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17th Annual Conference Sept 2013 

Systems & Society: Ideas from Practice

Oxford University on the 9th - 11th September, 2013

Keynote speakers: Will Hutton & Raul Espejo

Practitioners' Day keynote speaker: Clive Hutchinson from Cougar Automation

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Other system events

Euro XXVI conference Rome Italy 1-4 July 2013

Call for papers: there will be a stream on Soft OR/Systems and Multimethodology, you are invited to submit abstracts see: http://www.kent.ac.uk/kbs/profiles/staff/mingers_john.html

Applying Systems Thinking in ICT4D 

Call for papers: WG 9.4: Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries
12th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries
Conference Theme: Into the Future: Themes, insights and agendas for ICT4D research and practice

Ocho Rios Jamaica,  19-22 May, 2013

Conference web site: http://www.ifipwg94.org/ifip-conference-2013

Past Conferences at Oxford

16th Annual Conference Aug 2012 

Global Crises: Exploring the Systems Perspectives

At Oxford University on the 30th - 31st Aug, 2012

Keynote speakers were : 

Professor Edward Borodzicz, Strategy and Business Systems, University of Portsmouth.

Professor Gerald Midgley, Centre for Systems Studies at the University of Hull. 

Plus a workshop with Tony Hodgson.

Conference 2011 

The Future of Systems Learning

At Oxford University on the 1st - 2nd September 2011

Keynote contributors were:

Professor John Naughton, Dr Martin Reynolds

Conference 2010

Perception of Systems: The Nature of Management, Communication and Creativity

At Oxford University on the 31st Aug - 2nd September 2010

Keynote contributors were:

  • Professor Peter Checkland
  • Prof. Linda Macauley, Manchester Business School
  • Prof. Michael C. Jackson, Hull Business School
  • John Seddon, Vanguard
  • Dr Joanne Tippett, University of Manchester

Conference 2009

Systems Research: Lessons from the Past - Progress for the Future

At Oxford University on the 1st - 2nd September 2009

Keynote speaker: Professor Peter Checkland

Conference 2008

Building Resilience: Responding to a Turbulent World

At Oxford University on the 1st -3rd September 2008

Keynote speakers were:

Professor Ralph Stacey, Professor of Management at the Business School, University of Hertfordshire.
Dr. Tony Kendle, Foundation Director at the Eden Project.
Mark Lynas
Sarb Sembhi, Director of Metis-For.
Professor Bernard Lietaer

Conference 2007

Joined up thinking for a joined up world.

Oxford University on the 3rd - 5th September 2007

Our keynote speakers were:

Geoff Mulgan, Director of the Young Foundation
Prof. Raul Espejo, Syncho Ltd.
Prof. Kees van der Heijden, Emeritus Prof. of General and Strategic Management at Strathclyde University, Glasgow
& Associate Fellow at Templeton College, Oxford
Prof. Peter Checkland, Lancaster University Management School
Christopher Tchen, Partner at Carbon Limiting Technologies
Dr. Joanne Tippett, School of Environment and Development, The University of Manchester

Conference 2006

Effective Change - The Contributions of Systems Thinking and Practice.

Oxford University on the 11-13th September 2006

Our keynote speakers were:

  • Ian Mitroff - Gold Medal Award 2006
  • Ranulph Glanville
  • John Ward
  • Peter Checkland 

Conference 2005

Managing Complexity - The Contributions of Systems Thinking and Practice

At Oxford University on the 5-7th September 2005.

Our keynote speaker was Fritjof Capra, author of "Hidden Connections" and "The Web of Life".

Public discussion: Fritjof Capra and Peter Reason held a public discussion on the first day.

Conference 2004

Citizens and Governance in the Knowledge Age - The Contribution of Systems Thinking and Practice

Humberto Maturana and Pille Bunnell were the keynote speakers.