ANNOUNCE CFP Enterprises as Systems Conference (SD7105)

Sat Jun 28 04:57:14 CDT 2008

Posted by  "mkhettinger" <mkhettinger at mathet.com>

Please find below a general announcement and *second* call for papers 
for the International Conference on Enterprises *as* Systems: Theory and 
Theory in Action. I believe this conference will be of interest to you.

We are currently accepting paper proposals. There is a discount for 
speakers, and members of various types of organizations, including 
members of systems-related organizations.

If you have any questions, you can e-mail the conference -(questions 
[at] enterprisesystemtheory [dot] net).

Matthew K. Hettinger
Mathet Consulting, Inc. Organizer and Sponsor

/Conference Supporter: The Object Management Group/

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General Announcement and Call for Papers

*International Conference on Enterprises *as* Systems: Theory and Theory 
in Action - 2008*
Oct. 27th-28th 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wojcik Conference Center
Harper College
1200 West Algonquin Road
Palatine, Illinois
URL: www.enterprisesystemtheory.net 
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/You are invited to participate in the upcoming "International 
Conference on Enterprises *as* Systems: Theory and Theory in Action" - 
2008, October 27th --28th at Harper College, Palatine Illinois (outside 
of Chicago)./

The "International Conference on Enterprises *as* Systems: Theory and 
Theory in Action - 2008" is a  unique multi-disciplinary event, focused 
on the formal / empirical representation of enterprises, and networks of 
enterprises, as systems in the (general) systems-theoretic sense. 

    An enterprise _system_, some combination of goal-driven workers and
    technology, utilizes _knowledge_ of itself, structure and
    behavior, _and_ of its economic, legal, and technical environments,
    to take _action,_ adapt, and evolve (structurally and
    behaviorally) in response to changes in these
    environments.  An enterprise system as a whole, while transforming
    knowledge into action and action into knowledge, exhibits features
    of complexity, adaptability, learning, autonomy, identity, wholeness
    and partness, emergence, downward causation, self-organization,
    self-awareness, allopoiesis, etc. These features cannot be wholly
    described, explained, or predicted from the features of interacting
    virtual and concrete (sub) systems that make up the enterprise. Yet,
    it is these features that provide the background, internal
    environment, constraints, cognitive context, knowledge domains,
    etc. for goal and requirements specification, analysis and design,
    implementation, integration, interaction and
    interoperability of conceptual, logical and technical (sub) systems
    of all kinds. These (sub) systems / solutions, which address
    particular concerns as partial solutions with respect to the
    whole, in turn contribute to actions that take place at various
    organizational levels, distributed within and between enterprises.
    These actions ultimately contribute to enterprises as a whole,
    networked enterprises, and the economic, legal and technical
    environments enterprises are embedded in.   

There have been many conceptual, logical and technical advances made by 
enterprises of various types (e.g. business, government, education, 
standards bodies, and communities of practice) that may be considered 
as partial solutions, which other enterprises may include as a part.  
However, those aspects of the enterprise as a whole system, from which 
these partial solutions are derived, have received relatively little 
attention. This is surprising in that it is these aspects that may be 
considered the roots of adaptation and evolution.

To address this gap in enterprise system knowledge, it is the intent of 
the International Conference on Enterprises *as* Systems" Theory and 
Theory in Action to provide a forum for the exchange of knowledge 
concerning enterprises *as* systems in constantly changing economic, 
legal, and technological environments. There are three principle themes 
for the conference:

(1) /enterprises *as* systems/ in the (general) systems-theoretic sense 
(systemics and the systems family of disciplines)

(2) the formal and/or empirical representation of such systems for 
description, explanation, simulation, and prediction (formal / empirical 
theory)

(3) the application of theory in analysis / design, architecture / 
engineering, and operation of (intra-, inter-) enterprise systems and 
enterprises *as* systems

This exchange of knowledge among participants will contribute to the 
formation of an open enterprise systems theory providing the foundation 
for the formation of an open architecture and engineering discipline 
utilizing, merging, and applying concepts and theories from the systems 
family of disciplines that includes, but is not limited to:

    *
      Systems-of-Systems
    *
      Complex Adaptive Systems
    *
      Evolutionary Systems
    *
      System Dynamics
    *
      Cybernetics
    *
      Artificial Intelligence
    *
      Control Theory
    *
      Decision Theory
    *
      Learning Theory
    *
      Organization Theory
    *
      Autopoiesis
    *
      Allopoiesis
    *
      Autonomy
    *
      Context Theory

as well as concepts and theories from:

    *
      Natural Systems (neurals, genetics, ecology,
      evolution)                   
    *
      Computer and information science and technology 
    *
      Economics (macro-, micro-, meso-, finance, accounting, etc.)
    *
      Business
    *
      Law (business law, statute, international law, regulations,
      contract law, etc.)
    *
      Ontology
    *
      Language (natural, formal)
    *
      Semiotics (semantics, syntax, pragmatics)
    *
      Measures/metrics 
    *
      Action and Behavior (process, service, activity, task, events)
    *
      Goals, objectives, requirements
    *
      Cognition, reasoning, intelligence, learning
    *
      Knowledge, information, data
    *
      Security and privacy
    *
      Risk, trust, obligations, responsibilities, consequences
    *
      Communication(s)
    *
      Enterprise architecture, service oriented architecture, formal
      modeling and architecture
    *
      other relevant topics

The formal and empirical treatment of enterprises as holistic systems, 
merging theories from key disciplines into an enterprise systems theory, 
has tremendous implications for the analysis, design and operation of 
enterprises of all kinds at strategic, tactical and operational levels: 
as well as for enterprise ecosystems, economic and legal ecosystems, 
industries, communities of practice and markets. It will enable 
knowledge and technology to be put into an enterprise context grounded 
in a systems theory for enterprises that could potentially enable 
enterprises to dynamically respond, adapt and evolve in real-time in the 
most optimized way with the least risk to changes in economic, legal, 
technical, and competitive environments. In addition, an enterprise 
systems theory provides the theoretical grounding that is required  to 
create an enterprise architecture and engineering discipline. Such a 
theory would provide the foundation for inter- and intra- enterprise 
(people and technology, structure and behavior) integration, 
interoperability and collaboration, locally and globally. Such a theory 
would also provide a foundation for the pervasive and ubiquitous 
application of economics and law within and between enterprises 
impacting intra- and inter-enterprise interactions in the context of 
imperfect information.

The scope of this conference includes those enterprise (sub)systems, 
virtual and concrete, business and technology, from which the enterprise 
/emerges/, and those (super)systems, that /emerge/ from inter-enterprise 
interactions.

In general an enterprise may be considered a business, an educational 
organization, a government organization, a federation, a set of 
enterprises bound by law in some fashion, any set of cooperating / 
collaborating enterprises such as those in GRID systems, emergency 
management/response systems, standards bodies, etc.
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_*Audience*_
This conference is multi-disciplinary in nature. The intended audience 
for this conference includes theorists and practitioners of any 
discipline with an interest in enterprises *as* systems, enterprise 
systems theories, the application of theory, and enterprise architecture 
/ engineering. 

_*Call for Papers*_
In the context of enterprises *as* systems, the formal and empirical 
representation of enterprises in the development of theory, and the 
application of theory, topics for this conference include, but are not 
limited to:

1) Model-based Enterprise Analysis, Design, Architecture, Engineering, 
Simulation, Prediction
2) Characterization and Critique of Industry Standards
3) Knowledge, (Formal)Ontology, Meaning/Semiotics(and Semantics) and 
their Relationships
4) Downward Causation / Emergence and Evolution, Learning, Adaptation, 
Complexity, Reactivity, Agility, Scales, Change
5) Measures / Metrics
6) Autopoiesis, Allopoiesis, Autonomy
7) Cognition, Intelligence, Reasoning, Learning, Agents, Social Interactions
8) Service, Service Orientation and SOA
9) Inter-, Intra- Enterprise Integration, Interoperability and Collaboration
10) Convergence of Model-driven, Service-Oriented, and Enterprise 
Architecture
11) Economics, Law and Agreements / Contracts
12) Networked Enterprises and Emergent Systems: e.g. Emergency Systems, 
Supply / Demand Networks, Shared Security Systems / Services 
13) Enterprises *as* Systems and the Natural Environment
14) Open (papers not falling in any of the above categories)

Papers will be evaluated with a double-blind evaluation protocol. Papers 
must be submitted in .doc format and are to be tagged with theme and 
topic that best fits the paper. Papers must comform to the conference 
template (to be added to the conference Web site). Presentations of 
accepted papers must be submitted either in .pdf or Powerpoint format. 
The length of the presentation should be such that it fits into a 50 
min. time slot. Authors of accepted papers will be asked to submit a 
photo and a brief biography.    

_Critical Dates_
August 1st, 2008: Draft Paper and abstracts due
September 1st, 2008: Paper/ Presentation acceptance notification
October 1st, 2008: Final Paper / Presentation due with presenter picture 
(.jpg, .gif) and bio due

Questions: questions at enterprisesystemtheory.net

Posted by  "mkhettinger" <mkhettinger at mathet.com>
posting date  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:04:18 -0500