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Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 13:37:28 -0400
From: Yaneer Bar-Yam <yaneer@necsi.org>

NECSI Announcements: Fall&Winter Programs -

NEW ENGLAND COMPLEX SYSTEMS INSTITUTE 

ANNOUNCEMENTS (see details below)

-> One Day Course: Introduction to Complex Systems
        MIT, October 6
-> Managing Complex Organizations
        Boston, MA, November 14-15
-> One Day Course: Introduction to Complex Systems
        University of Nevada, Reno, November 19
        with USGS workshop including lectures by
        Stuart Kauffman and Stephen Wolfram
-> One Week Intensive Course: Complex Physical, Biological and
        Social Systems - MIT, January 2003
-> New NECSI publications online
-> Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities
-> Traveling Seminars for Fall and Spring 
-> Academic Year 2002-2003 Memberships 
-> NECSI Discussion Group 

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One-Day Course: 
INTRODUCTION TO COMPLEX SYSTEMS

Sunday, October 6, 2002
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course will give an introduction to the opportunities that complex
systems provides in research and in applications. Several approaches to 
the study of complex systems will be described, basic concepts will be
introduced and implications for the study of biological, social and
engineered systems will be discussed.

TOPICS
Lectures and discussions will focus on the following topics:

1. Universality and the unified study of complex systems: Examples of
complex systems: physical, biological, social and engineered. The basic
concepts: emergence, complexity, evolution, observer, system, 
environment. 

2. Interactions and Patterns: Patterns of behavior and the inadequacy of
averages: influence, interdependence, cooperation, competition, networks,
adaptation.

3. Description: Complexity, emergence and the multi-scale perspective in
description.

4. Modeling: The role of models and modeling; mental and computer-based
models; intuitive and fundamental modeling; building, testing and using
models; modeling strategies and tactics.

5. Applications: physical, biological, social and engineered systems.

REGISTRATION
Registration can be submitted on-line.
MIT students, faculty, and community attend FREE 
    (registration is required at the link below)
for non-MIT participants the fees are:  
    Student $50,  Faculty $150,  Corporate $350
Space is limited.

FOR MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION:
http://www.necsi.org/education/mit/
or contact:     office@necsi.org

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MANAGING COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONS IN A COMPLEX WORLD:

    Leadership in Rapidly Changing Business Environments -
    Learning and Adapting in Time

NECSI Executive Education Programs
 
November 14-15, 2002
Boston, MA

Speakers:
JOHN STERMAN, MIT Sloan School of Management
PETER SENGE, Society for Organizational Learning and 
             MIT Sloan School of Management
YANEER BAR-YAM, NECSI and Harvard University

This is a two-day practical experience on working with chaos and 
complexity - in the global economy, in national markets, in 
business to business interactions and within the organization 
itself. We will use new insights and concepts from the field of 
complex systems to discuss innovative ways to survive and thrive 
in today's new/old economy.

A limited number of academic scholarships are available. 
Contact Debra at exec@necsi.org if you are interested.

Information and registration: http://necsi.org/education/exec/

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One-Day Course: 
INTRODUCTION TO COMPLEX SYSTEMS

Tuesday, November 19, 2002
at University of Nevada, Reno

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Same as the above description for the One-Day Course at MIT.  
This course will be given in conjunction with the Workshop on 
Modeling Complex Systems with the US Geological Survey. The 
workshop includes presentations by 
        Stuart Kauffman and Stephen Wolfram 
(http://minerals.usgs.gov/west/seminar.shtml
 http://minerals.usgs.gov/west/seminar1.shtml).

REGISTRATION
Registration can be submitted on-line.
Space is limited.

FOR MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION:
http://www.necsi.org/education/usgs/
or contact:     office@necsi.org

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One-Week Intensive Course: 
COMPLEX PHYSICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS

-- A coherent program of study of complex systems concepts 
   and methods.

Title:    Complex Physical, Biological and Social Systems
Date:     January 2003
Location: Cambridge, MA
Format:   A one semester course in a one week format.

SUBJECT MATTER:
Introduction to essential concepts of complex systems and
related mathematical methods and simulation strategies
with application to physical, biological and social systems.

Concepts to be discussed include: emergence, complexity,
networks, self-organization, pattern formation, evolution, 
adaptation, fractals, chaos, cooperation, competition,
attractors, interdependence, scaling, dynamic response, 
information, and function.

Methods to be discussed include: statistical methods,
cellular automata, agent-based modeling, pattern recognition,
system representation and informatics.

Demonstration of the application of complex systems methods 
will be made through studies of: Social systems: education 
system, health care system, military system; Psychosocial 
systems: patterns of social behavior, mind, creativity, 
awareness; Biological systems: evolution, physiology, 
immune system, brain, cellular systems, genetic networks; 
Physical systems: meteorology.
 
TARGET AUDIENCE:
This course is intended for graduate students, post-doctoral 
fellows, faculty and others who would like to gain an 
understanding of the fundamentals of complex systems, 
and develop methodological tools for conducting 
research in their respective fields.

CREDIT: Arrangements for credit at a home institution should
be made in advance. Contact office@necsi.org

For more information and registration:
http://necsi.org/education/oneweek/winter03.html

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-> NEW NECSI PUBLICATIONS ONLINE

Recent papers are available online at
http://necsi.org/projects/recent.html

and on personal web pages including:

http://necsi.org/faculty/bar-yam.html
http://necsi.org/postdocs/rauch/
http://necsi.org/postdocs/sayama/
http://necsi.org/postdocs/werfel/ 

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-> POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The New England Complex Systems Institute (NECSI) welcomes 
applications for postdoctoral positions for research projects on
unified approaches relevant to describing and analyzing complex 
systems. The research may have a focus or primary application in
a particular discipline. In addition to general projects, specific 
projects we wish to promote include research in:

       statistical physics of non-equilibrium systems 
       evolutionary biology and ecology 
       bioinformatics and functional genomics
       modeling and analysis of social and economic systems
       computer simulation and agent based modeling 
       meteorology and fluid dynamics
       engineering design 
       cognitive modeling 
       management/organization science 
       education of complex systems concepts 

NECSI Postdoctoral fellows will generally receive joint appointments at 
MIT, Harvard or other local academic institutions.

Candidates should describe their areas of interest and relevant 
background in a one to two page letter and attach a curriculum vitae
and list of publications. Please e-mail applications to Yaneer Bar-Yam at 
office@necsi.org.

More info http://necsi.org/education/postdoc.html

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-> TRAVELING SEMINARS FOR FALL AND SPRING

Due to the growing interest in complex systems, we are offering 
one-day seminars at universities and other organizations across the
US and Canada. 

These seminars provide an opportunity to introduce basic complex 
systems concepts and to explore the scope this field provides for
research and applications. 

Perhaps the most important part of the program is the opportunity for 
participants to discuss areas of specific interest to them and ask 
questions about particular applications.

For an example of a past seminar, please see: 
http://www.necsi.org/education/onedayseminar.html

To plan and schedule a program please contact us at office@necsi.org

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-> ACADEMIC YEAR 2002-2003 MEMBERSHIPS

Membership in NECSI is $20 per year for registered students, $50 per 
year for academics, and $100 per year for everyone else. All 
memberships are fully tax-deductible. To register for membership 
please send a message including your name and 
preferred e-mail address to membership@necsi.org

Payment information can be found at 
http://www.necsi.org/membership/member.html

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-> NECSI DISCUSSION GROUP

A discussion forum of complex systems principles in science and 
application to physical, biological and social systems:

complex-science@necsi.org

To subscribe to the list send e-mail to:
complex-science-on@necsi.org

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Yaneer Bar-Yam
President
New England Complex Systems Institute
http://necsi.org
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http://necsi.org
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