American Society for Cybernetics (ASC)
2004 Conference
Ryerson University
Toronto
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LAST UPDATE:
4 August 2004
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The Well-Being of Systems Co-Sponsored with
The School of Image Arts
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We are pleased to announce there will be an ASC conference in 2004!
The ASC, in association with the Department of Image Arts at Ryerson University, is pleased to co-sponsor this event.
We invite you to join us in exploring how we increase the well-being of our systems and ourselves, as we are systems embedded in numerous other systems.
| WHO TO CONTACT (for information about the conference) |
For planning purposes we would appreciate early notification of your intent to attend one or both conference events.
If you intend to attend, or have any questions, please contact the Conference Coordinator:
Allenna Leonard SEND EMAIL
You can also email the secondary contact person for Conference affairs:
Penelope Colville colville@sympatico.ca
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We seek to explore how we increase the well-being of our systems and ourselves, as we are systems embedded in numerous other systems.
The daily news gives us examples every day that the frameworks and the means currently in use do not have requisite variety to deal with the complexity of our circumstances. But we may not be discouraged by the challenge.
How may we meet this challenge?
At our 2004 Conference we will seek to meet it through ...
- our thoughts and thinking about our thoughts;
- our commitments and their implications;
- our perspectives and those of others who construct their realities according to different patterns;
- our conversations through which we come to know ourselves and others.
Please check back at this location as time goes on. We shall be posting more details on programs, itinerary, and speakers as they become available.
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The 2004 ASC Conference program makes allowance for a variety of contributions, such as:
- papers
- presentations
- workshops
- playshops
- performances
- panels
Students are invited to make submissions for the ASC Student Prize which includes a year's ASC membership and waiver of registration fees for the 2004 Conference.
| HOW TO CONTRIBUTE... |
More Information Will Be Posted As Time Goes On...
Please send us your ideas for papers, presentations, workshops, playshops, performances and panels.
You are invited to submit abstracts or proposals on any topic that is fundamentally relevant to the conference theme.
Those abstracts accepted are expected to be expanded for presentation / participation / performance during the Conference.
Because Toronto is home to many who work to achieve the well-being of systems, proposals are especially welcome for panels that would involve ASC members and people from the community who may or may not regard themselves as cyberneticians.
If your proposed contribution involves a visual presentation, please note that our Conference co-sponsor - the Department of Image Arts - has a small gallery in which participants' art and design work may be displayed.
Our Ryerson University hosts can provide the usual presentation facilities / equipment. Please make a point to inquire and/or indicate if you have any special needs relating to the mechanics of your presentation.
Plans for publication of Conference contributions are still pending. In the past, the ASC has published selected Conference materials here on the ASC website.
NOTE: PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSED CONTRIBUTION(S) NO LATER THAN 15 JULY 2004.
If you have questions about the submission process or wish to make a submission, please contact the Conference Coordinator:
Allenna Leonard SEND EMAIL
| PROGRAMME AND ITINERARY |
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The overall timeframe for the Conference will extend from early registration at 6:00 p.m. on August 4 to closing on August 8 at 1:00 p.m.
You can review the conference offerings organized in two ways: (a) by presentation / author (programme) and / or (b) by timeframe / schedule (itinerary).
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The general programme for the 2004 Conference is now available at:
http://www.asc-cybernetics.org/2004/04programme.htm
- The detailed itinerary for the 2004 Conference is now available at:
| TRAVEL: Information on Getting To and Getting Around Toronto |
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Toronto's Pearson International Airport is a major hub airport with many flights from Canada, the United States, Europe and the rest of the world.
The nearest US airport is Buffalo, New York.
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) airport rocket buses leave from terminals 2 and 3 and connect to the subway at Kipling Station. It costs (Can) $2.25 for the bus and subway. At Kipling take the Bloor/Danforth line east to Yonge St. Change at Yonge (Yonge line) and go south to Dundas. For Bond Street walk two blocks east on Dundas and then one block north.
There is a Pacific/Western Airport Bus that goes to the center city every half hour for (Can) $25.75 round trip or $14.95 one way. Ryerson University is about four blocks from the main intercity bus terminal. There are airport buses around every forty minutes to various subway stations for a slightly lower cost, but you need to pay the $2.25 fare to transfer to the subway.
Taxis vary depending on the traffic but will cost upwards of $30.00 (Can).
From Buffalo NY:
There is a 2 1/2 hour coach bus from downtown Buffalo to the Toronto Bus Terminal and sporadic service from the Buffalo airport to downtown Toronto.
Toronto offers extensive options for public transportation, including subway, trolley, bus, or taxi.
Parking:
Ryerson University has two parking lots for those who drive. If you are flying and staying in the downtown, you are unlikely to need a car during the Conference as parking is usually more trouble than using Toronto's excellent public transportation system.
There are many museums, and other sights and happenings in and around Toronto, including Niagara Falls which is a two hour drive.
A note about SARS...
Toronto has had no new cases of SARS since late spring of 2003, so no one need feel any more at risk here than anywhere else.
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LAST UPDATE:
4 August 2004
Toronto has a large selection of hotel and bed and breakfast accommodations available.
If you want to be as close as possible to the Conference, there are two residence options available at Ryerson University itself:
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Pitman Hall
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Pitman Hall is a basic dormitory with single beds and shared bathrooms. Costs are in the low $50's (Can).
To make reservations you can call 416-979-5296 or email to reserv@ryerson.ca.
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The University International Conference Centre
240 Jarvis Street - Ryerson's Conference Centre offers hotel accommodation with prices in the $70's (Can). To make reservations you can call 416-979-5301, fax to 416-979-5241, or email to illc@acs.ryerson.ca.
We have reserved a block of rooms with the University for the Conference in each residence.
If you wish to stay on-site at Ryerson University, your room reservations should be made early! 50% of our reserved block of rooms will be freed up as of June 4 and another 25% as of July 4. After that availability will not be guaranteed.
| REGISTRATION & FEES |
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For planning purposes we would appreciate early notification of your intent to attend one or both conferences.
If you intend to attend, please email Conference Coordinator Allenna Leonard.
Advance registration is STRONGLY recommended.
On-site registration is expected to be available, but details are still pending.
THE
'BOTTOM LINE'
American Society for Cybernetics
2004 Conference
Fee Structure
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ASC Members
(Full/Waged) |
Conference fee only |
US$ 150.00
(or Canadian equivalent) |
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ASC Members
(Student/Unwaged) |
Conference fee only |
US$ 35.00
(or Canadian equivalent) |
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Non-Members
(Regular/Waged) |
Conference fee plus ASC annual membership fee |
US$ 230.00*
(or Canadian equivalent) |
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Non-Members
(Student/Unwaged) |
Conference fee plus ASC annual membership fee |
US$ 70.00*
(or Canadian equivalent) |
* NOTES:
| REGISTRATION FORM |
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Download the 2004 Conference Registration Form as a PDF (Acrobat) File and print it out.
You will need the free Acrobat Reader software to view and print the file.
If you don't have Acrobat Reader, you can download it for free by clicking on the button to the left...
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Enter the requested data (name, etc.) on the Registration Form.
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If you wish to pay via credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover), enter the necessary payment data in the spaces provided on the Registration Form.
If you'd prefer to pay via check or money order, make it payable to "ASC" in U.S. dollars (US$). If necessary, you may pay in the Canadian equivalent of the US$ fees quoted above.
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If you are a non-member of ASC, please also fill out a 2004 ASC membership form (http://www.asc-cybernetics.org/organization/membership.htm) and forward it with your conference application transmittal. On the membership form, please enter "2004 Conf" rather than an amount due, because 2004 dues are included in the Conference fee structure.
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Mail the Registration Form (along 2004 Membership Form, check, and / or money order, as applicable) to:
Allenna Leonard
34 Palmerston Square
Toronto, ON M6G 2S7
Canada
For inquiries, questions, problems, etc., please email Conference Coordinator Allenna Leonard.
Allenna Leonard SEND EMAIL
2004 Conference
Toronto