[ecrea] CfP: WCSA CONFERENCE

>  FIRST WCSA CONFERENCE
> Bologna, Italy, December 4th-5th 2010
>  
> COMPLEXITY SYSTEMIC SCIENCES AND THE KEY GLOBAL CHALLENGES OF OUR
> TIMES
>  
> WCSA Scientific Director and Conference Program Chair (CPC): Andrea
> Pitasi (www.andreapitasi.com),
> G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy
> WCSA  Assistant to the CPC: Giulio Marini, La Sapienza University,
> Rome, Italy 
>
> HONORARY BOARD OF ADVISORS
> Giuseppe Acocella, CNEL Vice President and Rector of the S.Pius V
> University, Rome, Italy
> Alexander Riegler, Free University of Brussels, Belgium
> Gabriel Altmann, Universitaet Bochum, Germany
> Alberto Febbrajo, University of Macerata, Italy
> Marcelo Amaral, Triple Helix International Instituite, Madrid, Spain
> Dario Rodriguez Mansilla Universidad Catolica de Santiago, Chile
> Felix Ortega, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain 
> Giancarlo Guarino, Frederick II University, Naples, Italy
> Loet Leydesdorff, Universiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherlands
> Giovanbattista Cavazzuti, Modena and Reggio Emilia University, Italy
> Albert Laszlo Barabasi, Notre Dame University, USA
> Sherry Ferguson, University of Ottawa, Canada
> Lucio d'Alessandro, Pro-rector and Dean of the Education and Training
> Faculty, Suor Orsola Benincasa University, Naples, Italy
> Sebastiano Bagnara, Sassari-Alghero University, Italy
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> The aim and topic of the conference is to focus on the epistemological
> theoretical, methodological, technical and practical  contributions
> of the systemic approach throughout each disciplinary or
> interdisciplinary perspective rooted in the systemic approach (sociology,
> biology, economics, mathematics etc.) to  face the key global
> challenges /bifutrcations of our times for example ecology, energy,
> business development, wealth distribution, multiculturalism etc.
>  
> The official language of the conference is English and the conference
> structure is articulated into four panels each one lasting 3 hours
> divided among the panel Chairperson and the speakers (maximum 10 per
> panel, about 20 minutes per presentation so that the panel time allows
> both the chairperson comments and a “roundtable debate” among the spekers
> and with the public).
> All the Chairpersons and speakers of the WCSA conference have to be WCSA
> members. It will be possible to Join WCSA as a member directly at the
> membership desk outside the confrence room. 
>  
> The conference will be structured into four panels 
> Saturday 4th10am-1pmPanel I: 
> System Theory Today and Tomorrow
> Saturday 4th2pm-5pmPanel II 
> System Theory and its Toolkit in the Knowledge Based World Society
> Sunday 5th10am-1pmPanel III:
> Systemic Paradigm Shifts and Global Socio- Economical Changes
> Sunday 5th2pm-5pmPanel IV:
> Complexity sciences and the key Global Challenges of Our Times
>  
> Conference Proceedings (the timetable would probably have some postponed
> deadlines)
> Submission of a maximum 700 word abstract  - Deadline: April 30th,
> 2010
> Feedback from the CPC:  May 15th, 2010
> Submission of the complete paper (maximum 20 single spaced pages) to the
> CPC - Deadline June 30th, 2010
> Announcement of the Official Conference Program within July 31st,
> 2010
>   
> Prof. Andrea Pitasi
> website:
> www.andreapitasi.com
> Facebook profile:
> http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=1347035922&ref=profile

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