[Biomedical-cybernetics] The #6 reason for submitting an abstract for the 25th Annual International SCTPLS Conference

[Guastello, Stephen]

The #6 reason for submitting an abstract for this year’s conference is…



Where else on the planet can you learn how to run a simulation  
predator-prey model to understand the dynamics of the alligator that  
is eating you?

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS, SYMPOSIA, AND POSTERS

To present at the 25th Annual SCTPLS International Conference July  
29-31, 2015

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

Submissions deadline is April 30, 2015


Celebrate with us 25 consecutive years of nonlinear dynamics  
conferences!

Submit your abstract(s) at:  http://www.societyforchaostheory.org/conf/2015/cfp

REGISTRATION for the conference and workshops is now open

https://www.societyforchaostheory.org/conf/2015

We invite scholars and practitioners interested in working together to  
turn one of the best-kept secrets on the planet into THE WAY to  
research nonlinear dynamical systems and to develop practice- 
approaches that will serve the world in areas such as healthcare,  
education / academia, as well as our social and physical environment.  
Presentations and conversations will explore practice applications and  
enhance knowledge of 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 people from many disciplines to become leaders in  
theoretical, empirical and practice applications. Steadily, we are  
building a knowledge base that provides an integrated approach to life  
sciences, health and wellness, global peace and environmental  
sustainability.

Join us at the conference with keynote speakers Scott Kelso and Robin  
Vallacher!

In our 25 years of hosting this conference, we have never been more  
excited! Scott Kelso, PhD and Robin R. Vallacher, PhD will be sharing  
with us on the nonlinear nature of human experience, consciousness and  
coordination. Stay tuned for an announcement about Bruce West and the  
title of his plenary session talk! The program will also include the  
work of other nonlinear colleagues you have come to love in the form  
of workshops, 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 exploratory discussions on  
controversial topics.

We are a multidisciplinary organization with members sharing a broad  
array of interests. Your applications and presentation topics are  
welcomed as we learn together how to use nonlinear dynamics theory and  
techniques to solve 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. Presentation topic areas that are of great interest include  
popular nonlinear concepts such as: 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.



INSTRUCTIONS FOR ABSTRACTS

Length

·       Abstracts will be between 150-250 words for posters,  
individual papers, short workshops and other alternative formats.  
Clear connections to nonlinear dynamics, chaos, complexity, fractals  
or related concepts should be provided. Include each speaker or  
author’s organizational affiliation and contact information.
·       Abstracts may be up to 500 words for symposia or panel  
discussions. For symposia, abstracts should reflect the content of  
EACH speaker's contribution. The format for a symposium is for all  
speakers to give presentations with time provided for discussion.  
Symposia should present current research with a clear theme defined by  
the title and abstract.

Content

·       For experimental work, the background, aims and framework,  
methods and samples, results, conclusions and implications should be  
explicit. For theoretical work, the background, aims and framework,  
mode of inquiry, outcomes, conclusions and implications should be clear.
·       For panel discussions, a brief overview of the topic, relevant  
background of panelists and sample questions should be provided. The  
format for a panel discussion is an introduction to the topic and the  
speakers followed by panelists addressing a series of related  
questions or issues (rather than giving a series of separate  
presentations).
·       For workshops, provide a description of your state-of-the-art  
information, techniques useful for conducting research or applications  
of nonlinear science in the behavioral, social and life sciences.  
Where applicable, the abstract should emphasize skills and new  
learning 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).
·       Choose a category: Describe your work on the web-submission  
form from the following: 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).

Additional Information

·        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.
·       All presenters are invited to prepare their papers for  
possible publication in the Society’s peer reviewed research journal  
Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences. NDPLS uses American  
Psychological Association (APA) style. Click JOURNAL on the SCTPLS web  
site to access Instructions for Authors. NDPLS accepts manuscripts all  
through the year, but please use October 1, 2015 as the target date  
for submitting conference presentations as possible ready for the same  
issue.



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