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13^th Annual International Conference

The Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences

Boston University, Boston, MA, USA, August 8-10, 2003

THIS YEAR’S SPECIAL FOCUS IS:  Big Questions, Tough Problems

Conference Description & Highlights

We gather in Boston this year to present our ideas, to discuss, and to question how nonlinear dynamics, complexity science, and chaos theory have helped us ask “Big Questions” in new ways and tackle “Tough Problems,” especially those that have proved resistant to more traditional approaches.  What are the successes, the failures, the new directions?  Come join us at Boston University for a day of workshops and two and a half days of talks, symposia, roundtable discussions, a banquet, and many opportunities to meet people, share ideas, and generate new ones.  The conference schedule is designed to provide ample time for discussion, with a maximum of three simultaneous tracks of papers, and several plenary gatherings, including the sunset session on Friday, the banquet on Saturday night, and poster sessions.  The deadline for submitting an abstract for poster, paper, and symposium or roundtable discussion was May 1 (see Call for Papers).

Our keynote speakers will be physicist Dr. Eugene Stanley and anthropologist Dr. Clifford T. Brown.  Stanley, who is listed by the Science Citation Index as one of the 100 Most-Cited Physicists, studies nonlinear dynamics in such phenomena as the economy, heartbeats, protein folding, Alzheimer disease, and liquid water critical points. Brown, who studies the social and economic organization of the Maya Culture, will be speaking on “Dynamics and Patterns in the Rise and Fall of States: Problems and Data."

Three all-new workshops will be offered on Friday: “Drawing Conclusions from Time Series,” by Drs. Mary Ann Metzger and Dick Bird, “Introduction to Fractals and Chaos,” by Dr. Larry Liebovitch, and “Agent-Based Computational Laboratories,” by Dr. Catherine Dibble.  Rates are $125 per workshop for regular attendees, $75 for students.  To encourage members to take full advantage of this opportunity, there is a special rate of $200 if you take two of the three workshops.  In addition, Dr. Steve Guastello will be offering a free extended session on Accident Analysis and Prevention during the regular conference schedule.

Highly affordable conference lodging ($175 for three nights) will be available Boston University, with the option of adding nights for those who plan to arrive early or stay on after the conference.  Parking permits can also be purchased if you plan to drive in or rent a car.  Register for BU lodging and parking on the registration form.  If other accommodations are required, arrangements must be made privately.  We can suggest alternative hotels.  Please note that if you are not currently a member of the Society, you can join and register simultaneously, and your savings on the registration will cover most of the cost of your membership. Alternative hotel listings will be available soon.

Please plan on arriving Friday so you will be able to attend our “Sunset Session,” with a catered registration and mingling time from 5-6, opening remarks at 6:15, and Dr. Stanley’s keynote address at 6:30.  Following the talk, everyone is invited to gather for dinner at a nearby restaurant where we will have space reserved.  On Saturday evening, Dr. Brown will speak during the conference banquet, which is included as part of your registration.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS

Map of Conference Locations (Meeting/BU Lodging/Parking)

Your Ideas, Pre-conference? - Conferees who are interested in discussing their ideas pre-conference are encouraged to join the chaopsyc list serve. You can also review the discussion archives if you want to get a feel for the discussion before joining in.

Visiting the web pages of some society members is a great beginning to pre-conference discussion!

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