BCSSS Online Konferenz ‚Homo Digitalis und die Conditio Humana‘
Homo Digitalis und die CONDITIO HUMANA: Mensch und Menschenbild im Zeitalter der Digitalisierung BCSSS Online Konferenz 19th March 2020 Felix Tretter und Stefan Blachfellner von der BCSSS waren für die Organisation dieser Veranstaltung verantwortlich, die ursprünglich als Direkttreffen geplant war. Dieses Format musste aufgrund der Corona-Krise abgesagt werden und konnte…
Wissenschaft trifft Kunst – eine Konvergenz, Phantasie und neue Perspektiven auf eine Geschichte und ihre Zukunft
Das Künstlerduo MUELLER-DIVJAK zeigt derzeit eine Ausstellung mit dem Titel „77.000 GENERATIONS – Berta says: We need to find a new conception of man„. Für diese Veranstaltung und für eine neue Generation der systemwissenschaftlichen Kommunikation entwarfen BCSSS-Vorstandsmitglied Jeanette Müller und BCSSS-Mitglied Paul Divjak eine neue Konzeption der Person und des…
Call for papers! WOSC & ASC Conference Moscow September 2020
Im September 2020 finden in Moskau zwei Konferenzen zur Systemwissenschaft und Kybernetik statt. 18th WOSC Congress 16 – 18 September 2020 Systems approach and cybernetics, engaging the future of mankind – The significance Call for active participation Zunehmend erkennen Menschen und Institutionen die systemische Natur unserer Welt und die Relevanz…
BCSSS Programme Manager Angelika Schanda elected as board member at ISSS
In July 2019, confirmation votes were cast for the new board of the International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS), making Angelika Schanda the new VP for Membership and PR. She has taken on this new role as part of her ongoing efforts to promote systems societies as well as…
Bridging the fields of Systems Science and Cybernetics in North America
During a tour of six weeks and visiting six cities, Angelika Schanda attended three major conferences on Systems Science and Cybernetics. As Program Manager at the BCSSS, Schanda made it her mission to connect the often dispersed communities and groups related to these fields. Toward that end, she traveled across…
A great and generous mind passes on: Charles François and his legacy
In the beginning of August, sad news reached us about the passing of Charles François, a long term colleague and friend to the BCSSS. He passed away on July 31st in a hospital in Buenos Aires in the loving prescence of his family. François was one of the most important…
Heinz von Foerster Society president Albert Müller passes on the legacy of the systems sciences
Albert Müller, a dear Austrian colleague, co-founder and president of the Heinz von Foerster Society in Vienna, passed away unexpectly on August 6 after a short illness. Throughout his life, he was dedicated to the safekeeping and to passing on the legacy of the systems sciences. As co-editor of the…
The ISSS Conference 2019 – A buzzing hub for the BCSSS and scientists throughout the systems sciences
After both deep conversations and playful workshops at the American Society for Cybernetics Conference, Ray Ison (BCSSS Board member) and Angelika Schanda (BCSSS Program Manager) traveled south, from Vancouver, British Columbia to Corvallis, Oregon to attend the 63rd Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS). This…