AIMS AND INTENTIONS
Dissemination
Interaction
Exchange
Development
Collaboration
The German Chapter advances and encourages the
of systems dynamics and systems thinking in science,
research, education and practice.
between individuals and institutions in Germany who are
interested in these approaches.
with organizations that are active in related areas, e.g. the
German OR Society and the Swiss SD Chapter.
of educational programs in system dynamics.
and exchange of research findings and the results of
practical applications in all areas that may be of interest to the
community.
Oo™N
Deutsche Gesellschaft fiir
System Dynamics
EVENT CALENDAR 2010/11
26 Jul 2010
Sep 2010-Jun 2011
26-27 May 2011
Chapter Presentation at the
International System Dynamics
Conference (ISDC), Seoul
(Andreas Gr6Rler)
4 Regional SD Roundtables in
Frankfurt and Munich
5th Annual Conference of the German Chapter, Wolfsburg
40 participants — both Chapter members and non-members —
from academia and practice met during this event, spurred
lively discussions and exchanged experiences, ideas, and insight
on all aspects of system dynamics and related fields.
ACTIVITIES
General Meetings
SD Roundtables
SD Conferences
The Chapter organizes various types of events and provides
services for the German SD community.
Administrative meetings including reports of the Executive
Board, elections, motions on fundamental issues of the Chapter.
Informal evening meetings in various German cities, mostly
including a presentation. Dates and locations will be
announced on our website.
1 day or 1% day events encompassing a variety of interactive
sessions.
Latest event: 5t* annual conference of the German Chapter,
26-27 May 2011, Wolfsburg (see top right corner).
MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE
Growth is slowing down.
Chapter membership has slightly increased to
113 personal 4
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5 institutional
members who actively support
the Chapter’s work and
development. Personal
members pay an annual 7h
fee of € 25,- E
(€ 15,- for students).
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113
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Founding
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 YTD Total
280+ recipients get the Chapter’s newsletter, helping us maintaining frequent and
active e-mail contact with those interested in the activities of the
German system dynamics community.
The 1% day event combined
¢ a1.5-hour modeling practice workshop,
e keynote talk by Paulo Goncalves,
e 3 presentations on automotive modelling and simulation,
¢ 6 presentations on system dynamics based projects
¢ an informal
SD roundtable.
26 Jun 2011 | General Meeting 2011, Wolfsburg
Annual administrative meeting: Report and exoneration of the
Executive Board
25 July 2011 this poster presentation at the 29) International System
Dynamics Conference
SD Award the German Chapter presents the “Gert-von-Kortzfleisch-Award
for outstanding German publications in system dynamics,
including a prize money of € 500. The award is named after
Gert-H. von Kortzfleisch who pioneered the application of and
education in system dynamics in Germany after having visited
Jay W. Forrester at the MIT in 1968.
Award Winners:
2009: Florian Kapmeier for his work on the dynamics of inter-
organizational learning alliances.
2010: Birgitte Snabe for her work on the usage of system
dynamics in organizational interventions.
2011: Robert Weikl for his work on the diffusion dynamics of
alternative car engines.
systemdynamics.de The Chapter hosts the German web portal for SD, offering
information about the approach in general, its history, literature,
a link list, etc. A password protected area gives members access to
an online membership directory and exclusive content such as the
presentations held during conferences.
Newsletter Providing information on system dynamics events, new
publications etc. on an irregular basis.
Diversity increases within the German Chapter:
Geogra phically, as the share of members not
based in the South-West of
Germany increases, even
though a “South-West bias”
still persists.
Professionally, as the initial overweight of
academics has vanished.
Currently, only 44% of our
Primarily academic members are working in
research and education.
56% are business professiona
i.e. working as consultants or in
corporations.
Primarily (business) professional
ONGOING PROJECTS AND OUTLOOK 2011 (selection)
SD Roundtables next set of SD Roundtables in Frankfurt, and Munich,
starting in Sep 2011. Please check www.systemdynamics.de for
updates.
Improving the
Website Expansion and update of the web content for improved
user experience.
6th annual
conference ilanned for May/June 2012. Conference topic, call for papers and
further details to be published at www.systemdynamics.de.
General Meeting Planned for May/June 2012.
... plus many smaller projects to establish routines and processes
that ensure smooth and efficient operations and allow for more
active marketing of the German Chapter.
EXECUTIVE BOARD
President Jiirgen Strohhecker, Professor, Frankfurt School of Finance and
Management.
VP Finance Mathias mM. Fischer, Owner, MFSolutions, Bad Endorf.
VP Research meike Tilebein, Professor, University of Stuttgart.
& Education
VP Application Of Florian Kapmeier, Professor, University of Heilbronn.
SD in Practice
VP Information markus Salge, Consultant, Greenwood Strategic Advisors AG.
Systems
Attra cting interested scholars and practitioners who are not yet involved
with the international system dynamics community, the Chapter
offers a first
Point of contact and tries to win new members for the System Dynamics
Society. The share of Chapter members who are not members of
the System Dynamics Society has increased to 65% (up from
36% in 2007), showing that a regional point of contact is an
attractive complement to the international network built by the
Society. Hopefully, Chapter membership will translate into more
Society memberships from Germany.
not Society member
Society member
(35%)
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Contact:
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur System
Dynamics e.V.
c/o Prof. Dr. Jurgen Strohhecker
Frankfurt School of Finance &
Management
Sonnemannstrake 9-11
D-60314 Frankfurt
www.systemdynamics.de
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