UiB hosts the International System Dynamics Conference 2024 in Bergen

As Organizing Chairs of the conference, our faculty members (Birgit Kopainsky, Ali Saysel, Saeed Langarudi, and Billy Schoenberg) have been working tirelessly over the last months to put together the 42nd International System Dynamics Conference. This year's conference had a record number of submissions, with over 400 participants and more than 300 accepted presentations. As of last week, the in-person tickets to conference are sold out!

The conference kicks off today, on July 30, with a series of online workshops. The in-person events will commence on August 4 in Bergen at the Scandic Bergen City Hotel. In addition to the conference presentations, workshops, and networking events, the UiB team have organized two special activities for conference attendees.

• On August 4, attendees can choose to attend the Bergen Walking Tour around the city center and take the Fløibanen or hike up Fløyen for a picturesque view of Bergen.
• On August 5, a municipal reception will be held at the University Aula in the UiB Museum. 

We are also proud to announce that there will be 31 presentations at the main conference, including two plenaries, authored or co-authored by the System Dynamics Group faculty and students (in underline):

Monday, August 5

1. A System Dynamics Approach to Political Corruption, by Tiril Aurora Boska, Filipe Medeiros
2. Towards Modelling (Pro-)Environmental Human Behaviour in Integrated Assessment Models from a Systems Approach, by Jefferson K. Rajah, Benedikt Tusch, Gard Hammerseng, Birgit Kopainsky
3. The dynamic radicalization process and violent behaviour of Incels, by Tess Jongsma, Jefferson K. Rajah
4. How Participatory Modeling Could Contribute to Climate Resilient Policy Design in a Data Scarce Environment, by Natalia Ciobanu, Ali Saysel
5. Analyzing sustainable development strategies through multi-method integration in the Green Economy Model, by Georg Pallask
6. Presenting Uncertain Scenarios, by Bob Eberlein, Billy Schoenberg
7. Creating Win-Win Situations by Intervening on Leverage Points: The Case of a Dairy Production Value Chain, by Lucas Menegui
8. Assessing the Cross-Border Effects of Climate Change Response Measures on Iran's Energy-Economy System, by Kian Ebtekar, Hossein Khajehpour, Abbas Maleki, Saeed Langarudi

Tuesday, August 6

1. Introducing Systems Thinking and System Dynamics Models in Economics Education, by Oleg Pavlov, Bob Cavana, Khalid Saeed, Michael Radzicki, David Wheat, Brian Dangerfield
2. Human behavioural drivers of meat consumption: Using group model building to capture lived realities, by Jefferson K. Rajah, Birgit Kopainsky
3. Social Benefits of Participatory System Dynamics Modeling in a Wildlife Conservation Context, by Erica Rieder, Lincoln Larson, Birgit Kopainsky, Nils Peterson, Mitchell Eaton
4. Determining Anopheles Mosquito Life Expectancy. A System Dynamics Approach., by Santiago Movilla Blanco
5. Gentrification Dynamics: Towards a Dynamic Theory of Green Gentrification., by Lucas Meneguim, Vedansh Patel
6. Where Will Food Come From? A Look at the Potential of Vertical Farming in Norway with a System Dynamics Simulation Model, by Aidan Sliwkowski, Jefferson K. Rajah
7. Impact of agriculture on nutrient pollution of the Potomac river: A case of animal farming in three counties, by Aklilu Tilahun Tadesse 
8. Modeling the slow adoption of heat pumps in Germany with System Dynamics, by Anna R. Siemer
9. The backlog problem: addressing the demand capacity gap on NHS elective care, by Hugo Herrera
10. Evolving Program Construction at the System Dynamics Conference, by Bob Eberlein, Billy Schoenberg, Sara Metcalf
11. Modeling the global macroeconomic system for next generation world-Earth models: The economy of FRIDA v1.1, by Martin Breda Grimeland, Billy Schoenberg, Beniamino Callegari

Wednesday, August 7

1. Model-based educational policy development in Latvia, by Andra Blumberga, Ritvars Freimains, Pal Davidsen [Plenary]
2. Investigating the potential value of seasonal climate forecast in agricultural decision-making: case of Vestland-Norway, by Nada Oubrhou
3. Growth and impending decline in groundwater dependent agriculture: simulation modeling to inform sustainability policies, by Izel Uygur, Ali Saysel, İrem Daloğlu Çetinkaya
4. Teaching with Loops That Matter in the classroom, by Billy Schoenberg, Jefferson K. Rajah, Birgit Kopainsky
5. Modeling social trust in forest resources management: a case study in wild celery habitat of Zagros forests, by Alireza Jafari, Mohammad Hemmat, Saeed Langarudi
6. Description of a Hybrid Multi-Method Approach of System Dynamics and Agent-Based Modeling: A Case Study of the Norwegian Dairy, by Takuma Ono, Hugo Herrera
7. Bioeconomy transitions in Norway, by Hugo Herrera
8. Modeling the adoption of innovations and their implications for soil health in an arable agriculture system, by Lukas Bayer
9. Towards a “fit for purpose”, fully coupled, integrated, and interdisciplinary world-Earth model - FRIDA Version 1.0, by Billy Schoenberg, Cecilie Mauritzen, Adakudlu Muralidhar, Benjamin Blanz, Jannes Breier, Martin Breda Grimeland, Sarah Mashhadi, Jefferson K. Rajah, Lennart Ramme, Chris Wells [Plenary]

Thursday, August 8

1. Learn to Use ADMO to Analyze Problems in Nonlinear, Dynamic Models with Exogenous Variables, by Erling Moxnes
2. Teaching Loop Dominance Analysis and Leverage Point Identification in the Classroom Using Loops That Matter, by Billy Schoenberg, Jefferson K. Rajah, Birgit Kopainsky
3. Start Macro Modeling with the MacroLab Template, by David Wheat, Alina Novik, Marianna Oliskevych, Olena Primierova

We are looking forward to these exciting presentations lined up during conference, and importantly, gathering all past and present members of the UiB System Dynamics Group back here in Bergen once again!