ISDC 2020 - The 38th International Conference of the System Dynamics Society

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Category system dynamics; systems thinking

Deadline: July 19, 2020 | Date: July 19, 2020-July 23, 2020

Venue/Country: Scandic Bergen City, Bergen, Norway, Norway

Updated: 2019-11-19 05:37:11 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

We invite you to join us in Bergen, Norway for the 38th International Conference of the System Dynamics Society. Our 2020 conference will honor the 20th anniversary of the 2000 Bergen conference and the long history of system dynamics in Norway, including as host of the inaugural 1976 conference. Whether you are new to the practice of system dynamics or already an expert, we welcome you to Bergen in 2020, where you may contribute your original work and learn from leaders in the field about the state of the art in system dynamics. Submissions are encouraged on all topics relating to the theory and practical application of system dynamics modeling.

CONFERENCE THEME

The conference theme is “Hindsight in 2020: learning from the past to inspire the future.” The saying that “hindsight is 20/20” implies that it’s easy in retrospect to “see” why events unfolded as they did, but it’s much harder to accurately anticipate the outcome in advance. In the scientific practice of system dynamics, concern about such “hindsight bias” compels us to formalize behavioral expectations a priori, before testing dynamic hypotheses of feedback mechanisms, so that the value of a model for producing new insights can be established relative to these expectations. But after building models, subjecting them to rigorous analysis, and discovering robust model based policies, a different and deeper kind of hindsight can develop over time. It is this kind of hindsight that we wish to hone in 2020, by asking how what we know now could inform the practice of system dynamics and inspire alternative models that address the challenges our society must face today and tomorrow.

DEADLINES AND KEY DATES

January 27, 2020 - Opening for submissions

March 2, 2020 - Submission deadline

May 4, 2020 - Notification of acceptance

May 18, 2020 - Presenter registration deadline

May 26, 2020 - Tentative program schedule available

June 9, 2020 - Registration fee increases

July 14-17, 2020 - System Dynamics Summer School

July 19, 2020 - System Dynamics Colloquium

July 20, 2020 - Conference Opening!

SUBMISSIONS

We welcome all research and documented consulting activities in system dynamics, including applications of the methodology to solve real-world problems, new technical and software developments, and productive integration of complementary methodologies. The conference schedule is organized by thread to create coherent topics for presentation. Planned threads for 2020 include:

• Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics (new)

• Business

• Economics

• Environment

• Health

• Human Behavior

• Information and Knowledge

• Learning and Teaching

• Methodology

• Operations

• Public Policy

• Resources

• Security

• Stakeholder Engagement

• Strategy

Submissions are welcomed on all topics pertaining to system dynamics, regardless of whether they easily fit within one or more of these threads. Questions about submissions may be directed to progchairsystemdynamics.org.

SOCIETY SPONSORS

Help support the important work and mission of the System Dynamics Society. To view and learn more about the companies, institutions, and individuals who support the Society, please visit: systemdynamics.org/sponsors