originally put in place for a predecessor weblog (http://cep.weblogger.com) this page was still under construction at the time that this website was started... it may be updated sometime.... the links marke "#" point to the articles on the weblogger site:   more »

SMC The 2006 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics will be held October 8-11, 2006 at the Grand Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan. Important deadlines: February 1, submission of proposals for special sessions; March 1, submission of papers (full papers only); May 15, notification of acceptance; July 1, final camera-ready papers [more].

Robert Plotkin ('Automating Invention") often writes about the economic effects of computer automation    more »