ISCID - About

*About ISCID*
The International Society for Complexity, Information, and Design (ISCID) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which provides a forum for free and uncensored inquiry into complex systems. The day-to-day operation of the society centers on the Archive, to which members and nonmembers may submit articles. Once uploaded onto the archive, each article has a commenting facility to which members may append comments. At the author's request, after three months on the archive, articles passed on by the editorial board enter the quarterly online peer-reviewed journal of the society: Progress in Complexity, Information, and Design (PCID). In addition to the archive and journal, the society sponsors various activities and programs. These include: Conferences and Symposia. The first of thesewas held in October 2002. The symposium investigated teleological accounts for the origin of biological information. Brainstorms discussion forum. The place to get preliminary thoughts about complex systems into circulation so that they can receive critical scrutiny and be more fully developed. Of special interest are novel intuitions, speculations, hypotheses, conjectures, arguments, and data. Research Bibliography. An open-source, community project to develop the most comprehensive scientific bibliography resource on complex systems, information and design theory, and teleology. Users can submit entries, make comments, and create "folders" containing relevant reference information. Reading Discussion Groups. When new books come out that relate to ISCID, we will set up reading discussion groups which will feature participation by the author. Annual essay contests. An undergraduate essay contest in honor of Michael Polanyi with a cash prize of $1,000 and a graduate essay contest in honor of John von Neumann with a cash prize of $2,000. Summer workshops. Bright undergraduate and graduate students as well as exceptional high school juniors and seniors have the opportunity each summer to converge on Princeton, New Jersey and learn about complex systems from some of the premier researchers in the field. If you are excited about what we do and would like to support the various programs at ISCID please make a donation. The society also provides members with various benefits unavailable to non-members. The society's executive board conducts the society's day-to-day operations.
*Executive Board*
William A. Dembski	Executive Director	william.dembski@iscid.org
Micah Sparacio	Managing Director	micah.sparacio@iscid.org
Jed Macosko	Chief Research Coordinator	jed.macosko@iscid.org
Forrest M. Mims III	Program Coordinator	forrest.mims@iscid.org
Terry Rickard	Development Officer	terry.rickard@iscid.org
Stephanie Hoylman	Office Manager	stephanie.hoylman@iscid.org
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