Welcome, "The Dynamics of Complex Systems", ISSS 2006 at Sonoma State University, Monday, July 10, 2006, 9:00 a.m.

ISSS Sonoma 2006, Plenary:  "The Dynamics of Complex Systems"

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Introduction:

[Debora Hammond]

Begin the day with poems

[Larry Robinson]

Love as singular

Thread that goes among things that change, that doesn't change

[Eduardo Ochoa], provost

Observations about systems thinking, interdisciplinary and Sonoma State University

Sonoma State U. was founded as a cluster of independent colleges

Challenge to keep a holistic perspective

Starting a new first year experience, starting from a big picture

[Debora Hammond]

Welcome to the first plenary session

Organizing committee

Local organizing committee

Program announcement:

[Gary Metcalf]

[Alexander and Kathia Lazslo]

Margaret Mead:  systems conferences were anything but systemic

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