Organizational Dynamics Theme Week - Agenda
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| TIME | ACTIVITY |
| Sunday, January 27 | |
| 6:30-8:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception, Canyon Room, Hotel Santa Fe |
| Monday, January 28 - Models of Organizational Dynamics | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome: Geoffrey West, President and Distinguished Professor, Santa Fe Institute |
| 9:30 a.m. | Introduction and Conceptual Overview: Shannon Larsen, Executive Director, Development and Corporate Relations |
| 10:00 a.m. | "Simple Models of Institutional Dynamics," Dan Hruschka, Postdoctoral Fellow |
| 11:00 a.m. | "The Long View on Dynamical Processes in Organizations: States, Churches and Firms," Peter Turchin, Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut |
| 11:30 a.m. | Discussion, Dan Hruschka and Peter Turchin |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch with SFI Community |
| 1:00 p.m. | "Models of Organization in Ant Populations," Melanie Moses, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of New Mexico |
| 2:00 p.m. | Discussion |
| 3:00 p.m. | Tea with SFI Community |
| 4:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
| Tuesday, January 29 - Evolution of Cooperative and Competitive Behavior | |
| 9:00 a.m. | "Cache Economics," Lucia Jacobs, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley |
| 10:00 a.m. | "Evolution of Personalities: Lessons from the Animal Kingdom," Sander van Doorn, Postdoctoral Fellow, SFI |
| 11:00 a.m. | Business Network Member Presentation |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch with SFI Community |
| 1:00 p.m. | Social Organization of the Anasazi: Guided Tour and Lecture by George Gumerman at Bandelier National Monument, External Faculty SFI and School for Advanced Research |
| 4:00 p.m. | Margaritas at Rancho de Chimayo |
| Wednesday, January 30 - Understanding Cultural Evolution and Diffusion | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Break-out Sessions |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch with SFI Community |
| 1:00 p.m. | "Social Learning and Cultural Transmission" |
| 2:00 p.m. | "Evolution of Personalities: Lessons from the Animal Kingdom" |
| 3:00 p.m. | Tea with SFI Community |
| 3:30 p.m. | Business Network Member Presentation |
| 5:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
| Thursday, January 31 - Dissent and Conflict: Emergence and Mediation | |
| 9:00 a.m. | "Emergence of Collective Action" |
| 10:00 a.m. | Business Network Member Presentation |
| 11:00 a.m. | "Multi-scale Network Dynamics - The Robustness of Organizational Structure" |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch with SFI Community |
| 1:00 p.m. | Break-out Session |
| 3:00 p.m. | Tea with SFI Community |
| 3:30 p.m. | Unscheduled Block |
| 6:30 p.m. | Group Dinner - Pink Adobe Restaurant (Shuttles from Hotel Santa Fe depart at 6:15 p.m.) |
| Friday, February 1 - Social Networks | |
| 9:00 a.m. | "Social Networks - Group Segregation vs. Integration" |
| 11:00 p.m. | Business Network Member Presentation |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch with SFI Community |
| 1:00 p.m. | Break-out Session |
| 2:30 p.m. | Wrap-up Session |
| 3:00 p.m. | Adjourn/ Tea with SFI Community |