South Africa System Dynamics Chapter (SASDC) is hosting our virtual 13th annual South African System Dynamics Conference to create a networking platform where researchers can present novel work which contributes to systems thinking, system dynamics (theory, methodology or empirics), systems engineering and operations research. Short papers should contribute to the conference theme of “Systems in Action: Driving Impact through Systems Modelling”. Topics may tackle the following subjects: Health Dynamics/ Sustainability / Education/ Sociology and Psychology/ Economics/ Natural Resource Management/ Technology/ Policy and Governance/ Transport/ Circular Economy/ AI.
Submit your short paper/ case study/ work in progress here.
Short papers – please download the template below (please note that if you exceed 6 pages (inclusive of references), your paper will not be accepted for review). Work-in-progress and case studies only require an abstract and presentation slides.
| DATE | DEADLINE |
| 12-March | Call for submissions (short papers/ work-in-progress/ case studies) |
| 20-Sep | Short paper / work-in-progress/ case study submissions deadline |
| 28-Sep | Notice of submission decision to authors |
| 06-Oct | Author registration deadline |
| 31-Oct | Attendee registration closes |
| 2-Nov | Final program & conference details |
| 6th – 7th Nov | 13th South African System Dynamics Conference (Virtual) |