Conferences

European Meetings on Cybernetics and Systems Research (EMCSR)

From 1972 until 2010, the Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies organized the biennial European Meetings on Cybernetics and Systems Research.

Cybernetics—the study of communication and control in the animal and the machine (N. Wiener)—has recently returned to the forefront, not only in cyberspace and cyberpunk, but, even more important, contributing to the corroboration of various scientific theories. Additionally, an ever increasing number of research areas, including social and economic theories, theoretical biology, ecology, computer science, and robotics draw on ideas from second order cybernetics. Artificial intelligence, evolved directly from cybernetics, has not only technological and economic, but also important social impacts. With a marked trend towards interdisciplinary cooperation and global perspectives, this important role of cybernetics is expected to be further strengthened over the next years.

Since 1972, the biennial European Meetings on Cybernetics and Systems Research (EMCSR) have served as a forum for discussion of converging ideas and new aspects of different scientific disciplines. A number of sessions provided wide coverage of the rapid developments, complemented with daily plenary meetings, where eminent speakers presented latest research results.

Upcoming meetings

Information on the past European Meetings on Cybernetics and Systems Research can be found on the EMCSR website.

Past meetings

The following is a partial list of previous meetings organized by the Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies in cooperation with the International Federation for Systems Research: