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Subject: Re: SDS Award Committee Proposes New Award - FOR DISCUSSION
From: Yaman Barlas < >
Reply-To:List for System Dynamics Society Policy Council Members < >
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 18:10:55 +0200
Hi David,
I just would like to add one final comment about 'in lieue of Forrester award' alternative. I do not think think this would be a good idea. Forrester award is well established, is clear and serves a specific purpose: an outstanding publication in the last 5 years. I think the LA award is a good idea, but it should be IN ADDITION to Forrester award in order to fill a gap: appreciation of long term, extended contribution, not attributable to a single publication.
(A note about the name: if we fear that the term 'Lifetime' gives misleading impression of a 'retirement' award, we may think about some alternative names like 'Outstanding Contribution' or 'Pioneering Achievement'...)
thank you,
Yaman Barlas
Quoting "Ford, David" :
There has been lots of very good discussion about this award. Thanks to all who have participated. It has provided valuable input to the next phase in addressing this issue. Bob Eberlein has suggested that there is "very strong support for regularizing this award, either in lieu or in addition to the Forrester award." and that the next step is to form an ad hoc committee to develop and put forth a formal proposal. I agree. However, I do not want to cut off discussion before everyone has had an adequate opportunity to voice their opinions. Therefore, I request that any additional discussion to this List Serve about this issue happen by the end of tomorrow, Wednesday, February 1.
To move us forward, effective Thursday, February 2, I appoint Khalid Saeed as the chair of an ad hoc committee to develop and put forth a formal proposal to the Policy Council concerning a Lifetime Achievement Award. I hope that we can receive and discuss that motion adequately to vote on it at the summer Policy Council meeting in St. Gallen.
David Ford
President, 2012
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Subject: Re: SDS Award Committee Proposes New Award - FOR DISCUSSION
From: "Ford, David" < >
Reply-To: List for System Dynamics Society Policy Council Members < >
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:35:51 +0000
Thank you, Yaman.
I want to be sure we all understand that the committee that I recently formed and Khalid chairs will not to make the final decisions about this award. My idea is that it will consider all the issues and discussion we have had and develop a specific plan and motion that the Society leadership (including this group) will have an opportunity to discuss before voting. Khalid, please speak up if you have a different picture.
Dave Ford
President, 2012
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Subject: Re: SDS Award Committee Proposes New Award - FOR DISCUSSION
From: "Saeed, Khalid" < >
Reply-To: List for System Dynamics Society Policy Council Members < >
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 12:04:27 -0500
The Awards Committee proposal is only to regularize the LTA, without altering any existing award. In my understanding the mandate of the committee David has asked me to form is limited to addressing that proposal.
-Khalid
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Subject: Re: SDS Award Committee Proposes New Award - FOR DISCUSSION
From: George Richardson < >
Reply-To: List for System Dynamics Society Policy Council Members < >
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 10:27:42 +0100
"Sustained Achievement Award"?
Certainly better than the one I first thought of: "Almost-a-Lifetime Achievement Award" :-)
George P. Richardson
O'Leary Professor of Public Administration and Policy, and Informatics
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
University at Albany, SUNY
518-364-6334
http://www.albany.edu/~gpr/
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Subject: Biomedical SIG motion & PC meeting schedule
From: "Ford, David" < >
Reply-To: List for System Dynamics Society Policy Council Members < >
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 21:00:25 +0000
Dear Policy Council Members and Other Interested Parties:
Motion #104: Proposal Biomedical SIG. RESULTS: Passed (YES:21 / NO:0 / ABSTAIN:1)
Welcome to the new Biomedical Special Interest Group!
Policy Council Meeting Schedule:
Continuing until February 10 - the online discussion of proposed motions.
February 11 - February 17: one week of final discussion
February 18 - 24: voting on motions
Please see the following motions on the SDS web site:
105: Minutes Approval of Summer PC Meeting, Washington, DC 2011. Moved by David Ford, Seconded by Peter Hovmand
106: Slate of Candidates to take office on January 1, 2013. Moved by David Ford, Seconded by Ignacio Martinez-Moyano
107: Approval of Organization & Bylaws Committee member appointed by President: Moved by J. Bradley Morrison. Seconded by Leonard Malczynski
108: Motion to define term limits for awards selection subcommittees. Moved by J. Bradley Morrison. Seconded by David Ford
Dave Ford
President, 2012
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Subject: Motion 109 Recommendation of Bylaw Changes
From: Bob Eberlein < >
Reply-To: List for System Dynamics Society Policy Council Members < >
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:53:42 +0800
Hi Everyone,
Thanks for the discussion and feedback on the Bylaws and Policies. Based on this we have made some minor revisions to the recommended bylaw changes - the latest document is in the supplementary materials for the Organization and Bylaws Committee report.
Based on the comments made on this list, as well as some offline discussion with Rogelio, the committee has, after lengthy consideration, left in the modification to the bylaws to no longer list the Executive Editor as an Officer of the Society.
If motion 109 is passed this is what happens: The intended bylaws will be distributed to the membership in advance of the conference and comments solicited. During the conference the changes will be discussed during the general business meeting and comments solicited. After that any modifications based on those comments will be incorporated and the amended changes sent out the the membership for a an up or down vote (with a 2/3 majority of those voting required for passage).
Only after that happens do we need to take any action on the policies. This means continued revisions and improvement may be made on those up until the end of 2012. So the draft policies attached in the report, while they provide useful information, are not actually part of this motion.
As always questions and comments are encouraged.
Bob Eberlein
Organization and Bylaws Committee
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Subject:
From: "Ford, David" < >
Reply-To: List for System Dynamics Society Policy Council Members < >
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:26:58 +0000
Dear Members of the Policy Council and Other Interested Parties:
We are now in the final discussion phase of the Winter Policy Council Meeting. Voting on motions will start Saturday, February 18 and continue for a week. The Winter PC meeting will formally end on February 26, 2012.
The following motions have been posted:
105: Minutes Approval of Summer PC Meeting, Washington, DC 2011
106: Slate of Candidates to take office on January 1, 2013
107: Approval of Organization and Bylaws Committee member appointed by President
108: Motion to define term limits for awards selection subcommittees
109: Revision of Bylaws
See the notes below if you need help with the mechanics of electronic discussion, report viewing and voting.
Sincerely,
David N. Ford,
President 2012
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**Electronic Discussion** Electronic discussion will be conducted using the Policy Council email discussion listserv. To send a message to this list use the email address . After you have sent this you will be asked to confirm your post. Try to use a subject that connects the message clearly to any motions or reports it may be related to. Using "Reply" on the listserv will reply to everyone on the list.
**Report Viewing** To view a report please use the web submission system at:
http://www.systemdynamics.org/cgi-bin/sdsweb
Log on using your email address and password. This is the same system used to submit conference papers. If you do not know your password you can reset it by clicking on "Forgot or have not set your password?". Please go to your User Menu page.
Scroll down to "The 2012 Winter Policy Council Meeting" and use the button "Policy Council Member." Motions are listed at the top, reports are below. Click on the links to the report or supporting materials.
If you do not see a section heading such as this, please contact the Society office. The Policy Council Menu appears only for officers, PC members and those who have been added as guests (guests can submit reports and take part in discussion but cannot vote).
**Electronic Voting** (Opens February 18) To vote on a motion that is open for voting, simply click on the button "details" related to the motion and then the checkbox for your vote. You can change your vote using the same process as long as the motion remains open. Your vote is visible to everyone; there is no secret ballot voting supported.
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Subject:
From: "Ford, David" < >
Reply-To: List for System Dynamics Society Policy Council Members < >
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:12:40 +0000
Dear Members of the Policy Council and Other Interested Parties:
Electronic Voting will open tomorrow, February 18.
To vote on a motion that is open for voting, simply click on the button "details" related to the motion and then mark the checkbox for your vote.
The following motions have been posted:
105: Minutes Approval of Summer PC Meeting, Washington, DC 2011
106: Slate of Candidates to take office on January 1, 2013
107: Approval of Organization and Bylaws Committee member appointed by President
108: Motion to define term limits for awards selection subcommittees
109: Revision of Bylaws
Regards,
David N. Ford,
President 2012
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Subject: Strengthening Ties Between System Dynamics and Main-Line Public Policy Research
From: "Andersen, David F" < >
Reply-To: List for System Dynamics Society Policy Council Members < >
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:49:09 +0000
SUMMARY: THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT A NEW LISTSERV DESIGNED TO HELP SYSTEM DYNAMICISTS CONNECT TO APPAM, A PREMIER PUBLIC POLICY VENUE.
Dear System Dynamicist-Who-Is-Also-Interested-In-Public-Policy,
The "Dear colleagues" letter below represents the culmination of a year long effort by George Richardson and David Andersen to help push System Dynamics into the center of APPAM, the premier public policy research group in North American. We think that we have figured out how to have system dynamics papers get a fair and informed review within the APPAM community. If you are interested in helping with or learning more about this effort, we suggest that you read the message below and then:
(1) Subscribe to this listerv so that you can follow and help support these efforts, and
(2) Forward a copy of this message to colleagues and friends who are also interested in promoting a tighter linkage between system dynamics and main line public policy researchers.
You can sign up easily by sending a blank email to:
You take this simple action by clicking directly on the above link or cutting and pasting it into your e-mail on the address line
Sincerely,
George Richardson
David Andersen
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From: Policy Informatics Community of Inquiry & Practice Network [ ] on behalf of Natalie Helbig [ ]
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 2:23 PM
To:
Subject: Policy Informatics List Launch
Dear colleagues,
Welcome. This is the first posting to the "PIN-L" listserv for scholars and practitioners interested in the area of policy informatics. We have launched this list on an opt-out basis and have tentatively subscribed you to this list. We did this based on your participation at APPAM this past year and/or attendance at the roundtable. Information about subscribing and unsubscribing is at the end of this email.
----Background----
The 2011 APPAM Research Conference fostered the emergence of a new community of inquiry and practice (CoIP) within the APPAM community. Dubbed, "Policy Informatics", this collection of over 70 researchers and practitioners brought new energy to the APPAM conference. Many of the participants were first time attendees at APPAM, which provided opportunities to expand APPAM in membership as well as in its intellectual perspectives.
This community came together as a result of the leadership of outgoing president elect Sandra Archibald. As conference chair she created the conference theme that emphasized complexity in public policy inquiry and practice and encouraged practitioners from communities not traditionally associated with APPAM to join our discussions in Washington. The result was a vibrant set of conference panels, symposia, and workshops organized around the dual themes of complexity and computation in the public policy process.
In these sessions, a number of papers were presented on agent-based simulations, system dynamics simulations, data visualization methods, as well as on topics related to digital government, data sharing, and electronic governance.
----Building the CoIP----
This brief memorandum calls for the members of this emergent community of inquiry and practice in policy informatics within the APPAM community to keep in touch with each other and invite our colleagues. If the 70 or more participants who share these common interests cooperate on common issues, we have the potential to accomplish a number of goals that can be of benefit to APPAM as a whole including:
Specific to APPAM
* Promote a rich program of policy informatics at the 2012 and future conferences.
* Work with Sandra Archibald and others to create a review mechanism within the program committee so that high quality policy informatics papers can get a fair review.
* Sponsor a research workshop just before the 2012 APPAM fall conference (and in subsequent years).
* Create a presence at APPAM by offering pre-conference tutorials and teaching programs with an emphasis on the related activities already going on in APPAM schools.
* Increase membership in APPAM of persons interested in policy informatics.
Publishing
* Work toward a special issue in JPAM. This project would also deliver to the editors of JPAM a list of well-qualified reviewers for future submissions.
* Work together on edited volumes and other joint research projects related to Policy Informatics.
Building the community
* Create a web presence so that others who are interested in what we are doing can find out about it.
* Create a working paper series to be published on this website
* Create structures that relate our group to others in Europe and elsewhere.
* Create structures that relate our group to communities of inquiry and practice (such as INFORMS, the System Dynamics Society, dg.o, APSA's complexity section, etc).
Please join us in this effort.
This initial trial balloon is being put up by:
David Andersen University at Albany
Anand Desai, Ohio State
Natalie Helbig, Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany Yushim Kim, Arizona State
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