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Leafcutters building a system
Leafcutters building a system

‘System’ - a collection of elements connected to form a whole.

Systems Thinking holds the ideas of emergence and hierarchy, communication and control.

Systems practice uses these ideas to design and manage complex processes and constructions for the benefit of individuals, organisations and society.


2010 - UKSS 14th International Conference

St Anne’s College
Perceptions of Systems: the Nature of Management, Communication and Creativity

August 31st - 2nd September, 2010.

St Anne’s College, Oxford University, UK.

Key note speakers:
Professor Linda Macauley, Manchester Business School

Professor Michael C. Jackson, Hull Business School

John Seddon, Vanguard

Dr Joanne Tippett, University of Manchester

For full details please download and circulate the conference flyer.

Publication

Accepted and presented submissions will appear in the Systemist Journal.

Submission guidelines

Papers within the theme of the conference are invited. For details of submission please download the conference paper guidelines.
A template is available, see conference paper template.

Full technical papers should be 7 - 10,000 words.


Key dates

April - June 30th Early bird registration
31st May 2010 Deadline for submissions
30th June 2010 Return of review to authors
31st Aug - 2nd Sept 2010 Conference


Conference rates:
Incl. full board and conference dinner
£445 (UKSS member)
£490 (non member)
£295 (student / unwaged)
Early bird rates:
Incl. full board and conference dinner
£395 (UKSS member)
£440 (non member)
£275 (student / unwaged)
All bookings please to:
Angela Muscat
School of Computing, University of Portsmouth
Buckingham Building, Lion Terrace,
PORTSMOUTH, Hants PO1 3HE
Tel: 023 92 846445, Email: registration@ukss.org.uk

Please download the conference booking form.

If you are booking for the full conference you may pay now by credit card using WorldPay.
UKSS members pay £440, non members £495 and students £295.

If you are booking for the conference with a prearranged special price you may pay now by credit card using WorldPay.

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Research Posters

The conference provides an opportunity for researchers to discuss their work with other colleagues in their area of research. Please send an A4 sized poster to Submissions and prepare a flip chart sized poster to bring to the conference. Displays can be put up in the morning of day 1.

How to get to St Anne's.