[evolcomp] Practical Training Workshops for VUB researchers

of these courses are very popular you need to register ASAP or put yourself on the waiting list... For general info on the courses, see: http://www.vub.ac.be/docop/workshops/agenda.htm -- Francis Heylighen Center Leo Apostel Free University of Brussels http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/HEYL.html

[ECCO] CLEA seminar 16/09: Resource Allocation as Evolving Strategy

differentiate pricing scheme to improve loose coupling between agents and resources. In this paper, we explore its dynamics from the perspective of both agents and resources. -- Francis Heylighen Center Leo Apostel Free University of Brussels http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/HEYL.html

[ECCO] CfP: Memetic Theory in Artificial Systems and Societies

Societies and Social Simulation, http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/JASSS/ Centre for Research on Social Simulation (CRESS) Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK. Tel:+44 1483 689173 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://cress.soc.surrey.ac.uk/ -- Francis

[ECCO] Accommodation in Brussels for Marko?

Does anyone have suggestions for inexpensive accommodation for Marko (who is coming to work with us for at least this academic year), or is willing to help him look around? To: Francis Heylighen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Comming to Brussels. Hello Francis. I'm currently in Australia

[ECCO] Creating an ECCO database

the VUB into developing a more intelligent shared database/website for researchers, and via him we may try to influence their efforts. I include one of his proposals (in Dutch) as attachment. Francis -- Francis Heylighen Center Leo Apostel Free University of Brussels http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/HEYL.html

[ECCO] Fwd: Cognitive Systems on the IST 2004 Conference in The Hague ( Novem ber 15-17, 2004)

of the European Commission. Please excuse any cross-postings for this mailing. -- Francis Heylighen Center Leo Apostel Free University of Brussels http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/HEYL.html

[ECCO] Luc Steels talk in English?

unless you don't mind getting several copies of evolcomp mails. -- Francis Heylighen Center Leo Apostel Free University of Brussels http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/HEYL.html

[ECCO] Fwd: CfP Socially Inspired Computing @ AISB

to [EMAIL PROTECTED] from Bruce Edmonds [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Francis Heylighen Evolution, Complexity and Cognition research group Free University of Brussels http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/HEYL.html

[ECCO] New ECCO member: Dirk Bollen

actively in our ECCO seminars and other activities. Some of you probably know his older brother, Johan Bollen, a former PhD student of mine who is now an assistant professor at Old Dominion University in the US, and who has always stimulated Dirk in pursuing his scientific interests. -- Francis

[ECCO] CFP: Adaptive Models of Language Cognition

Innovation and Technology (IKIT) and Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto (OISE/UT) 252 Bloor Street West, 9-114 Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6 Phone: (416) 923-6641, ext 2454 Fax: (416) 926-4713 http://ikit.org -- Francis Heylighen Evolution, Complexity and Cognition group

[ECCO] Seminars and GOA evaluation

. Moreover, since some ECCO members are normally working off-campus until 5 pm, I suggest to start the seminars a little later, at 5.30, until about 7.30. The preliminary program for the next few weeks is the following (this will be confirmed in the coming days): Dec. 9: Francis Heylighen

[ECCO] Re: Wisdom of Crowds

ng a fixed number of individuals to the collective will become smaller as the size of the collective increases. -- Francis Heylighen Evolution, Complexity and Cognition research group Free University of Brussels http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/HEYL.html

[ECCO] lunch discussion and seminar on DISC

seminarie, stuur je best een bericht met je gegevens naar [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Voor meer informatie, kan je terecht op hetzelfde mailadres. Je kan ook telefonisch contact opnemen met Karla De Vuyst 02/788.21.37 of Rosette Vandenbroucke 02/629.32.10. -- Francis Heylighen Evolution, Complexity

[ECCO] ECCO Seminar: Self-organizing Traffic Lights

, and increasing average speeds. More info and simulation at: http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~cgershen/sos/index.html#sotl -- More info on the Evolution, Complexity and Cognition (ECCO) research group: http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/ECCO/ -- Francis Heylighen Evolution, Complexity and Cognition research group

[ECCO] Reminder: ECCO Seminar: Self-organizing Peer-Review

to candidacy talk and will discuss some preliminary insights into how this research will be carried out.) Preliminary ECCO seminar programme Next week: Francis Heylighen: The role of mediators in the self-organization of biological, social and cognitive systems Coming weeks: Frank Van Overwalle

[ECCO] No seminar this week...

seminars, in part to accommodate some new speakers (e.g. Johan Bollen, the brother of Dirk, visiting ECCO from Los Alamos on May 13, and Gerard Jagers op Akkerhuis, a Dutch systems scientist on June 10). Check the new program on http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be:8000/ECCO-web/11 -- Francis Heylighen Evolution

Re: Fwd: [ECCO] Photos and Bios of ECCO members

maakte. Wis mijn versie dus best niet helemaal uit, maar integreer de twee... Als je er nog moeite mee hebt, doe ik het wel voor je... -- Francis Heylighen Evolution, Complexity and Cognition group Free University of Brussels http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/HEYL.html

[ECCO] Seminar: embodied and situated cognition

in a more relaxed setting. -- Francis Heylighen Evolution, Complexity and Cognition research group Free University of Brussels http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/HEYL.html

[ECCO] Lodging for Greek visitor?

that I would ask whether any ECCO member could offer her lodging for that period. Does someone have a guest room/spare bed to offer for a couple of days? (normally about May 26-28) Francis -- Francis Heylighen Evolution, Complexity and Cognition group Free University of Brussels http://pespmc1

[ECCO] ECCO dinner tomorrow

? We'll decide where to go after the seminar... So, for those who would like to stay on after the seminar, just plan your evening so that you can stay a little longer than usual... Francis -- Francis Heylighen Evolution, Complexity and Cognition group Free University of Brussels http://pespmc1

[ECCO] Seminar: The primacy of context:

with other ECCO-related themes. Seminars last about two hours, after which the remaining participants go to take a drink or a snack in the Opinio Café on the campus, to continue the discussion in a more relaxed setting. -- Francis Heylighen Evolution, Complexity and Cognition group Free University

[ECCO] Gary Cziko's freely downloadable books

I am regularly asked about good introductory books to the domain of evolution, cybernetics and cognition00..., and I generally answer that these are difficult to find. However, Gary -- Francis Heylighen Evolution, Complexity and Cognition research group Free University of Brussels http

[ECCO] Reminder Seminar Joahn Bollen

with other ECCO-related themes. Seminars last about two hours, after which the remaining participants go to take a drink or a snack in the Opinio Café on the campus, to continue the discussion in a more relaxed setting. -- Francis Heylighen Evolution, Complexity and Cognition research group Free University

[ECCO] Fwd: int. conf. NEW ROLES OF SYSTEMS SCIENCES

) Yoshiteru Nakamori (JAIST, Japan) International Program Committee (chairs): Gerhard Chroust (Kepler Univ. Linz, Austria) Andrzej Wierzbicki (JAIST. Japan) Zhichang Zhu (J. Systems Res. and Behavioral Sc.) -- Francis Heylighen Evolution, Complexity and Cognition group Free University

[ECCO] Seminar: reminder and laptop problem

, after which the remaining participants go to take a drink or a snack in the Opinio Café on the campus, to continue the discussion in a more relaxed setting. -- Francis Heylighen Evolution, Complexity and Cognition research group Free University of Brussels http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/HEYL.html

[ECCO] Seminar: Systems Modelling of Cancer

the remaining participants go to take a drink or a snack in the Opinio Café on the campus, to continue the discussion in a more relaxed setting. -- Francis Heylighen Evolution, Complexity and Cognition research group Free University of Brussels http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/HEYL.html

[ECCO] ECCO is expanding!

from him recently. -- Francis Heylighen Evolution, Complexity and Cognition group Free University of Brussels http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/HEYL.html

[ECCO] Seminar: The Precautionary Principle

and evolution. ECCO seminar programme coming weeks 10 Jun: Francis Heylighen: Foundations for an anticipation-control theory of mind 17 Jun: Bertin Martens (?): the cognitive mechanics of economic and institutional development 24 Jun: Tom Erez: Postext: a cognitively-apt formalism for knowledge

[ECCO] Seminar: The anticipation-control theory of mind

Title: Seminar: The anticipation-control theory of mind Please distribute... You are hereby invited to our eighteenth Evolution, Complexity and Cognition (ECCO) seminar of 2005: Towards an anticipation-control theory of mind by Francis Heylighen (ECCO) Place: room 3C204 (building C

[ECCO] Fwd: BusinessWeek article on collective intelligence

global brain. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_25/b3938601.htm -- Francis Heylighen Evolution, Complexity and Cognition research group Free University of Brussels http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/HEYL.html

[ECCO] (Reminder) Seminar: Designing Self-Organizing Systems

the remaining participants go to take a drink or a snack in the Opinio Caf on the campus, to continue the discussion in a more relaxed setting. -- Francis Heylighen Evolution, Complexity and Cognition research group Free University of Brussels http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/HEYL.htmlTitle: Seminar: Designing Self