Annual Business Network and Board of Trustees Symposium
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November 3-5, 2011
Held At Bishops Lodge Resort
1297 Bishops Lodge Road
Santa Fe, NM
Organized by: Doug Erwin, Chair of Faculty and Professor, SFI; Chris Wood, Vice President of Administration; and Director of the Business Network, SFI
"Does the Individual Matter?"
Individuals play a critical role in many fields of science, yet there is great disagreement over whether individuals, rather than collectives, actually matter for the progress of science (and there is, of course, considerable difference in how individuals are defined).
The Trustees/BNet Symposium will explore the role of individuals in different scientific contexts, from atoms and molecules through economies, societies, and cultures. The goal is to highlight differences in the importance of individuals within and between scientific domains, as well as differences in how individuals are defined within and between domains.