Call for papers! For the 3rd Conference of the Latin American Systems Society (ALAS)
SYSTEMIC THINKING AND PRACTICE IN THE COMPLEX GLOBLAL AND LATIN-AMERICAN ENVIRONMENT
6-8 November 2008, Mexico City Program will include:
- Plenary lectures
- Round tables
- Papers for systemic dialogues
Sponsoring organizations:
- IPN- Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Mexico)
- ALAS- Asociación Latinoamericana de Sistemica
- AMCS- Asociación Mexicana de la Ciencia de Sistemas
- GESI- Grupo de Estudios de Sistemas Integrados
- AMCATH- Asociación Mexicana de Ciencia, Artes, Tecnología y Humanidades
The following topics are suggested:
SYSTEMIC THINKING AND METHODOLOGICAL TOOLS
- Inter and transdisciplinary approaches to systems concepts
- Methodologies and models
- Systemic theory and critical thinking
SYSTEMIC APPLICATIONS
- In government (law, justice, equality, power relationships)
- Engineering and technology (engineering design and information/telecommunication systems
- Organizacional development, productivity and quality, holistic transformation of organizational systems
- Environment (air, water, biodiversity, environmental technology and management), and disasters For additional information see: www.alas-sistemica.org publialas@gmail.com
Deadline for submission of complete papers: 15 August, 2008 Reduced Conference fee until 30 September, 2008