International Symposium on Complex Systems "Toward Sustainable Social Systems: Phase transition - Evolution - Polysemy" is held on 14-15th December, 2009
International Symposium on Complex Systems "Toward Sustainable Social Systems: Phase transition - Evolution - Polysemy" is to be held as follows. * Admission free, Online registration is required.(Deadline: Friday, 11th December, 2009) *This event will be held in English; no interpretation will be provided.
Venue: Fujiwara Hiroshi Hall (Kyosei-kan), Hiyoshi Campus, Keio University
Speakers [14th December]:
"Science and Culture"
Yoshiharu Doi (Executive Director, RIKEN), Shigeru Watanabe (Center Director, CHC), Chris Wood (Vice President, Santa Fe Institute), Monique van Donzel (Nanyan Technological University), Erling Norrby (The Royal Swedish Academy of Science, Institute Para Limes)
"Culture and Evolution"
Luis Bettencourt (Los Alamos National Laboratory, CHC), Atsushi Iriki (RIKEN Brain Science Institute, CHC), Michel Hofman (Royal Academy of Arts and Science, Netherlands), Yuichiro Anzai (Keio University), John Halland (University of Michigan, Santa Fe Institute)
Speakers [15th December]:
"Complex System"
Yilong Lu (Nanyan Technological University), Hideyuki Okano (Keio University, CHC), Peter van den Besselaar (Rathenau Institute, Institute Para Limes), Helena Hong Gao (Nanyan Technological University)
"Sustainable Evolution"
Daan Frenkel (University of Cambridge, Institute Para Limes), Jessika Trancik (Omidyar Fellow, Santa Fe Institute), Jan Vasbinder (President, Institute Para Limes), Takashi Maeno (Keio University, CHC), Toshiaki Makabe (Executive Director, Keio University)
Organized by: KEIO-RIKEN Research Centre for Human Cognition (CHC)
Co-Organized by: RIKEN Brain Science Institute
Keio University Global COE Program "Centre for Advanced Research on Logic and Sensibility", "Education and Research Center for Stem Cell Medicine", "Organization of Education and Research of Safe, Secure and Symbiotic System Design"
