* CALL FOR PARTICIPATION:
Biology, Cognition, Language and Society:
An International Symposium on Autopoiesis
* ABSTRACT:
We are proud to announce an International Symposium on Autopoiesis --
the work of Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela. This symposium
will be the first major event dedicated to this subject in 5 years.
The symposium is supported by Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
(UFMG) in conjunction with its 70th anniversary celebration. Both
Maturana and Varela are slated to appear at the symposium -- a very
rare occurrence, and an indication of the centrality of this event to
the global autopoiesis community. The symposium programme will address
both issues of theory and practical applications of autopoietic
theory.
* FOR FULL CONFERENCE INFORMATION ON THE WEB, GO TO:
http://www.informatik.umu.se/~rwhit/BH97.html
* DATES:
18-21 November 1997 (Tuesday through Friday)
* LOCATION:
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Belo Horizonte
Brazil
* DEADLINES:
- Deadline for submission of papers: 30 July 1997
- Deadline for notification of paper acceptance: 30 August 1997
- Internet / Web discussions among presentors of accepted papers will
begin in September 1997.
- Final presentation versions of papers must be received no later
than 10 November (for incorporation into symposium workbooks).
* SPONSOR:
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG).
* ORGANIZER:
Cristina Magro (Faculty of Letters, Dept. of Linguistics, UFMG).
* CONTACT INFORMATION:
The central clearinghouse for symposium information is on the Web at:
http://www.informatik.umu.se/~rwhit/BH97.html
Key Contact People:
- Cristina Magro (Symposium Chair): cmagro@metalink.com.br
- Antonio Marcos Pereira: anmarcos@ufba.br
- Randall Whitaker: rwhitake@alpha.wright.edu
* KEYWORDS:
autopoiesis, biology, cognitive science, psychology, linguistics,
sociology, family therapy, complex systems, cybernetics, management,
epistemology, self-organization
* LANGUAGE:
ENGLISH will be the lingua franca, although (naturally) Spanish and
Portuguese might be widely spoken. We plan to have simultaneous
translation to and from English for the plenary activities, as well
as
monitors to help with the workshop discussions.
* FOR FULL CONFERENCE INFORMATION ON THE WEB, GO TO:
http://www.informatik.umu.se/~rwhit/BH97.html