August 15 is the eighth meeting for Systems Thinking Ontario. The registration is listed at https://st-on-201308.eventbrite.com/ .
The focus question for the evening is: Does systems thinking have the same meaning for the third world and the first world?
As a trigger point, articles on the ISSS Hai Phong 2013 meeting in the Vietnamese press can serve as a shared context.
July 18, 2013 "ISSS Haiphong 2013 – an opportunity to apply systems sciences to life" at http://haiphong.gov.vn/Portal/Detail.aspx?Organization=UBNDTP_En&MenuID=8482&ContentID=44344 .
July 24, 2013 "57th ISSS Annual World Conference: Enhancing Haiphong position in the region and the world" at http://haiphong.gov.vn/Portal/Detail.aspx?Organization=UBNDTP_En&MenuID=8482&ContentID=44660 .
July 24, 2013 "The 57th ISSS World Conference closes" at http://haiphong.gov.vn/Portal/Detail.aspx?Organization=UBNDTP_En&MenuID=8482&ContentID=44664 .
Participants should not feel limited to this suggested pre-reading, but should recognize that other attendees may have not read, or are reading differently, that article.
Bloogers are encouraged to write about their learning and experiences at the meeting. Links will be added to this page.