[From Kenny Kitzke (2006.08.03.2006)]
To All:
Just a bit of clarification about the China DVD and the 2006 CSG Conference.
Remember, this was a joint conference with the International Conference of Complexity Science. The agenda and format were therefore different from our typical three-day CSG Conference.
Day 1, July 17:Basically our Standard CSG Introductions/Registration, PCT Workshop Presentations for Day 3 and a few informal PCT Presentations.
Day 2, July 18: Opening Ceremony and Formal Joint Session with Presentations (Bill Powers, Rick Marken, Shelley Roy and Gary Cziko of CSG Made PCT-related Keynote Speeches or Presentations) These were simultaneously translated.
Day 3, July 19: Separate PCT and Systems Science Workshop Sessions and Joint Closing Ceremony
The China (SCNU) DVD’s 1 and 2 did not include our CSG Meeting on July 17, our PCT Workshop on July 19 or our Business Meeting. It may have included the Systems Science Workshop but that was given in Chinese.
The good news is that Lloyd Klindinst made a video (digital, I think) of ALL the sessions acting in place of Dag. So, I believe that recording will be available through Dag in the normal way and time and in a format that will work for the USA devices. Lloyd, if you see this could you confirm the situation?
The point is that the China DVD may only contain the Systems Science Workshop Presentations which are in Chinese not on Lloyd’s video. They also had a roving cameraman so there are pictures of the audience, etc., that would be different from the tripod shot that Lloyd.
All this to try to make clear that the issues concerning the China DVD may be somewhat moot since our typical CSG recording should be available, useable and contains footage of our PCT Workshop which the China DVD does not. In essence, the best package may be our own Video plus the Proceedings for those who would be interested in the Systems Science Papers presented.
IAE, I have written Ms. Fan about the China DVD’s and the Proceedings and whether we can obtain additional copies either free or at a unit price from them and whether we could have permission to copy them for use or sale benefitting the CSG.
As far as Shelley Brierley’s IIACT request, I will add about a dozen DVD’s for your potential use. I had hoped to get a ballpark number of additional copies before asking SCNU for more. I think we will soon reach an understanding that will please everyone. It just takes some dialogue and patience. We need to ask for permission to copy or use their DVD’s out of courtesy, even if not required from a legal standpoint.
I’ll be happy to be the contact point on this as far as SCNU goes on their DVD or published Proceedings. Let me know if you don’t really want the China DVD assuming that we have our own CSG video available as typical per Lloyd/Dag.