Citation
(2010), "15th International Congress of Cybernetics and Systems of WOSC Joint with 2011 IEEE International Conference on Grey Systems and Intelligent Services", Kybernetes, Vol. 39 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/k.2010.06739fac.001
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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15th International Congress of Cybernetics and Systems of WOSC Joint with 2011 IEEE International Conference on Grey Systems and Intelligent Services
Article Type: Special announcements From: Kybernetes, Volume 39, Issue 6
First Announcement and Call for PapersNanjing, China, September 15-18, 2011
Organised by
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World Organisation of Systems and Cybernetics (WOSC).
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Institute for Grey Systems Studies, College of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China.
Previous Congresses of WOSC
1st Congress, London, 19692nd Congress, Oxford, 19723rd Congress, Bucharest, 19754th Congress, Amsterdam, 19785th Congress, Mexico City, 19816th Congress, Paris, 19847th Congress, London, 19878th Congress, New York City, 19909th Congress, New Delhi, 199310th Congress, Bucharest, 199611th Congress, London, 199912th Congress, Pittsburgh, 200213th Congress, Maribor, 200514th Congress, Wroclaw, 2008
International Honorary Committee
Alex M. Andrew, UKElie Bernard-Weil, FranceConstantin Bilciu, USABernadette Bouchon Meunier, FranceNicolae Bulz, RomaniaYves Cherruault, FranceGeorge Constandache, RomaniaAndré Danzin, FranceRobert Vallée, FranceDwijesh Dutta Majunder, IndiaRaul Espejo, UKAngela Espinosa, ColombiaLeon Feng, USACharles François, ArgentinaWojciech Gasparski, PolandFelix Geyer, The NetherlandsAmitava Ghosal, IndiaBao Guo-Qing, ChinaHermann Haken, GermanyJerzy Józefczyk, PolandTadeusz Kaczorek, PolandGeorge Klir, USAYi Lin, USAAmarante Lopes Pereira, BrazilIon Mirita, RomaniaMohamed Najim, MoroccoAldo Nigro, ItalyEufrosina Otlacan, RomaniaJean Ramaecker, BelgiumGanti Prasada Rao, IndiaBrian H. Rudall, UKMarkus Schwaninger, SwitzerlandLiu Sifeng, ChinaMartin Smith, UKVadim Stefanuk, RussiaDaniel Dubois, BelgiumXuemou Wu, ChinaJ. van der Zouwen, The NetherlandsLotfi Zadeh, USA
Organising Committee
Co-ChairsRobert Vallée, FranceAlex M. Andrew, UKBrian H. Rudall, UKSifeng Liu, China
MembersYi Lin, USAYingjie Yang, UKZuo ZhangZhigeng FangYaoguo DangJianjun ZhuRichard ChenKevin Li, CanadaChuanmin Mi
Congress topics
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Artificial intelligence
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Behavioural sciences
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Biological and medical cybernetics
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Complex systems
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Cognition, action, and systems
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Control theory and engineering
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Cybernetics and art
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Economics and cybernetics
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Dynamical systems
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Ecology and systems
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Education and systems
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Fuzzy systems
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Mathematical and general theory of systems
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Grey systems
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History of cybernetics and systems
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Information and systems
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Machine consciousness
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Management and systems
Social cybernetics
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System analysis
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Data mining and processing
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Systems modelling and simulation
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Forecasting and decision making
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Control
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System theory and applications
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Uncertain systems
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Business process management and re-engineering
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Global manufacturing, supply chain, and logistics
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Artificial intelligence and machine learning
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Service and services delivery networks
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Service sciences, management, and engineering
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Emergency and risk management
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Technical innovation management
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Other relevant topics
Important dates
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February 10, 2011 – submission of invited sessions proposals.
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March 10, 2011 – deadline for submission of full papers.
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April 15, 2011 – acceptance/rejection notification.
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May 31, 2011 – submission of final camera-ready papers and congress fee.
Submission of papers
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Submissions should describe original completed or ongoing research work not submitted or published elsewhere.
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The submitted full papers should be prepared according to the templates available at: http://wosc-congress.nuaa.edu.cn
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Accepted full papers should be no longer than eight pages.
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Accepted papers will be given 15-20 min for the presentation and discussion.
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Accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings of the 15th International Congress of Cybernetics and Systems of WOSC. The proceedings will be available at the congress.
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The author responsible for correspondence, including the author’s name, telephone, fax number, and e-mail address, has to be identified.
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One of the authors of each accepted paper should register and present the paper at the congress.
Address for submission
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Authors are requested to submit their extended abstracts and full texts electronically as a PDF file by following the link instructions at the congress home page: http://wosc-congress.nuaa.edu.cn
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E-mail submission is also possible at: wosc-congress@nuaa.edu.cn
Congress fee
The fee for the participants will be €250. It covers admittance to all sessions, single copy of CDROM Proceedings, refreshments, and social events. The congress fee is exclusive of accommodation charges.
Contributions cannot be included in the proceedings, unless registration, full payment, and full texts are received by May 31, 2011. This deadline should be strictly respected.
Congress language
The working language of the congress is English.
Copyright
Extended versions of selected papers will be published in Kybernetes (the official journal of the World Organisation of Systems and Cybernetics), The Journal of Grey Systems (published in England in English), Journal of Grey Systems (published in Taiwan in English), or in Transactions of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (published in China in English). The editors of the journals will take the final decisions about the publications after the papers have undergone a usual reviewing procedure.
Accommodation
Information about a hotel reservation will be available by May 31, 2011. Details will be announced on the congress web site.
Congress venue
The 15th International Congress of Cybernetics and Systems of WOSC will take place at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Nanjing is a famous historic city described as “a birthplace of southern beauties and a habitat of royal rulers” by ancient Chinese poets, ranks as one of the six major ancient Chinese capitals. Nanjing, a city with “a curling dragon and a crouching tiger”, is nestled amid green mountains and forests and water bodies. And the ten great scenic areas have formed the beautiful tourist sceneries of Nanjing.
Foreign visitors are offered direct international plane connections to Nanjing, Shanghai (1 h to Nanjing by express train), Beijing (1.5 h to Nanjing by airplane), Hong Kong (2 h to Nanjing by airplane), or Guangzhou (1.8 h to Nanjing by airplane).
Congress web site
For more information about the 15th International Congress of Cybernetics and Systems of WOSC, please visit the web site: http://wosc-congress.nuaa.edu.cn
Contact addresses
Sifeng Liu, e-mail: sfliu@nuaa.edu.cn
Chuanmin Mi, e-mail: cmmi@nuaa.edu.cn
College of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 29 Imperial Street, Nanjing 210016, People’s Republic of China. Tel. and Fax: +86-25-84896149.
Participation
ACM SIGPLAN/SIGSOFT
SPLAS – 25th Annual ACM Conference on Systems Programming Languages Applications Software for Humanity
OOPSLA is now part of SPLASH
RENO 2010, October 17-21
See web site: www.splashcon.org
Contact e-mail: info@splashcon.org for information about submissions.