Dear Colleague, I would like to raise your attention on the 2nd Summer School on: " Improving Public Sector Performance and Fostering Accountability through System Dynamics Modelling: a Strategic Planning & Control Perspective that we have scheduled at Mondello (Palermo), Addaura Hotel July 4th-9th 2010. The School will focus on research issues and research methodology in Planning & Control, Modelling and Decision making in the Public Sector. Experienced and qualified Professors will teach at the School: * Pål Davidsen (Full Professor of System Dynamics, University of Bergen, Norway) <http://www.ifi.uib.no/staff/pid/> Go to personal web page * Michael J. Radzicki (Associate Professor of System Dynamics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA) <http://www.wpi.edu/academics/facultydir/mjr.html> Go to personal web page * William C. Rivenbark (Associate Professor of Public Management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA & Fulbright Specialist). <http://www.sog.unc.edu/about/directory/rivenbark.html> Go to personal web page * Matteo Pedercini (Deputy Director for Capacity Development and Modeling, Millennium Institute, USA). <http://www.millenniuminstitute.net/about/staff.html#mp> Go to personal web page * Carmine Bianchi (Full Professor of Public Management, University of Palermo, Italy) <http://www.ced4.it/pages/struttura/main.php?id_docente=5&language=EN&PHPSES SID=e1a324b4f0c01033ad23d3844f8b0e5d> Go to personal web page If you think useful attending this School and/or suggesting it to your collaborators/friends, this would be an excellent option this year to combine education/knowledge with quality of life (... as old Latins said "Mens sana in corpore sano...") . More info at: <blocked::http://www.ced4.it/> www.ced4.it or http://www.ced4.it/pages/struttura/main.php?id_categoria=9 <http://www.ced4.it/pages/struttura/main.php?id_categoria=9&id_servizio=146& language=IT&PHPSESSID=2bf48a5c655792f4b9a9b15cabf3a766> &id_servizio=146&language=IT&PHPSESSID=2bf48a5c655792f4b9a9b15cabf3a766 For any further info, please don't hesitate to contact me. Best regards, Enzo __________________________________________________________________ Enzo Bivona, Assistant Professor in Business Management University of Palermo - Faculty of Political Sciences PhD in Business Management - University of Catania (Italy) Master Phil in System Dynamics - University of Bergen (Norway) <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] University Address: Via Maqueda, 324 - 90100 Palermo (Italy) Tel: +3909123892520 Office Address: c/o CED4 - Via Mazzini, 59 - 90139 Palermo (Italy) Tel/Fax: +39091587400 Mobile phone: +393384381446 CED4-System Dynamics Group web page: www.ced4.it