The 50th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Systems Sciences, was held in Sonoma, California, USA from July 9 to 14, 2006. This page includes materials released publically, for individuals who were unable to attend the conference.
Sonoma 2006 Retrospective: The 50th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences
Note: These digests do not reflect the entire conference program. They reflect only observations contributed by members of the Systemic Business Community and the ISSS.
Sunday, July 9: Conference Opening
| Time | Speaker | Slides / Digest | Audio |
| Sunday, 7:30p.m. |
"Conference Welcome": Debora Hammond, Larry Robinson, Lou Kauffman, John Pourdehnad | [Digest as HTML] | [MP3 audio] (28 minutes, 13 MB) |
| Sunday, 8:00p.m. |
Fritjof Capra, "Complexity and Life" | [Digest as HTML] | [MP3 audio] (90 minutes, 42 MB) |
[jump to top of page]Monday, July 10: The Dynamics of Complex Systems
| Time | Speaker | Slides / Digest | Audio |
| Monday, 9:20 a.m. |
"Welcome", Debora Hammond, Larry Robinson, Gary Metcalf, Alexander & Kathia Laszlo | [Digest as HTML] | [MP3 audio] (33 minutes, 15 MB) |
| Monday, 9:35 a.m. |
Ralph Abraham, "The Dynamics of Complex Systems" | [Digest as HTML] | [MP3 audio] (14 minutes, 7 MB) |
| Monday, 10:00 a.m. |
Yaneer Bar Yam, "The Dynamics of Complex Systems" | [Digest as HTML] | [MP3 audio] (30 minutes, 14 MB) |
| Monday, 10:25 a.m. |
George Richardson, "Dynamic Complexity" | [Powerpoint show] (900 KB) [Digest as HTML] |
[MP3 audio] (27 minutes, 12 MB) |
| Monday, 10:55 a.m. |
Geoffrey West, "The Dynamics of Complex Systems" | [Digest as HTML] | [MP3 audio] (40 minutes, 18 MB) |
[jump to top of page]Tuesday, July 11: Self-Organization and Living Systems
| Time | Speaker | Slides / Digest | Audio |
| Tuesday, 9:15 a.m. |
Plenary Session Opening | [MP3 audio] (9 minutes, 4 MB) |
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| Tuesday, 9:25 a.m. |
Juanita Brown, "New Views of Evolution" | [Digest as HTML] | [MP3 audio] (7 minutes, 3 MB) [MP3 audio] (2 minutes, 0.8 MB) |
| Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. |
Sally Goerner, "Today's Copernican Flip: How Dynamic Evolution Changes our Picture of the World & Improves Our Chances of Survival by Putting Collaborative Learning at the Hub of Human Evolution" | [Slides as PDF file] (2.8 MB) [Digest as HTML] |
[MP3 audio] (30 minutes, 14 MB) |
| Tuesday, 10:07 a.m. |
Susan Oyama, "Developmental Systems and Evolution" | [Digest as HTML] | [MP3 audio] (22 minutes, 10 MB) |
| Tuesday, 11:04 a.m. |
Pille Bunnell | [Digest as HTML] | [MP3 audio] (34 minutes, 16 MB) |
[jump to top of page]Wednesday, July 12: Ecology and Sustainability
| Time | Speaker | Slides / Digest | Audio |
| Wednesday, 9:15 a.m. |
Plenary Session Opening | [MP3 audio] (14 minutes, 6 MB) |
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| Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. |
Vickers Award Announcement | [MP3 audio] (5 minutes, 2 MB) |
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| Wednesday, 9:35 a.m. |
John Adams, "The Psychology of Sustainability: Mental Models @ Work" | [Powerpoint show] (500 KB) [Speaker notes as Word document] (1.4 MB) [Digest as HTML] |
[MP3 audio] (30 minutes, 14 MB) |
| Wednesday, 10:15 a.m. |
Jane Lorand, "Demystifying Two Systems Behind Pioneering Initiatives ..." | [Powerpoint show] (64 KB) [Digest as HTML] |
[MP3 audio] (22 minutes, 10 MB) |
| Wednesday, 10:25 a.m. |
Richard Norgaard, "The Ringing Call that Clanks" | [Digest as HTML] | [MP3 audio] (26 minutes, 12 MB) |
| Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. |
Vickers Award Presentation | [MP3 audio] (27 minutes, 13 MB) |
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| Wednesday, 8:00 p.m. |
Bridging Generations Panel | [MP3 audio] (113 minutes, 53 MB) |
[jump to top of page]Thursday, July 13: Social Systems Design & Practice
| Time | Speaker | Slides / Digest | Audio |
| Thursday, 9:15 a.m. |
Plenary Session Opening | [MP3 audio] (13 minutes, 6 MB) |
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| Thursday, 9:20 a.m. |
"Social Systems Design" Panel Moderator: Todd Johnston Panelists: John Broadbent, Alexander & Kathia Laszlo, Gail Taylor |
[Digest as HTML] | [MP3 audio] (14 minutes, 6 MB) [MP3 audio] (85 minutes, 40 MB) |
[jump to top of page]Friday, July 14: Integrative Synthesis
| Time | Speaker | Slides / Digest | Audio |
| Friday, 9:15 a.m. |
Kyoichi (Jim) Kijima, ISSS Incoming President | [Powerpoint show] (2.7 MB) |
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| Friday, 10:35 a.m. |
Pille Bunnell, "Future Scenarios" | [Digest as HTML] | [MP3 audio] (16 minutes, 7 MB) |
| Friday, 10:45 a.m. |
Peter Bishop, "Futures" | [Digest as HTML] | [MP3 audio] (2 minutes, 1 MB) |
| Friday, 11:30 a.m. |
Joanna Macy, "The Great Turning" | [Digest as HTML] | [MP3 audio] (40 minutes, 19 MB) |
| Friday, 12:05 p.m. |
Conference Closing | [MP3 audio] (8 minutes, 3 MB) |
Lyrics to "Evolution" by Lane Tracy and Poems by Larry Robinson are now available online.
