To the ASU Community:
CCS’15 (Conference on Complex Systems) is coming to North America for the first time after 14 years in Europe. For the first time, CCS’15 is truly a global conference, both in scope-the 7 Tracks cover all major disciplines in complexity science, and in attendance. We are expecting about 600 people from every corner of the world. As complexity scientists at ASU, we represent to the world, not only the best of ASU transdisciplinary research but also the best in complexity science in the US. We cordially invite you to participate in CCS’15.  All ASU community receive a $100 discount at registration. Grad Students may receive full refund of registration fee by volunteering to help out during the conference or immediately before or after. Some departments are offering fee waivers to their faculty.

Location
Doubletree by Hilton Tempe
2100 S Priest Ave
Tempe (SW corner of Broadway and Priest)
Dates
Monday, September 28, 2015 – Friday, October 2, 2015 (7am-5pm)
Saturday-Sunday, September 26-27: Free pre-conference tutorials on complex systems
science at the MU
Basic Schedule
Monday September 28, Tuesday September 29, & Friday October 2
Breakfast 7am-8:30am
Plenary Speakers 8:30am – 10am
Break 10-10:30am
Parallel Track Sessions with 7 Tracks represented 10:30am-noon
Lunch Noon-1pm
Plenary Speakers 1pm-2:30pm
Ignite Speed Talks: 2:30-3:30pm
Break 3:30-4pm
Parallel Track Sessions with 7 Tracks represented 4-5:30pm
Evening Activities Monday and Tuesday
Wednesday September 30 & Thursday October 1
Breakfast 7am-8:30am
Satellite Sessions 8:30am – noon (Satellites are special topics workshops that operate
somewhat independently of the CCS’15 sessions).

7 Tracks cut across all disciplines:
• Foundations of Complex Systems (complex networks, self-organization, nonlinear
dynamics, statistical physics, mathematical modeling, simulation)
• Information and Communication Technologies (Internet, WWW, search, semantic web)
• Language, Linguistics, Cognition and Social Systems (evolution of language, social
consensus, artificial intelligence, cognitive processes)
• Economics and Finance (social networks, game theory, stock market, crises)
• Infrastructure, Planning and Environment (critical infrastructures, urban planning, mobility,
transport, energy)
• Biological Complexity (biological networks, systems biology, evolution, natural science,
medicine and physiology)
• Social Ecological Systems (global environmental change, green growth, sustainability,
resilience)

To view a list of world famous plenary speakers, click here.

Exciting evening activities:
Monday, September 28: Reception at the Heard Museum
Tuesday, September 29: Demos of ASU faculty projects crossing the arts, engineering,
policy-making, and computer science
Wednesday, September 30: Dinner at the Desert Botanical Garden with Keynote
address by: Stephanie Forrest; award to the CSS Senior Scientist for 2015: Maxi San
Miguel
Thursday, October 1: Farewell dinner at Fort McDowell Adventures
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