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  • 1.  OACES Conference

    Posted 11-18-1998 12:20
    Having found your web-site, I realised that you would be very interested
    in the conference that we are organising at the moment, I enclose full
    details, but the best method is to check our web-site, which is at:
    http://bprc.warwick.ac.uk/intro.html


    The business processes resource centre, in conjunction with the
    Complexity research project of the LSE would like to invite you to
    attend a 2 day conference on the applications of Complexity theory to
    Organisations, on Friday the 4th of December, and Saturday the 5th
    December.

    Who Should Attend?

    * Anyone interested in Complexity theory and its application to social
    systems
    * Businesses who want to learn about leading edge management theory
    * Academics who have an interest in complexity
    * Industrialists wanting to hear about successful practical applications
    of these theories
    .

    Keynote Speakers

    The conference will have keynotes from
    * Professor Irvine Laszlo,
    * Dr Jack Cohen, University of Warwick
    * Susan Kelly, Vice President of the IT Department of Citi-bank.

    Streams

    The conference will run three parallel streams, with 11 sessions in
    each. There will be a variety of speakers from both the academic and
    business community. A copies of all papers will be circulated prior to
    the conference.

    Times

    The Coffee and registration will be at 8:30 on Friday the 4th of
    December, the conference will run until the evening meal, which is at
    8:00. The Conference will end at 6:30 on the 5th December.

    The conference committee is comprised of:

    Eve Mitleton-Kelly Conference Chair LSE

    Peter Allen Cranfield University
    Rebecca Dale BPRC
    Max Boisot Judge Institute of Management studies
    Petruska Clarkson PHYSIS
    Lucas Entrona LSE
    Raul Espejo University of Lincolnshire
    Ian McCarthy Sheffield
    Aileen Thomson BPRC





    Those who wish to attend the conference should contact Rebecca Dale at
    the bprc, IMC, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL
    Tel: (01203) 524 344
    fax: (01203) 524704


    Prices for the conference are:
    £495
    £445 for bookings before 1st September 1998
    £395 for academics
    £345 for academics booking before 1st September 1998



    Accommodation

    Accommodation is not included in the conference price. Rooms have been
    reserved for you at a local hotel. To reserve your accommodation, please
    phone Rebecca Dale to reserve your hotel, on (01203) 524 344

    Further information

    If you require further information, please contact Rebecca Dale on 01203
    524 344, email R.Dale@warwick.ac.uk. or check our conference web-site,
    at http://bprc.warwick.ac.uk/intro.html

    If you would like to book, please use the booking form on the internet,
    at:

    http://bprc.warwick.ac.uk/boofrm.html



    Cheers


    Rebecca Dale
    Research Fellow
    Business Processes Resource Centre
    tel: (01203) 524 344
    fax: (01203 524 307
    email: R.Dale@warwick.ac.uk
    http://bprc.warwick.ac.uk