International Society for the Systems Sciences
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| Type | Professional Organization |
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| Founded | 1954 |
| Location | Pocklington, York , United Kingdom |
| Origins | Society for General Systems Research (SGSR) |
| Key people | Jennifer Wilby (current president), David Ing VP |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Focus | Systems sciences |
| Method | Special Integration Groups, Conferences, Publications |
| Website | www.isss.org/world |
The International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS) is a world-wide organization for systems sciences.
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[edit] Overview
The initial purpose of the society was "to encourage the development of theoretical systems which are applicable to more than one of the traditional departments of knowledge."[1]
The idea to start a society was initiated in 1954 at the Stanford Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences by the biologist Ludwig von Bertalanffy, the economist Kenneth Boulding, the neuroscientist Ralph Gerard, and mathematician Anatol Rapoport. Two years later at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1956 the Society was formally established as "Society for General Systems Research" (SGSR).[2] In 1988 it was renamed to "International Society for the Systems Sciences" (ISSS) in 1988 to "reflect its broadening scope".[3]
Important activities of the Society are:
- the General Systems Yearbook
- the General Systems Bulletin
- the Special Integration Groups
A listing of the Special Integration Groups (SIGs) gives an idea of the themes of ongoing development in the Society:[4]
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[edit] Presidents
Among the Presidents of ISSS have been foremost scientists from several fields and countries, including some Nobel laureates:[5]
[edit] Sir Geoffrey Vickers Memorial Award
The Sir Geoffrey Vickers Memorial Award is an annual award in memory of Sir Geoffrey Vickers for outstanding student papers at the pre-doctoral level in the field of the systems sciences. A listing of recipients:[7]
- 1987 Budapest two awards: Alexander Laszlo; Lynda J. Davies and Paul W.J. Ledington (co-authors)
- 1988 St Louis J. Donald R. de Raadt
- 1989 Edinburgh Béla A. Bánáthy
- 1990 Portland two awards: Sally Goerner; Daune West
- 1991 Sweden Erin Artigiani, Cliff Joslyn
- 1992 Denver Sen Suan Tan
- 1993 Australia Jeremy Chui
- 1994 Asilomar T. Dahl and Darek Erikson
- 1995 Amsterdam two awards: Craig Crabtree; Jennifer Wilby
- 1996 Louisville Parviz Ahari
- 1996 Budapest No Award
- 1997 Seoul, Korea No Award
- 1998 Atlanta Martine Dodds
- 1999 Asilomar Molly Dwyer and Jane Zimmerman
- 2000 Toronto two awards: Gabor Horvath; Kathia Laszlo
- 2001 Asilomar Lynn M. Rasmussen
- 2002 Shanghai, China two awards: Pamela Buckle; K. C. Wang
- 2003 Crete Sabrina Brahms
- 2004 Asilomar Janette Young
- 2005 Cancun Honorato Teissier
- 2006 Sonoma Hanne Birgitte Jensen
- 2007 Tokyo Nicholas Magliocca
- 2008 Madison Devin Wixon
- 2009 Brisbane Anne Stephens
- 2010 Waterloo Todd D Bowers
- 2011 Kingston upon Hull Mary C Edson
[edit] See also
- General Systems: Yearbook of the Society for General Systems Research
- List of systems sciences organizations
- International Federation for Systems Research (IFRS)
- International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)
- International Society for Complexity, Information and Design (ISCID)
- Mental Health Research Institute (Michigan)
[edit] References
- ^ Origin and Purpose of the ISSS | International Society for the Systems Sciences
- ^ Kjell Samuelson (1977). "General Systems". In: Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology: Volume 8. Edited by Jack Belzer and others. CRC Press 1977.
- ^ Home Page International Society for the Systems Sciences, ISSS 2004
- ^ ISSS introduction on the ISFR website 2007.
- ^ International Society for the Systems Sciences: Past Presidents
- ^ ISSS Board of Directors. Accessed Aug 10, 2011.
- ^ Sir Geoffrey Vickers Award on isss.org. Accessed Sep 12, 2011.
[edit] External links
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