International Society for the Systems Sciences
"The International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS) is among the first and oldest organizations devoted to interdisciplinary inquiry into the nature of complex systems, and remains perhaps the most broadly inclusive. The Society was initially conceived in 1954 at the Stanford Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences by Ludwig von Bertalanffy, Kenneth Boulding, Ralph Gerard, and Anatol Rapoport. In collaboration with James Grier Miller, it was formally established as an affiliate of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1956. Originally founded as the Society for General Systems Research, the society adopted its current name in 1988 to reflect its broadening scope." [1]
- Alexander Laszlo, President, 2013-?
- David Ing, President, 2011-2012
Contents
Past Presidents
Accessed April 2012: [2]
- 1957, 1958 Kenneth Boulding
- 1959, 1960, 1961 Charles McClelland
- 1962, 1963, 1964 W. Ross Ashby
- 1965 Anatol Rapoport
- 1966 Peter J. Caws
- 1967 John M. Milsum
- 1968 Milton Rubin
- 1969 Lawrence Slobodkin
- 1970 Bertram Gross
- 1971 Stafford Beer
- 1972 Margaret Mead
- 1973 James G. Miller
- 1974 Gordon Pask
- 1975 Kjell_Samuelson
- 1976 Heinz von Foerster
- 1977 Sir Geoffrey Vickers
- 1978 Richard Ericson
- 1979 Brian Gaines
- 1980 Robert Rosen
- 1981 George Klir
- 1982 John N. Warfield
- 1983 Karl Deutsch
- 1984 Bela H. Banathy
- 1985 John Dillon
- 1986 Peter B. Checkland
- 1987 Russell L. Ackoff
- 1988 Ilya Priogine
- 1989 C. West Churchman
- 1990 Len R. Troncale
- 1991 Howard T. Odum
- 1992 Ian I. Mitroff
- 1993 Harold_A_Linstone
- 1994 J. Donald R. de Raadt
- 1995 Ervin Laszlo
- 1996 Yong Pil Rhee
- 1997 G. A. Swanson
- 1998 Bela A. Banathy
- 1999 Peter Corning
- 2000 Harold G. Nelson
- 2001 Michael C. Jackson
- 2002 Aleco Christakis
- 2003 Kenneth D. Bailey
- 2004 Enrique Herrscher
- 2005 Debora Hammond
- 2006 Kyochi (Jim) Kijima
- 2007 Gary Metcalf
- 2008 Timothy F. H. Allen
- 2009 Allenna Leonard
- 2010 Jennifer Wilby
Contact
URL: http://isss.org
Resources and articles
Related Sourcewatch
- General Evolution Research Group
- Garrett Hardin
- Frederick Bernard Wood - founding member
References
- ↑ International Society for the Systems Sciences About, organizational web page, accessed April 12, 2012.
- ↑ International Society for the Systems Sciences Past Presidents, organizational web page, accessed April 12, 2012.
