From: IN%"philos-l@liverpool.ac.uk" 27-APR-1993 22:36:47.74 To: IN%"b071767@vax.csc.cuhk.hk" CC: Subj: CFP: Cybernetics of Knowledge Symposium, EMCSR'94 (Vienna) Received: from mail.liv.ac.uk by vax.csc.cuhk.hk (PMDF #12160) id <01GXIT6X5KZK8WW39W@vax.csc.cuhk.hk>; Tue, 27 Apr 1993 22:36 +0800 Received: from localhost.liv.ac.uk by mailhub.liverpool.ac.uk with Local-SMTP (PP) id <18771-0@mailhub.liverpool.ac.uk>; Tue, 27 Apr 1993 15:30:43 +0100 Date: Tue, 27 Apr 93 15:30:40 BST From: srlclark Subject: CFP: Cybernetics of Knowledge Symposium, EMCSR'94 (Vienna) Sender: philos-l@liverpool.ac.uk To: b071767@vax.csc.cuhk.hk Reply-to: philos-l@liverpool.ac.uk Message-id: <7644.9304271339@uxb.liv.ac.uk> Comment: UK Philosophers Originator: philos-l@liverpool.ac.uk Version: 5.5 -- Copyright (c) 1991/92, Anastasios Kotsikonas Forwarded from PRNCYB-L > From: Francis Heylighen > X-To: PRNCYB-L@BINGVMB.BITNET, CYBSYS-L@BINGVMB.BITNET > > CALL FOR PAPERS > > ************************************************************* > * Symposium : * > * CYBERNETIC PRINCIPLES OF KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT * > ************************************************************* > > as part of the > > 12th European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research > EMCSR'94, Vienna, April 5-8, 1994 > > > About the Symposium: > ==================== > > A symposium in collaboration with the Principia Cybernetica Project (PCP) > will be held at EMCSR'94. Chairmen are F. Heylighen (representing PCP) and > S. Umpleby. The theme is a cybernetic perspective on the creation and > evolution of knowledge, with special emphasis on methods of model > construction in science. We wish to focus on both fundamental principles > (what is knowledge, what is science, which criteria distinguish adequate > knowledge, how does knowledge originate and develop, what is the role of > induction, abduction, blind variation, selection, recombination, memetic > spreading...) and practical applications (which methods and tools can help > us to steer or improve the generation of knowledge). The latter is > especially important for the Principia Cybernetica Project, as a > collaborative computer-supported attempt to develop philosophical > knowledge. > > The EMCSR meetings are possibly the most important and best organized large > congresses in their domain. Though they are traditionally called > "European", they really bring together researchers from all continents, > albeit with a relative large proportion of people from Central and Eastern > Europe. Among the distinctive features are the high quality, > well-distributed Proceedings, which are available at the start of the > Conference. This implies that papers should be submitted (to the Congress > secretariat, not to the chairpersons!) quite a while before the start of > the conference. The official CFP and preliminary programme of EMCSR'94 are > appended below. > > After the succesful organization of a symposium at the 8th World Congress > of Systems and Cybernetics (New York, 1990), of the 1st Workshop of the > Principia Cybernetica Project (Brussels, 1991), and of a Symposium at the > 13th Int. Congress on Cybernetics (Namur, 1992), this will be the fourth > official activity of the Principia Cybernetica Project. > > For more information about the Symposium (not for paper submissions), contact: > > Dr. Francis Heylighen > PO-PESP, Free University of Brussels, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium. > Fax: +32-2-641 24 89. > E-mail: fheyligh@vnet3.vub.ac.be. > > Prof. Stuart Umpleby > Dep. of Management Science, School of Business and Public Management, > George Washington University, Washington DC 20052, USA. > Fax: +1-202-994 4930. > E-mail: umpleby@gwuvm.bitnet. > > > About Principia Cybernetica: > ============================ > > The Principia Cybernetica Project (PCP) is a collaborative attempt to > develop a complete cybernetic and evolutionary philosophy. Such a > philosophical system should arise from a transdisciplinary unification and > foundation of the domain of Systems Theory and Cybernetics. Similar to the > metamathematical character of Whitehead and Russell's "Principia > Mathematica", PCP is meta-cybernetical in that we intend to use cybernetic > tools and methods to analyze and develop cybernetic theory. > > These include the computer-based tools of hypertext, electronic mail, > electronic publishing, and knowledge structuring software. They are meant > to support the process of collaborative theory-building by a variety of > contributors, with different backgrounds and living in different parts of > the world. PCP will thus naturally develop in the "cyberspace" of data > shared through interlinked electronic networks, as implemented for example > in the World-Wide Web distributed hypertext software. > > PCP is to be developed as a dynamic, multi-dimensional conceptual network. > The basic architecture consists of nodes, containing expositions and > definitions of concepts, connected by links, representing the associations > that exist between the concepts. Both nodes and links can belong to > different types, expressing different semantic and practical categories. > > As its name implies, PCP will focus on the clarification of fundamental > concepts and principles of the broadly defined domain of cybernetics and > systems, which includes related disciplines such as the "sciences of > complexity", AI, ALife, Cognitive Science, Evolutionary Systems, etc. > Concepts include: Complexity, Information, Entropy, System, Freedom, > Control, Self-organization, Emergence, etc. Principles include Natural > Selection, and the Laws of Requisite Variety, of Requisite Hierarchy, and > of Regulatory Models. > > The PCP philosophical system is to be seen as a clearly thought out and > well-formulated, global "world view", integrating the different domains of > knowledge and experience. It should provide an answer to the basic > questions: "Who am I? Where do I come from? Where am I going to?". > > The PCP philosophy is systemic and evolutionary, based on the spontaneous > emergence of higher levels of organization or control (metasystem > transitions) through blind variation and natural selection. It includes: > a) a metaphysics, based on processes or actions as ontological primitives, > b) an epistemology, which understands knowledge as constructed by the > subject or group, but undergoing selection by the environment; > c) an ethics, with survival and the continuance of the process of > evolution as supreme values. > > Philosophy and implementation of PCP are united by their common framework > based on cybernetic and evolutionary principles: the computer-support > system is intended to amplify the spontaneous development of knowledge > which forms the main theme of the philosophy. > > PCP is managed by a board of editors, presently: V. Turchin [CUNY, New > York], C. Joslyn [NASA and SUNY Binghamton] and F. Heylighen [Free Univ. of > Brussels]. Contributors are kept informed through the PRNCYB-L electronic > mailing list, and the Principia Cybernetica Newsletter. Further activities > of PCP are publications in journals or books, and the organization of > meetings or symposia. > > More information about PCP is available by anonymous ftp to is1.vub.ac.be, > directory /pub/projects/Principia_Cybernetica, or by email request to > fheyligh@vnet3.vub.ac.be. > > > > About EMCSR'94: > =============== > > > Twelfth European Meeting > on Cybernetics and Systems Research > > > April 5-8, 1994 > at the University of Vienna (Main Building) > > > Organizers: > ----------- > Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies > in co-operation with: > University of Vienna, Department of Medical Cybernetics and Artificial > Intelligence, and: > International Federation for Systems Research > > Chairman: Robert Trappl, President of the Austrian Society for Cybernetic > Studies > > > Conference fee : > ---------------- > Contributors : AS 2500 if paid before January 31, 1994 > AS 3200 if paid later > Participants : AS 3500 if paid before January 31, 1994 > AS 4200 if paid later > (AS 100 = about $ 9) > > The conference fee includes participation in the Twelfth European Meeting, > attendance at official receptions, and the volume of the proceedings > available at the Meeting. Please send cheque, or transfer the amount free > of charges for beneficiary to our account no. 0026-34400/00 at > Creditanstalt-Bankverein Vienna. Please state your name clearly. > > > About the Congress: > ------------------- > The international support of the European Meetings on Cybernetics and > Systems Research held in Austria in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, > 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1992 (when 300 scientists from more than 30 > countries met to present, hear and discuss 210 papers) encouraged the > Council of the Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies (OSGK) to organize a > similar meeting in 1994 to keep pace with continued rapid developments in > related fields. > > A number of Symposia will be arranged and we are grateful to colleagues who > have undertaken the task of preparing these events. As on the earlier > occasions, eminent speakers of international reputation will present latest > research results at daily plenary sessions. > > The Proceedings of the 10th and 11th European Meetings on Cybernetics and > Systems Research, edited by R. Trappl, have been published by World > Scientific, Singapore as : > CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS '90 (1 vol., 1107 p.) > CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS '92 (2 vols., 1685 p.) > > > Symposia: > --------- > A General Systems Methodology > G.J.Klir, USA > > B Advances in Mathematical Systems Theory > M.Peschel, Germany & F.Pichler, Austria > > C Fuzzy Sets, Approximate Reasoning & Knowledge Based Systems > C.Carlsson, Finland, K-P.Adlassnig, Austria & E.P.Klement, Austria > > D Designing and Systems, and Their Education > B.Banathy, USA, W.Gasparski, Poland & G.Goldschmidt, Israel > > E Humanity, Architecture and Conceptualization > G.Pask, UK, & G.de Zeeuw, Netherlands > > F Biocybernetics and Mathematical Biology > L.M.Ricciardi, Italy > > G Systems and Ecology > F.J.Radermacher, Germany & K.Freda, Austria > > H Cybernetics and Informatics in Medicine > G.Gell, Austria & G.Porenta, Austria > > I Cybernetics of Socio-Economic Systems > K.Balkus, USA & O.Ladanyi, Austria > > J Systems, Management and Organization > G.Broekstra, Netherlands & R.Hough, USA > > K Cybernetics of National Development > P.Ballonoff, USA, T.Koizumi, USA & S.A.Umpleby, USA > > L Communication and Computers > A M.Tjoa, Austria > > M Intelligent Autonomous Systems > J.W.Rozenblit, USA & H.Praehofer, Austria > > N Cybernetic Principles of Knowledge Development > F.Heylighen, Belgium & S.A.Umpleby, USA > > O Cybernetics, Systems & Psychotherapy > M.Okuyama, Japan & H.Koizumi, USA > > P Artificial Neural Networks and Adaptive Systems > S.Grossberg, USA & G.Dorffner, Austria > > Q Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science > V.Marik, Czechia & R.Born, Austria > > R Artificial Intelligence & Systems Science for Peace Research > S.Unseld, Switzerland & R.Trappl, Austria > > > Submission of papers : > ---------------------- > Acceptance of contributions will be determined on the basis of Draft Final > Papers. These Papers must not exceed 7 single-spaced A4 pages (maximum 50 > lines, final size will be 8.5 x 6 inch), in English. They have to contain > the final text to be submitted, including graphs and pictures. However, > these need not be of reproducible quality. > > The Draft Final Paper must carry the title, author(s) name(s), and > affiliation in this order. Please specify the symposium in which you would > like to present your paper. Each scientist shall submit only one paper. > Please send three copies of the Draft Final Paper to the Conference > Secretariat (not to symposia chairpersons!). > > DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION : October 8, 1993 > In order to enable careful refereeing, Draft Final Papers received after > the deadline cannot be considered. > > FINAL PAPERS : Authors will be notified about acceptance no later than > November 13, 1993. They will be provided by the conference secretariat at > the same time with the detailed instructions for the preparation of the > final paper. > > PRESENTATION : It is understood that the paper is presented personally at > the Meeting by the contributor. > > HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS will be handled by Oesterreichisches Verkehrsbuero, > Kongressabteilung, Opernring 5, A-1010 Vienna, phone +43-1-58800-113, fax > +3-1-5867127, telex 111 222. Reservation cards will be sent to all those > returning the attached registration form. > > SCHOLARSHIPS : The Austrian Federal Ministry for Science and Research has > kindly agreed to provide a limited number of scholarships covering the > registration fee for the conference and part of the accommodation costs for > colleagues from eastern and south-eastern European countries. Applications > should be sent to the Conference Secretariat before October 8, 1993. > > For further information about the Congress, contact: > > EMCSR 94 - Secretariat : > Oesterreichische Studiengesellschaft fuer Kybernetik > A-1010 Wien 1, Schottengasse 3, Austria. > Phone : +43-1-53532810 > Fax : +43-1-5320652 > E-mail : sec@ai.univie.ac.at > > > _______________________________________________________________ > REGISTRATION FORM > _______________________________________________________________ > > EMCSR-94 > Twelfth European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research > > Please return to : Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies > Schottengasse 3, A-1010 Vienna, AUSTRIA (EUROPE) > > o I plan to attend the Meeting > o I intend to submit a paper to Symposium ... > o I enclose the Draft Final Paper > o My Draft Final Paper will arrive prior to October 8, 1993 > o My cheque for AS .... covering the Conference Fee is enclosed > o I have transferred AS .... to your account 0026-34400/00 at > Creditanstalt Vienna > o I shall not be at the Meeting but am interested to receive > particulars of the Proceedings > > Name : Prof./Dr./Ms./Mr. ...................................... > Address : ..................................................... > ............................................................... > Fax : .............................E-Mail : ................... > Date : ....... > > Signature: > > _______________________________________________________________ >