RESCHEDULED NIH/CDC Systems Science Symposium (March 22, 12-2pm) (SD6319)

Wed Mar 7 09:02:51 CST 2007

Posted by  "Milstein, Bobby \(CDC/CCHP/NCCDPHP\)" <bym2 at cdc.gov>

Hello all

Apologies for possible cross-postings.  See the announcement below for
the rescheduled time of the kickoff symposium in a series on public
health applications of systems science.  This session will now be held
Thursday, March 22, from 12:00--2:00pm, featuring John Sterman (MIT) and
Ken McLeroy (Texas A&M).  Please circulate this widely within your
networks, as it will be available free-of-charge via live (and archived)
webcast.

Thanks very much.

Bobby 

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***RESCHEDULED*** 

 THE NIH OFFICE OF BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH

AND

CDC SYNDEMICS PREVENTION NETWORK 

Present

SPRING 2007 SYMPOSIA SERIES ON SYSTEMS SCIENCE AND HEALTH

The first symposium to kick off the series will be:

Systems Methodologies for Solving Real-World Problems: Applications in
Public Health

John Sterman, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Kenneth McLeroy, Ph.D.

Texas A & M University

*****NEW DATE*****

THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2007

12:00 - 2:00 PM

Neuroscience Center, Room D
6001 Executive Blvd
Rockville, Maryland 20852

Directions to the Neuroscience Center:
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/nscmap.cfm 

Webcast at: http://videocast.nih.gov <http://videocast.nih.gov/>  

CDC's Syndemics Prevention Network and NIH's Office of Behavioral and
Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) are happy to present the first in a
series of four educational seminars featuring leaders in various areas
of systems science.  The purposes are to (1) raise awareness of
particularly promising methodologies; and (2) improve our collective
understanding about how and when they may be used effectively by
behavioral and social scientists (including researchers, policy
analysts, planners/evaluators, grant reviewers, journal editors, and
government officials).   

This first symposium provides an introduction to and overview of the
rest of the series.  The core principles of system-oriented inquiry will
be described, while briefly surveying a variety of methodological
traditions and emerging directions in the field.  In this session, John
Sterman (Director of the System Dynamics Group at MIT) will share his
view of the field followed by Ken McLeroy (Associate Dean for Academic
Affairs at Texas A&M University and Department Editor for AJPH), who
will explore further implications and assess the prospects for
incorporating systems methodologies more fully into routine public
health work.  

Each subsequent symposium in the series (to be held in April, May, and
June; specific dates to be determined) will spotlight one particular
methodology, providing a greater understanding of its conceptual,
methodological, and ethical orientations. The methodologies to be
highlighted will include: system dynamics simulation modeling,
agent-based modeling, and network analysis.  Audience members may expect
to learn which questions/problems the methodologies are best suited to
address, their fundamental assumptions and procedures, information
requirements, limitations, and likely benefits. Panelists in all
sessions will illustrate the relevance and credibility of systems
inquiry for public health issues by discussing landmark studies as well
as current case examples or proposed investigations.  All sessions will
be held on or near the NIH campus, and be available via Internet webcast
and podcast.  See participation details below.

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Participation Information

VENUE PARTICIPANTS 
 Open to all NIH staff and the general public without prior
registration.  
 Government-issued photo ID required to enter the building.  
 Parking is available at a modest fee to all.  
 NIH shuttle bus service
<http://dtts.ors.od.nih.gov/NIHShuttle/scripts/new_shuttle_frameset_live
asp?route='Orange'>  is available to/from NIH main campus.

INTERNET PARTICIPANTS 
 Also available live via webcast at http://videocast.nih.gov
<http://videocast.nih.gov/>    
 The video will be archived for later viewing as either webcast or
podcast at the same URL.   
 All webcast and podcasts will be close-captioned. 
Posted by  "Milstein, Bobby \(CDC/CCHP/NCCDPHP\)" <bym2 at cdc.gov>
posting date  Tue, 6 Mar 2007 12:19:02 -0500