[SNEC] Symposium on Synergetics and Morphology; Providence, RI; Nov 3-4

[CJ Fearnley]

  Who:
    The Synergetics Collaborative (SNEC) in collaboration with
    the Philomorphs and The Edna Lawrence Nature Lab at
    the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)

  What:
    Presenting our Fourth Symposium on
    * * *          Synergetics and Morphology:         * * *
    * * *    Explorations into the Shapes of Nature    * * *

    The Synergetics Collaborative has teamed with the Philomorphs
    and The Edna Lawrence Nature Lab to present a two-day symposium on
    "Synergetics and Morphology: Explorations into the Shapes of Nature"
    at the RISD Auditorium on 2-4 Nov 2007. In addition to presenting
    an engaging program around the intriguing concept of "the Form of
    Nature", the event will include a reception on Friday 2 November
    and a dance performance on Saturday 3 November. The event will also
    feature an art exhibit on "Synergetics and Morphology" with the work
    of participants on display at the nearby Waterman Gallery and in
    the Nature Lab. The Arthur Loeb Design Science Teaching Collection,
    which now resides with the Nature Lab, will be highlighted during the
    event. The event will continue our efforts to build upon Buckminster
    Fuller's Synergetics legacy. It will also offer a reunion for
    Philomorphs.  Finally, it will provide an opportunity to discuss
    and share diverse viewpoints among the Synergetics community, the
    Philomorphs, the RISD student and faculty communities, and other
    explorers of Form aboard SpaceShip Earth.

    The symposium will appeal to a broad range of individuals who
    share a common interest in Morphology (the Art and Science of Form:
    Goethe is reported to be the first to study and define morphology),
    including artists, designers, naturalists, geometers, mathematicians,
    scientists, educators and students.

  When:
    A Reception will be held on Friday, 2 November 2007 from 7PM - 9PM
    Saturday 3 November 2007, 8AM - 5PM (Symposium), 8PM - 10PM (Performance)
    Sunday   4 November 2007, 8AM - 5PM (S