Organizational Dynamics Theme Week - Agenda

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TIME	ACTIVITY
	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 to Theme Week and CASITA Content Management: Shannon Larsen, Executive Director, Development and Corporate Relations
10:00 a.m.	"The Long View on Dynamical Processes in Organizations: States, Churches and Firms," 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.	"How Information and Energy Exchange Shape Organisms and Societies," Melanie Moses, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of New Mexico
2:00 p.m.	Discussion, Facilitated by Chris Wood, Vice President, SFI
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
4:30 p.m.	Margaritas and Dinner 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