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Dear James Martin
Call for Proposals for Sessions, Workshops and Papers!
ISSS 2018 - Innovation and Optimization in Nature and Design
62nd Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences in July 2018, Oregon, USA
Call for Proposals for Sessions and Workshops - Submission before 31 December 2017!
EUS - UES 2018 - A Systemic Vision of the Crises. From optimization to change strategy?
10th congress of the European Union for Systemics in October 2018 in Brussels, Belgium
We welcome a new BCSSS Research Group!
Systems Science and Pattern Literacy
Maria Lenzi and Helene Finidori started to explore the development of Systems to promote Pattern Literacy.
IS4SI Summit Gothenburg 2017 Review
Workshops by the BCSSS Research Group Emergent Systems, Information and Society
According to the IS4SI Summit subtitle “Digitalization for a Sustainable Society“ the group invited to three exciting workshops on "Information in Evolutionary Systems”, "Information in Social Media” and “Information in Enhanced Humans”.
Master thesis "Smart City Vienna".
Visiting Student Monika Pichler completed her European Master in Systems Dynamics successfully with the support of the BCSSS.
ISSS2017 Vienna
We look back on a successful World Conference co-organized and hosted by the BCSSS.
BCSSS at Ars Electronica 2017 - Artificial Intelligence - The Other I
Festival for Art, Technology and Society, Linz
A Valuable Exchange!
Creating, Analysing and Sustaining Smarter Cities
A Systems Perspective
Volume 9 of the Systems book series has been published!
A must read for people who operate city systems, design city policy and provide products and services to cities that aim to improve the quality of city life.
Read the FULL REVIEW in this NEWSLETTER below or on our BCSSS Website!
ISSS 2018
Innovation and Optimization in Nature and Design
62nd Annual Conference and Meeting
of the International Society for the Systems Sciences
22nd to 27th July 2018
Corvallis, Oregon, USA
The ISSS 2018 will explore foundational discoveries about the nature of complex systems which
are now arising from research in systems disciplines such as Systems Biology, Systems Medicine,
Systems Psychology, Systems Economics, Complexity Science and General Systems Research.
It will be a pivotal event in the emerging renaissance of the Systems Sciences, bringing together philosophers, scientists, engineers and practitioners from a wide spectrum of systems disciplines
to explore common interests and challenges, learn from each other, align and consolidate progress,
and gather inspiration and momentum for future work in the systems sciences.
Call for Proposals!
The ISSS invites proposals for presentation of papers, posters and workshops about the conference theme specifically or in connection with the themes of the ISSS’s Systems Integration Groups (SIGs)
and Exploratory Groups.
Please have a look at the important dates here!
EUS - UES 2018
A Systemic Vision of the Crises
From optimization to change strategy?
10th Congress of the European Union for Systemics
15th to 17th October 2018
Brussels, Belgium
Although raised many times on other congresses, the theme of crisis is still not depleted. Indeed, questions related to visible effects of crises emerge in all human activities (economy, politics, culture, education, security, architecture…). A lot of measures urgently correct the visible symptoms of problems without trying to understand the underlying logics linked to them. Yet, crisis is a multidimensional societal phenomenon that cannot be reduced to immediate consequences.
The objective of the 10th congress of the European Union for Systemics (EUS) is to develop a systemic representation of the processes inherent to crises during interdisciplinary meetings, combined with a trans-disciplinary vision. This systemic representation will provide theoretic, methodological and practical tools applicable to specific cases of systems in crisis. All these resources will help the agent taking relevant actions for the benefit of a society willing to reach a high level of sustainability for future generations.
Call for Proposals: Sessions & Workshops
The sessions and workshops establish a shared thematic understanding that promotes cross-disciplinary collaborations. They offer participants the opportunity to exchange ideas on different themes, present results, and they also give the opportunity to share experiences, identify issues and / or explore future directions for research and practice.
Dead Line: 31th December 2018
For further information please click here!
Systems Science and Pattern Literacy
We are pleased to announce the start of our new BCSSS Research Group
“Systems Science and Pattern Literacy” founded by Maria Lenzi and Helene Finidori.
“We see Pattern Literacy as an essential component of new literacies, embracing domains of System Literacy, Computational Literacy, Visual Literacy, Coding Literacy, that evolve being challenged by dynamics of technological, societal and environmental changes.”
The mission of the Research Group is to explore the development of Systems to promote Pattern Literacy.
Systems to promote Pattern Literacy should integrate working theories, knowledge transfer, analogue
and digital methods and tools to activate embodied capacities for recognizing and mobilizing patterns
and to support design and application of patterns in praxis.
Maria Lenzi holds a Master in International finance from Moscow State University of International Relations/Russia and a Master of Advanced Studies in Management from Johannes Kepler University, Austria. Her special interest lies in application of cybernetic patterns for complexity challenges, self-organization and adaptive design.
Helene Finidori holds a Master of Science in Management from HEC-Paris. She pursues a PhD
at the University of Hull’s Centre for Systems Studies, is an affiliate researcher of the Evolution, Complexity and Cognition group (ECCO), and a Research Fellow of The Schumacher Institute.
Information in Evolutionary Systems, in Social Media and in Enhanced Humans
Supported by the BCSSS and the Institut für Design Science München the BCSSS Research Group “Emergent Systems, Information and Society” organised three workshops at the IS4SI Summit Gothenburg 2017 in June 2017. According to the summit subtitle “Digitalization for a Sustainable Society“ the group invited to the following workshops:
1. "Information in Evolutionary Systems” devoted to "Basic Research in Systems, Physics
and Philosophy" chaired by Rainer Zimmermann, BCSSS Scientific Counci member.
2. “Information in Social Media” focused on "Populism" chaired by BCSSS president
Wolfgang Hofkirchner.
3. “Information in Enhanced Humans” particularly discussing on “Trans- and Posthumanism”
chaired by BCSSS member Hans-Jörg Kreowski
BCSSS visiting student Monika Pichler completed successfully
her Master thesis "Smart City Vienna".
We are proud to announce the successfual completion of Monika Pichler's Erasmus Mundus Master Degree on "Smart City Vienna: System Dynamics Modelling as a Tool for Understanding Feedbacks and Supporting Smart City Strategies".
For her studies Monika took part in the European Master Programme in System Dynamics (EMSD), a BCSSS cooperation partner, which is specifically designed for students who are interested in learning how to initiate strategic change in organizations and gives the students the opportunity to travel between four collaborating universities, University of Bergen, New University of Lisbon, University of Palermo, Radboud University.
Through another connection in the BCSSS network, TINA Vienna - Smart City Agency, Energy Center & Urban Future Hub, Monika got valuable support and a wealth of new impulses for her project.
Besides her studies Monika volunteered for the BCSSS during the conferences emcsr 2016 and ISSS2017 Vienna. In this time we experienced her as a diligent member of our teams and highly motivated young researcher.
We congratulate Monika on her excellent degree and wish her every success for a bright future!
ISSS2017 Vienna
A Review!
The Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science looks back on a great meeting!
The BCSSS organized in July 2017 in cooperation with the International Society for the Systems Sciences the 61st Annual World Conference ISSS2017 Vienna.
We were pleased to welcome European and international scientists, business and industry experts,
as well as representatives from politics and society to join and dive into a promising and exciting science-based dialogue on the issues Government & Governance, Economy, Health, Eco-Systems and Innovation & Development. At the interface of Science, Humanities, Engineering and Design the conference presented the latest insights of the interdependencies between ecological, social and technological systems, as well as practical examples of appropriate design skills for sustainable living concepts and meaningful techologies for a future-oriented humanity.
230 participants from 39 countries have been our guests. They came from USA, UK, Ukraine, Turkey, Czech Republic, Taiwan, Suisse, Sweden, Spain, South Afrika, Serbia, Russia, Portugal, New Zealand, Netherlands, Mexico, Luxembourg, Croatia, Korea, Columbia, Canada, Japan, Italy, Israel, Ireland, India, Hongkong, Guam, France, Finland, Germany, Denmark, China, Brazil, Belgium, Australia, Argentina, Algeria and Austria.
The ISSS2017 Vienna also served as a Platform for the next generation. Young scientists were invited to present their research projects, ideas and solutions to an audience of international specialists and stakeholders. More than 50 students participated in the conference. The PhD programm, organized in collaboration with the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), was visited by 22 attendees.
The BCSSS would like to thank all speakers, participants, sponsors and partners and of course our
host the Technical University of Vienna (TU Wien) for attending and supporting this remarkable event!
Together we succeeded in realizing the ISSS2017 Vienna idea to be a forum that bridges the gap
between science and practice and to present the ISSS2017 Vienna main issue "From Science to
Systemic Solutions. Systems Thinking for Everyone".
For further information, programme, schedule, abstracts and the list of speakers please click here!
To get some impressions of the conference please click here!
BCSSS & Ars Electronica
A Valuable Exchange!
We are grateful about the first cooperation between the BCSSS and the Ars Electronica.
In the framework of this year’s 61st ISSS World Conference ISSS2017 Vienna Gerfried Stocker, artistic director of the festival, followed our invitation and held a keynote speech on ‘Re-inventing Art, Technology and Society’.
Robert Trappl, head of the Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Vienna and BCSSS member contributed his talk on Reality and Expectations in the Artificial Intelligence Symposium ‘The Other I” of the Ars Electronica 2017.
The BCSSS team would like to express its gratitude again for this exciting exchange and wishes to congratulate the Ars Electronica team on this years successful festival!
For further information please click here!
Systems Book Series 2017
In July 2017 Volume 9 of the BCSSS book series Systems has been published under the title "Creating, Analysing and Sustaining Smarter Cities. A Systems Perspective" by the authors Ian Abbott-Donnelly and Harold "Bud" Lawson.
This book brings together some of the best thinking about how cities work in today’s technology-enabled world. It reveals insight from many system perspectives to show in detail how cities can become smarter, be understood and meet the needs of the citizens. It explains how cities can sustain themselves under the increasing pressures of change.
An important thread between the authors is that from whatever point of view you start from in the city it is vital to be able to see the city as a complex adaptive system. Cities are extremely complex in their nature, being highly connected socially, economically and environmentally. The systems perspective allows underlying patterns, threats and opportunities to be understood and worked with in a constructive manner. All of the systems perspectives recognise that people form the true fabric of the city.
The architecture, the technology and the systems are transient and need constant management and renewal to continue to improve the lives of the citizens. The city is a diverse system of systems that attracts the majority of the planets population. It is wholly dependent on the natural systems in which it resides to supply it with clean air, usable water, food, energy and a valuable quality of life.
Without a systems perspective cities quickly become unsustainable. For the first time technology is now able to integrate the systems within cities making them more efficient and more effective while using resources wisely. Increasingly cities are working together across the globe to learn how make good use of technology to improve the lives of citizens. This book explains how this can be done.
A must read for people who operate city systems, design city policy and provide products and services to cities that aim to improve the quality of city life.
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