Great to hear of this renewed conversation for the ABQ-base! >> The UNM Complex Systems Group will be having an informal >> gathering on Friday, November 10th from 4 to 7 pm at Jeff >> Nekola's house. >> FYI: >> The UNM Complex Systems Group was chartered and started last >> year, but became inactive in the spring due to conflicting >> schedules and too few members. Cody Wiley, the president of >> the group, and I are reviving it. The formal mission of the >> organization is "to provide a multidisciplinary meeting >> ground and support for students interested in learning about >> or using complex dynamic systems and theory in their studies, >> research, and creative endeavors." Our thought is to begin >> with informal gatherings focused on fun, stimulating >> conversations, in order to foster the sharing of ideas and >> the meeting of like-minded researchers from other >> disciplines. I've listed some examples of potential topics >> that could be discussed at the end of this email, but I would >> emphasize that the nature of these initial discussions will >> be relaxed and free-form. I envision these initial >> discussions to be more centered around promoting >> collaborations and intellectual connections between >> researchers of different disciplines rather than complexity >> science per se. >> >> >> Some potential topics for discussion >> properties of complex systems >> -self-organization, adaptation, non-linearities, feedback >> loops, emergent properties, etc. >> theoretical approaches for examining complex systems >> -reductionist versus holistic strategies -differences and >> commonalities between cybernetics, systems theory, hierarchy >> theory, complexity theory, organizational theory, chaos >> theory, network theory, etc. >> tools for study >> -mathematics, individual-based models, simulation models, >> experiments, remote-sensing, data mining, etc. >> history and future of the study of complex systems >> -origination in disparate fields, including physics, >> economics, biology, and computer science -current state of >> understanding and how to incorporate this understanding into >> traditional disciplines and curricula applications of >> complexity science -sustainability, resource management, >> technological innovation -research in social, biological, and >> physical systems >> >> -- >> Jordan Okie >> Program for Interdisciplinary Biological and Biomedical >> Sciences UNM Biology Department MSC03-2020 >> 1 University of New Mexico >> Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 >> University of New Mexico >> Office phone: 505-277-1297 >> Cell phone: 505-366-1218
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