From: ken@Control.COM (Ken Crater)
Newsgroups: sci.engr.control,alt.industrial.computing,ics.general.news
Subject: conference on chaos theory application
Keywords: chaos, control, non-linear
Date: 16 Nov 92 02:16:40 GMT
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Organization: Control Technology Corp., Hopkinton MA

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.
-- 
**  Ken Crater__________________________________________ken@control.com  **
**  Past President                  |                         President  **
**  Industrial Computing Society    |    Control Technology Corporation  **
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