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Citation
Hutton, D.M. (1999), "Research Committee on sociocybernetics", Kybernetes, Vol. 28 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/k.1999.06728eab.002
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 1999, MCB UP Limited
Research Committee on sociocybernetics
Keywords Publication, Cybernetics, Sociocybernetics
The Newsletter (Volume 4, Issue 1, January 1999) of the Research Committee on Sociocybernetics has been received. Its contents will provide important information not only for sociocyberneticians but also for all readers who wish to know of the progress in this area. A brief summary is given here together with the contact points for further information about the work of the research committee.
Newsletter contents
The Newsletter contains information about:
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Letter from the president.
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Message from the secretary
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From the editors.
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Obituary: Niklas Luhmann.
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Results of our applications for Research Committee status and name change.
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Congress impressions from some of our session organizers: Heinrich Ahlemeyer, Bruce Buchanan, Bernd Hornung, John Mingers, Otto van Nieuwenhuijze, Francisco Parra-Luna.
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The future of our group:
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Introduction.
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Bernd Hornung: "Sociocybernetics and ISA-RC51".
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Vessela Misheva: "The name".
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Vessela Misheva: "In defense of sociology".
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Mike Byron: Comments on an earlier version of Misheva's above statement.
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Vessela Misheva: Rejoinder.
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A recent summary of Mike Byron's position.
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Bernd Hornung: "Answer to Vessela".
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Francisco Parra-Luna: "On second-order cyberneties and related issues".
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Bernard Scott: "Sociocybernetics: What's in a name?".
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Richard Lee: "Dilemmas of identity".
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Our 26-31 May, 1999 conference in Crete.
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Our Zaragoza conference in 2000.
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Our 2001 conference.
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The 2002 Brisbane World Congress of Sociology.
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Our Zaragoza Website.
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New Website addresses of our members.
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Our membership drive.
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Discussion list "Sociocybernet".
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Mike Terpstra: "Reflection on Luhmannians".
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New developments in the social sciences and elsewhere.
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Book reviews.
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Congress announcements.
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The composition of our 1998-2002 board.
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Information about the contents of this and later Newsletters can be made by e-mailing the appropriate officers of the Board of the Research Committee. These are:
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President: Bernd Hornung, hornung@mailer.uni-marburg.de
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Vice-president: Vessela Misheva, Vessela.Misheva@soc.uu.se
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Past president: Kenneth Bailey, kbailey@soc.ucla.edu
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Secretary: Richard Lee, rlee@binghamton.edu
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Newsletter editors: Felix Geyer, geyer@xs4all.nl and Cor van Dijkum, c.vandijkum@fsw.ruu.nl
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Book review editors: Philip Nicolopoulos, nikolop@phl.uoc.gr and Bernard Scott, scott@dmu.ac.uk
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Membership drive: Mike Byron, mpbyronl:@home.com (overall coordinator), Galin Gornev, gornev@bgcict.acad.bg (Eastern Europe and Russia), Torcuato Perez de Guzman, torcuato@uv.es (Latin World, also scientific liaison) and Mike Terpstra, mterp@earthlink.net (North America).
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Editors for new developments within and outside of the social sciences: Tessaleno Devezas, tessad@demnet2.ubi.pt and Paul Maiteny, GrubbUK@aol.com
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Conferences: Francisco Parra-Luna, nikolop@phl.uoc.gr (1999 annual meeting in Kolimbari, Crete, Greece), Chaime Marcuello, chaime@posta.unizar.es (2000 annual meeting in Zaragoza, Spain) and Francisco Parra-Luna, parralun@lix.intercom.es (2001 annual meeting, location as yet unknown, possibly in Latin America).
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Webmaster: Chaime Marcuello, chaime@posta.unizar.es (2000 annual meeting in Zaragoza, Spain)