information: http://www.sitemaker.gr/agwn/

τέχνη και αρχιτεκτονική στον οικισμό της ΥΧ Ι περιόδου στα Τριάντα της Ρόδου’.

INFORMATION: http://www.archetai.gr/site/content.php?artid=31

information: http://www.efa.gr/

HELLENIC SOCIETY FOR SYSTEMIC STUDIES (HSSS)
Full Member of IFSR

5th. National & International Conference
24 – 27 June, 2009
email: hsss05@pme.duth.gr

Call for Sessions and 1st Call for Papers

Demokritus University of Thrace,
Department of Production and Management Engineering,
Xanthi, Greece.

From Systemic Thinking to Systems Design and Systems Practice
http://hsss05.pme.duth.gr/

Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies (HSSS)

&

Democritus University of Thrace,

Department of Production and Management Engineering,

Xanthi, Greece.

5^th National & International HSSS Conference

“From Systemic Thinking to Systems Design and Systems Practice”

24^th – 27^th June, 2009

Xanthi, Greece

Submission deadline (Abstract): 20 March 2009

Email: hsss05@pme.duth.gr

CALL FOR PAPERS

HSSS Conferences endeavour to provide a platform to foster multidisciplinary discussions and support debates on the different economical, historical, pedagogical, philosophical, scientific and technological issues surrounding systems studies. They seek to advance knowledge about the effective and efficient implementation of systemic thinking by individuals, groups, organizations, society and nations for the improvement of economic and social welfare.

The scope of the HSSS05 Conference ranges from the mechanisms through the development of principles to the application of those principles to specific environments. More specifically, papers presented in this conference should be designed to inform researchers, developers, managers, strategic planners, users, and others interested in state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice activities in the systemic thinking, systems design and systems practice areas. The international perspective is emphasized in order to develop the foundations for achieving solutions for the global needs.

We welcome contributions that build on established lines of work as well as novel research streams. In particular, we are interested in high quality well-defined and analyzed theoretical surveys that provide a synthesis and comprehensive review of the historical development of one particular area of interest, and empirical studies, with strong grounding in a current or new theory, on important issues that have potential impact on organizations and are of value to researchers and practitioners in general and the systems engineering research community in specific.

The HSSS05 Conference is receptive to a wide variety of phenomena and topics related to the design, management, use, valuation, and impacts of systemic thinking at different levels of analysis (i.e., individuals, groups, firms, networks, and societies). 

The conference seeks research that examines system related topics from a wide range of scientific fields including, but not limited to, economics, finance, accounting, engineering, computer science, communication technologies, operations research, design science, organization studies, decision making, health care, public policy, cognitive science, architecture, sociology, environmental science, education, project management and strategic management.  Diverse methods and approaches are welcome providing that they are relevant to the main theme of the conference.

Specific topics (applied to any of the above mentioned scientific fields) include, but are not limited to:

·   Systems Engineering Contemporary Challenges

·   Systems Thinking Competencies and the Learning Organisation

·   Collaborative Sytems Thinking

·   System Dynamics: from Theory to Practice

·   The Basic Management Cycle: A Systems Approach to the Management Process

·   Systems Simulation for Complex Managerial Problems

·   Methodological Frameworks for Systems Thinking and Modelling (ST&M) Interventions

·   Methodological Pluralism in Practice: the Practical Application of Various Systems Methods and Techniques in the Analysis and Design of Complex Work Systems

·   Explorations in Systems Practice: Developing Tools for Facilitation

·   Conceptual Frameworks for Dynamic Modelling for Regional Planning

·   Systems Thinking for Sustainable Resource Management

·   Systems Thinking and Construction Productivity

·   Causal Linkages in Soft Systems

·   Integrating the “Hard” and “Soft” Sides of Systems Thinking

·   Using Soft Systems as a Methodology for Researching Knowledge Management Problems

·   System Contributions to Theory Building in the Social and Natural Sciences

·   Systems Boundaries: Evolution and Implication

·   Systems Engineering Culture

·   System Engineering Workforce (Skills, Abilities, Knowledge, Training, Competences)

·   Systems Approach to the Engineering Work Force

·   Creative Environment as Enabler for System Thinking Traits

·   Social Learning and Knowledge Management

·   Dynamic Decision-Making System for Manufacturing Control

·   Developments in Simulation Tools and Techniques for Model Analysis and Visualization

·   Managing Occupational Health and Safety Using Dynamic Learning Systems

·   Advances in the Modelling Process and Group Model Building

·   Information Analysis and Business Intelligence Tools in Management

·   Using Systems Thinking to Better Understand the Implications of e-Business Strategies

·   Systems Approach for Virtual Learning Development

·   Teaching Systems Thinking to Industrial Engineering Students

·   Organization Design

·   Design Theory and Research

·   The Dialectic of Theory and Practice in Design

·   Cognitive Modes in Design

·   Design Strategies, Methods, Tools and Techniques

·   Evolutionary and Participatory Systems Design

·   Human Issues and Behaviour in Design

·   User Centric Design and co-Design

·   Design Software Tools

·   Values, Culture and Knowledge Systems in Design

·   Innovation and Creativity – Innovative Design, Creativity in Design, Creative Problem Solving, Creativity Techniques

·   Distributed and Collaborative Design

·   Optimization in Design, Conceptual Design, Simulation Based Design

·   Meta-design: Conceptualisation and Specification

·   Information System and Knowledge Management in Design

·   User Requirements and Functional Analysis

·   Engineering Design Process

·   Manufacturing Systems Design

·   Product, Processes and Service Design

·   Design of Human Systems

·   Design of Ergonomic Systems

·   Industrial Applications – Systems Engineering

·   Design of Ergonomic Systems

·   User-Centred and Client-Centred Design 

·   Design of Project Management Systems

·   Empirical Studies of Design Practices

·   Design for X – Ecodesign, Design for Society, Design for Safety, Design for Customisation

Publication opportunity:

Papers presented at the conference will be published in the conference proceedings

Selected papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication in special issues of the following international journals (providing that there are high quality papers that are relevant to the main scope of each of these journals):

• International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies (IJASS), [www.inderscience.com/ijass] published by Inderscience Publishers (ISSN: 1751-0589).
• The European Journal of Management and Public Policy (ISSN 1726-6475, ECPD).
• International Journal of Economic Sciences and Applied Research (IJESAR) [www.ijesar.org] (On line ISSN 1791-3373).
• International Journal of Trade in Services (IJTS) [www.serialspublications.com] (Serials Publications).

Emphasis will be placed on the publication of articles, which seek to link theory with application or critically analyze real work-group situations with the objective of identifying good system engineering practices, standards and concepts in many fields (e.g. product development, manufacturing etc). Papers accepted for publication are double blind refereed to ensure academic rigor and integrity

Important Dates:

Extended Abstract Submission:                      20   March 2009

Notification of decision:                                   15   April   2009

Full Paper Submission:                                      4   June    2009

Final author registration date:                          4   June    2009

Final paper submission (with changes):        17   July     2009

Note to Authors: Due to the large number of papers expected for this conference, the committee only allows an author to present up to two papers. Therefore, if multiple papers are accepted for presentation different co-authors need to present each paper.

Extended abstracts should be up to 500 words with up to six keywords. Submitted papers should not be more than 4,000 words including abstract, keywords and references (the Harvard referencing rules need to be followed). Papers should be submitted in English as .doc file attachments by email to the Conference email address (hsss05@pme.duth.gr).

Reviewing Process

• The selection panel of the conference committee will consider all papers received by the submission deadline to ensure that the proposed paper is relevant to the Conference.
• Paper selection notifications will then be sent out to relevant authors.
• All full papers will be double-blind reviewed by members of the conference committee to ensure an adequate standard, that the paper is of a suitable length, the standard of English is adequate and the paper is appropriately referenced. Their comments will be given to the author who will present the paper.
• For authors whose first language is not English we request that you have your work proof read prior to submission by a native English speaker (or at least a fluent English speaker). Papers can be rejected due to a poor standard of English.
• Papers that are accepted will be published in the conference proceedings providing at least one author registers and presents the work at the Conference (see the registration section of the conference website for more information about registration).

Registration

Registration options All prices are in € (Euro)	Early bird A discounted fee if paid before 4 June 2009	Standard Normal fee payable if paid after 4 June 2009
Academics	225€	275€
Students: name of institution and student registration number required	150€	175€
Combined Supervisor and Student Discounted rate where both attend	325€	375€
Government and Public Sector	300€	350€
Professionals and consultants	350€	400€

Discount (20%) is also available for participants from ex-East European Countries, the Balkans and North Africa and (10%) for HSSS members.

Visitors to Greece must have a valid passport and may require a visa. For more information, please visit your local Greek Embassy website. Please note that we are not able to provide visas.

Programme Outline

The detailed programme will be posted once the review process has been completed.

From late April the titles of papers selected for the Conference will be listed on the Papers Selected Page. We hope that this will help you see how valuable the conference will be for you to attend.

Wednesday 24 June 2009	16:30-19:30 – pre-conference reception and registration
Thursday 25 June 2009	Morning session – 10:00hrs – 13:30hrs Opening address Keynote address – details to be confirmed Conference breaks into multiple presentation streams LUNCH Afternoon session – 15:00hrs – 18:30hrs Multiple presentation streams Refreshment/networking break Knowledge Café/Socratic Dialogue Conference dinner – 21.00
Friday 26 June 2009	Morning session – 10:00 – 13:30 Multiple presentation streams Refreshment/networking break Multiple presentation streams     LUNCH Afternoon session – 15:00-18:30 Panel discussion – details to be confirmed Multiple presentation streams Close of conference – 18.30
Saturday 27 June 2009	Social Activity – details to be confirmed

Your contacts for this conference are:

Academic enquiries:

Associate Professor Konstantinos Anagnostopoulos, email: kanagn@civil.duth.gr

Associate Professor Prodromos D. Chatzoglou,         email: pchatzog@pme.duth.gr

Submission enquiries:      Miss Eftichia Vraimaki,      email: hsss05@pme.duth.gr

Registration enquiries:    Mr. Anastasios Diamantidis,  email: hsss05@pme.duth.gr

Other enquiries:               HSSS (info@hsss.gr)

HSSS President:        Professor Nikitas Assimakopoulos

Conference Chair:    Associate Prof. Konstantinos Anagnostopoulos

Associate Prof. Prodromos D. Chatzoglou

INFORMATION: http://www.porticolibrerias.es/

This travelling exhibition is being presented to the Greek public for the first time, and introduces, in an impressive manner, the civilisation that developed on the Eastern shores of the Black Sea from the 5th to the 2nd century B.C. The 140 works in the exhibition – which include 100 pieces of jewellery – were found in excavations that took place at Vani, the religious centre of Ancient Colchis (in the west of present day Republic of Georgia).
The purpose of the exhibition is both to highlight the strong cultural ties that linked Ancient Greece with Colchis, and to acquaint the Greek public with the brilliant world of the East.
The objects in the exhibition belong to the National Museum of Georgia, in Tbilisi.

The exhibition has already been shown in major museums in Europe and the United States, including the Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin; the Musée des Arts Asiatiques, Nice; the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.; the New York University Institute for the Study of the Ancient World; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and is currently hosted by the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, until January 4th, 2009.

INFORMATION: http://www.benaki.gr/index.asp?id=202020001&sid=711&cat=0&lang=en

There is also an Educational Programme: 

“From the land of the Golden Fleece: Treasures of Ancient Colchis”

for school groups:
Grade 4 Primary School – Grade 3 Secondary School-Lyceum

Requirements: Previously arranged with the Educational Programmes Department

Language: Greek

Duration: 26/01/2009 – 06/04/2009

Time: Every Monday and Thursday, 11.15-13.00

Place: Main Building

Number of participants: 30

Registration: 15/01/2009 – 31/03/2009

Information – Participation

The department of Educational Programmes, telephone +30 210-3671067-70, daily 9:00-15:00, except Saturday and Sunday

RAPPEL séminaires de formation doctorale EfA 2009 

L’ ‘Ecole française d’Athènes propose, en 2009, deux séminaires de formation doctorale pour l’Antiquité et la période byzantine, dont vous trouverez ci-joint, en document attaché, les programmes détaillés ainsi qu’une présentation des thématiques qui seront abordées.
Le premier séminaire sera consacré à l’étude de la colonisation romaine en Grèce à partir du site de Philippes en Grèce du Nord. Il aura lieu du 23 août au 6 septembre 2009.
Le second séminaire, qui se tiendra à Argos du 5 au 15 septembre 2009, a pour objectif d’initier des étudiants à l’approche géoarchéologique sur le terrain.

Comme les précédentes formations organisées par l’EfA, ces séminaires se proposent d’associer d’un point de vue thématique l’étude d’un site archéologique ou d’une région et l’approche d’une discipline. Ils correspondent à un volume théorique de 50 h d’enseignement (équivalent TD), réparties sur environ 12 jours, comprenant des visites de vestiges et de musées, des cours théoriques et des exercices pratiques. Pour les étudiants qui souhaitent valider cette formation dans le cadre de leur cursus universitaire, une évaluation est possible.

Dix places sont offertes pour chacune de ces écoles thématiques. Les candidats doivent être inscrits en Master 2 ou en Doctorat. Il est souhaitable qu’ils possèdent une maîtrise suffisante de la langue française.

Les dossiers de candidature complets — réunissant une fiche de candidature, un curriculum vitae, une lettre de motivation et une ou des lettres de recommandation — doivent parvenir à Monsieur le Directeur de l’EfA au plus tard le 31 janvier 2009 par courrier électronique envoyé à seminaires@efa.gr (à défaut, par télécopie ou courrier postal; il est toutefois inutile de doubler les envois électroniques par un autre mode d’expédition). Tous les candidats recevront une réponse dans le courant du mois de février.

Les fiches d’inscription sont téléchargeables sur le site internet de l’EfA, http://www.efa.gr/seminaires/seminaires2009/seminairesProgrammes.htm, adresse où l’on retrouvera le programme détaillé du séminaire et tous les renseignements utiles aux candidats.

INFORMATION: http://www.efa.gr/seminaires/seminaires2009/Philippes2009.pdf

http://www.efa.gr/seminaires/seminaires2009/Argos2009.pdf

http://www.efa.gr/seminaires/seminaires2009/seminairesProgrammes.htm

Στον τόμο έχουν συγκεντρωθεί τα κείμενα των ομιλιών του διεθνούς αρχαιολογικού συμποσίου που πραγματοποιήθηκε στο Μουσείο Μπενάκη από 19 έως 21 Οκτωβρίου 2006, με θέμα «Η Αθήνα κατά την ρωμαϊκή εποχή: Πρόσφατες ανακαλύψεις, νέες έρευνες». Στόχος του συμποσίου ήταν η ανάδειξη της εικόνας του δημόσιου και ιδιωτικού βίου στην Αθήνα κατά την ρωμαϊκή εποχή, μέσω της παρουσίασης νέων και αδημοσίευτων ευρημάτων, καθώς και πρόσφατων ανασκαφικών ερευνών από Έλληνες και ξένους μελετητές. Επιπλέον, αντικείμενο των εργασιών ήταν η διερεύνηση της επίδρασης των ρωμαϊκών αντιλήψεων στην τοπική κοινωνία, μέσα από την μελέτη των αλλαγών που επήλθαν στην αστική δομή της Αθήνας και των εξελίξεων στους τομείς της γλυπτικής, κεραμικής και μικροτεχνίας, καθώς και ο βαθμός ανασυγκρότησης της ελληνικής παράδοσης υπό ρωμαϊκή κυριαρχία, μέσα από μια λεπτομερή παρουσίαση της καλλιτεχνικής παραγωγής, της αρχιτεκτονικής και της καθημερινής ζωής.
Ο τόμος αυτός των Πρακτικών φιλοδοξεί να αποτελέσει σημείο αναφοράς στη μελέτη της Αθήνας κατά τη ρωμαϊκή αρχαιότητα, δίνοντας με τον τρόπο αυτό, μια μοναδική ευκαιρία σε αρχαιολόγους και ερευνητές να ενημερωθούν για τις πρόσφατες μεγάλες ανακαλύψεις και το νέο υλικό.

INFORMATION: http://www.benaki.gr/index.asp?lang=gr&id=203000001&sid=720

MINOAN SEMINAR
Thursday 15 January 2009, 18.30, Archaeological Society, Panepistemiou 22, Athens
 
Understanding the Late Prepalatial and Protopalatial Periods in the Mirabello Region of East Crete:

Insights from Recent Fieldwork
 
Tom Brogan

The paper’s primary aim is a presentation of the finds from the recent excavations in Pacheia Ammos by Vili Apostolakou, director of the KD’ Ephoria, which are being studied by the excavator, Phil Betancourt and the speaker. The first site is a small rock shelter with an impressive assemblage of pottery and stone tools that provide a new basis for discussions of late Prepalatial ceramic production and relative chronology in east Crete. The second site, called Pefka, sits in the pine trees on the north side of Richard Seager’s villa in Pacheia Ammos and appears to be a workshop connected with dyeing textiles. The workshop offers a unique illustration of this important Minoan industry and is dated to Middle Minoan II.
Until recently late Prepalatial and Protopalatial remains from the Mirabello and the Isthmus of Ierapetra were known from a small number of sites: Mochlos, Pacheia Ammos, Gournia, Vassiliki and Myrtos Pyrgos. The archaeological sample remains uneven for the region, but one can no longer complain about a lack of evidence. Over the past two decades, American and Greek projects have conducted four intensive surveys of the area (Pseira, Kavousi, Vrokastro and Gournia), of which three have now been fully published and the last in is preparation. Remains of the Early Minoan III/MMI A period have recently been excavated at Mochlos, Pseira, Chysokamino, Kavousi Vronda, Pacheia Ammos, and Priniatikos Pyrgos. The new sample for Middle Minoan II is even larger, and includes finds from Papadiokambos, Mochlos, Underwater Pseira, Kavousi Vronda, Pacheia Ammos, Katalimata, and most recently Chrissi. While none of these sites has revealed the residence of a prepalatial chief or protopalatial ruler (Mochlos being a possible exception), together the excavated remains offer new threads of evidence for a dynamic economy under the direction of an elusive but I believe inescapable local elite. It is this emerging hierarchy and the local economy that I hope to shed light on in the second part of the paper, which examines the finds from Pacheia Ammos in their regional context. The results offer an instructive foil to the more tangible physical remains of Middle Minoan palatial administrations elsewhere on Crete, particularly at Malia and Petras, and a new approach to the puzzling question of which, if any, Cretan Protopalatial administration controlled the Mirabello and North Isthmus.

INFORMATION: http://www.archetai.gr/site/index.php

Rencontres Épigraphiques de l’EfA

Mardi 20 janvier 2009, 10h

Andrzej CHANKOWSKI

(Université de Lille 3)

Décrets relatifs aux institution séducatives à

Ilion: analyse du dossier épigraphique

Musée épigraphique d’Athènes

Tossitsa 1

R e n s e i g n e m e n t s : ( + 3 0 ) 2 1 0 3 6 7 9 9 0 4

École française d ‘Athènes, Didotou 6 – 10680 Athènes

INFORMATION: http://www.efa.gr/