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

Cancun, Mexico
July 1st - 5th 2005

Theme

The theme for the 2005 ISSS conference is THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF SYSTEMICS ON SOCIETY. Papers that integrate the conference theme and the subthemes you are dealing with in your work are especially invited. The very sorry state of the world, its violence, hunger, inequality, war, terrorism, intolerance, lack of generosity (all interrelated) pose a supreme challenge to the systems community. Systemists like West Churchman or Bela H. Banathy, past ISSS meetings, as well as many studies and actions of colleagues of many generations, have attended this challenge, responding to one of ISSS' key objectives as stated in its Bylaws: to "promote efforts toward the service of humanity".

Information about the conference, with ongoing updates, can be found at: http://projects.isss.org/Cancun2005.

Deadlines

The deadline for the submission of abstracts is April 1, 2005. Acceptance notices will be sent as soon as possible after abstract submission. (If you need approval of your abstract in order to secure travel and/or conference funding, please submit early). Late abstracts may be accepted, but only as space is available.

The deadline for the submission of full papers is APRIL 15, 2005. Papers not received by this deadline will not be included in the proceedings.

Registration Form and Payment Deadline

The conference registration form and fees are also due with the abstract submission. The payment will be refunded if the abstract is not accepted. Registration information can be found on the ISSS Web site, along with general conference information.

Please send forms and payment to:

• Ms. Jennifer Wilby,
  47 Southfield Road,
  Pocklington,
  York YO42 2XE, UK

Ms. Wilby is ISSS VP for Administration. She may be contacted at isssoffice@dsl.pipex.com or telephone +44 1759 302718.