<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; z-index: auto; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">Dear Nonlinear Colleagues,</div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); "><div><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; ">I heartily encourage everyone to benefit from joining us at the Society’s milestone 25<sup>th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>anniversary conference at the beautiful University of Utah campus at Salt Lake City!<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>We believe its three-pronged vision means there is more than the usual level of something for everyone in our diverse membership.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; ">First and foremost, as always, the conference affords the timely showcase and discussion of current work across disciplines and areas of practice in our hallmark collegial atmosphere, in papers, posters, symposia, and perhaps short workshops.<span style="color: rgb(0, 176, 80); "></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; ">For this 25<sup>th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>anniversary, the second prong of our conference vision honors the fact that humans mark meaningful life events with anniversaries so the events’ catalytic roles are remembered, appreciated, and expanded. At this 25<sup>th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>conference of the longest-running nonlinear society in history, we’ll relive the spirit of our nonlinear pioneers, as we co-create and navigate the nonlinear science of the 21<sup>st</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Century.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>As stewards of this vital and still-young interdisciplinary field, we cast our gaze on how we build on our extensive platform to spread the reach of nonlinear science to respond to the growing edges of human knowledge about how our world works!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; ">And in that vein, our vision is for this conference to promote the social relevance – and the necessity! – of nonlinear dynamics for constructively impacting and unraveling the complexities of our contemporary world.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Whether it’s local, national, or international news, whether the topic is business, finance, politics, terrorism, or climate change, the daily news is rife with evidence of why humanity has to understand the nonlinear dynamics of our milieu if we are ever to find system leverage points that change our dangerous trajectories.<span> </span><span style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0); "></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; ">These three prongs are reflected in the presentations we’ll hear from this year’s keynote speakers, Glenda Eoyang and Gus Koehler, each of whom illuminate nonlinear challenges to assumptions in<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>thinking, practice, analysis, and worldviews that are so pervasive, we can be blind to them and their implications. Together, these keynotes help us examine our work and thinking as they drill into<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span> </span>why “nonlinear matters” in some ways not often voiced.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; ">Visit<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.societyforchaostheory.org/conf/2016/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.societyforchaostheory.org/conf/2016/</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for the call for abstracts (deadline April 30), conference registrations, and the great choices of lodging for this highly meaningful and enjoyable July 29-31, 2016 event!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; ">I look forward to seeing you in Utah!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; ">Sincerely,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; "><span><img width="168" height="42" id="Picture_x0020_1" border="0" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D1894A.4304D370"></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; ">Sara Ross, Ph.D.</div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; ">President and 2016 Conference Chair</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; ">Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences<span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; "><span><img title="rossleronebit600.jpg" originalwidth="574" originalheight="397" rszimgcmd="100" setheight="45" setwidth="65" hasheight="false" height="397" width="578" style="width: 65px; " src="cid:e868156c-51ef-425e-8852-8dfd8f54dd57"></span></p></div></div></div><br><hr><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><br></div></div></span></body></html>