[FRIAM] UNM Complex Systems Group event on Friday]

[Stephen Guerin]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Whitmore [mailto:whitmore at unm.edu] 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 6:05 PM
> To: ARTS Lab Listserv; Stephen Guerin
> Subject: [Fwd: Fwd: UNM Complex Systems Group event on Friday]
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> 
> Hi all... 
> 
> Complexity studies will be, I think, key to achieving an 
> understanding (or much of an inkling) of the world we live in 
> and how it continues to change.  If you know of students, 
> staffers, faculty or others in the UNM area that have an 
> interest in this field, please forward this on to them.
> 
> Best wishes, 
> 
> Eric
> 
> -------- Original Message -------- 
> Subject: 	Fwd: UNM Complex Systems Group event on Friday	 
> Date: 	Tue, 7 Nov 2006 16:18:05 -0700	 
> From: 	Cody Wiley <horde.of.one at gmail.com> 
> <mailto:horde.of.one at gmail.com> 	 
> To: 	iomedia at unm.edu <iomedia at unm.edu> 
> <mailto:iomedia at unm.edu> , Eric Whitmore <whitmore at unm.edu> 
> <mailto:whitmore at unm.edu> 	 
> References: 	<web-10895143 at theta.unm.edu> 
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> 
> Hi Una, Eric,
> getting going with the CX group again!  Please send this on 
> to anyone you think is interested!
> 
> Cody
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Jordan Okie" < jordanokie at gmail.com 
> <mailto:jordanokie at gmail.com> >
> To: BGSA-L at list.unm.edu
> Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 16:51:41 -0700
> Subject: UNM Complex Systems Group event on Friday Apologies 
> to those people who already got this email. 
> 
> 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. Food will be provided, so you need only bring 
> yourselves, your brilliant ideas, and any beverages you wish 
> to drink. You can leave behind the worries of the week and 
> enjoy spirited, cross-disciplinary conversations about the 
> applications and theory of complex systems science. 
> 
> Here's Jeff Nekola's address and a link to a map:
> 2621 McEarl Ave SE
> His house is 5 blocks south of campus, on the western corner 
> of Princeton and McEarl.
> http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&addtohis
> tory=&address=2621%20Mcearl%20Ave%20Se&city=Albuquerque&state=
> NM&zipcode=87106%2d3000&country=US&geodiff=1#south
> <http://http//www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&a
> ddtohistory=&address=2621%2520Mcearl%2520Ave%2520Se&city=Albuq
> uerque&state=NM&zipcode=87106%252d3000&country=US&geodiff=1#south>
> Looking forward to seeing you all there, Jordan
> 
> 
> 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 
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Next up at ARTS Lab:
> ON SCREEN: UNM Writers in Film & TV, a special reading event 
> at the Garage on November 15th as part of Words Afire.
> The Garage is located at 131 Pine St., NE, one block west of 
> University and steps north of Central.
> 
> For more info visit http://artslab.unm.edu/newsevents/
> --
> 
> Eric Whitmore, Program Coordinator
> ARTS Lab & Arts Technology Center
> 505-277-2253
> http://artslab.unm.edu 
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