Welcome to the 2013 World Conference of the ISSS in Hai Phong City, Vietnam Dr Nam Nguyen and Prof Ockie Bosch Systems Design & Complexity Management (SDCM) Alliance Business School, University of Adelaide, Australia

“Thank God It’s Friday”! 2

Outline  When: time  Where: the venues  How: getting there  What: preparation; things for you; etc. 3

When? 14 – 19 July 2013 Please put these dates in your diary now! 4

Where? 5

Hai Phong City and Cat Ba island

Hai Phong City Founded on the 19 th of September 1888 The third largest city in Vietnam 17 districts with a population of 1.8 m people Northeast of Vietnam, 102km from Ha Noi The gateway to the sea of northern Vietnam Administratively equivalent to a province/state 7

The Conference Venue 8 Hai Phong City Convention Centre Newly built; located close to all amenities; FREE

Cat Ba island 50 km east of Hai Phong City, 25 km south of Ha Long Bay (World Heritage site) Total area: 29,831.5 ha; population (2011): 16,000; High biodiversity value Designated by UNESCO as the World Biosphere Reserve (BR) in

Fauna & Flora: 2,153 species Photos from CBBR office

Out-standing geological formations Slide provided by CBBR office Geological Values

Traditional Cultural Values Cat Ba has unique traditional values of a sea-island community Fishing Village Anniversary on April 04 Slide provided by CBBR office

Beautiful scenery

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Vïng vÞnh viÖt h¶i 15 Lan Ha Bay

16 Cat Ba Town

17 Cat Ba by night

International collaboration

The global BRs network

Getting there Time rich?: xTime poor: √ 20 Source:

Getting there Hai Phong is easily accessible by air, sea, train and bus... – Tan Son Nhat Airport (Ho Chi Minh City) – Cat Bi Airport (Hai Phong City) – free pick up any time... – Noi Bai Airport (Ha Noi) – Hai Phong (bus or train) – one free bus per day Visa: on arrival ( Hotels are within walking distances from the Conference venue Taxis: only a few $ to go anywhere within the City 21

Preparation International Organising Committee (IOC) National Organising Committee (NOC) 22 IFSR Conversation Linz, Austria (April 2012)

Further information Nguyen, N.C., Bosch, O.J.H. and Maani, K.E. (2011). Creating ‘Learning Laboratories’ for Sustainable Development in Biospheres - A Systems Thinking Approach. Systems Reserach &Behavioural Science, 28 (1), pp Creating ‘Learning Laboratories’ for Sustainable Development in Biospheres - A Systems Thinking Approach Nguyen, N.C., Graham, D., Ross, H., Maani, K. and Bosch, O.J.H. (2012). Educating Systems Thinking for Sustainability: Experience with a Developing Country. Systems Reserach &Behavioural Science, 29 (1), pp Educating Systems Thinking for Sustainability: Experience with a Developing Country Nguyen, N.C. and Bosch, O.J.H. (In Press). A Systems Thinking Approach to identify Leverage Points for Sustainability: A Case Study in the Cat Ba Biosphere Reserve, Vietnam. Brochures 23

QUẦN ĐẢO CÁT BÀ KHU DỰ TRỮ SINH QUYỂN THẾ GiỚI See you next year at the ISSS 2013 Conference!