Enrique G. Herrscher. In Erinnerung an einen großartigen Denker!
Zu Beginn dieses Jahres erreichte uns die traurige Nachricht vom Ableben unseres geschätzten Kollegen Prof. Enrique G. Herrscher. Er verstarb friedlich in seinem Haus in Buenos Aires, Argentinien, am 30. Dezember 2019, zehn Tage nachdem er am 20. Dezember seinen 90. Geburtstag gefeiert hatte. „Er war einer meiner ersten Mentoren,…
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…
BCSSS goes ‚Out of the Box‘ – Celebrating 40 years Ars Electronica in Linz
Ars Electronica is an internationally renowed Austrian institution connecting the arts, technology, science and society. On 5th of September, BCSSS managing director Stefan Blachfellner and BCSSS program manager Angelika Schanda were invited to visit the festivities in Linz, Austria. The birthday party was followed by this year’s festival with the…
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…
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…
Save the Date – 63rd Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS2019)
ISSS2019 will be held Friday June 28th to Tuesday July 2nd, 2019 in Corvallis, Oregon, USA. Under the subject of „Nature’s Enduring Patterns: A Path to Systems Literacy“ interesting speakers will lecture on systems science and pattern literacy. You can register here for the conference and already have a look…
Research Group System Science and Pattern Literacy – 2018 Activity Report
The Group’s Objectives and Organization The BCSSS Research Group System Science and Pattern Literacy was launched in October 2017 by Maria Lenzi and Helene Finidori to bring together researchers and practitioners from different fields interested in the connection between patterns and systems. Our research is dedicated to the development of socio-technical…