Seoul 2010 - The 28th International Conference of The System Dynamics Society Seoul 2010

Seoul 2010

Seoul, Korea is one of the most dynamic capital cities in the world with an abundance of cultural and historic heritage. Located on the Han River, Seoul started as the capital of the Baekje Kingdom in 18 BC. Since the 1960s Seoul has experienced rapid economic development and has been called the “Miracle on the Han River.” It has grown to over ten million people and is Korea’s largest city?one of the most densely populated cities in the world. Its rapid economic, social, and technological progress has played a key part in Korea’s development. Seoul is now taking a leading role in green development for Korea.

Venue
Nestled in Songpa-gu, on the south side of the Han River, the Seoul Olympic Parktel has perfect features for international gatherings and is a landmark in the heart of Seoul’s sports district. The Seoul Olympic Parktel vividly reflects the proud history of Seoul hosting the 1988 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Surrounded with panoramic views of the Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Mongchon Fortress, and Han River, the environment-friendly hotel and its beautiful outdoor surroundings will offer everlasting excitement and memories. Furthermore, the Youth Hostel within the Seoul Olympic Parktel property guarantees alternative accommodations geared towards less expensive, but cozy lodging.

For detailed information about the Seoul Olympic Parktel please visit here.

Program

The main theme will be Beyond the Crisis: Greening Society, the Economy, and the Future, reflecting global concerns about the environment and economic problems. The program will consist of invited and contributed sessions and workshops demonstrating the state of the art in the theory and application of system dynamics. The program schedule will also include exhibits, model assistance workshops, panel discussions, special sessions, a student colloquium, and Society business meetings. There will be time for social and professional interaction in a relaxed and fascinating setting.

The conference will bring together diverse perspectives on the application of system dynamics to important local and international issues, and the practical use of system dynamic tools to address critical real-world challenges. A small sampling of topics to be addressed includes:
Regional, national, and global economic dynamics
Environmental and ecological challenges
Health care policy
Agent-based and evolutionary modeling
Industry evolution: interactions of competition and organizational capabilities
Corporate strategy
Organizational change and improvement in business and beyond
Project management and product development
Public safety and security
Dynamic decision making and experimental studies
Nonlinear dynamics
Public policy applications
Dynamics of information systems
Developments in simulation tools and techniques for model analysis and visualization
Advances in the modeling process and group model building
System dynamics contributions to theory building in the social and natural sciences
Teaching systems concepts and dynamics in the K-12 grades, universities, and beyond
Many others
Submissions are encouraged on the conference main theme Beyond the Crisis: Greening Society, the Economy, and the Future and on the topics of climate change and energy transition. A special new subject will be Eastern philosophy and systems thinking. We encourage your submissions and interest.

Bonus Day will be continued in 2010. The extra day, July 30, will be useful for groups that wish to organize informally. Chapters and interest groups will have an opportunity to share information in much greater depth. Bonus Day activity proposals are due November 15, 2009; send to programchair-AT-systemdynamics.org
Submissions

Papers may be submitted from January 2 through March 22, 2010 and must be in sufficient detail for the referees to judge their meaning and value. Submissions must be in English and should be 5-30 pages in length (there is also a maximum 2 MB electronic file size). Work already published in a journal, in English, should not be submitted. Inclusion of models and other supporting materials to enable replication and aid the review process is encouraged in all cases (maximum file size 2 MB in addition to the paper). For more details on paper submissions see the conference website.

Each paper must have a designated presenter and one individual can be a designated presenter for at most two works. Due to scheduling demands, designated presenters not registered by June 2, 2010 will have their papers automatically removed from the schedule. All attendees, whether presenting or not, must register for the conference.

All works submitted will be assigned for double blind peer review. The results, with the oversight of the program chairs, will determine whether a work will be accepted, and the presentation format for the work.

Notifications of acceptance will be sent by May 12, 2010. Authors retain the copyright to all submitted work and, by submitting, grant permission for inclusion in the proceedings.

Proposals for workshops and tutorials are welcome and must be submitted online.

Proposals for plenary or parallel sessions, panel discussions, roundtable sessions and other pre- or post-conference activities are welcome. Proposals should contain a brief description of the session theme, names of organizer(s) and a tentative list of papers to be included in the session; send to programchair-AT-systemdynamics.org.

Submission Format

Preliminary and final submissions must be received in .pdf format.

At the time of submission of each work, please fill out the online form (contact information for all author(s) with a 200-word abstract) and upload up to three updateable files. The first will be the body of the work with no author information for blind review; the second is the version for the web proceedings with a 200-word abstract and complete author information; and the third, any supporting material, including models, submitted as a single file or a .zip archive.

Materials must be submitted online via the Society website. Authors will be asked to complete a short questionnaire about the appropriate program thread placement and format for their presentation at the time of submission.

Proceedings

A conference pack will include the program and printed Abstract Proceedings for all scheduled papers and events. The Conference Web Proceedings including final versions of papers will be posted on the Society website after the conference. Full works of presentations provided will be included in the web proceedings.

Contacts

Conference Chair:
Man-Hyung Lee Chungbuk National University

Program Committee:
Tae-Hoon Moon, Chair Chung Ang University
Nam-Sung Ahn, Co-Chair Solbridge International School of Business
Zhiguang Cao, Co-Chair Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Tim Haslett, Co-Chair Monash University
Xu Honggang, Co-Chair Zhongshan University
Tsuey-Ping Lee, Co-Chair National Chung-Cheng University
Kaoru Yamaguchi, Co-Chair Doshisha University
Young-Kyo Hong, Assistant Sookmyung Women’s University
Khalid Saeed, Coordinator Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Organizing Committee:
Dong-Hwan Kim, Chair Chung Ang University
Won-Gyu Ha Electronics and Telecom Research Institute
Young-Min Oh Seoul National University
Daniel Thiel University of Paris
Mi-Sook Yi Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements

Workshop Co-Chairs:
Nam-Hee Choi Chungju National University
Sang-Hyun Park National Information Society Agency

Conference Manager:
Roberta L. Spencer, Executive Director System Dynamics Society