ANNOUNCE System Dynamics Talent Show (SD6349)

[SDMAIL Andrew Jones]

Posted by  "Andrew Jones" <apjones1 at bellsouth.net>

Dear System Dynamicists:
 
This year's SDS conference in Boston
http://www.systemdynamics.org/conferences/2007/index.htm
will feature the first ever "System Dynamics Talent Show."
 
I'm writing to encourage you, first, to attend the conference and, second,
to prepare an entry into this likely talent-less but wildly enjoyable
session.  
 
Entries could be any sort of System-Dynamics-themed performance art that can
happen in less than about 5 minutes: a SD song, poem, joke, dance, painting,
martial arts demo, one-act play, etc. Small groups encouraged.
 
Rumor has it that: 
- Pal Davidson is preparing a violin interpretation of the appendices of
Industrial Dynamics.
- Graham Winch will dance a ballet of the Market Growth model.
- John Sterman will juggle four copies of Business Dynamics while reciting
its bibliography from memory.
- Bob Eberlein thinks he can do the best Jay Forrester imitation.  Is he
right?
 
But seriously, several colleagues and I have been re-writing the words to
rock-and-roll songs and will sing them (very poorly) with guitar back-up.
The latest idea (by Jack Homer): a new KISS song "I Wanna Stock and Flow ALL
NIGHT and Make Loop Every Day...".  
 
People flying in: there will be a guitar you can use.  Other instruments
possibly available.  
 
Once again, TALENT OPTIONAL. 
 
Please email me to reserve a spot in show. Feel free to email with
questions.
 
Drew Jones
apjones at sustainer.org  
 

Andrew Jones 
Sustainability Institute 
8 Lynmar Avenue 
Asheville, NC 28804 
Posted by  "Andrew Jones" <apjones1 at bellsouth.net>
posting date  Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:16:38 -0500