2006 The Dynamics of Complex Systems: Common Threads at the UAF Center for Complex Systems Studies July 5-7th 2006				A bull moose enjoying lunch north of Fairbanks     Draft Agenda
Winter sunset over the Alaska Range viewed from the University   These pages are still under construction so please check back for more information     Natural Science Facility picture taken by J. Hagen	Dynamics of Complex Systems 2006 We are pleased to announce a new meeting in Complex Systems. This will be an interdisciplinary workshop style meeting focusing on application of the methods and concepts from complex system dynamics to all areas of science and social science. Special emphasis will be on common features in complex systems and the development of techniques aimed at characterizing the dynamics of these systems. This meeting on the Dynamics of Complex Systems will cover a broad range of topics, although, hopefully, future meetings will have themes determined by the conferees. Examples of topics for the 2006 meeting include complex dynamics in networks, plasmas, biological systems, fluid dynamics, climate systems, social systems, characterization of complex systems, data analysis, and model-experiment comparison. This 2nd Dynamics of Complex Systems meeting will be held in Fairbanks Alaska from July 5th through the 7th and will be held on the campus of the University of Alaska - Fairbanks in Geophysical Institutes Elvey Auditorium. A campus map is shown here. The meeting will be structured around a series of invited talks meant to stimulate discussion and collaboration, each followed by shorter talks related to the just presented invited talk. There will also be sufficient poster space for posters to be left up for the duration of the meeting. We also plan on having extensive time available for discussion, both formal and informal. We hope that this format will stimulate interdisciplinary collaboration. Important Deadlines Abstracts June 10 Meeting registration June 10 Invited Talk Nominations Nominations for invited talks should be via email to David Newman at ffden@uaf.edu by June 1.		Registration and Abstracts for Contributed presentations Preregistration and abstract submission can also be done via email to Karina Possenti fnkmp1@uaf.edu by June 10. Please include the information on this form. Organizing Committee David Newman, Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks Ben Carreras, ORNL Renate Wackerbauer, UAF Kara Nance, UAF Related Meetings Plenary Speakers Richard May, PNNL Raul Sanchez, ORNL Skip Walker, UA Fairbanks Terry Chapin, UA Fairbanks Speakers Lawrence Duffy, UA Fairbanks James Pantaleone, UA Anchorage Ryan Woodard, British Antarctic Survey Erdal Dikmen, Suleyman Demirel Univ. Hajo Eicken, UA Fairbanks Uma Bhatt, UA Fairbanks Bill Hibler, UA Fairbanks Gerhard Kramm, UA Fairbanks David Newman, UA Fairbanks Renate Wackerbauer, UA Fairbanks Orion Sky Lawlor, UA Fairbanks Brian Hay, UA Fairbanks Kara Nance, UA Fairbanks Weather and Light In early to mid July the average high temperatures in Fairbanks are in the 70's F (21-25 C) and the average lows are in the 50's F (10-13 C). Also at that time of year the sun is above the horizon much of the time in Fairbanks, with sunset after 10 PM and sunrise before 3:30 AM Travel Information Hotel reservations: Rooms are in short supply over the summer, so make your reservations as soon as possible. For hotel information click here
The Alaska Range in the summer as seen from Fairbanks			Denali Looming viewed from Fairbanks