Newsletter of the Arrerican Society for Cybemetics Barry Clemson, Editor 314 Shibles Hall Universi ty of Mai.."'le Orono, ME 04469

Nurober 17, Sept. 12, 1982

'Ihe address of the ASC is: 2131 G St. N.W., Washington, OC 20052

ASC Conferer1ce ASC Election and Education The Ballot for the ASC Election is 'Ihe (almest) final program for the enclosed and needs your i.mrediate Annual rreeting is attached. A attention (the ballots will be stellar array of scholars from c~m:ted Oct. 15 so that the new cybemetics and education have o:f7cers can meet with the current agreed to participate. We are otflcers during the October 18-21 expecting another excellent meeting in Colurnbus). Please rreeting. Send in your registra­ C?mplete and retum your ballot Wl thout delav. tion form for ~~e conference and J. the hotel as soon as possible.

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By Mika Peten tor l.ho Da.ylon DIIHy News Synposium: Autononw, from Physics to Political Science Translated for us by Jean A.H. Bourget

It is, of course, too early to submit an assessment and a synthesis of the amazing symposium held at the 11 Centre Culturel Internationalu (International Cultural Centre) of Cerisy la Salle, from 11 to 17 June 1980, organized by J-P Dupuy et P. Durnonehel on 11 Autonomy, from physics to political sciences, 11 but we can already officially acknowledge the strong stream of interest which arises from this polarization of research in systemics and its specific value. During seven days, 95 motivated participants have not exhausted this subject, which, ten years ago was almest unheard of. Neither did they divide it into sub-disciplines and related coteries: the autonomy of a system, in qeneral, is a 11 vector 11 concept which gives rise to an efficient build-up of new or renewed knowledges. These first impressions give rise to thoughts and discussions as we wait for the publication of the proceedings - which is scheduled for the beginning of 1982 by the Editions du Seuil. A truly transdisciplinary and transcultural research is be possible; philosophers, biologists, mathematicians, physicists, psychologists, linguists, economists, logicians, engineers, sociologists, politicologists ... exchanged ideas effectively on the concept of autonomy without being bored or running out of ideas.

The concept of autonomy should not be 11 reduced 11 too fast. It now unfolds into many 11 theories 11 which do not all meet spontaneously. The main leading axes now seem to me to be those opened by Henri Atlan, F. Varela, et 0. Hofstadter (the latter, in fact, was quoted many times at Cerisy). Butthis cleavage will most likely be challenged, to the possible benefit of a presentation based for example on the contributions of H. von Forrester, E. Jantsch, I. Prigorine and C. Castoriadis. I, myself, believe that the hyper-paradigm of complexity suggested by Edgar Morin,constitutes the most stable and fruitful interpretative framewerk of these thoughts, but this belief is not yet shared by all. These tensions, inherent to all sciences, can be interpreted by re-questionning our epistemological certainties(?); this proves indispensable for some and unbearable for others. I perceive this re-questionning exactly in the same terms as those required for the scientifical proof of systemics: the autonomy of systemics implies the systemics of autonomy. Although the argument has been referred to relatively very little at the Cerisy symposium, this epistemological re-questionning calls for a re-assessment of the 11 11 legitimacy of logic •• on behalf of the necessity for new formalisms for other statements of logic. It is not favorable to the building-up of auto-reference logics (or recurrence) the science of autonomy might not progress very far within the frame of a so-called natural logic. We must admit that this thesis is usually contested by the same persans who contest the scientifical levity of systemics.

We should only see in these 11 first impressions'' an invitation to further consideration and not, in any way, the premature synthesis of a symposium, of which we can say without doubt that it will make a mark in the history of systemics and may even go further. AMERICAN SCCIEI'Y FOR CYBERNEI'ICS

Co-Sponsors: Chio Acad~ of Science , College of Education Ohio State Universi ty

ANNUAL CONFERENCE: CYBERNEI'ICS AND EDUCATION

overview

The general goal of the conference this year is to initiate rreaningful discussion wi th education professionals on ways that the insights and rrethods of cybernetics might help to irnprove educational practice. We are confident that such discussion can be mutually beneficial. Sorre of the more noteworthy systems scientists/ cyberneticians attending the rreeting are:

Herbert Brun Ernst von Glasserfeld F. de P. Hanika Daniel Howland Klaus Krippendorf Gordon Pask IX>reen Steg

'Ihe education luminaries attending the conference include:

Milton Goldberg Harold Mitzel Luverne Cunningham Keith Hall

'Ihe program is organized into several strearrs. 'Ihe first strearn might be characterized as the hard core cybernetics strearn and runs throughout the four days. There are also three separate education related streams that run Jvbnday through wednesday: Educational uses of the computer Managerrent and Administration The State of Math and Science Education in the U. S. The fourth day, Thursday, will be devoted entirely to the cybernetics stream.

'Ihe t-1ath and Science Education stream will be conducted on the group-process rrodel. It will begin with a presentation on the current state of the area by Robert Howe, Director of the ERIC Center on Science and Math Education, and participants will work the following bo.D days wi th the goal of reaching concensus on suggested action steps. The leader of this workshopwill be Richard Zelonka, a professional organi­ zation developrnent specialist from the Pittsburgh area.

'Ihe meeting is being officially co-sp::>nsored by the College of Education at Ohio State and by the Ohio Academy of Science. It has been made an official activity of the Ohio School Study Council. The education people have responded very positively to our invitation and we expect 100 or so of them in attendance.

The conference registration fonn is on the reverse side of this sheet. The hotel reservation card is enclosed for your convenience. Lnw Air Fares For East Coast Cyberneticians

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AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CYBERNETICS 2131 G Street NW Washington, DC 20052

1982 Annual Meeting Registration Form Name ------Date A_ddress

Institutional Affiliation (for badge)

Please register at your earliest convenience. Fill outtheseparate room reservation card and senditto The Christopher Inn. Be sur-e, ~!1 any cor.tact with them, !Q_ indicate ~ connection with the_ ASC meetinq_. The registration fee is $65. Send this amount and the completed form to: Dr. Jon Cunnyngham American Society for Cybernetics The Ohio State University 1775 College Road Columbus, OH 43210 AMERICANSOCIETY FüR CYBERNETICS1982 Annual Meeting Monday, October 18 draft 9/1

9:00 Opening Session Welcome from Ohio State: Official Convening: Stuart Umpleby, ASC President Conference Overview: John Hayman, 1982 Program Chairman 9:45 Keynote Address Milton Goldberg, Executive Director National Commission on Excellence in Education 10:.45 Break 11:15 A Cybernetics Perspective Mike Pearson Wright Patterson Air Force Base

12:00 Lunch 1:30 Address: The French Association for Economical and Technical Cybernetics Robert Vallee

President du Coll~gede Systemique, Paris 2:00 2:00 2:00 Seminar: Seminar: Talk: Fundamentals of Cybernetics The New Cybernetics On Floating Hierarchies - I Stuart Umpleby Larry Richards Herbert Brun 3:00 Paper Session: Cybernetics and Systems Research F. de P. Hanika Education is Nesting of Systems Charles A. Fink 4:00 Paper Session: Cyberneticians Do It with Control George W. Cl a rk 5:00 Cybernetics and the STS Curriculum I John de la Mothe & Laura Winer Dinner and Special Cash Bar 8:00 Paul Trachtman -- Planning for The Cybernetics Fo(um -):' .:;; /j ASC 1982 Annual Meeting Tuesday, October 19 General Session: Russell Ackoff Scientist University of Pennsylvania Reaction/Discussion: Ernst von Glassersfeld 9:30 Presentation: Use of Micro­ Management Workshop: Talk: The State of Math and Workshop: Learning How to F· computers with hard-of­ Science Education in the US in Academe hearing children. Russell Ackoff Robert Howe William J. Reckmeyer Sue Rose Jamshid Gharajedaghi op: aper Sess 10n: 10: 30 works nop: A Joint-Action Program to Teaching Cybernetics Cybernetics and the Arts Address Math and Science Larry D. Richards Herbert Brun Education Needs Goals: Psychologists Have Tl Stuart Umpleby Richard Zelonka, Leader W. Tom Bourbon

12:00-1:30 Lunch

General Session: Wi11 i am Powers Astronomer 2:15 Reaction/Discussion: Barry Clemson Paper Session: Management Workshop: Workshop: A Joint-Action Paper Session: Nets, Networking, or Program to Address Math and Conversation Theory in Computer Conferencing R. Ackoff Science Education Needs Education -- Gordon Pask Legitimate Learning Througl (continued) Richard Zelonka, Leader Joseph M. Rothberg (continued) Cybernetic Conversation Gary M. Boyd 4:00 Presentation: 4:00 Panel on Management: Sociocybernetics and Education in an Bandy, Brzeinski, Educational Philosophy Ambulatory Setting Culbertson, Gladvs M. Busch Moon Chen Clemson 3:45 Seminar: A Formal Structure of Conscien< Vladimir A. Lefebvre, et al. 5:00 Dinner 7:30 Workshop on the Cybernetics Glossary 8:15 Christina Gibbs Workshop on the ASC Manifesto/Declaration Stuart Umpleby Planning for the 1983 Conference Klaus Krippendorff ASC 1982 Annual Meeting Wednesday, October 20 8:30 General Session: Haro l d Mit ze 1 Associate Dean The Pennsylvania State University Reaction/Discussion: Klaus Krippendorff 9:30------· - - - Demonstration: State-of-the- Talk: Information Utilization Workshop: A Joint-Action Paper Session: Art in Computer Based in Educational Administration Program to Address Math and Communication from Education Luverne Cunningham Science Education Needs Cybernetic Per- Keith Hall spective 10:30 Panel: Microcomputers 10: 15 Symposium: Applications Richard Zelonka Klaus Krippendar and Constructive Learning of r~anagementCyberneti es Micro-Learning and Ernst von Glassersfeld, Fred Giessler (continued) Port Royal Logic --et al . Eugene W. Rypka I 10:00 Symposium: Human Behavior and Development Doreen Steg, et a 12:00 Lunch 1:30 General Session: Charl es Csuri Computer Graphics Research Group The Ohio State University Reaction/Discussion: Herbert Brun Symposium: The Development ot Symposium: Management Cyber- Workshop: A Joint-Action Symposium: Fundament Computer Science Departments netics in Theory and Program to Address Math and Issues in Education Georges Grinstein, et ~· Practice Science Education Needs Fishing in Academe Dan Howland, et ~· William J. Reckme Richard Zelcnka 3:45 Symposium: The 4:00 Talk: On Floating 4:00 Paper Session: Cybernetic Classroom: Hierarchies - II lntegrating Informa Matehing Variety in (continued) Herbert Brun Systems into Build lnstructional Settings ing Architecture Shelley Clemson, et ~· Donald F. Costel Cybernetics and the Market Place

·- - -· -·. -· ·-- Stephen Ruth ----- 5:00 Dinner 8:00 Ora 1 Tradition Barry Cl emson William J. Reckmeyer ~ ASC 1982 Annual Meeting i Thursday, October 21 8:30 General Session: Gordon Pask System Research Developments, United Kingdom Concordia University, Canada Reaction/Discussion: Richard Zelonka Paper Session: Seminar: Symposium: Self Authorization Protologics for Representing Toward the Cybernetics of Helping Stuart Umpleby Educational and Decision and Intervention Cybernetics: A Source of Griented Knowledge Unifying Concepts for Frederick Steier Psychology Gordon Pask W. Tom Bourbon Parallel vs. Serial Processing in Elementary Human Cognition James W. Townsend 11:00 Paper Session: 11:00 Symposium: 11:00 Symposium: Metasystem Transition as the Cyberneticians and Feminist Paradoxes of Ethical Cognition Quantum of Evolution Scientists Valentin F. Turchin Vladimir A. Lefebvre, et al. Identification and Determin­ Barry Clemson ation of Strategie Business Issues 12:00 Talk: Laplace Transform Simir Chakraborty with Matrix Argument and Paradox and Information Klaus Krippendorff Robert Vallee 12:30-1:30 Lunch Business Meeting Stuart Umpleby, Presiding 3:00 Adjourn AMERICAN SCCIETY FOR CYBERNETICS

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

DEADLINE: Ballot must be received by CCtober 15 so the new officers can rreet at the N3C Conference October 18.

PRESIDENT - Vote for one 1 loser becomes V.P.

Jon CUnnyngham

Bill Reckrreyer

TREASURER - Vote for one

Larry Richards

Rolf Wigand

SECREIARY - Vote for one

Ruth Miller

David Mitchell

OMBUDSMEN - Vote for bAD

Rochelle Clemson

Allena Leonard

Ellen Stolarik

President1 V.P. 1 Treasurer, Secretary and Onbudsmen all serve three year Terms

TRUS'l'EE.C: - Si.'< year te:rrns

Stafford Beer and Heinz von Foerster are rnidway through a six year term. Dan Howland has just finished a term and has been norninated for another. Vote "yes" or "no" for each norninee.

YES NO C. West Churchman

Daniel Howland

DEADLINE: Ballots will be counted Octcber 15 1 1982 so that the new officers can rneet at the ASC Conference in Columbus.

SEND COMPLETED BALLOI'S TO: ASC

2131 6 Street 1 N.W.

Washington 1 DC 20052 Jon CUnnyngham: candidate for President

Jön has provided outstanding service as ASC 1 s treasurer and has ffi3!1aged to get us onto a reasonably sound financial basis despite inheriting utter chaos left over from a succession of temporary treasurer's. He has served as both Secretary-Treasurer and President of the Central Ohio Chapter of SGSR.

He trained in physics (B.A. 1 Oberlin) and Economics (PhD, Chicago 1 1964) .

His prirnary research objective for the next five years is the evolutionary developrrent of an operational system for strategic decision supfOrt of complex M:magerrent Inforrration Systems (MIS) in business and goverrnnent. The develop­ rnent of a Management Information system for s~ategic planning requires a synthesis of concepts from General Systems theory 1 Cybernetics, Artificial Intelligance and Information Science, as well as integration of planning rrethodologies, econorretric rrodeling and sirnulation rrethods.

Research in the last five years has focused on the design and programning of a ge...'1eral purpese 1 stö.te-space 1 regression rrodeling procedure called '' Aäaptive Process Regression." Within this rrodeling procedure concepts of 1 fuzzy sets 1 and 'dialectical processes' are integrated with traditional Yu'1awledge of multi­ ple regression analysis and system state rnodeling. This work provided the rrethodology needed to raise the analysis of 1 M:xiels of Reality 1 (Syrnbolic rnodels of reality expressed in machine intelligence) to the level where a unified theory of Strategie ~cision Supf()rt System can be specified and developed. He has published on these topics in, among other places, Modeling and Simulation,

SGSR proceedings 1 and Proceedings of the International Congress on Applied Systems Research and Cybernetics. Jon is currently a Professor of Economics at the Ohio State Uni versity.

Bill Reckrreyer: Candidate for President

Bill has been active wi th both ASC and SGSR. He was Program Chairperson for SGSR 1 s annual rreeting in 1981, a rrember of SGSR 1 s Task Force on General Systems Research, the 1981-82 representative to the InternationaJ Federation for Systems Research, and has been the organizer/chair for a serles of workshops on systems education at both SGSR and ASC 1 s annual rreetings since 1979. Bill arranged for ASC to have several business rreetings and professional sessions at the 1981 SGSR rreeting and has been continuously involved with ASC 1 s planning. He has also edited (for SGSR) General Systems Research and Cesign: Prec\rrsors and Futures.

His training includes a B.A. in History from Randolph-Macon College, an M.A. in History from Arrerican University, and a Ph. D (1982) in History with an emphasis in cybernetics from Arrerican University. He is, since 1971, a Research fellaw with the Inter-National Research Institute where he has worked on problems ranging from technological concerns involving the acquisition and supf()rt of sophisticated weaf()n systems - like Poseidon, Aegis, FBM/Trident, SL01, and the F-18 - to rnore organizational concerns involving the relative capabilities of specific federal agencies - like NAVSEA - to fulfill the roles prescribed for the1n by Congress to rnore comprehensive, strategic societal concerns involving the probable defense relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States during the latter half of the 1970 1 s.

Since 1979 he has been the Graduate Coordinator ~or the Cybernetic Systems Program at San Jose State University. His major interests focus on integrative rreans for unifying human knawledge and existence. Larry Richards: candidate for Treasurer

Larry was the Conference Program Chairperson for ASC' s 1981 conference in Washington. He is ASC' s representative to AAA' s Section T: Information, Computing, and Commmication and has been a frequent contributor to SGSR. Larry has a B.S. in frorn the University of Maine, an M.S. in Aeronautical systerns frorn the University of West Florida, an MBA frorn Mississippi State University, and a Ph.D. (1980). in Managerial Science and Applied Econornics frorn the University of Pennsylvania.

He has chapters in Studies in Operations Management ~nn Applied Cyber­ netics and Planning. His articles and papers have appeared m Journal of the Operational Research Society, Crrega: the International Journal of Manage­ rrent Science, Interf~es and the .J:1;.Q<2.~~<;1,i.I)g§ of SGSR. He has wri tten 6 offxcial reports for the Logist.:lcs Managerrent Institute. Laiiy is currently Assistant Professor of Administrative Science at Colby College.

Rolf T. Wigand: Candidate for Treasurer

Rolf was the Vice President of the Arnerican Cybernetics Association frorn 1977-1979. He has a B.B.A. in Advertising/Marketing frorn Texas Tech University, an M.A. in Mass Cornmunication frorn Texas Tech University and a Ph.D. (1975) in Communication frorn Michigan State University.

He has chapters in the following books: Space Shuttle - Derived Tech­ nologies, Appropriate Technology for Developrnent; Issues and Cases, Baslc and Applied General Systems Research, Human Organizatlon, Doing Publi'C"Äd­ rninistration, Organizational Corrmunication, A World Beyond hbrds: The Nature of Non-verbal Corrmunication, Cormn..mication and Control m Society, l:"'rogress in Cybernetics and Systerns Research, Urban Cornmunlcatlon-Survlval ln the City, and International and Intercultural Corrmunication Annual. He has also published in the follcwing journals: Cormn..mlcations--International Journal of Cornmunication Research, Journal of Communication, Medla Perspektiven, Journal of the Cormn.mication Association of the Pacific, Journalisrn Quarterly, Interdlsciplinary Corrmunlcatlon Revlew, and Werten and Verkaufen.

He is also a reviewer for several journals, book publishers, and foundations. Rolf is at Arizona State University where he currently holds a joint appointrrent as Associate Professor with the Center for Public Affairs and the Departrrent of Cornmunication and serves as the Assistant Dean for Research for the College of Public Programs. P. David Mi tchell: candidate for Secretary

David participated in ASC' s 1981 conference and has been a regular participant in the SGSR conferences. He has a B. Sc. in General Science frorn Da.lhousie University, an M.A. in Psychology frorn Dalhousie University, and a Ph.D. (1975) in Multi-Disciplinary Behavioral Seiences in Education frorn case Western Reserve University.

His book, Systems Analysis in Planning Self-Instructional Systems is in press (Croorn Helm, London) . He has chapters m the follCMing books :

Aspects of Educational Technology (numbers IV, V, VI 1 VII 1 VIII 1 IX 1 XI 1

XIV 1 XV, ) 1 Advances lll Cybernetics and Systems, MJdern Trends in Cybernetics and Systems, Acadernic Garning and Simulation, Internat~onal Yearbook of Educational and Instructional Technology, Encyclopedia of Educational !Ji2dia, Comrnunication and Technology, Perspectives on Acad~c Garning and Sirnulat~on, Progress in CybeL-netics and Systems Research, I..eaxm.I1y at a Dlst&J.ce. H~s articles have appeared in the follCMing journals: Kybernetes: International Journal of Cybernetics and Systems, Progranmed I..earning and Educat~onal Technology, Unterrichts Wissenschaft, Computers and Educat~on, an Interna­ tional Journal, Educational Technology, I..es Actes du Collcque sur la Pedagogie Un~vers~taire, and Performance.

He has also been Guest Editor 1 Editorial consultant, and reviewer for several journals and book publishers. He is currently Director, Graduate Prograro. in Educational Technology and Professor of Education, Concordia University.

Ruth-Ellen Miller: candidate for Secretary

Ruth's training includes a B.A. in Anthropology frorn the University of New M2xico, an M. S. in Cybernetic Systems frorn San Jose State Universi ty and she is currently a Ph.D. student (expected cornpletion date of August 1982) in Systems Science at Portland State Universi ty. She has conducted research and written in a number of areas including technology assessment, futures, decision TIEking rrethods, energy use, cr.iJre prevention and education.

Her research sponsors L~clude SRI L~ternational, Futures Research L~stitute (at Portland State University) , and the Portland Office of Neighborhood Asscx:iations. Her work has been published by the clients rrentioned above, several other research institutes, and by I.aszlo and Bierman (eds) G:Bls in a

Glc:bal Corcmunity, the Futures Studies Center Yearbook 1 Proceedings of the Arrer~can Institute of Industrial Engmeers, Proceedings of SGSR, Rain: The Journal of Appropriate Technology, Enck and Hernick (eds) Practical Theory and

Reflect~ ve Practice 1 Banathy (ed) Systems Education: Perspectives and Programs , and Ragade (ed) M2thodologies of System Des~gn: A general Svstems Perspect~ve.

She is currently the Co-Director of Appropriate Assistance, a :rranagerrent services collective. Rochelle Clemson: candidate for Ornbudsman

Rochelle has assisted with the logistical work associated with ASC 1 s national office 1 participated in the 1981 conference 1 and is organizing a session for the 1982 conference. Her training includes a B.A. in History and an M.Ed. in education1 both from Penn State. She is currently a doctoral student in Educational Administration with an ernphasis in cybernetics at the University of Maryland. She has held a wide variety of positions in education as a teacher and administrator1 and has been the Field Director for a survey research lab. She is the co-author of a paper "Systemic Spartanism: $ input 'I Quality of Output" presented to SGSR.

Allena I..eonard: candidate for c::rnbudsma.n

Allena 1 s involverrent ~,vith ASC includes organJ.ZJ.Ilg a panel session and a film series for the 1981 annual meeting1 participation in all three of the Maine Cybernetics Festivals to date 1 and active participation in the Washington Chapter of ASC. Her education includes a B.A. from St. John 1 s

College in Annapolis 1 M.A. in Higher Education from George Washington

University 1 and she is currently beginning a dissertation in Educational Administration wi th an emphasis in cybernetics at the Universi ty of Mary­ land. She has a wide variety of work experiences in public service agencies 1 political campaigns 1 higher education 1 and citizen advocacy groups. She is currently editing two books on Stafford Beer 1 s papers for John Wiley and Sons.

Ellen Stolarik: candidate for Ornbudsman

Ellen has been very actively involved with the Washington Olapter of the ASC and participated in the 1981 annual meeting. Her training includes

a B.A. in physics/rrathematics from Wittenberg University (Ohio) 1 graduate work in Physics from the University of Maryland, an M.S. in Administration of Science and Technology from George Washington Uni versity, and she is currently a doctoral student in GVU 1 s program in rranagement cybernetics. She has rrore than fifteen years experience in Systems Analysis, Physics, ~·'lathe.rnatical Mcdeling a.I"'..d Sirnulation, Operations Pesearch, and M:magement. She won the O.E. Weaver Physics prize and is in Outstanding Young Worren of Arrerica. She has authored nurrerous technical reports , and edJ. ted Stardust for the National capital Astronarners for eight years. C. West Churchrran: Candidate for Trustee

C. West Churchrran currently holds the positions of Acting Chairman, Center for Research in M:magerrent and Professor Erreritus, Business Adminis­ tration, University of california at Berkely. He is also an adjunct Pro­ fessor in the Social Systems Seiences Department of the University of Pennsy1 vania.

His books include: Elements of Logic (Lippincott, 1940), with Russell L. Ackoff Psychologistics (1945), Theory of EAl?E=rirrental Inference (MacMillan, 1948), with Ackoff et al Introduction to Operations Research (h'iley, 1957\ Prediction and Optirral Dec1s1on (Prentlc Hall, 1961) , Challenge to Reason (McGraw Hlll, 1968), The Systerrs Approach (Dell, 1968, revised 1979), The Design of Inquiring Systems (Basic Books, 1971) , The Systems Approach a:nd

Its &!emies, (Bas1c Books 1 1979)

He has also been Editor in Chief of both Philosophy of Science and Ma.nagerrent Science. Professor Churchrran 1 s writing has grown out of and provided a theretical Counterpoint to a lifelong involvement with a nurober

of intensely practical issues. He has 1 at various times 1 worked on the

follcwing problems: statistical quali ty control 1 city planni.Ylg, R & D

management 1 health planning 1 K-12 education1 the earth resources satelite1 wildlife, and the protein crisis. Throughout his career he has been concerned wi th the role of hum:m values and the way in which individuals and organiza­ tions actually make decision~. He was involved in the creation of IIASA (the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis) and continues an active role with it. He is also actively in110lved as a consultant to nurrerous gov~~tal and nongovernmental agencies.

Daniel Howland: Candidate for Trustee

Dan has just completed a three year term as a mernber of J!SC 1 s Board of Director 1 s. He has been a frequent contributor to both ASC and SGSR conferences. He holds an Sc. B. in Engineeri.'1g frorn Brown Universi ty, an M.A. in Psychology frorn Ohio State University, ru'1d a Ph.D. (1955) in Psychology ruJ.d L'1dust.rial Engineering from Ohio State University.

He has chapters in the following books: Operational Research and the Social Seiences, Vigilance: A Symposium, Systems and Medical Care. He has published in the following journals: Engineering Experirrent Station News, J. of Experimental Psychology, News in Engineering, Hum:m Factcrs , J. of

Engineering Education 1 Military Review, Nursing P.esearch, Arrerican J. of Public Health, and P:.rrerican J. of Nursing.

Dan has papers in many proceedings including: Great Lakes Conference of Railroad and Utilities Cornmissioners, Highway Research Board, Symposium on Digital Simulation Techniques for predicting the performance of large scale systems, International Conference on Operational Research, the Navy Tripartite Sympsosium on Operational research, Military ODerations Research Symposium, International Sympos1urn of Man-machine Syste~. Dan is also qtlite active on a variety of University, Professional and Governmental Committees. He is currently Professor of Mßrlagernent in the College of Administrative Science at the Ohio State University.