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ISSS Special Integration Groups
This is a request from Janet McIntyre ( Mills) . Please may I suggest the following : A Special Integration Group is not a Special Interest Group. See Special Integration Groups Purpose.
See Sonoma 2006 Calls For Papers for recent activities.
Special Integration Groups may jointly focus on common interests (at a distance) over the year, and/or join in formal discussion at the annual meeting.
Groups congregating in designated sessions at an annual meeting may be placed into one of two categories:
- SIGs represented in council, that have been authorized by the Board of Directors, and have scheduled at least one paper session at the last two annual meetings; and
- Coordinated sessions, that share in an annual meeting, but may have organizational affilations independently of the ISSS.
For more information on SIGs, consult the ISSS Bylaws, section 4.10 .
1 SIGs represented in council
| SIG | SIG Chair | Conference Session Leaders | |
| SIG on Systems Applications in Business and Industry (SABI) | David Ing, IBM, 3600 Steeles Avenue East, Station H7, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 9Z7 voice: +1-416-410-5958 sabi@systemicbusiness.org | 2006 Call for Papers issued by David Ing); 2005 Call for Papers issued by David Ing); 2004, 2003, 2002: David Ing 2000, 1999: Enrique Herrscher | |
| SIG on Hierarchy Theory | Jennifer Wilby, 47 Southfield Road, Pocklington, York, YO42 2XE, UK voice: +44 (0)1759 302718 isssoffice@dsl.pipex.com | 2006 Call for Papers issued by Jennifer Wilby; 2005 Call for Papers issued by Jennifer Wilby | |
| SIG on Duality Theory? | Open Contact ISSS Office for information | ||
| SIG on Systems Philosophy and Systems Ethics | Kurt Richardson, 395 Central Street, Mansfield, MA 02048, USA kurt@icse.edu | 2006 Call for Papers issued by Kurt Richardson | |
| SIG on Systems Modeling and Simulation? | Janet Singer jsinger@measures.org | ||
| SIG on Futurism and Systems Change | Curt McNamara, 4010 Hayes St. NE, Mpls., MN 55421, USA curtm@dgii.com or curt@scribmail.com | 2005 Call for Papers with Carl Slawski as designated session chair | |
| SIG on Meta-Modeling and Systems Epistemology (sometimes wrongly titled SIG on Epistemology and Metamodeling) | Janet Singer jsinger@measures.org | 2006 Call for Papers issued by J.P. van Gigch; 2005 Call for Papers with Janet McIntyre as designated session chair 2003: John van Gigch | |
| SIG on Systems Psychology and Psychiatry? | Dr. Robert A. Orchard, City University of New York, at College of Staten Island, New York, and Institute for Advanced Systems, P. O. Box 640, Indian Rocks Beach, Fl. 33785, USA orchard@acm.org | 2004: Robert Orchard | |
| SIG on Information Systems Design and Information Technology? (ISD&IT) | Bela Antal Banathy, 38 Seca Place, Salinas, CA 93908, USA, voice: 1-831-375-7614, babanathy@sbcglobal.net | 2006 Call for Papers issued by Bela A. Banathy; 2005, with Ann Mulhaney as designated session chair; 2003: Olov Forsgren | |
| SIG on Research Toward a General Theories of Systems | Helmut (Ken) Burkhardt, Adjunct Professor of Physics, Ryerson Polytechnic University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 2K3, voice: 1-416-979-5079, x7246, fax: 1-416-698-1214 burkhard@acs.ryerson.ca | 2006 Call for Papers issued by Helmut (Ken) Buckhardt; 2005 Call for Papers 2004, 2003, , 2001 Arne Collen | |
| SIG on Health Systems | Debora Hammond., Sonoma State University voice: hammond@sonoma.edu | 2006 Call for Papers issued by Debora Hammond | |
| SIG on Living Systems Analysis | Lane Tracy, 106 Talon Drive, Cary, NC 27511, U.S.A. koorbats@yahoo.com | 2006 Call for Papers issued by Lane Tracy; 2005 Call for Papers issued by Lane Tracy, 2004 (evening session): James Simms; 2003: Lane Tracy | |
| SIG on Designing Educational Systems? | Dr. Patrick Jenlink, Dept. of Educational Leadership, Austin State University, 1936 North Street, Rm 404, Nacogdoches, Texas 75962-3018, USA PJenlink@sfasu.edu | 2006 Call for Papers issued by Patrick Jenlink; 2003: Patrick Jenlink; 1999: Patrick Jenlink and Lynn Jenks | |
| SIG on Spirituality and Systems | co-chairs: Dr. Tetsunori Koizumi, Ryukoku University, Faculty of Intercultural Communication, Otsu-shi, Shiga 520-2194 Japan koizumi@world.ryukoku.ac.jp ; andDr. Charles Smith, Dept of Management, 134 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11550 mgbchs@hofstra.edu | 2005: Koizumi and Smith not attending Cancun, thus no session; 2004: Tetsunori Koizumi and Charles Smith; 2003: Tetsunori Koizumi | |
| SIG on Human Systems Inquiry | Arne Collen, Ph.D., P O Box 4950, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, USA fax: 1-925-930-9779 acollen@saybrook.edu | 2006 Call for Papers issued by Arne Collen; 2005 Call for Papers issued by Arne Collen, (and session in Cancun will be chaired by Janet McIntyre); 2004, 2003, 2002(?), 2001: Arne Collen | |
| SIG on Critical Systems Theory and Practice | Nestor Valero-Silva Nottingham Trent University Business School mailto: | 2005 Call for Papers issued by N. Valero-Silva; 2003: Michael Jackson | |
| SIG on Evolutionary Development (ED) | Alexander & Kathia Laszlo (co-chairs), 810-A Quarry Road - The Presidio San Francisco, CA 94129-2201 USA Tel/Fax: ++415/346.1547 eMail: info@SyntonyQuest.org; | 2006 Call for Papers issued by Alexander & Kathia Laszlo; 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999: Alexander & Kathia Laszlo | |
| SIG on Applied Systems and Development? | ? | 2004: Dennis Finlayson and Jae Yu | |
| SIG on What is Life/Living | John Jay Kineman, The Nexial Institute, 1101 Bison Dr. Boulder, CO, 80302. USA voice: 1-303-443-7544 jjk@nexial.org website and discussion list: http://www.nexial.org/WILL[[http://projects.isss.org/Main/SpecialIntegrationGroups?action=approvesites | (approve sites)]] | 2006 Call for Papers issued by John Jay Kineman; 2005 (confirmed as planned by John Kineman), 2004: John Kineman and Ron Cottam 2003: John Kineman |
| SIG on Women and Children in Community Systems | Anne Nelson, 2442 N.W. Market St. #112, Seattle WA. 98107 nelsongroup@comcast.net | 2005 Call for Papers issued by Anne Nelson; 2004 (roundtable): Anne Nelson & Jennifer Wilby; 2003: Anne Nelson | |
| SIG on Systems-Specific Technology (SST) | Vadim I. Kvitash, M.D., Ph.D., 2299 Post Street, Suite 306, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA kvitash@hotmail.com | 2006 Call for Papers issued by Vadim Kvitash; 2005 Call for Papers issued by Vadim Kvitash; 2004 (and evening session): Vadim Kvitash | |
| SIG on Organisational Transformation and Social Change (OTSC) | Professor Maurice Yolles, Liverpool John Moores University, 98 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool L3 5UZ, UK, m.yolles@livjm.ac.uk (also sabi@systemicbusiness.org (David Ing)) | 2006 Call for Papers issued by Maurice Yolles; 2005 Call for Papers issued by Maurice Yolles; 2004, 2003: Maurice Yolles | |
| SIG on Systems Pathology | Dr. Len Troncale, Chair Institute for Advanced Systems Studies and Biology Dept. California State Polytechnic University Pomona, California, 91768 lrtroncale@csupomona.edu | 2006 Call for Papers issued by Len Troncale; 2005 Call for Papers issued by Len Troncale | |
| Student SIG | Nicholas Magliocca nmaglioc@ucsd.edu | 2006 Call for Participation issued by Nicholas Magliocca; 2005 Call for Participation issued by Nicholas Magliocca |
2 Exploratory Groups
| SIG | SIG Chair | Conference Session Leaders |
| Exploratory Group on Foundations of Information Science (FIS) | Bela Antal Banathy (acting), 38 Seca Place, Salinas, CA 93908, USA, voice: 1-831-375-7614, babanathy@sbcglobal.net | 2004: Bela A. Banathy; 2003: Soren Brier |
| Exploratory group on Emergence in Complex, Cognitive, Social and Biological Systems? | Gianfranco Minati, Italian Systems Society (AIRS), president [http://www.airs.it http://www.airs.it] Polytechnic of Milan/Department 'Building Environment Sciences and Technology', doctoral lecturer [http://www.polimi.it http://www.polimi.it] OHIO State University, Adjunct Associate Professor [http://www.osu.edu http://www.osu.edu] Via Pellegrino Rossi, 42 20161 Milan MI ITALY Tel./Fax: +39-02-66202417 Tel. +39-02-36530183 mobile phone 328 8789042 gianfranco.minati@airs.it [http://www.geocities.com/lminati/gminati http://www.geocities.com/lminati/gminati] | 2005:Minati not attending Cancun, thus no session; 2004: Gianfranco Minati |
| Exploratory Group on Participatory Design? | ? | 2003: Janet McIntyre |
| Primer Group | Tom Mandel ThomMandel@aol.com | |
| Systems Studies of Climate Change, SIG disbanded? | Fred Bernard Wood, 2346 Lansford Ave., San Jose, CA 95125, USA voice: 1-408-723-7818, fax: 1-408 723-7045 csiri@igc.apc.org | |
| Exploratory Group on Thermodynamics and Systems? | Peter Corning, Ph.D., Institute for the Study of Complex Systems, 119 Bryant Street, Suite 212, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA voice: 1-650-325-5717, Fax: 1-650-325-3775 ISCS@aol.com | 2000, 1999: Eli Berniker, bernike@plu.edu |
3 Coordinated Sessions
In addition to SIGs, the ISSS has been open to like-minded organizations and groups who choose to take advantage of our annual meetings to gather their community in face-to-face sessions. Many of these participants also have long histories as members of the ISSS.
| SIG | Organization | Conference Session Leaders |
| Agoras Co-Laboratory (Global) | Institute for 21st Century Agoras? | 2003: Ken Bausch and Gianfranco Minati |
| Agoras Co-Laboratory (in Greek) | Institute for 21st Century Agoras? | 2003: Ioanna Tsivacou and Marios Michaelidis |
| Agoras Co-Laboratory (in Spanish) | Institute for 21st Century Agoras? | 2003: Enrique Herrscher and Cesar D'Agord |
| General Evolution | General Evolution Research Group? (GERG) | 2003: Allan Combs |
| Syntegrity | American Society for Cybernetics? | 2003: Allenna Leonard and Markus Schwaniger |
| Wisdom of People Forum | Institute for 21st Century Agoras? | 2003: LaDonna Harris and Laura Harris |
4 New Emerging SIGs
In the ISSS Bylaws Section 4.10, new SIGs can be formed. Some who have expressed interested, but have not yet formally been approved (as of January 2006) include:
| Emerging SIG | Initial SIG Chair | Description |
| SIG on Aging Systems | Daniel Hershey | Solicitations for interests sent to the announce list on 2005/03/26 |
| SIG on Future Studies | Ricardo Rodriguez Ulloa (Peru) and Charles Fran?ois (Argentina) | Have been in discussion with Enrique Herrscher |
Please may I propose a new SIG on Representation and Accountability for Sustainable Futures? I would like to link up with colleagues in the International Sociological Association in Research Committee 10 on participation and also with colleagues in Action Research and Action Learning or ALARPM association. The idea is to provide a space for research interests on Representation and Accountability for Sustainable Futures We will test the following hypothesis: The greater the participation in the design of a) knowledge management systems and b) future scenarios to support interorganisational policy making, the greater the match between a) perceived needs and b) policy outcomes. We hope to explore ways to expand the boundaries to include marginalised groups who are not protected currently - young people’s interests being the most obvious case in point. We need to make decisions with future generations of life in mind. Processes to achieve this will be focus of the SIG.
The following research questions could be explored as they build on current research interests: • Can participation in scenarios be enhanced using structured dialogue (Christakis and Bausch 2006, McIntyre-Mills 2000, 2003; McIntyre, 2006a,b, McIntyre-Mills et al 2006, 2007) to enable testing out ideas across cultures and across networked and un networked communities? • Can participation in e-governance communication (Putnam 1995; White 2001, 2002, Pierre 2000; Peters and Savoie 2000; Rhodes 1997) supported by software (Christakis and Bausch 2006, De Vries 2007) help to make boundary spanning communication (Borradori, 2004) and governance processes (Langford and Edwards 2002) and policy discourses more responsive (Bogue 1989, Bishop and Davis 2001) to perceived needs and changing identities (McIntyre,2005,a,b,c, McIntyre-Mills 2006b, McIntyre-Mills et al 2007,Pierre 2000) ?
