[Biomedical-cybernetics] Top 10 Reasons to Submit an Abstract to the 24th Annual SCTPLS Conference

[Guastello, Stephen]

Reason Number 10…

Where else can you actually SEE the punch-line to the joke:  “A  
Physicist, an Economist, and a Clinical Psychologist walk into a bar…”

For full information on abstract submission see below, or just follow  
this link and submit your abstract right now: http://www.societyforchaostheory.org/conf/2014


CALL FOR PAPERS AND SYMPOSIA
24th Annual Conference of the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology  
and Life Sciences
July 31 through August 2, 2014, Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA.

We invite interested scholars to present and discuss recent  
developments in nonlinear dynamical system theory, which includes  
chaos theory, fractals, complex systems and related topics. Over the  
years, the annual conferences of the Society for Chaos Theory in  
Psychology & Life Sciences have inspired and supported scholars from  
an array of disciplines to look at new ways to develop their  
theoretical and empirical work in an integrated approach to life  
sciences.

The Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and Life Sciences is a  
multidisciplinary organization. The topics covered by the conference  
include applications of nonlinear dynamics theory and techniques to  
problems encountered in any area of the behavioral, social and life  
sciences including psychology, sociology, economics, econophysics,  
management sciences, anthropology, aesthetics, education, biology,  
physiology, ecology, neuroscience and medicine. One or more of the  
following nonlinear concepts must be an explicit part of the  
presentation: attractors, bifurcations, chaos, fractals, solitons,  
catastrophes, self-organizing processes, cellular automata, agent- 
based models, network analysis, genetic algorithms and related  
evolutionary processes, dynamical diseases, or closely related  
constructs. The broad mixture of the disciplines represented here  
indicates that many bodies of knowledge share common principles.

The Annual Conference of the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology  
and Life Sciences is the premier venue for training, networking, and  
sharing the latest empirical and applied developments in nonlinear  
dynamics across psychology, the life sciences and beyond.  For 23  
years (and counting), the Society and its conferences have been  
founded in the principles of interdisciplinary work, acknowledging the  
ubiquity of nonlinear dynamics across the behavioral, social, and life  
sciences.  The conference is typically intimate in size. Attendance is  
typically broad geographically as well, with membership in SCTPLS  
representing each of the global continents.

The program will include workshops, invited addresses, symposia, panel  
discussions, a poster session, and sessions of individual papers.  
Advances in basic or applied research, developments in theory, reports  
of empirical results and methodological papers are all welcome. We  
continue to encourage all nonlinear scientists, including graduate  
students who might be finishing up a dynamical thesis or dissertation,  
to share their ideas through paper presentations, chairing a  
roundtable session, or by proposing other alternative presentation  
formats, such as posters, product demonstrations, short workshops, or  
debates around controversial topics.

VENUE
Our meetings will be held at the modern gothic campus of Marquette  
University, Milwaukee WI, in the heart of the region of the country  
informally known as Ecotopia.  We will be using the futuristic yet  
cozy facilities of the Raynor Library Conference Center for our  
conference meetings. On-campus lodging will be available through the  
Society registration process also. Additional information about these  
facilities and local attractions will be posted to the lodging page or  
the local logistics page of this conference web site.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ABSTRACTS
Abstracts should be between 150-250 words for posters, individual  
papers, short workshops and other alternative formats. The connection  
to nonlinear dynamics, chaos, complexity, fractals or related concepts  
should be clear to the reader. Include organizational affiliation and  
contact information on each speaker or author.

Abstracts may be up to 500 words for symposia or panel discussion. For  
symposia, abstracts should reflect the content of EACH speaker's  
contribution. The format for a symposium is for all speakers to give  
presentations, followed by or interspersed with discussion. Symposia  
should present current research within a coherent theme defined by the  
title and abstract.

For experimental work, the background, aims and framework, methods and  
samples, results, conclusions and Implications should be clear to the  
reader. For theoretical work, the background, aims and framework, mode  
of inquiry, outcomes, conclusions and implications should be clear to  
the reader.

Abstracts for panel discussions should provide a brief overview of the  
topic, and indicate the relevant background of the panelist and sample  
questions they will address. The format for a panel discussion is an  
introduction to the topic and the speakers, after which the panelists  
address as series of questions or issues (rather than just giving a  
series of presentations).

Abstracts for workshops should present state-of-the-art information on  
techniques useful for conducting research or applications of nonlinear  
science in the behavioral, social and life sciences. They should be  
pedagogical in nature. Where applicable, the abstract should emphasize  
skills that attendees can expect to acquire.
For all abstracts: The connection to nonlinear dynamics, chaos,  
complexity, fractals or related concepts should be clear to the  
reader. Please stress what is the overall value added to the field  
(e.g. new method, new information, new perspective or issue, valuable  
confirmation of the present knowledge, adds clarity to present  
understanding).  Also, please indicate on the submission form which of  
the following categories is representative of your submission:

Check all that apply:  1) Empirical (e.g., presentation of empirical  
results of a study), 2) Theoretical (e.g., empirically testable  
theoretical development), 3) Applied (e.g., organizational, business,  
product development or marketing, or involving clinical  
interventions), 4) Quantitative (e.g., computational or statistical  
modeling); 5) Qualitative (e.g., non-quantitative analysis of  
empirical data); 6) Philosophical or artistic (e.g., epistemology,  
philosophy of science, aesthetics, or audio-visual demonstrations).”  
Each person submitting is limited to a maximum of two presentations as  
first author. It is acceptable to be a co-author on additional work  
submitted by others.

**Trouble submitting?**  If your submission is recieved successfully  
you will be taken to a confirmation page, with a link to follow for  
any future edits.  If you have repeated trouble making your  
submission, as a back-up option please feel free to send all of the  
relevant submission information directly to Steven Dietz:  scarver103 at gmail.com 
  ,  the conference chair, who can make sure that your submission is  
successfully loaded into the system.

The deadline for submissions is April 30, 2014.
*Early birds will receive acceptances after March 23rd*
Abstract should be submitted electronically by visiting:
http://www.societyforchaostheory.org/conf/2014
PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITY
All presenting conferees are further invited to prepare their papers  
for review and possible publication in the Society's research journal  
Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences. NDPLS is peer- 
reviewed and abstracted in PsycInfo (Psychological Abstracts), Medline  
(Index Medicus), JEL/Econlit, MathSciNet, and other important  
databases.NDPLS uses American Psychological Association (APA) style.  
Click JOURNAL on the SCTPLS web site to access Instructions for  
Authors. All SCTPLS members receive NDPLS and the SCTPLS Newsletter as  
a benefit of membership. NDPLS accepts manuscripts all through the  
year, but please use October 1, 2014 as the target date for submitting  
conference-related papers; the journal would like to have as many  
articles based on conference presentations as possible ready for the  
same issue.
We look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible!

Warmest regards,

A. Steven Dietz, SCTPLS President & Conference Chair, Texas State  
University; David Pincus, Ph.D., Past-President, Chapman University,  
SCTPLS President;Stephen J. Guastello, Ph.D., Marquette University,  
SCTPLS Conference Committee; Sara Nora Ross, Ph.D., Antioch  
University, SCTPLS Secretary.




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