Dutch Systems Group
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| Dutch Systems Group (SGN) | |
| Type | Professional Organization |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1970 |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Key people | Loet Leydesdorff (current president) |
| Focus | Systems sciences |
| Method | Systemica: Journal of the Dutch Systems Group |
| Website | homepage |
The Dutch Systems Group, or Netherlands Society for Systems Research or Systeemgroep Nederland, is a society in the Netherlands for systems theory, and its applications. Systems theoretical problems the society focusses on are, for example evolution, innovation, selcetion, varation, translation, participation and methodological innovation.
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[edit] Overview
The Dutch Systems Group is initiated by Ab Hanken and Gerard de Zeeuw[1] and others in 1970. The activities of the Dutch Systems Group made an important contribution to the introduction of the area of systems studies in the Netherlands.[2]
In the beginning of the 1980s the Dutch Systems Group cofounded the International Federation for Systems Research. The IFSR was founded on 12 March 1980, with three members. These were the Society for General Systems Research, now ISSS. Its president, Prof. George Klir became the first president of the IFSR. The Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies and its president, Prof. Robert Trappl of Austria, became the first vice-president; and the Dutch Systems Group. Its representative, Prof. Gerard de Zeeuw of Netherlands, became the first secretary treasurer.[3]
The Dutch Systems Group published the refereed journal Systemica, edited by Ranulph Glanville and Gerard de Zeeuw.
Since the 1980s the Dutch systems group has held more then 18 conferences on systems science in Amsterdam. Together with the IFSR they organised biannual International Conferences.
[edit] Annals of Systems Research
From 1971 until 1978 the Dutch Systems Group published the journal "Annals of Systems Research". This journal published original papers in the field of general systems research, both of a mathematical and non-mathematical nature. Research reports on special subjects which are of importance for the general development of systems research activity as a whole are acceptable for publication.[4] The journal was edited by Bob van Rootselaar.
[edit] References
- ^ Martha Vahl (2002), " Gerard de Zeeuw: models, systems, support and research". in: Systems Research and Behavioral Science. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- ^ Gerard de Zeeuw (2006), "A forgotten message? von Bertalanffy's puzzle" in: Kybernetes, Vol 35 Issue 3/4, pp. 433-440 DOI: 10.1108/03684920610653728
- ^ Gerhard Chroust, 25 Years of the IFSR: A Milestone in the Systems Sciences, retrieved 16 April 2008.
- ^ Journals Related to Cybernetics by the American Society for Cybernetics. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
[edit] External links
- Homepage Dutch Systems Group (in Dutch)
