Units

There are (at least) three formal ways in which ISSS members can formally interact with other like-mind systems thinkers in the ISSS community.

SIGs [1] -- which mean Special Integration Groups [2], not Special Interest Groups -- come together to share knowledge in common pursuits. The discussions are meant to be expansive, not reductive. SIGs bring together a large part of the content at the annual meetings [3].

Regional Chapters [4] take advantage of close geographic proximity to have face-to-face events close to home. Since the annual meetings [5] change venue from one location to another, every year, Chapters [6] sometimes host local satellite conferences to share their ideas in a smaller group.

Since many of us are members and/or volunteers in multiple professional organizations, formal Liaisons [7] can help members create bridges to external communities. Other organizations may share mutual interests, and/or exchanges of knowledge.

By the ISSS Bylaws [8], the chairs of active units have a voice in the ISSS Council. They represent the interests and opinions of their constituents in the larger organizational context of ISSS decision-making.