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From: | "Matt Hettinger" <mhettinger@xxxxxxxxxx> |
Date: | Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:38:11 -0600 |
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Ontolog Forum, Apologies for cross-postings. Please find below the General Announcement and Call for Papers for the International Conference on Enterprises *as* Systems: Theory and Theory in Action - 2008. I believe this conference will be of interest to you. A $150.00 discount will be available for speakers. Other types of discounts may be found on the Web site. Please pass this on to those who might be interested in the conference. Paper evaluations will be done with a double-blind protocol this year. If you are interested in being a reviewer, or if you know of anyone that may have an interest in reviewing, please let me know. There are many opportunities for the ontologist to participate. In the context of the themes and general subject matter, more specific topics might be:
These examples are only meant to stimulate
ideas.
Matt
Hettinger
Mathet Consulting, Inc. Organizer and
Sponsor
=========================================================================================================== General Announcement and Call for Papers
International Conference on Enterprises *as* Systems: Theory and Theory in Action -
2008
Oct. 27th-28th 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wojcik Conference Center Harper College 1200 West Algonquin Road Palatine, Illinois URL: www.enterprisesystemtheory.net ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
You are invited to participate in the
upcoming "International Conference on Enterprises *as* Systems: Theory and Theory in
Action" - 2008, October 27th --28th at Harper College, Palatine Illinois
(outside of Chicago).
The "International Conference on Enterprises *as* Systems: Theory and Theory in Action
- 2008" is a unique multi-disciplinary event, focused on the formal
/ empirical representation of
enterprises, and networks of enterprises, as systems in the (general)
systems-theoretic sense.
There have been many conceptual,
logical and technical advances made by enterprises of various types (e.g.
business, government, education, standards bodies, and communities of practice)
that may be considered as partial solutions, which other enterprises
may include as a part. However, those aspects of the enterprise as a whole
system, from which these partial solutions are derived, have received relatively
little attention. This is surprising in that it is these aspects that may
be considered the roots of adaptation and evolution.
To address this gap in enterprise
system knowledge, it is the intent of the International Conference on
Enterprises *as* Systems" Theory and Theory in Action to
provide a forum for the exchange of knowledge concerning enterprises *as*
systems in constantly changing economic, legal, and technological
environments. There are three principle
themes for the conference:
(1) enterprises *as* systems in the (general) systems-theoretic
sense (systemics and the systems family of
disciplines)
(2) the formal and/or empirical representation of such systems for description, explanation, simulation, and
prediction (formal / empirical
theory)
(3) the application of theory in analysis
/ design, architecture /
engineering, and operation
of (intra-, inter-) enterprise
systems and enterprises *as* systems
This exchange of knowledge among participants will initiate
the formation of an open
enterprise systems theory
providing the foundation for the formation of an open architecture and engineering
discipline utilizing, merging, and applying concepts and theories from
the systems family of disciplines that includes, but is not limited
to:
as well as
concepts and theories from:
The formal and empirical treatment of enterprises as holistic
systems, merging theories from key
disciplines into an enterprise systems theory, has tremendous
implications for the analysis, design and
operation of enterprises of all kinds at strategic, tactical and
operational levels: as well as for enterprise ecosystems, economic and
legal ecosystems, industries, communities
of practice and markets. It will enable knowledge and technology to be put into an enterprise context grounded in a
systems theory for enterprises that could potentially enable enterprises to dynamically respond,
adapt and evolve in real-time in the most optimized way with the least risk to changes in economic, legal,
technical, and competitive environments. In addition, an enterprise systems theory provides the
theoretical grounding that is required to
create an enterprise architecture
and engineering discipline. Such a theory would provide the foundation for inter- and intra- enterprise
(people and technology, structure and behavior) integration,
interoperability and collaboration,
locally and globally. Such a theory would also provide a foundation for the pervasive and ubiquitous application of
economics and law within and between enterprises impacting intra- and inter-enterprise interactions in the
context of imperfect information.
The scope of this conference includes those enterprise
(sub)systems, virtual and concrete, business and technology, from which the
enterprise emerges, and those (super)systems, that emerge from
inter-enterprise interactions.
In general an enterprise may be considered a business, an educational organization, a government organization, a federation, a set of enterprises bound by law in some fashion, any set of cooperating / collaborating enterprises such as those in GRID systems, emergency management/response systems, standards bodies, etc. Audience
This conference is
multi-disciplinary in nature. The intended audience for this conference includes theorists and practitioners of any discipline with an interest in enterprises *as*
systems, enterprise systems theories, the application of theory, and enterprise architecture /
engineering.
Call for Papers In the context of enterprises
*as* systems, the formal and empirical
representation of enterprises in the development of theory, and the
application of theory, topics for this conference include, but are not limited to:
1) Model-based Enterprise
Analysis, Design, Architecture, Engineering, Simulation, Prediction
2) Characterization and Critique of Industry Standards 3) Knowledge, (Formal)Ontology, Meaning/Semiotics(and Semantics) and their Relationships 4) Downward Causation / Emergence and Evolution, Learning, Adaptation, Complexity, Reactivity, Agility, Resilience, Sustainability, Scales, Change 5) Measures / Metrics 6) Autopoiesis, Allopoiesis, Autonomy 7) Cognition, Intelligence, Reasoning, Learning, Agents, Social Interactions 8) Service, Service Orientation and SOA 9) Economics, Law and Agreements / Contracts 10) Networked Enterprises and Emergent Systems: e.g. Emergency Systems, Supply / Demand Networks, Shared Security Systems / Services, Systems of Law, Economic Systems, the Internet 11) Enterprises *as* Systems in the Natural Environment Papers will be evaluated with a double-blind evaluation
protocol. Authors of accepted papers will be asked to submit a
photo and a brief biography. Presentations
of accepted papers must be submitted either in .pdf or Powerpoint format. The length of the presentation should be such
that it fits into a 50 min. time
slot.
Critical Dates
August 1st, 2008: Draft
Paper and abstracts
due
September 1st, 2008: Paper/ Presentation acceptance notification October 1st, 2008: Final Paper / Presentation due with presenter picture (.jpg, .gif) and bio due Questions: questions
at enterprisesystemtheory dot
net
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