Cancun 2005: The 49th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences

Presentations, audio recordings and digests are available on the retrospective page [1].

Cancun, Mexico
July 1st - 5th 2005

The final conference program [2] (1.1 Mb) is available for the 49th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Systems Sciences, to be held in Cancun, Mexico from July 1 to 5, 2005. The theme for the 2005 conference was The Potential Impacts of Systemics on Society [3], as described by this year's president, Professor Enrique Herrscher of Argentina.

Organizing Commmittee

Organizing Committee Chair:

Professor Enrique Herrscher, ISSS President, enriqueherrscher@fibertel.com.ar [4]

Program Committee Chairs:

Lezlie Kinyon, isss06lezlie@yahoo.com [4]; and Gary Metcalf, gmetcalf@interconnectionsllc.com [4]

Local Organizing Committee (Mexico):

Agustin Delgado, adf@dyaconsultores.com [4]

ISSS Business Office:

Ms. Jennifer Wilby, ISSS Vice President for Administration isssoffice@dsl.pipex.com [5]

The content below has been retained as a historical reference.

Travel information

You should have booked your conference registration [6], hotel registration [7] and airline tickets by now. The two last details are probably the tourist visa [8], and transfer from the airport to the hotel.

Citizens of the United States [9] and Canada [10] are exempted from visas, but require a passport. Citizens of other countries should refer to their local Consulate General of Mexico [11].

For your convenience and safety, you can pre-arrange a shuttle [12] from the Cancun airport to your hotel, by faxing or e-mailing a form to American Express [13].

• Shuttle service is available between the Cancun airport and the Westin, as well as other resort hotels.
• Credit card details may be sent in advance, or shuttle passenger may pay in cash upon arrival at the hotel.
• American Express representatives will meeting arriving passengers at the airport after they have exited immigration and baggage claim. If issues arise, there is an American Express shuttle office at the airport where people can go for help.

As an additional service, tours in and around Cancun are available. American Express representatives will give a short talk on the options they offer, at the Westin on July 1 (time to be announced).

Questions? Comments?

For posterity, the preliminary program [14], the official conference announcement [15], general call for papers [16], calls for papers by Special Integration Groups [17], abstracts submission guidelines [18], paper style guidelines [19], and Vickers Award [20] information have been preserved on this web site.

Read and post your comments on ForumsISSS [21].