Conferences

[Nicolas Escalante]

The PhD colloquium, an important component of the International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, is a one-day event devoted to graduate students working on foundations, techniques, tools, and applications of the system dynamics approach. The colloquium, comprising both an intensive academic program as well as a social gathering, will take place on July 22, 2012; one day before the 30th International Conference of the System Dynamics Society.

We warmly invite PhD students, especially in the early to middle stages of their research, to present their research proposals and progress at the colloquium. You will receive valuable feedback from experienced researchers as well as from fellow students. We also invite Master’s students and lateryear PhD students to share their knowledge by attending the colloquium. Even if you are not presenting your work, you are welcome to join the colloquium. It is a great opportunity to meet fellow students from around the world and exchange ideas.

This year's colloquium will take place on July 22, 2012 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The final date for submission of full papers or extended abstracts is March 26, 2011. More information can be found at:

http://www.systemdynamics.org/twiki/bin ... iumCurrent

PhD Colloquium Organizers:
Chris Browne, Australian National University, Australia
Nicolas Escalante, University of Stuttgart, Germany
phdcolloquium@systemdynamics.org

[Markus Schwaninger]

EURO XXV Conference, 8-11 July 2012, Vilnius Lithuania

Dear Colleagues

This is an invitation for you to collaborate with the stream "System Dynamics Modelling and Simulation", at EURO XXV, to be held from 8 - 11 July 2012, in Vilnius, Lithuania. This is the 25th European Conference on Operational Research. The Conference theme - OR connecting sciences – emphasizes the inter- and even transdisciplinary nature of Operations Research.

The website can be found under http://www.euro-2012.lt/. It offers a first demonstration of the scientific strength of this conference.

Being responsible for the stream "System Dynamics Modelling and Simulation", we would very much appreciate your contribution. The general purpose of this stream is to bring together works about the modelling and simulation of complex dynamic systems, based on the System Dynamics methodology. Contributions from the fields of organization and management, engineering, economics, sociology, and ecology are particularly welcome.

Please submit your abstract until February 28, 2012, either via the online abstract submission system (submission code: cb2d2480) at http://www.euro-2012.lt/, or by sending it to: Markus.Schwenke@unisg.ch

The sessions at the last four conferences were very stimulating and produced valuable results. We trust that we can continue in this tradition.

Looking forward to a fertile co-operation!

With kind regards,

Markus Schwaninger and Markus Schwenke
University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

[Pierre Kunsch]

Dear colleagues,

As in past years in Bonn and Lisbon Erik Pruyt E.Pruyt@tudelft.nl and myself pkunsch@vub.ac.be or pikunsch@ulb.ac.be are organising the invited stream System Dynamics Modelling in Sustainable Development during the EURO XXV 2012 conference in Vilnius, 8-11 July, 2012 .

The abstract submission and registration are done online, via the Conference web page (http://www.euro-2012.lt). Abstracts have max. 600 characters; the submission deadline is February 29, 2012.

We have created a 'metasession' called 'Modelling sustainability in the 21st century' in which we invite you or your researcher collegues to submit papers:
- either by sending me or Erik your proposed abstract prepared according to the guidelines;

- or to introduce yourself a abstract of max 600 characters via the Conference web page (http://www.euro-2012.lt) by using the access code of this session, which is 142a5172

In both cases inform me or Erik about your contribution, and if you wish to create a specific session in the stream around the proposed topic.
I would create this session within the stream, and you would be welcome to chair it and to help us finding additional authors.
Final sessions should have 4 contributions.

Thank you for your interest.
Looking ahead to meeting you in Vilnius,
Pierre Kunsch ULB/VUB Brussels
Erik Pruyt TU Delft

[Steffen Bayer]

Booking is now open for the Annual Gathering of the UK Chapter at http://uksd12.eventbrite.co.uk/.
A flyer with further information can be downloaded at http://www.gsdoffice.co.uk/uksdsoc/Gath ... draft1.pdf


UK Chapter of the System Dynamics Society Annual Gathering 9th & 10th February 2012
(Approximate timings: 12:30pm Thursday to 4pm Friday)

Venue: London South Bank University
THEME : Exploring Alternative Futures

Thursday Topics and Speakers:

Modeling a Sustainable Economy, Emanuele Campiglio: New Economics Foundation
The economic turmoil of recent years has added to concern about the environmental sustainability
of the modern developed economy, causing increasing interest in whether alternative economic
models may be viable. Emanuele Campiglio of the New Economics Foundation will outline the re‐
sults of the Foundation's investigation into this question, based on system dynamics models of the
UK economy, and reflect on implications for the main sectors of the economy.

Connecting SD with Strategy and Finance
Despite attempts to connect system dynamics to mainstream management (e.g. 'systems thinking',
'strategy dynamics'), SD remains relatively obscure in business. Richard Stevenson, formerly CEO of
Cognitus, suggests that the prime failure has been in connecting SD and 'strategy' with the hard busi‐
ness realities of financial 'value' creation and measurement. He will propose a 'universal business
model'  ‐ the Business Value Cycle (BVC) ‐ that connects strategy and finance though an SD perspec‐
tive. He will illustrate the BVC concept with an online SD simulation and with a real case example in
pharmaceuticals ‐ proposing that SD must embrace rigorous financial valuation methods to make a
lasting impact in management and business strategy.

Place your bets: what’s happening to gold?
Maurice Glucksman, Jack Woodhouse and Bianca Granara of Hamilton Ventures LLP, a Merchant
Banking and Investment company, will conduct some live, real time research on the link between
"prediction markets" e.g. http://www.intrade.com and the impact of modelling in the investment process.
After offering some basic information on the global gold market, they will gather the audience's view
on future gold prices. A model of the industry will then be presented, and the same question will be
asked again, to demonstrate how model‐based insight can alter views of the future ‐ a critical ele‐
ment in investment decisions.

The afternoon will conclude with a discussion panel followed by the Steer Davies Gleave prize,
award and presentation

Friday Topics and Speakers:

Managing Strategy in the Asset‐Intensive Utilities Industry
plus Try it yourself with a simulation
Bob Thurlby: Independent Consultant
Building on his extensive career with ICL and BT, Bob Thurlby will explain the considerable chal‐
lenge of developing and managing strategy in the asset‐intensive utilities industry, particularly fo‐
cusing on the impact of external regulation on performance. Participants will then be given an opportunity
to take on the challenge for themselves using a dynamic Microworld, developed specifically to
explore these issues. The session will end with a brief discussion of the emerging problems, faced
by these organisations today, as they confront a new set of threats that increase the risk of serious
disruption.

System Dynamics Tools: An overview of some of the products available.
Chapter AGM
Student Prize, presentation and posters

[Roberta Spencer]

CALL FOR PAPERS, Presentations, Workshops and Sessions Reminder: The submission system opens in one month (January 2, 2012) for the St. Gallen, Switzerland International Conference of the System Dynamics Society. The conference dates are July 22 to 26, 2012. We invite you to submit. The submission deadline is March 19, 2012. For submission instructions and to see a list of the topic threads, please visit http://conference.systemdynamics.org/.

January 2, 2012: OPENING DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS
March 19, 2012: SUBMISSION DEADLINE

PROGRAM: The conference will focus on “Model-based Management,” a topic that will highlight the crucial role of formal models for the effective management of dynamic systems and the reasons why skills in modeling and simulation are becoming essential in policy-making, organizational design and learning.

Submissions are encouraged on the main theme and all topics relating to the theory and practical application of system dynamics modeling. A special program is also planned so that business participants can benefit from the main theme.

A sampling of conference topics to be addressed can be found on the conference website. The program schedule will also include exhibits, modeling assistance workshops, panel discussions, special sessions, a student colloquium and Society meetings.

VENUE: Meetings will take place on the University of St. Gallen campus. The University features one of the leading Management Schools of Europe. It is located only a ten-minute walk from the picturesque city center of St. Gallen. The city is the metropolis of eastern Switzerland, between the Lake Constance and the Alps in the heart of Europe. Part of the city, the Abbey Precinct, is a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site.

For more conference information and submission guidelines please visit the new conference website:
http://conference.systemdynamics.org/

CONFERENCE HOST: University of St. Gallen

CONFERENCE CHAIR: Markus Schwaninger, University of St. Gallen, Institute of Management

PROGRAM CHAIRS: Elke Husemann, David Lane, London School of Economics
E-mail: programchair@systemdynamics.org

ORGANIZING CHAIR: Stefan Grösser, University of St. Gallen, Institute of Management; Bern University of Applied Science, Department of Economics

WORKSHOP CHAIR: Jack Homer, Homer Consulting

CONFERENCE MANAGER: Roberta L. Spencer, System Dynamics Society

Best Regards, The St. Gallen Conference Team
E-mail: conference@systemdynamics.org

SYSTEM DYNAMICS SOCIETY
Milne 300, Rockefeller College, 135 Western Avenue
University at Albany, State University of New York Albany, NY, 12222
E-mail: office@systemdynamics.org
Phone: (518) 442-3865 Fax: (518) 442-3398
http://www.systemdynamics.org/

[Stephen Wehrenberg]

The Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP) Global Conference will be held in Las Vegas, April 1-4, 2012. Not directly related to SD, of course, but more to do with trying to make real change happen regardless of analytic method. Last year's conference was in Orlando with over 700 practitioners attending -- we anticipate over 1000 this year. To see what the ACMP is all about go to http://www.acmp.info/index.asp . To register for the conference go tohttp://www.acmp.info/conference/. To get an idea what the conference will be about you can peruse the sites of two recent regional conferences in Copenhagen and Johannesburg here: http://acmp.info/europe/ and http://acmpafrica.org/conference/index.html.

I hope to see the System Dynamics community well represented in Las Vegas.

[Roberta Spencer]

In addition to the online proceedings for the 2011 Washington DC Conference, a Sessions by Thread document is now available on the conference web page: http://systemdynamics.org/conferences/2011/sessions-thread.html

You can also find a Sessions by Thread document for each conference since 2007. From the Society Home page drop-down menu, go to Conferences / Past Conferences, then click on the year you are interested in.

[Roberta Spencer]

The 2012 Call for Papers is available at: http://conference.systemdynamics.org
30th International Conference of the System Dynamics Society

July 22 – July 26, 2012 -- St. Gallen, Switzerland
Topic: Model-based Management
Hosted by: The University of St. Gallen

The submission deadline is March 19, 2012. Please visit the conference webpage for full information.

Contacts
Conference Chair
Markus Schwaninger

University of St. Gallen
Institute of Management

Program Chairs
Elke Husemann
David Lane

London School of Economics
E-mail: programchair@systemdynamics.org

Organizing Chair
Stefan Grösser

University of St. Gallen
Institute of Management

Workshop Chair
Jack B. Homer

Homer Consulting

Conference Manager
Roberta L. Spencer, Executive Director

System Dynamics Society
E-mail: conference@systemdynamics.org

The 30th International Conference of the System Dynamics Society
Ph: +1 518 442-3865
Fax: +1 518 442-3398
E-mail: conference@systemdynamics.org
http://www.systemdynamics.org

[Martin Schaffernicht]

From November 16 through 18, The Brazil Chapter and the Latinamerican Chapter will be joining in Brasilia (Brazil) for their annual conferences: the 2nd "Congreso Brasileño de Dinámica de Sistemas" and the 9th "Congreso Latinoamericano de Dinámica de Sistemas". Our local host is the "Universidade de Brasília". The website is at http://www.sdsbrazil.org/congreso.htm, there you can find a description of the venue, the program and travel information. You can contact the organizing team under congreso@sdsbrazil.org.

As a complementary activity, there will be a 2 day workshop with Paolo Goncalves.

Martin Schaffernicht
Universidad de Talca
Talca (Chile)

[Roberta Spencer]

From Lees Stuntz: System dynamicists needed to help students!
We need experienced system dynamicists to help students ages 11-18 develop models and projects. One of the possibilities for next summer is to have some of those students come to the CLE summer conference to participate in the conference and showcase projects they have done. This is all tentative, but if we had enough SD folks to help, we might be able to pull this off. Is anyone interested in being a coach for one or more students? Please e-mail me, Lees Stuntz at stuntzln@clexchange.org