Workshop on                                                                              

                Complex Societal Problems,                                                                              

                 Sustainable Living and Development

                         METU,   Ankara ,      May 13-16,  2008  

                            Prof. dr. G. Weber & dr. D. DeTombe

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Joint Contribution by
 

o        Institute of Applied Mathematics, METU,

o        Department of Industrial Engineering, METU,

o        Middle East Technical University (METU),

o        Balaban Valley Group,

o        Seminar on Applied Mathematics in Life and Human Sciences and Economy -

      Computational Biology and Medicine,

o        General Seminar of IAM, METU,

o        EURO Working Group on Complex Societal Problems,

o        EURO Working Group “Operational Research for Development” (ORD)   and

o        EURO Working Group on Continuous Optimization (EUROPT).

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Contributions by Dr. Dorien DeTombe

(Chair of International Research Society on Methodology Societal Complexity, and University of Amsterdam , the Netherlands ):

May 13 (Tuesday):

 

15.40-16.40h    Presentation in General Seminar of IAM, METU,

                          by Dorien J. DeTombe :

 

                         Climate Change as a Complex Societal Issue”

 

May 16 (Friday):

 

11.00-18.00h   Presentations in Applied Mathematics in Life and Human

                       Sciences and Economy by Dorien J. DeTombe:

 

                         “Flood: a Complex Societal Problem not a Technical Issue”

 

                         “Sustainable Development a Complex Societal Issue”

 

                         “Balaban Valley Project:

                               Sustainable Living in Turkish Rural Countryside”                            

                               with Ali and Inci Gökmen (Department of Chemistry, METU), Halil

                               Önder (Department of Chemical Engineering, METU), and

                               Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber (IAM, METU)

                           

                           “Complex Societal Problems in Education”

                                tentatively with Ali and Inci Gökmen (Department of Chemistry,

                                METU), Hanifa Akar (Department of Educational Sciences, METU)

                                and Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber (IAM, METU)

 

                           “Complex Societal Problems in Environmental Protection”

                                with Ali and Inci Gökmen (Department of Chemistry, METU), Halil

                                Önder (Department of Chemical Engineering, METU), and

                                Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber (IAM, METU)

 

                           “Gene-Environement Networks – with the Financial Aspect

                            Included”

                                with Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber and Zeynep Alparslan-Gök (IAM,

                                METU), Erik Kropat (Department of Mathematics, University of

                                Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany) and Zafer-Korcan Görgülü

                                (Department of Informatics, Universitaet der Bundeswehr, Munich,

                                Germany)

 

                           “Applied Mathematics Used in Complex Societal Problems”

                                with Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber and Zeynep Alparslan-Gök (IAM,

                                METU), Halil Önder (Department of Chemical Engineering, METU),

                                Erik Kropat (Department of Mathematics, University of                            

                                Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany) and Zafer-Korcan Görgülü

                                (Department of Informatics, Universitaet der Bundeswehr, Munich,

                                Germany)

 

                           “Data Mining Used in Complex Societal Problems”

                                 with Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber and Zeynep Alparslan-Gök (IAM,

                                 METU), Erik Kropat (Department of Mathematics, University of

                                 Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany) and Zafer-Korcan Görgülü

                                 (Department of Informatics, Universitaet der Bundeswehr, Munich,

                                 Germany)

 

                            “Earthquakes – a Complex Societal Problem”

 

                            “Tsunamis – a Complex Societal Problem”

 

 

                             “Chances of Development in Development Countries”  

                               with Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber

 

                              “Complex Societal Problems in the Energy Sector”

                                    with Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber

 

                               Panel on

                              Complex Societal Problems,  Sustainable Living

                               and Development”

                                    tentatively with Ali and Inci Gökmen (Department of Chemistry,

                                    METU), Hanifa Akar (Department of Educational Sciences, METU),

                                    Halil Önder (Department of Chemical Engineering), Francoise

                                    Summers (Department of Architecture, METU) and Gerhar-Wilhelm

                                    Weber (IAM, METU)

 

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Organizing Committee and Program Committee: