63th Annual Conference and Meeting of the ISSS- Corvallis 2019

Project ISSS Conference Place Corvalis, Oregon Date(s) June 27 to July 2nd of 2019 Person in charge write the person in charge of the event Total Duration 6 days

Corvallis 2019 Speakers

Thursday 27th June 2019

Introductory workshop - Peter Tuddenham, La Sells Conference Center, OSU 2 pm to 5 pm

Opening Reception in LaSells Conference Center, 6 pm to 9 pm

Registration will be open from 2 p.m in LaSells Conference Center Lobby

Introductions to Conference, Whole Systems, Native Systems, Systems Literacy, Next Generation Science Standards, Systems Sciences Theories and Applications

   Welcome
   Jennifer Wilby - VP Admin ISSS, President ISSS 2010
   Mike Jackson - University of Hull UK, President ISSS 2001
   Peter D. Tuddenham - Current President ISSS
   Plenary Participative Workshop
   SIG Sessions

Inspiration: Successes of Literacy Projects

   Sarah Schoedinger - Former President National Marine Educators Association -USA Ocean Literacy, Education Program Manager, NOAA
   Gail Scowcroft, Associate Director, Inner Space Center, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island; Executive Director, COSEE.
   Catherine Cramer, Network Literacy Program Manager Data Literacy for All
   Steve Uzzo, Chief Scientist, New York Hall of Science - Data Literacy
   Plenary Participative Workshop
   SIG Sessions

Nature, Patterns, Languages, Inspiration and Ideas

   Len R. Troncale, Bertalanffy Lecture, President ISSS 1990, Professor Emeritus, Past Chair, Dept. Biology, Founding Director Emeritus, Inst. for Advanced Systems Studies, Lecturer, Systems Engineering Grad Program, California State Polytechnic University
   Michael Mehaffy, Senior Research Affiliate, KTH University, Stockholm, Executive Director, Sustasis Foundation
   Peter Corning, President ISSS 1999, Institute for the Study of Complex Systems. "Building a Superorganism: A New Paradigm for the Era of Climate Change".
   Plenary Participative Workshop
   SIG Sessions
   Systems Research Workshop
   American Cybernetics Society Workshop
   ISSS Council Meeting

Opportunities for Engagement and Participation

Recognizing Canada Day

   Bob Cavana - School of Management, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
   Martin Storksdieck, Director, Center for Lifelong STEM Learning, Oregon State University
   Frank Niepold, US Climate Literacy Program Manager - NOAA
   William Smith, ODII
   Plenary Participative Workshop
   SIG Sessions
   Systems Literacy Workshop
   Conference Dinner

Tuesday - 2 July - Cybernetics, Directions, Reflections,

   Stuart Umpleby - Professor emeritus in the Department of Management at the George Washington University in Washington, DC. International Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences.
   Pille Bunnell - Ranulph Glanville Lecture
   Student Reports
   AGM
   Peter D Tuddenham, College of Exploration, President, ISSS Wrap Up Summary
   Shankar Sankaran - Incoming Presidential Address
   Annual General Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences
   SIG Sessions Reports