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11th South Africa Chapter Conference

 The South Africa System Dynamics Chapter (SASDC) is hosting our hybrid 11th annual South African System Dynamics Conference to create a networking platform where researchers can present novel work which contributes to systems thinking, System Dynamics (theory, methodology or empirics), systems engineering, and operations research.

Extended abstracts should contribute to the conference theme of “Unifying Systems through Collaboration”. Topics may tackle the following subjects:

  • Health Dynamics
  • Sustainability
  • Education
  • Sociology and Psychology
  • Economics
  • Natural Resource Management
  • Technology
  • Policy and Governance
  • Transport
  • Hydrogen Economy
  • Circular
  • Economy

Attendee Registration: systemdynamics.org.za/11th-asdc-registration/

Presenter Registration: systemdynamics.org.za/11th-asdc-submission/

Full Paper template 

 DATE

DEADLINE

15-March

Call for submissions (short papers/ work-in-progress/ case studies)

25-Aug

Short paper / work-in-progress/ case study submission deadline

28-Sep

Notice of submission decision to authors

06-Oct

Author registration deadline

20-Oct

Preliminary program

31-Oct

Attendee registration closes

10-Nov

Final program & conference details

16-17 Nov

11th South African System Dynamics Conference

PRICING

 Category

Early Bird Registration 

Regular Registration

SASDC Members 

R250

R300

Non-SASDC Members 

R350

R400

SASDC Student Members 

R150

R200

Non-SASDC Student 

R200

R250

Virtual

R150

R175

Venue:

Eskom Research & Innovation Centre, Rosherville, Johannesburg, South Africa

Questions?

Contact: Nalini Pillay – Pillayna@Eskom.co.za

Phyllis Kwenda presents “Using system dynamics techniques to estimate the material recovery potential and performance of community based household solid waste management scenarios for Harare, Zimbabwe”

In this Collective Learning Meeting (CLM), WPI System Dynamics and the South African Chapter of the System Dynamics Society host Phyllis Kwenda (phyllisrumbidzaikwenda@gmail.com) who will present

Using system dynamics techniques to estimate the material recovery potential and performance of community based household solid waste management scenarios for Harare, Zimbabwe

Short Description: This presentation is on the development of the household solid waste management network, causal loop diagram and model. I will also address the impact of data availability on the development stage.

Question(s) for the Audience: Are there any other ways I could model the system given the available data and aims of the study?

Biography: https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/phyllis-kwenda-35850331

We will record this session and post it to the System Dynamics Society’s YouTube channel.

Call-in details: https://bit.ly/CLM-2022-03-18

10th South Africa Chapter Conference

To celebrate reaching a decade milestone of our system dynamics conference in South Africa – started by Eskom in 2012 – we will offer FREE REGISTRATION for this conference only!

Theme: “Transforming our World of  Systems”

16-18 November 2022

The South Africa System Dynamics Chapter (SASDC) is hosting our virtual 10th annual South African System Dynamics Conference is to create a networking platform for researchers to present novel work that contributes to data analytics, systems thinking, system dynamics (theory, methodology, or empirics), systems engineering and operations research. Abstracts and full papers should contribute to the conference theme of Transforming our World of Systems.

Topics may tackle the following subjects:

Health Dynamics/ Sustainability / Education/ Sociology and Psychology/ Finance & Economics/ Natural Resource Management/ Technology/  Policy and Governance/ Transport/ Hydrogen Economy/ Circular Economy.

Please note that approved abstracts can take one of the following forms:

  1. Full paper and presentation
  2. Presentation only (paper will not be published in the Conference Proceedings)
  3. Working paper for inclusion in a discussion forum (no presentation required or inclusion in the Conference Proceedings)
  4. Case studies to be presented and discussed in a workshop format

Registration and abstract submission: https://systemdynamics.org.za/10-sasdc-reg-form/

 DATE

DEADLINE

15-Feb

Call for Abstracts

05-May

Abstract submission deadline

26-May

Notice of Abstract submission decision to authors

26-Aug

Full paper submission deadline

28-Sep

Notice of full paper submission decision to authors

09-Oct

Author registration deadline

14-Oct

Preliminary program

31-Oct

Attendee registration closes

10-Nov

Final program & conference details

16-18 Nov

10th Annual South African System Dynamics