The BeNeLux Chapter
of the System Dynamics Society
22 Introduction
¢) BeNeLux? Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg
¢) Founded in 2010, approved in 2011
@ 34 founding members, currently 47 active members, but 100+ active persons, and
many more attendants at the Benelux Chapter Conferences
@ Active chapter: System Dynamics is well embedded in the Netherlands
¢) Potential? Every year, 400+ System Dynamicists are trained in our universities
«2 Goals «
The Benelux Chapter will further the dissemination and encourage the advancement
of System Dynamics in the BeNeLux, more specifically by, but not limited to:
© Identifying, unifying and extending knowledge and understanding of feedback sys-
tems, GMB, exploratory modeling, et cetera;
©) promoting the development of the field of System Dynamics and the free interchange
of learning and research in all related fields;
(©) encouraging and developing educational programs in and related to System Dynam-
ICS.
© developing and sharing System Dynamics applications.
© bringing together parties and creating networks (problem owners, practitioners,
scholars, and students).
To accomplish these objectives the Benelux Chapter proposes to conduct one to two
chapter meetings per year and may decide to publish books, journals, materials.
se Officers «
© Current President: Inge Bleijenbergh,
i.bleijenbergh@fm.ru.nl
Radboud University Nijmegen
© Current VP Activities: Erik Pruyt, Delft University of Technology e.pruyt@tudelft.n!
© Current VPs Members 1:
j.h. kwakkel@tudelft.nl
© Current VPs Members 2: Vincent de Gooyert, Radboud University Nijmegen
vincentdegooyert@hotmail.com
Jan Kwakkel, Delft University of Technology
@ LinkedIn: BeNeLux Chapter of the System Dynamics Society
a http: //simulation.tbm.tudelft.nl/BeneluxChapter/Intro.html
se Membership? «
Everyone sharing the goals of the chapter who lives (lived), works (worked), or studies
(studied) in the BeNeLux and/or belongs to the Benelux language groups may join.
Membership is free of charge. Conference fees are as low as possible (covering costs).
WANT TO BE KEPT UP TO DATE?
THEN JOIN NOW!
Erik Pruyt — Faculty of Technology, Policy & Management
ee Past Activities «
&8 Fourth Conference on Safety, Security, and Public Health in a Dynamically
Complex World
—29 June 2012, hosted by Erik Pruyt & Jan Kwakkel at Delft University of Tech-
nology
—2 plenaries, 23 parallel presentations, 55 participants
—video streaming at http: //simulation.tbm.tudelft.nl/BeneluxChapter/News.html
Adaptive policies: Retirement age
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&8 Third Conference on Responsible decision making in a complex society
—10 February 2012, hosted by Inge Bleijenbergh at Radboud University Nijmegen
—2 plenaries, 15 parallel presentations, 65 participants, no video streaming
—Special issue of Special Issue Systems Research & Behavioral Science (Volume 30)
&8 Second Chapter Conference on Complexity, Uncertainty and Ethics
—14 April 2011 hosted by Erik Pruyt at Delft University of Technology
—Who? SD scholars and practitioners, policy analysts, philosophers and ethicists,
operations researchers with an interest in ethical dilemmas, complexity scientists,
and policy makers
—Conference program (33 abstracts/presentations) & video streaming at
http: //simulation.tbm.tudelft.n|/BeneluxChapter /News.html
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—December 2 2010 hosted by Erik Pruyt, Els van Daalen and Etienne Rouwette at
Delft University of Technology
—Who? 85+ System Dynamicists from Benelux and Health Policy SIG
—Video streaming at http: //simulation.tbm.tudelft.nl /BeneluxChapter/News.html
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