Tuesday, April 18, p.m. Room 46

Symposium D: Living Systems Theory
G.A. Swanson, USA, and K. Samuelson, Sweden

14:00-14:30
The Dynamics of Purpose as Defined in Living Systems Theory
G.A. Swanson, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, USA
14:30-15:00
Miller's Cross-level Hypothesis as a Guideline for Understanding the Mankind-planet System in the Making
C. Francois, GESI-Argentine Association of Systems and Cybernetics, Buenos Aires, Argentina
15:00-15:30
The Quest for Ecological Sustainability: A Multi-level Issue
M. Schwaninger, University of St.Gallen, Switzerland
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-16:30
Modeling Function Information in Engineering Design
F.S. Cowan, J. Allen, F. Mistree, The Georgia Institute of Technology, Savannah, USA
16:30-17:00
Improving Motivation Theory and Practice through Application of Living Systems Theory
L. Tracy, Ohio University, Athens, USA
17:00-17:30
Relonics Properties of Living Systems
V. Kvitash, B. Gorbis, UCSF, San Francisco, USA