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- From: ken@Control.COM (Ken Crater)
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- Subject: conference on chaos theory application
- Keywords: chaos, control, non-linear
- Message-ID: <2732@cthulhuControl.COM>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 02:16:40 GMT
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- Organization: Control Technology Corp., Hopkinton MA
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- Attention non-linear thinkers! Dick Morley (inventor of the Programmable
- Controller, founder of Modicon and Flavors Technology, and a director
- of the Industrial Computing Society) is organizing a conference on the
- practical application of chaos theory. If history is any indication,
- this should be a *very* interesting event. Hope to see you there...
-
- CHAOS/COMPLEX SYSTEMS CONFERENCE
- SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
- DECEMBER 2nd, 3rd & 4th, 1992
-
- We are living in an era of whirlwind global change, a time when old
- paradigms are shattered by larger realities. On December 2-4, 1992,
- a small, but enthusiastic group of non-linear thinkers will gather
- in Santa Fe, New Mexico for a series of informal roundtable discussions
- on chaos theory and its application in the solution of problems associated
- with complex, non-linear, dynamic systems.
-
- The goal of this forum is to:
-
- * Bring chaos theory enthusiasts from industry and academia together
- face-to-face at one place and time
-
- * Bridge the gap between the theory and practice of chaos science
-
- * Build a cooperative network of practitioners who can assist each other
- in overcoming applications hurdles.
-
- There will be no formal agenda for this three-day event, although the
- general conference theme is "Chaos and Complex Systems from a Practitioner's
- Point of View". Attendees from academia will be encouraged to update the
- group on state-of-the-art advances in chaos theory and complex systems.
- Applications-focused attendees will be encouraged to discuss their problems,
- successes and needs.
-
- A questionnaire will be sent out to registered participants soliciting
- suggestions for roundtable discussion topics or to indicate interest in
- a topic that has already been proposed for discussion.
-
- Among the discussion topics already proposed:
-
- * Autonomous Cells/Agents in Complex Systems
- * Optimization of Non-Linear Dynamic Systems
- * Optimization of Autonomous Agent-Based Complex Systems
-
- No traditional presentations or formal papers will be necessary to put a
- topic "into play" during the conference.
-
- The conference will be held in the La Fonda Hotel, located in Santa Fe.
- Conference hours will run from 9:00 to noon each day, followed by an
- afternoon get-together from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. The La Fonda Hotel
- conference room will accommodate 200 people, so attendance will be
- limited to the first 200 people who register. A non-refundable
- registration fee of $55 will be collected from each participant to
- help cover the costs of the conference.
-
- For more detailed information, contact Jennifer Close at (603)672-3340.
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- ** Ken Crater__________________________________________ken@control.com **
- ** Past President | President **
- ** Industrial Computing Society | Control Technology Corporation **
-