International Federation for Systems Research
The International Federation for Systems Research (IFSR) is an international federation for global and local societies in the field of
Organisation
The overall purpose of the
Other tasks include the development and promotion of:
- Resource materials development in systems education;
- Standards of competence in systems research and systems education;
- A knowledge base in the cybernetic and systems sciences;
For its member organizations the federation seeks coordinating programs and provides assistance to them.
The IFSR was founded on 12 March 1980 by the American
Member organizations
The IFSR is a member organizations of over thirty systems science organizations worldwide:[2]
- Association Française des Sciences et Technologies de l'Information et des Systèmes / Association Française de Science des Systèmes. France
- AR+, USA
- [1]American Society for Cybernetics (ASC), USA
- Analytics Society of Ireland, Ireland
- Applied Systems Thinking in Practice (ASTiP) by the Open University (OU), UK
- Australia and New Zealand Systems Group (ANZSYS)
- Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science
- Business Systems Laboratory, Italy
- Cybernetics Society London, UK
- Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Kybernetik , Germany
- Dutch Systems Group, The Netherlands
- Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialkybernetik
- European School of Governance, Germany
- European Union for Systemics – Union européenne de systémique (EUS-UES), EU
- Forum of the Future/School of Systems Change, UK
- Hai Phong Systems Science Society (HPSSS), VNM
- Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies (HSSS), GR
- International Research Institute for Advanced Systems, RUS
- [2]International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)
- Research Committee 51 on Sociocybernetics of International Sociological Association, ES
- International Society for Knowledge and Systems Sciences, PRC
- [3]International Society for the Systems Sciences, USA
- Malik Management Institute, CH
- Österreichische Studiengesellschaft für Kybernetik / Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies, AT
- SCiO Systems and Complexity in Organisation, United Kingdom/International, UK
- Systemic Design Association, CAN and N
- System Dynamics Society, USA
- Systems Engineering Society of China / Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, PRC
- Sociedad Espanola de Sistemas Generales, ES
- Slovenian Society for Systems Research, SL
- The Oroborus Foundation, CH
- Laboratoire Théorie des systèmes en architecture (tsa-lab), BE
- UK Systems Society, UK
- WCSA - World Complexity Science Academy, IT
Journal, book series, and newsletter
- Systems Research and Behavioral Science
The IFSR Journal of Systems Research was established in 1984 but was merged with the
- International Series on Systems Science and Engineering
This IFSR Book Series provides a publication avenue for high quality systems literature. George Mobus (
- Gerrit Broekstra, Nyenrode University, The Netherlands Business School, Netherlands
- John L. Casti, Santa Fe Institute, NM, USA
- Brian R. Gaines, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Ivan M. Havel, Center for Theoretical Study, Charles University, Czech Republic
- Klaus Kornwachs, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus, Germany
- Franz Pichler, Institute of Systems Science, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria
- IFSR Newsletter
The IFSR Newsletter is the informal newsletter of the IFSR (hard copy: ISSN 1818-0809, online: ISSN 1818-0817), published once or twice a year since 1981, edited by Paul F de. P. Hanika (1981–1985), Robert Trappl (1985), Steven Sokoloff (1986 – 1994), Gerhard Chroust (1993–2018) and Louis Klein (2019-present).[5] The newsletter informs member societies about new academic work, updates on fellow member societies and prominent scientists, updates on past systems conferences and plans for future conferences. Back issues of newsletters are available on the IFSR.org web site.
IFSR Conversations
The Conversations, initially held in
The Conversations were established primarily under the guidance of
- a collectively guided disciplined inquiry,
- an exploration of issues of social/societal significance,
- engaged by scholarly practitioners in self-organized teams,
- on a theme for their conversation selected by participants,
- initiated in the course of a preparation phase that leads to an intensive learning phase.
"Conversations were introduced by
The results of the conference are published in the Proceedings of the IFSR Conversations. This document publishes the team reports plus several contributed papers. A short description of the IFSR's activities completes the proceedings. The Proceedings are distributed to member societies and conference attendees. The 2012 Proceedings are available at: The Proceedings of the IFSR Conversation 2012, St. Magdalena, Linz. The 2014 Proceedings are available at: [4]. The 2016 Proceedings are available through print-on-demand at 2016 IFSR Conversation Proceedings: Systems Literacy. Proceedings prior to 2012 are available online in the Archives section of the IFSR website (see http://www.ifsr.org/index.php/publications/conversations/).
The Conversations have led to significant development of a theoretical basis for Systems Engineering, progress in the evolution of Cybernetics to Second Order Science, continuing elucidation of GST* (General Systems Theory), and informing Systems Research (https://www.springer.com/us/book/9789811002625). These developments are described in the IFSR Newsletter [5].
Past presidents
More prominent system scientists have been officers of the IFSR since 1980.[5] Presidents of the federation were:[8]
- 1980: George J. Klir
- 1984: Robert Trappl
- 1988: Gerrit Broekstra
- 1992: Gerard de Zeeuw
- 1994: Bela H. Banathy
- 1998: Michael C. Jackson
- 2000: Yong Pil Rhee
- 2002: Jifa Gu
- 2006 Matjaz Mulej
- 2008 Matjaz Mulej
- 2010 Gary S. Metcalf
- 2012 Gary S. Metcalf
- 2014 Gary S. Metcalf
- 2016 Mary C. Edson
- 2018 Ray Ison
IFSR 2020-2024 Executive Committee
Source:[8]
- Ray Ison, President
- Pamela Buckle, Vice President
- Rika Preiser, Vice President
- Nam Nguyen, Vice President
- Louis Klein, Secretary General
International Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences
On April 7, 2010 the General Assembly of the IFSR approved the founding of the International Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences (IASCYS).[9]
- Aims
IASCYS aims to honor and activate outstanding members of IFSR member-associations. While no one can apply for membership in IASCYS as an individual, every member association of the IFSR can suggest candidates in an official letter supplying data on the candidate's scientific and professional achievements in accordance with the criteria of the IASCYS.
- Motivations
IASCYS fills the gap resulting from the failure of national and international academies of sciences and arts to include systems and cybernetics in their list of sciences and arts.
- Intentions
In order to honor the most distinguished systems and cybernetics professionals and simultaneously to promote the systems thinking world view, each year during a ceremonial assembly, a selected academic receives the Bertalanffy/Wiener medal of the Academy.
The officers of the IASCYS Executive Committee are:
- Stuart Umpleby – President
- Ockert Bosch- Vice-President,
- Jifa Gu– Vice-president
- Pierre Bricage – Secretary General
See also
- List of systems science organizations
- Charles François
References
- ^ Gerhard Chroust, 25 Years of the IFSR: A Milestone in the Systems Sciences, retrieved 16 April 2008.
- ^ Listing of 32 member organizations IFSR, 2022.
- ^ Journals: Systems Research and Behavioural Science Merge, IFSR Newsletter 1997 Vol 16. No. 4 December, pp. 4
- ^ "Editorial Board for the IFSR International Book Series on Systems Science and Engineering". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
- ^ a b Appendix: What is the IFSR? IFSR Conversations 2012 Archived 2018-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, Proceedings of the IFSR Conversation 2012, St. Magdalena, Linz, Austria, 2012, pp. 109
- ^ 16th IFSR Conversation 2012 “Systems and Science at Crossroads” St. Magdalena April 14 to 19, IFSR Newsletter 2012 Vol. 29 No. 1 September, pp. 14
- ^ Looking back at St. Magdalena 2012: IFSR Conversations 2012, Proceedings of the IFSR Conversation 2012, St. Magdalena, Linz, Austria, pp. 1
- ^ a b "About – International Federation for Systems Research". www.ifsr.org. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ International Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences (IASCYS), IFSR Newsletter 2010 Vol. 27 No. 2 December, pp. 4
External links
- Homepage IASCYS
- Homepage IFSR
- Article 25 Years of the IFSR: A Milestone in the Systems Sciences, by Gerhard Chroust.