Previous Conferences and Symposia

Conferences and Symposia

In addition to conferences and symposia the Research Program also organizes occasional lectures on campus.

2012

Title	Chairperson	Place
Reflexivity	Lou Kauffman	American Society for Cybernetics Asilomar, CA July 9-July 13, 2012
Science II	Stuart Umpleby	International Federation for Systems Research Conversation St. Magdalena Conference Hotel Linz, Austria April 14-April 19, 2012
Cybernetics of Country Development	Tatiana Medvedeva	21st European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research Vienna, Austria April 10-April 13, 2012
Complexity and Reflexivity	Stuart Umpleby	Washington Academy of Sciences Washington, DC March 31-April 01, 2012
Presentations by GW Participants	Stuart Umpleby	The Washington Business Research Forum L'Enfant Plaza Hotel Washington, DC January 6-7, 2012

2011

Title	Chairperson	Place
Presentations by Visiting Scholars	Wafa Abou-Zaki	The George Washington University School of Business Washington, DC May 5, 2011
Good Governance: Ground Gained and Challenges Arising - A Global Perspective	Local arrangements by Wafa Abou-Zaki and Stuart Umpleby	Faculty Development Fellowship Program Spring Conference The George Washington University School of Business Washington, DC April 19-20, 2011
Examples of Quality Improvement in Armenia, Georgia and Russia	Stuart Umpleby	The 17th Annual International Deming Research Seminar Fordham University at Lincoln Center New York, NY March 21-22, 2011
Presentations by GW Participants	Stuart Umpleby	Washington Business Research Forum 2011 Embassy Suites Hotel Convention Center Washington, DC January 7-8, 2011

2010

Title	Chairperson	Place
Washington Academy of Sciences	Stuart Umpleby	National Science Foundation Arlington, VA March 27-28, 2010
Science 2	Stuart Umpleby	World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics Orlando, FL June 29 - July 2, 2010
Management, Organizational Change and Innovation	Matjaz Mulej, Gerald Steiner, Stuart Umpleby	European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research Vienna, Austria April 6-9, 2010

The Theory of Reflexivity

Stuart Umpleby

Washington Academy of Sciences
Washington, DC
March 27-28, 2010

Obtaining Support for Research

Stuart Umpleby

Department of Management,
George Washington University
Washington, DC
March 12, 2010

Business Education during Transition and Financial Crisis

Stuart Umpleby

Washington Business Research Forum 2010
Washington, DC
January 8-9, 2010

2009

Title	Chairperson	Place
Complexity, Reflexivity and Reusability of Knowledge	Stuart Umpleby	World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics Orlando, FL July 10-13, 2009
The Financial Crisis, Cybernetics, and Cultural Differences	Stuart Umpleby	Washington Business Research Forum 2009 Arlington, VA January 2-3, 2009

2008

Title	Chairperson	Place
Russian and American Conversations on Cybernetics, Philosophy and Social Change	Stuart Umpleby	Cybernetic Heritage in the Social and Human Sciences and Beyond Södertörn University Stockholm, Sweden November 10-11, 2008
Cybernetics, Complex Systems, and Understanding Understanding: The Work of the Biological Computer Laboratory, 1958-1975	Stuart Umpleby	American Society for Cybernetics (ASC) and Understanding Complex Systems (UCS) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign May 12-15, 2008
Management, Organizational Change and Innovation	Matjaz Mulej, Stuart Umpleby	European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research Vienna, Austria March 25-28, 2008

2007

Title	Chairperson	Place
Academic Globalization: Results of a Participatory Strategic Planning Exercise	Stuart Umpleby	World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Orlando, FL July 8-12, 2007
Participatory Strategic Planning Seminar	Stuart Umpleby ChunWu Lai Walter Sandi	The George Washington University, Washington, DC Spring, 2007

2006

Title	Chairperson	Place
On-line Workshop on Quality Improvement Methods for Universities	Stuart Umpleby	Junior Faculty Development Program Mid-Semester Conference March 29, 2006

2005

Title	Chairperson	Place
American Society for Cybernetics	Stuart Umpleby Allenna Leonard	The George Washington University, Mt. Vernon Campus October 27-30, 2005
Time-Distance Analysis	Scheherazade Rehman Stuart Umpleby	The George Washington University Marvin Center, Room 309 Washington, DC October 25, 2005
Participatory Strategic Planning Seminar	Stuart Umpleby Otabek Hasanov	The George Washington University, Washington, DC Spring, 2005

2004

Title	Chairperson	Place
Emergence, Complexity and Organization	Peter Allen Michael Lissack	The George Washington University MPA Building, Room B07 September 18-19, 2004
Management, Organizational Change and Innovation	Matjaz Mulej, Slovenia	European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research Vienna, Austria April 13-16, 2004
Economic Development in Serbia and Montenegro	Organized by Wafa Abou-Zaki	The George Washington University Marvin Center, Room 307 February 4, 2004

2003

Title

Chairperson

Place

Participatory Strategic Planning Seminar

Stuart Umpleby

Yaroslav Prytula

The George Washington University
Fall, 2003

Symposium on the Work of the Institute of Cultural Affairs

Stuart Umpleby

International Society for the Systems Sciences
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
July 7-11, 2003

2002

Title	Chairpersons	Place
Systems Approach to Terrorism	P. Kleindorfer D. Chesebrough S. Umpleby	The George Washington University July 15-16, 2002
Management and Organizational Change	Stuart Umpleby	European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research Vienna, Austria April 2-5, 2002

2001

Title	Chairperson	Place
Knowledge Management in Organizations and Societies	Stuart Umpleby	Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics Amsterdam, The Netherlands June 29-July 1, 2001

2000

Title	Chairpersons	Place
Forecasts of Y2K Consequences	Paul Ballonoff Stuart Umpleby	European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research Vienna, Austria April 25-28, 2000
The Lessons of Y2K	Stuart Umpleby	International Society for the Systems Sciences Toronto, Canada July 16-22, 2000

1999

Title	Chairpersons	Place
Before and After Studies of Y2K	Stuart Umpleby	The George Washington University Washington, DC September 10, 1999
GW Conference on Y2K: What Further Actions are Needed?	Paula Gordon	The George Washington University Washington, DC July, 1999

1998

Title	Chairpersons	Place
Symposium on Cybernetics of Socio-Economic Systems and of Country Development	Paul Ballonoff Stuart Umpleby	European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research Vienna, Austria April 14-17, 1998
Organizational Learning: Moving from Theory to Research	Dave Schwandt	Academy of Management Midyear Conference The George Washington University Ashburn, VA March 22-23, 1998

1996

Title	Chairpersons	Place
Symposium on Cybernetics of Socio-Economic Systems and of Country Development	K. Balkus P. Ballonoff S. Umpleby	European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research Vienna, Austria April 1996
Symposium on Theories and Metaphors of Cyberspace	Francis Heylighen, Belgium Stuart Umpleby, USA	European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research Vienna, Austria April 1996
Conference on U.S. Aid to Russia	Leonid Abalkin, Russia Constantine Menges, USA Stuart Umpleby, USA	The George Washington University Washington, D.C. February 1996

1994

Title	Chairpersons	Place
Symposium on Cybernetic Principles of Knowledge Development	F. Heylighen, Belgium S. Umpleby, USA	European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research Vienna, Austria April 1994
Symposium on Cybernetics of Country Development	P. Ballonoff, USA T. Koizumi, USA S. Umpleby, USA	European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research Vienna, Austria April 1994

1992

Title	Chairpersons	Place
Symposium on Cybernetics of National Development	Paul Ballonoff Stuart Umpleby	European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research Vienna, Austria April 1992

1990

Title	Chairpersons	Place
Symposium on Organizational Cybernetics, National Development Planning, and Large-Scale Social Experiments	Stuart Umpleby, USA Robert Trappl, Austria	European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research Vienna, Austria April 1990
Conference on Theories to Guide the Reform of Socialist Societies	Stuart Umpleby	The George Washington University Washinton, D.C. February 1990

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