anzsys conf 2005

11th Annual ANZSYS Conference/Managing the Complex V, Christchurch, New Zealand, 5-7 December 2005. Conference theme "Systems Thinking and Complexity Science: Insights for Action".

Following the success of the previous ANZSYS conferences and "Managing the Complex" events, it is a pleasure to announce the 11th Annual ANZSYS/Managing the Complex V Conference.

The conference will be held in the city of Christchurch in New Zealand from 5-7 December 2005, and will be co-hosted by the Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited (ESR), New Zealand, and the Institute for the study of Coherence and Emergence (ISCE), USA.

A lively forum for discussion and debate will be provided for a wide range of academics and practitioners in the fields of systems thinking, complexity science and management. People from other disciplines who have an interest in the application of systems thinking and complexity approaches will also be invited to participate.
We are bringing together thinkers and practitioners in the fields of systems and complexity as it seems to us that there has been a significant international resurgence in these areas in recent years. It would appear that this has been driven by at least four simultaneous forces:

people right across the public, private and voluntary sectors looking for new ways to manage or deal with increasingly complex and multi-faceted problems;
the obviously systemic character of many high-profile issues that transcend national boundaries, from global warming to international violence;
the popularization of a number of systems approaches in the mid-1990s, especially among managers and policy makers;
and the simultaneous popularization of complexity science, sparking major interest in new approaches to managing uncertainty.

The fields of systems and complexity have many similarities, yet they are being developed by two overlapping research communities that have unique insights to bring to bear on the management of ‘wicked’ problems. We believe that, by providing forums at this conference in which people working at the frontiers of complexity and systems thinking can learn from one another, significant new insights for action can emerge.

Paper(s) can focus on theory, practice or a combination of the two. This conference will provide a great opportunity to meet others with similar interests and to communicate with a wider audience, so we really want to encourage you to participate. Papers (up to 10 pages of A4, double-line spaced) must be submitted by 1st July 2005 and will be double-blind refereed. Papers can be e-mailed to anzsys2005@isce.edu
For full details please visit the conference website at:
http://isce.edu/ISCE_Group_Site/web-content/ISCE%20Events/Christchurch_2005.html
Administration: anzsys2005@isce.edu

Organising Committee:

Peter Allen	Cranfield University, UK
Roger Attwater	University of Western Sydney, Australia
Bob Cavana	Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Vladimir Dimitrov	University of Western Sydney, Australia
Jeffrey Goldstein	Adelphi University, USA
Jan Gregor	Institute of Environmental Science and Research, New Zealand
Wendy Gregory	Institute of Environmental Science and Research, New Zealand
Bill Hutchinson	Edith Cowan University, Australia
Tim Haslett	Monash University, Australia
Gerald Midgley	Institute of Environmental Science and Research, New Zealand
Kurt Richardson	Institute for the Study of Coherence and Emergence, USA
Robert Woog	University of Western Sydney, Australia

Timetable:

15 May 2005	Abstracts due (250 words)
1 July 2005	Submission of papers due. Late submissions are not permitted as all papers will be double-blind reviewed.
1 September 2005	All paper reviewing completed. Notification to authors of accepted papers begins.
31 October 2005	Registration closes.
5-7 December 2005	Conference (Welcome Function Sunday 4th December 2005, evening)

We are using E:CO guidelines for paper format (but note that page length is limited to 10 pages double-line spaced). The guidelines can be found at:
http://emergence.org/ECO_site/web-content/sub_info.html

NB: Final acceptance into the conference programme will be conditional upon receipt of the final manuscript by the due date (1 July 2005), and registration of participant paid in full (before 31 October 2005).

Accommodation:

At the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Christchurch. http://www.grandc.co.nz/

Conference Fee: NZ$600, AU$550, US$435, GBP230, EU330.
Student rates: NZ$400, AU$372, US$290, GBP153, EU224

Registration:

If you would like to attend please fill out and send/fax the registration form (overleaf) with your abstract to: