UKSS 2018: UK Systems Society Conference 2018 University of Portsmouth Portsmouth, UK, June 24-27, 2018 |
Conference website | http://www.systemsforum.org/ukss-conference-june-2018/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ukss2018 |
Abstract registration deadline | October 31, 2017 |
Submission deadline | December 8, 2017 |
The UK Systems Society is committed to the development and promotion of 'Systems' philosophy, theory, practice, models, concepts and methodologies for improving decision making and problem solving for the benefit of organisations and our wider society.
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. Participants may choose to present on the basis of an extended abstract (maximum 1,000 words) or a full paper of 5-7,000 words. An extended abstract is required in the first instance. Papers will be subject to blind peer review and may be selected for publication in a UKSS journal.
List of Topics
Topics may include, but are not restricted to:
- Analyses of challenges facing UK health service
- Approaches to restructure delivery of primary and secondary health care
- Boundaries of health care, social care, education and other human systems
- Relationship of health care to supporting services, e.g. ambulance, paramedic, community services, pharmacies
- Contributions that IS and/or ICTs can make to health care delivery
- Relationship between preventative and curative health provision
- Political and fiscal implications of changes (or non-change) to health provision
- Consideration of demographics in relation to provision of services
Committees
Program Committee
- Conference Chair: Professor Frank Stowell, President UKSS. Frank.Stowell@port.ac.uk
- Programme Chair: Ian Roderick, MD Schumacher Institute. ian@schumacher.org.uk
- Conference secretariat: Dr Christine Welch, Director SPMC. ukss2018@spmc-associates.co.uk
Invited Speakers
- Alex Whitfield, CEO Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Venue
The University of Portsmouth, co-hosted by ECIS 2018
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to ukss2018@spmc-associates.co.uk
Sponsors
A UK Systems Society conference in association with SPMC and the Schumacher institute; supported by the World Organisation of Systems and Cybernetics and the Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sui Sistemi; co-hosted by ECIS 2018.