM  -  11:15 AM
Incoming Presidential Address

11:15 AM  -  12:00 PM
Annual General Meeting

13:30 PM  -  14:45 PM
ISSS 2012 organizers debriefing: what did we learn, to be applied to ISSS 2013

13:30 PM  -  16:00 PM
Meeting Spaces-please make requests to the ISSS Office