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Symposium on Principles of Self-Organization

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The Symposium on Principles of Self-Organization was held at Allerton House on 8–9 June 1960. It was a key conference in the development of cybernetics and was in many ways a continuation of the Macy Conferences. it was organised by Heinz von Foerster through the Biological Computer Laboratory based at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[1] It was sponsored by the Information Systems Branch of the U.S. Office of Naval Research.[2]

Participants

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There were 38 male participants:[1]

Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois

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This was the host organisation.

Other participants from Illinois

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Cambridge Massachusetts

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Other participants

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Two women participated, Kathy Forbes providing secretarial services and Cornelia Schaeffer of Athenium Publishers providing assistance in preparing the subsequent publication of the transactions of the symposium.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hutchinson, Jamie. ""Nerve center" of the cybernetic world Heinz von Foerster and the Biological Computer Laboratory". Biological Computer Laboratory. University of Illinois. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Frontispiece". International Tracts in Computer Science and Technology and Their Application. 9 (Principles of Self-Organization). 1962.
  3. ^ "Preface". International Tracts in Computer Science and Technology and Their Application. 9 (Principles of Self-Organization). 1962.