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The business processes resource centre, in conjunction with the
Complexity research project of the LSE would like to invite you to
attend a 2 day conference on the applications of Complexity theory to
Organisations, on Friday the 4th of December, and Saturday the 5th
December.
Who Should Attend?
* Anyone interested in Complexity theory and its application to social
systems
* Businesses who want to learn about leading edge management theory
* Academics who have an interest in complexity
* Industrialists wanting to hear about successful practical applications
of these theories
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Keynote Speakers
The conference will have keynotes from
* Professor Irvine Laszlo,
* Professor Howard Sherman from the Santa Fe institute,
* Susan Kelly, Vice President of the IT Department of Citi-bank.
Streams
The conference will run three parallel streams, with 11 sessions in
each. There will be a variety of speakers from both the academic and
business community. A copies of all papers will be circulated prior to
the conference.
Times
The Coffee and registration will be at 8:30 on Friday the 4th of
December, the conference will run until the evening meal, which is at
8:00. The Conference will end at 6:30 on the 5th December.
The conference committee is comprised of:
Eve Mitleton-Kelly Conference Chair LSE
Peter Allen Cranfield University
Rebecca Dale BPRC
Max Boisot Judge Institute of Management studies
Petruska Clarkson PHYSIS
Lucas Entrona LSE
Raul Espejo University of Lincolnshire
Ian McCarthy Sheffield
Aileen Thomson BPRC
Those who wish to attend the conference should contact Rebecca Dale at
the bprc, IMC, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL
tel: (01203) 524 344
fax: (01203) 524704
Prices for the conference are:
stlg495
stlg445 for bookings before 1st September 1998
stlg395 for academics
stlg345 for academics booking before 1st September 1998
Accommodation
Accommodation is not included in the conference price. Rooms have been
reserved for you at a local hotel. To reserve your accommodation, please
phone Rebecca Dale to reserve your hotel, on (01203) 524 344
Further information
If you require further information, please contact Rebecca Dale on 01203
524 344, email [log in to unmask] or check our conference web-site,
at http://bprc.warwick.ac.uk/intro.html
If you would like to book, please use the booking form on the internet,
at:
http://bprc.warwick.ac.uk/boofrm.html
Rebecca Dale
Business Processes Resource Centre
Phone: (01203) 524344
email: [log in to unmask]
Fax: (01203) 524307
http://bprc.warwick.ac.uk
John Mingers, Professor of Operational Research and Systems,
Warwick Business School, Internet: [log in to unmask]
University of Warwick, fax: +1203 524539
Coventry CV4 7AL, UK. phone: +1203 522475
WWW: http://www.wbs.warwick.ac.uk/
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