WOSC 2017 abstract submission deadline extension to 30th September, 2016

Themes and tracks

Theme1: People, technology and governance for sustainability

1. Human aspects of managing systems

2. Smartness and sustainability

3. Smart technologies and big data

4. The Brain of the future

5. Governance in the Anthropocene: cybersystemic possibilities

Theme 2: Democracy, interactions and organisation

6. Community self-organization

7. Democracy and transparency

8. Interactions revolution: how to harmonise interactions within and between complex adaptive systems

9. Law, commons, social dynamics

10. Knowledge to manage the knowledge society: non explicit, non invasive and non directive management

11. The role of emergence within organizations

12. The role of Higher Education for Sustainable Development

Theme 3: Cyber-systemic thinking, modelling and epistemology

13. How can systems thinking help to bring solutions to humankind problems in the 21st century?

14. Think outside the box with Systems Dynamics

15. Quantum Modelling

16. Reflexivity, Second order science, and Context

Submitting an abstract:

Extended abstracts, presented at the congress will be published in the “WOSC 2017 Book of Abstracts”.

In order to submit an extended abstract, authors need to consider Author Guidelines

Refereed Publication of Congress papers

Authors with an accepted abstract will be invited to submit a full research paper and attend the Congress. Papers, presented at the Congress, will be considered for the publication in one of the following journals:

• Kybernetes,

• International Journal of Systems and Society,

• Futures,

• International Journal of Markets and Business Systems

Further leading journals are under consideration for Special Issues. Please, follow updates on the website.

Instructions for full paper submission will be available in Instructions for Full Paper Submissions in the Submission option of the website.

Summary of Congress Schedule

• 30 SEPTEMBER 2016: EXTENDED ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION DEADLINE

• 30 OCTOBER 2016: NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE

• 15 NOVEMBER 2016: EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE 

• 15 NOVEMBER 2016: REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR ACCEPTED AUTHORS

• 20 DECEMBER 2016: TENTATIVE CONGRESS PROGRAM

• 10 JANUARY 2017: FULL PAPERS SUBMISSION

• 15 JANUARY 2017: OFFICIAL CONGRESS PROGRAM

• 25-27 JANUARY 2017: CONGRESS

Please register on http://wosc2017rome.asvsa.org/