We invite you to participate in our 2012 HSSS Conference which will take place in Thessaloniki this year

8th. HSSS National & International Conference

http://www.2012.hsss.eu

On behalf of the Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies (HSSS) we would like to invite you to the 2012 HSSS 8th. National & International Conference, organized in collaboration with the Department of Applied Informatics of the University of Macedonia, which will take place in Thessaloniki, Greece.

The HSSS’s annual National and International Conference is held alternately in different cities of Greece in collaboration with a local University or Department of a local University or with a contribution of a relevant international or Greek organization.

The main theme of the Conference, is to present the dynamic scientific area of Systems Approach to Strategic Management with applications in organizations and enterprises across a wide spectrum of both service and production industry sectors.

Given the dynamic nature of this challenging area, Systems Approach will bridge the gap between theory and practice and will promote the use of effective Methodologies and Multi-Methodologies in managing today’s organizational complexity for Strategic Management.  

Our interdisciplinary international community has the scientific systemic tools and powerful specialized software to tackle up-to-date multi-dimensional strategic complex problems and to manage their complexity in different applied areas of practice.

The prominent national and international invited speakers in the scientific program, the exciting professional panels, the professional round table, and the professional workshop, will attract the attention of a large number of our colleagues. Further, the participation of the International Federation for Systems Research (IFSR) members, the International Academy of Systems and Cybernetic Sciences (IASCYS) members, the Haines Centre for Strategic Management members, the Association for Strategic Planning (ASP) members  (a professional association for those engaged in strategic thinking, planning and action), together with renowned consultancy firms of national and international stature, will make this Conference a very successful and memorable one in the history of HSSS Conferences.

Who should attend?

* Academics: Communicate your research results with colleagues around the world.

* Consultants: Present the power of systems thinking, modeling and simulation in your applied, client-oriented work.

* Practitioners: Show modeling and simulation at work in your organizations.

* Graduate students: Share your developing research in a constructive environment.

* Undrgraduate students: Have a good experience within a challenging and professional environment.

Thessaloniki is renown through the ages as the city of byzantine history, christianity, culture and wisdom.

Thessaloniki is an ideal place for bringing together colleagues from all over the world to promote and exchange ideas, knowledge and experience for the benefit of both organizations and enterprises in effectively meeting the needs of a challenging international community.