Vienna 2001 | Bertalanffy’s 100 Anniversary Conference (BAC 2001)
Bertalanffy Anniversary Conference 2001 The very first call to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Bertalanffy’s Birthday were essentially concerned with the conceptual of General Systems Weltanschauung as an indispensable framework needed for helping the humans to search how to make sustainable the dynamics of their civilization. The first announcement was…
Correspondence between Ludwig von Bertalanffy and Joseph Henry Woodger donated to the archive
Dr. Marshall W. Allen generously passed to the BCSSS the entire collection of Ludwig von Bertalanffy’s letters to Joseph Henry Woodger (1894–1981) which he formerly received from Woodger in person for his respective studies. Thus the archive was supplemented by adding 74 letters from Ludwig von Bertalanffy, 7 from Maria…
BCSSS General Assembly
Every 3 years the BCSSS holds its General Assembly. It’s open to every member. Venue: Department of Theoretical Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Biozentrum, Althanstraße 14 (UZA 1), 1090 Wien Schedule: 15:30
Diaries of Maria von Bertalanffy saved for posterity – Gisèle Bertalanffy honorary member of the BCSSS
Maria von Bertalanffy, the wife of Ludwig von Bertalanffy, kept a diary on all her private life with Ludwig since they left Austria (1948) until his death (1972) and beyond that. Obviously you will find in there important dates about the professional life of Ludwig. Each year sees one diary…
Ervin László and Edgar Morin first members of our BCSSS Scientific Council
The board of the BCSSS unanimously appointed Ervin László and Edgar Morin members of the Scientific Council of the BCSSS. They are the first ones appointed to the council. Ervin László published in 1972 “The Relevance of General Systems Theory” for Ludwig von Bertalanffy on his 70th birthday, “The Systems View…
FWF Grant for Manfred Drack
The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) approved a three years grant proposal by Manfred Drack in co-operation with the BCSSS. The title of the project is: Systems in Biology.
Wolfgang Hofkirchner designated member of the International Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences
The Executive Committee of the recently founded International Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences (IASCYS) decided during its meeting in Waterloo to designate Wolfgang Hofkirchner for membership of the academy. IASCYS is an initiatve of the IFSR
BCSSS members at the Pernegg Conversations 2010
The BCSSS members Gerhard Chroust, Günther Ossimitz and Stefan Blachfellner take part at the Pernegg Conversations 2010 (10.4 – 15.4.2010).
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