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They are held in the September-May timeframe and are open to the public. Take a look at our Notes from Past Discussion Meetings to see what sort of things we talk about. The Portland State Systems Science PhD program sponsors a weekly colloquium during the school year. They are designed to promote interdisciplinary discussions of topics which might benefit all those concerned with the technical aspects of systems. Since they are intended to reach across technical boundaries you don't have to be a systems wizard to get something out of them.