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Cybernetics ...
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"the science and art of understanding"...
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- Humberto Maturana
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"interfaces hard competence with the hard problems of the soft sciences"
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- Heinz von Foerster
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AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CYBERNETICS
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The ASC offers two major awards to cyberneticians of distinction and / or contributions to the field of cybernetics: the Norbert Wiener and the Warren McCulloch medals.
In 2007 the ASC Executive Board redefined these awards to clarify the distinction between them and the contexts within which they recognize their recipients.
These awards will be made on an as needed/as deserved basis, and there may be years when no award is made, just as there may be years when several awards are made.
More recently, the ASC has begun awarding the Heinz von Foerster award for young people participating in ASC annual conferences.
More information on these awards is given below.
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The Wiener medal acknowledges SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS.
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The Wiener Medal for Cybernetics was originally established to recognize outstanding achievements or contributions in the field of cybernetics per se.
The Wiener medal is awarded to individuals who have made a major and prolonged contribution to Cybernetics through work in the field, in any number of ways: for instance, through original work or through extensive support. The Wiener medal acknowledges achievement within Cybernetics.
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The design of the Wiener medal is illustrated in the photos above.
The front of the medal shows a bas relief of Norbert Wiener, and the obverse is inscribed with the name of the recipient.
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THE WARREN MCCULLOCH AWARD
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The McCulloch award recognizes DISTINCTION AND PROMISE.
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The Warren McCulloch Award has been another American Society for Cybernetics citation issued in some years. Up until 2005, the McCulloch Award was a plaque, typically given to recognize significant applications of cybernetics.
The McCulloch award is given to a young academic at or near the beginning of their career for work of distinction and promise. It also recognises substantial work of a cybernetic nature applied outside the field itself. The McCulloch award recognizes promise; and cybernetic achievement (by a person of any age) in other fields.
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NOMINATIONS FOR ASC AWARDS
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The ASC welcomes nominations for the Wiener and McCulloch Awards.
For more information on the nomination process and the procedure for nomination submission, please refer to the Nominations page.
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RECIPIENTS OF WIENER AND MCCULLOCH AWARDS
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1968
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Robert C. Wood
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1968
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Warren McCulloch
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1969
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Stuart A. Kauffman
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1969
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Stephen Grossberg
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1970
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Stafford Beer
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1972
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Natalia Bechtereva
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1983
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Heinz von Foerster
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1984
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Gregory Bateson
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1984
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Gordon Pask
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1986
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Humberto Maturana
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1993
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Herbert Brün
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1993
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Louis Kauffman
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2001
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Klaus Krippendorff
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2005
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Ernst von Glasersfeld
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Certificate & Award Video
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2007
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Pille Bunnell
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Award Certificate (PDF)
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2007
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Charles François
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Award Certificate (PDF)
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2007
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Laurence Richards
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Award Certificate (PDF)
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2007
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Stuart Umpleby
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Award Certificate (PDF)
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2008
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Humberto Maturana
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Award Certificate (PDF)
Maturana's Comments (PDF)
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2008
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Francisco Varela
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Award Certificate (PDF)
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2008
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Ricardo Uribe
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Award Certificate (PDF)
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2008
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Richard Jung
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Award Certificate (PDF)
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2008
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Lars Löfgren
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Award Certificate (PDF)
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2008
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Søren Brier
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Award Certificate (PDF)
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2008
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Alexander Riegler
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Award Certificate (PDF)
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2011
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Mary Catherine Bateson
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Award Certificate (PDF)
MC Bateson's Comments (HTML)
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2011
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Robert Vallée
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Award Certificate (PDF)
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2011
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Thomas Fischer
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Award Certificate (PDF)
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2012
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Susan Parenti
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Award Certificate (PDF)
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2013
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Bernard Scott
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Award Certificate (PDF)
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2013
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Heinz von Foerster Society
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Award Certificate (PDF)
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2014
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Louis H. Kauffman
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Award Certificate (PDF)
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2014
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Allenna Leonard
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Award Certificate (PDF)
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2014
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Paul Pangaro
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Award Certificate (PDF)
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2014
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Randall Whitaker
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Award Certificate (PDF)
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2014
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Jennifer Wilby
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Award Certificate (PDF)
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The von Foerster Award recognizes YOUNG PERSONS' CONTRIBUTIONS.
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The Heinz von Foerster Award is a recently-established American Society for Cybernetics citation.
At each of our conferences, an award is made to a young person who
has presented their work. This award honours Heinz von Foerster, the
leading light in founding the Society, who was the central figure in
the development of second order cybernetics and whose creative
scientific work was balanced by his teaching and encouragement of
young people.
The recipient is awarded a travel subsidy to the next year's ASC
conference(up to $500), free conference registration, and a year's membership in the Society.
The von Foerster award is given to the young person whose contribution to the given year's conference is voted most notable by the ASC Executive Board.
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RECIPIENTS OF HEINZ VON FOERSTER AWARDS
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2004
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Elizabeth Simpson
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2008
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Lee Worden
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2009
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Kate Slaymaker and Melanie Meltzer
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2010
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Robert Helland
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2011
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Delfina Fantini
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2012
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Philip Baron
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2013
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Chathurika Kannangara
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2014
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Ben Sweeting
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2006
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Ernst von Glasersfeld (1917-2010)
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2006
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Mary Catherine Bateson
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2012
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Klaus Krippendorff
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2014
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Stuart Umpleby
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2014
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Roger C. Conant
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The American Society for Cybernetics occasionally presents other awards in recognition of service to the Society or to the field of cybernetics.
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1986 - Stuart A. Umpleby
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"In appreciation of his sustained contribution to the American Society for Cybernetics as President from 1980 to 1983 and as a primary architect of the rebuilding of the Society"
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2009 - Barbara Dawes Vogl
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"... countless ASC members have benefited from the experience
of Barbara's curiosity and invitations. Recognizing her warm demeanor,
inquisitive personality, dedication, and innumerable contributions to the
cybernetics community, the ASC hereby makes this Special Award to Barbara
Vogl. While she has a special interest in the practice of the 'spiritual', it has
been Barbara's spirit that has caught our attention and imagination. We are
grateful for her contributions, which will surely inform new iterations of ASC
membership for years to come."
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2011 - Randall Whitaker
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Award Certificate (PDF)
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2014 - Aartje Hulstein
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Award Certificate (PDF)
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2014 - Ranulph Glanville
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Award Certificate (PDF)
Aartje Hulstein and Ranulph Glanville award sculptures
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Wiener Medal Imagery Credits:
Photos: Iain Young
Digitization: Kalev Tait
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