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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.

Managing Complexity: the contributions of Systems Thinking and Practice

Keynote speaker: Fritjof Capra

The 2005 conference took place on the 5th - 7th September, 2005.

St Anne’s College, Woodstock Road, Oxford, UK.

Programme committee

Frank Stowell, University of Portsmouth
Daune West, University of Paisley
Trevor Wood-Harper, Manchester University
David Bustard, University of Ulster

Plenary speakers

Read short biographies of our planary speakers: Fritjof Capra - Naresh Singh - Jim Scholes .

Research Posters

Day 1 of the conference provided an opportunity for researchers to discuss their work with other colleagues in their area of research.

Research Student Paper

The UKSS reintroduced a student prize for best paper.

Conference programme

DAY 1

1200	Registration and coffee	Mary Ogilvie Foyer
1230	Lunch	Coffee in the Large Common Room
1200	Poster papers	Large Common Room, Chair: Ian Roderick
1330	Welcome by UKSS President: Frank Stowell	Mary Ogilvie Theatre
1345	Keynote: Fritjof Capra	Chair: Keith Sawyer
1430	Facilitator: Trevor Wood Harper
1445	General discussion
1500	Tea	Mary Ogilvie Foyer
1515	Paper 1: Steve Probert	Chair: Paul Lewis
1545	Discussant: Laurence Brooks
1600	General discussion
1615	Paper 2: Joanne Tippet
1645	Discussant: Ray Ison
1700	General discussion
1700	UKSS Board Meeting
1800	Dinner
1900	Public discussion: Fritjof Capra & Peter Reason	Chair Frank Stowell, Mary Ogilvie Theatre
2015	Presentation of Gold Medal to Fritjof Capra
2100	End of day	Retire to College Bar

DAY 2 SYSTEMS THEORY

0900	Registration and coffee	Mary Ogilvie Foyer
0930	Keynote: Naresh Singh	Chair: Joanne Tippett
1015	Discussant: Chris Atkinson
1030	General discussion
1100	Coffee	Mary Ogilvie Foyer
1115	Stream 1 Chair: Jim Howell	Stream 2 Chair: Laurence Brooks
	Paper 3: Rosane Pagano	Paper 4: Dermot Casey
1145	General discussion	General discussion
1200	Lunch	Dining Hall
	Paper 5: Chris Atkinson	Paper 6: David Bustard
1330	General discussion	General discussion
1345	Paper 7: Angela Espinosa	Paper 8: Antonin Rosicky
1415	General discussion	General discussion
1430	Paper 9: Denis Smith	Paper 10: David Johnston
1500	General discussion	General discussion
1515	Tea
1515	Stream 1 Chair: Angela Espinosa	Stream 2 Chair: Ian Roderick
	Paper 11: Alan Burke	Paper 12: John Martin
1545	General discussion	General discussion
1600	Paper 13: Tom Jeyendran	Paper 14: Lynn Akers Smith
1630	General discussion	General discussion
1645	Tea
1700	UKSS AGM	Mary Ogilvie Theatre
1730	Master Class 1: Prof. Peter Checkland	Master Class 2: Prof. Peter Reason
1945	Break and Dinner	Dining Hall
	Day 2 Finish	College Bar

DAY 3 SYSTEMS PRACTICE

0900	Registration and coffee	Mary Ogilvie Foyer
0930	Keynote: Jim Scholes	Chair: Frank Stowell
1015	Discussant: David Bustard
1030	General discussion
1045	Coffee	Mary Ogilvie Foyer
1100	Stream 1 Chair: Dermot Casey	Stream 2 Chair: George Allan
	Bruce McKenzie	Roger Eglin
1130	Aziz Alrafi	Esmail Dehkordi
	General discussion	General discussion
1215	Lunch	Dining Hall
1315	Rob Gilchrist	Jorge Enclada
1345	Mohammed Lagzian	Keith Sawyer
1415	Ian Roderick	TBC
1445	General discussion	General discussion
1500	Tea	Mary Ogilvie Foyer
1515	Practice Stream workshop 1	Practice Stream workshop 2
	Joanne Tippett	Georgina Holt
1615	Plenary Prize winning student paper	Mary Ogilvie Theatre
1645	Conference / Programme chairs feedback
1700	Conference closes