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Posted by  System Dynamics Society <sds at csc.albany.edu>

BOSTON CONFERENCE INFORMATION: The different sections below cover:
  -  PROGRAM items at the conference,
  -  LOGISTICS about hotel reservations,
  -  SOCIAL PROGRAM items, some fun things to do, and
  -  APPROACHING DEADLINES.
For information on ALL conference items, please visit the conference
website: http://www.systemdynamics.org/conferences/2007/index.htm

PROGRAM ITEMS:

*Featured Plenary Speakers include Jay Forrester, Dennis Meadows and
others who will talk about the future of system dynamics. For details on
all the many pre- and during conference program items, ceremonies and
events, please visit the conference website.

*Modeling Assistance Workshop: Modeling assistance opportunities include
two workshops, as well as the opportunity to obtain modeling assistance
any time during the conference. This offering enables modelers with all
levels of modeling ability to obtain feedback on their specific modeling
questions from modeling coaches. Please contact Rod MacDonald at
rod at isdps.org if you are a modeler interested in receiving assistance.
Please contact Jack Homer at jhomer at comcast.net to volunteer as a coach.
For more information visit the link "7th Annual Modeling Assistance
Workshop."

*Navigator Program: A special one-on-one event for first-timers.
First-timers and veteran attendees will be brought together based on their
topics of interest. The veteran attendee will provide information to help
the first-timer maneuver through the conference resourcefully and get the
most out of the conference experience. If you are a first-timer and would
like to benefit from this program, please check the box on the
registration form as a first-time participant. If you would like to
volunteer as a navigator, please contact James Melhuish at
jamesmelhuis at gmail.com

*Diagram Slam: Compete to create the most innovative
stock-flow/causal-loop diagram.

*Events of historic interest: The newly reprinted book "The Electronic
Oracle" by D.H. Meadows and J.M. Robinson with forewords by Dennis Meadows
and John Sterman, and the video "Fireside Chat" with Jay Forrester and
George Richardson, will make their debuts at the conference. Other
history-related events celebrating the 50th anniversary will be announced
at the conference.

LOGISTICS:

*Special Room Rate: We encourage you to stay at the Seaport Hotel. A
special room rate has been negotiated. Please see the room reservation
request form for information on room sharing (up to 4 people in a room)
and reduced rates for student rooms. Hotel reservation deadline is June
21; sooner is better.

*Conference Roommates: If you are looking for a roommate, please contact
the Society office for coordination suggestions.

*Complimentary Two-Night Weekend Accommodations Prize: The winner will be
randomly selected from registrants whose registration form and payment are
received by the Society office on or before June 6th.

SOCIAL PROGRAM:

*Guided Tour at MIT: Advance sign-up is required. Available on Sunday,
July 29 and Thursday, August 2. Please see the conference website for full
details on this tour.

*Informal Gathering on Sunday: During and after registration in the Aura
Bar and Lounge from 1 PM until 8 PM.

*Freedom Trail Walking Tour: Monday at 10 AM. For more information please
contact Jeanette Abad at jeanette.abad at paconsulting.com.

*Monday and Tuesday night dinner time: Included for registrants is a
"Neighborhoods of Boston" buffet on Monday evening along with the Poster
Symposium, and the Conference Banquet dinner on Tuesday evening. For
anyone not registered for the conference (spouses, guests) to attend,
please purchase the Social Program Ticket on the conference registration
form.

*System Dynamics Talent Show: Amateur musicians, comedians, actors, and
Forrester-impersonators have been claiming spots in the first ever SD
Talent Show. Recent entries include Diana Fisher, Martin Schaffernicht,
John Morecroft, John Gunkler, and a band called the "Causal Loop Singers"
led by Andy Ford and George Richardson. If THEY can do it, you can too!
Send an email to apjones at sustainer.org to secure a spot.

*Museum of Fine Arts' Concert-in-the-Courtyard Music Series:  Those of you
in Boston on the evening of Wednesday, August 1, should check out a
concert by a high-energy group: Andy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective
from Belize. Please contact Gary Hirsch at gbhirsch at comcast.net for more
details.

APPROACHING DEADLINES:

Presenter registration deadline: June 6
Tentative program schedule available online: June 15
Early conference registration and hotel reservation deadline: June 21

- Conference Partners: PA Consulting Group and Kolbenschmidt Pierburg AG
- Conference Host: System Dynamics Group, MIT, Sloan School of Management,
Cambridge, Massachusetts USA
- Conference Sponsors to date: *AIMS, llc. and ConfluentC, llc.  *Amber
Blocks Ltd.  *Atkins Nutritionals, Inc.  *BP  *Clif Bar Inc.  *CRA
International, Inc.  *Decisio Consulting Inc  *e-integrate  *Evans & Peck
Pty Ltd  *Forio Business Simulations  *Global Strategy Dynamics Ltd.
*isee systems  *International Society for the Systems Sciences  *Jantz
Morgan LLC  *John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  *Kolbenschmidt Pierburg AG  *Lane
Press of Albany  *Mohaseboon Business & Financial Consultancies  *National
Business Promotions, Inc.  *PA Consulting Group  *PA Consulting Euro-based
SD Group  *Pegasus Communications, Inc.  *Powersim Software AS  *Powersim
Solutions, Inc.  *Project Performance International  *Raytheon Integrated
Defense Systems  *Edward Roberts (MIT) and Nancy Roberts (Lesley
University)  *Sandia National Laboratories  *System Dynamics Group, MIT,
Sloan School of Management  *SoL, The Society for Organizational Learning
*Cindy and John Sterman  *Swiss Reinsurance Company  *Vanguard Strategy
*Ventana Systems, Inc.  *Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)  *XJ
Technologies Company Ltd.

We are all looking forward to seeing you in Boston!
Best regards, The 2007 Conference Organizing Team
Conference Chair: Robert L. Eberlein
Program Co-chairs: John D. Sterman and Rogelio Oliva
Workshop Chair: Jack B. Homer
Conference Manager: Roberta L. Spencer

The 25th International Conference of the System Dynamics Society
Boston, Massachusetts USA     July 29 - August 2, 2007
Conference website: http://www.systemdynamics.org--Click on "2007
Conference"
Posted by  System Dynamics Society <sds at csc.albany.edu>
posting date  Tue, 22 May 2007 18:20:04 -0400 (EDT)