Forwarded message from [ORSJM@RAPIER.WBS.WARWICK.AC.UK (John Mingers)] sent originally on Thu, 11 May 2000 13:35:37 +0100: : CALL FOR PAPERS : Submission deadline 30 September 2000 : : The 7th International Conference of the United : Kingdom Systems Society : Systems for the Future: The Synthesis of Theory : and Practice : 9-12 July 2001 : : Contributions addressing the conference theme are invited now. The : conference aims to present current thinking on the application of systems : ideas to all areas of human endeavour. All papers are refereed, and those : accepted for the conference are published in a hard-back proceedings : : Studies of conceptual, methodological, and empirical issues will be : particularly welcomed, as will reports of action research or cases : demonstrating the relevance of theoretical constructs to practical : interventions. Examples focusing on a global or international perspective : will be particularly welcomed. The conference may include, but is not : limited to, the following topics: : : SystemsThinking and Practice : CriticalSystems : LearningOrganisations and Systems : SystemsMethodologies : InformationSystems : ChangeManagement : Innovation : LivingSystems Theory : : Submissions may include: : : Casestudies or action research covering the application of systems : ideas. : Reportsof interventions in the private or the public sectors. : Issuesof conflict resolution. : Reportsof systems successes and failures. : The relationships between people and other aspects of organisations : (e.g. technology). : The contribution of systems ideas to an understanding of : organisational structures and cultures. : Methodologicaldevelopments in the application of systems ideas. : Studiesaddressing the linking of hard and soft issues : Mixed-modeapproaches to interventions. : Approachesfocusing on interpretative perspectives. : Innovativeapproaches to any domain from a systems perspective. : Investigationsleading to new theoretical constructs to underpin : systems research and practice. : Studieslinking theory to practical interventions. : New paradigm research into the human (cognitive or social) aspects : of systems research and practice. : The impact of research and practice based on critical systems : theories. : : Authors are welcome to contact the conference organisers for : further advice. : : SUBMISSION PROCEDURE : Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit full papers on : or before 30 September 2000, according to the guidelines on the : following page. Authors of accepted papers will be notified by 31 : October 2000. : : Inquiries and Submissions can be forwarded to: : Dr Steve Clarke and Professor Brian Lehaney : Department of Systems and Operations Management : Luton Business School : The University of Luton : Park Square, Luton : LU1 3JU, UNITED KINGDOM : Tel: (01582) 734111 ~ Fax: (01582) 743143 ~ Email: : Steve.Clarke@Luton.ac.uk : : Dr. John Mingers, Professor of OR and Systems : Warwick Business School, Warwick University, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK : j.mingers@warwick.ac.uk : phone: +2476 522475 fax: +2476 524539 : : ===== Start of ISWorld List Footer ===== : ISWorld list is a service of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) : (http://www.aisnet.org) hosted at University College Dublin. For archives, : subscribing, or posting "norms" see http://www.isworld.org/isworldlist : ===== End of ISWorld List Footer =====
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