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DTSTAMP:20260519T063453Z
DTSTART:20260701T110000Z
DTEND:20260701T113000Z
SUMMARY:Welcome and Scene Setting
DESCRIPTION:John and Peter welcome attendees\, introduce the event and remind of its purpose and process
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:Room A Centre for Information Management\, Loughborough University\, Sir Richard Morris Loughborough University\, University Road\, Loughborough\, LE11 3TU
SEQUENCE:0
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DTSTAMP:20260519T063453Z
DTSTART:20260701T113000Z
DTEND:20260701T121500Z
SUMMARY:Lunch
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SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://cybsoc2026.sched.com/event/70c543b5be4948030a6f333ab283bef8
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DTSTAMP:20260519T063453Z
DTSTART:20260701T121500Z
DTEND:20260701T130000Z
SUMMARY:Celebrating Stafford Beer's Centenary
DESCRIPTION:John will host a conversation reflecting on Stafford and how we have and are building on his work. All to contribute
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LOCATION:Room A Centre for Information Management\, Loughborough University\, Sir Richard Morris Loughborough University\, University Road\, Loughborough\, LE11 3TU
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://cybsoc2026.sched.com/event/f58202c216424d4081a5335566d69642
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DTSTAMP:20260519T063453Z
DTSTART:20260701T130000Z
DTEND:20260701T143000Z
SUMMARY:State of Health Care Systems
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LOCATION:Room B\, Centre for Information Management\, University of Loughborough
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://cybsoc2026.sched.com/event/b40b20d40c1906b2041086a276ec119e
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DTSTAMP:20260519T063453Z
DTSTART:20260701T130000Z
DTEND:20260701T153000Z
SUMMARY:Viable Operating Model: The Hand that Thinks
DESCRIPTION:Abdul Aziz explores his vision of a shift from the mechanistic “You or Me” operating model to one of “You AND Me”. He argues that most organisations have both an organising logic and a structural reality and almost none manage the methodological and political gap between them. The structural model embeds power\, asserts ownership\, and creates the illusion of control in ways the organising logic never sanctioned.\n\n\nAbdul proposes instead The Viable Operating Model (VOM)\, a mediating methodology grounded in Beer's Viable System Model\, Maturana and Varela's organisation/structure distinction and Kauffman's constraint closure. It is designed to hold organising logic and structural realisation in continuous\, productive tension as a perpetual practice. \n\n The VOM is the hand that thinks.\n\n
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LOCATION:Room A Centre for Information Management\, Loughborough University\, Sir Richard Morris Loughborough University\, University Road\, Loughborough\, LE11 3TU
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://cybsoc2026.sched.com/event/708cf682b858938ee2832c49940076ab
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DTSTAMP:20260519T063453Z
DTSTART:20260701T140000Z
DTEND:20260701T141500Z
SUMMARY:Tea Break
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LOCATION:Room A Centre for Information Management\, Loughborough University\, Sir Richard Morris Loughborough University\, University Road\, Loughborough\, LE11 3TU
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://cybsoc2026.sched.com/event/d3a68e2ab03a7d83d47e8cebab44ea93
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DTSTAMP:20260519T063453Z
DTSTART:20260701T143000Z
DTEND:20260701T153000Z
SUMMARY:Towards a metasystem for governing New Space?
DESCRIPTION:New Space is primarily defined by the commercialization of space activities at scales unanticipated by the foundational treaty regime\, with private actors now occupying roles in launch\, Earth observation\, communications\, and exploration that were once the near-exclusive province of states. This paradigm shift unfolds alongside dynamics that complicate its landscape. The militarization of the domain has intensified amid hybrid warfare\, with commercial constellations now embedded in active conflicts and the dual-use distinction increasingly difficult to sustain. Concerns over the long-term sustainability of orbital activities have mounted as mega-constellations and debris populations strain the carrying capacity of low Earth orbit. A growing set of unilateral and plurilateral arrangements is shaping the interpretation of the foundational principles through coalitional practice rather than through the multilateral fora that those principles presuppose. These dynamics do not unfold within a single governance architecture. They pull in different directions\, at different speeds\, and draw on distinct sources of legitimacy. This conjuncture poses the following question: how do we constitute a metasystem to govern it?\n\n
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LOCATION:Room B\, Centre for Information Management\, University of Loughborough
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://cybsoc2026.sched.com/event/8504e36ab71271704b97fbb61183ed65
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DTSTAMP:20260519T063453Z
DTSTART:20260701T153000Z
DTEND:20260701T160000Z
SUMMARY:Stafford Beer's work in 2026. Reflections.
DESCRIPTION:A session reflecting on the discussions of the day and exploring links back to Stafford's work
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LOCATION:Room A Centre for Information Management\, Loughborough University\, Sir Richard Morris Loughborough University\, University Road\, Loughborough\, LE11 3TU
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://cybsoc2026.sched.com/event/fd3e00d144d377591f2427747078287f
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DTSTAMP:20260519T063453Z
DTSTART:20260701T163000Z
DTEND:20260701T170000Z
SUMMARY:End of Day Admin - Dinner Options
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LOCATION:Room A Centre for Information Management\, Loughborough University\, Sir Richard Morris Loughborough University\, University Road\, Loughborough\, LE11 3TU
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://cybsoc2026.sched.com/event/41262f829ca694f49d02cec12d04adcb
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DTSTAMP:20260519T063453Z
DTSTART:20260702T080000Z
DTEND:20260702T083000Z
SUMMARY:Welcome and Agenda for the day.
DESCRIPTION:An introduction to the process for the day
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LOCATION:Room A Centre for Information Management\, Loughborough University\, Sir Richard Morris Loughborough University\, University Road\, Loughborough\, LE11 3TU
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://cybsoc2026.sched.com/event/60da321b3da8c86f4d1549ba24b2066c
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DTSTAMP:20260519T063453Z
DTSTART:20260702T083000Z
DTEND:20260702T093000Z
SUMMARY:The Unaccountability Machine
DESCRIPTION:Dan Davies' book\, "The Unaccountability Machine\," published in 2024\, discusses how large systems in markets\, institutions\, and governments often make poor decisions due to a lack of accountability. He introduces the concept of "accountability sinks\," which obscure responsibility and lead to negative outcomes that no one claims to want.
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LOCATION:Room A Centre for Information Management\, Loughborough University\, Sir Richard Morris Loughborough University\, University Road\, Loughborough\, LE11 3TU
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://cybsoc2026.sched.com/event/b313d0f3cc6f8dc1b06217adaa003f97
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DTSTAMP:20260519T063453Z
DTSTART:20260702T093000Z
DTEND:20260702T094500Z
SUMMARY:Coffee Break
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LOCATION:Room A Centre for Information Management\, Loughborough University\, Sir Richard Morris Loughborough University\, University Road\, Loughborough\, LE11 3TU
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://cybsoc2026.sched.com/event/a3e4603abdfb9a492be60c005d5811af
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DTSTAMP:20260519T063453Z
DTSTART:20260702T094500Z
DTEND:20260702T111500Z
SUMMARY:Unaccountability Machine Conversation
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LOCATION:Room A Centre for Information Management\, Loughborough University\, Sir Richard Morris Loughborough University\, University Road\, Loughborough\, LE11 3TU
SEQUENCE:0
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DTSTAMP:20260519T063453Z
DTSTART:20260702T111500Z
DTEND:20260702T120000Z
SUMMARY:Lunch
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LOCATION:Room A Centre for Information Management\, Loughborough University\, Sir Richard Morris Loughborough University\, University Road\, Loughborough\, LE11 3TU
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://cybsoc2026.sched.com/event/6bf81d14f6abc9ae1298afdc033dec75
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DTSTAMP:20260519T063453Z
DTSTART:20260702T120000Z
DTEND:20260702T140000Z
SUMMARY:Badlands 2026 – Welcome to a New Gamespace
DESCRIPTION:Badlands 2025 explored the systems of technology used for malignant purposes through themes of crime\, privacy intrusion and eudaemonia. &nbsp\; &nbsp\;\nWe now observe dynamic and dispersed global information circuits carrying increasingly complex human/machine data and informatic diseases. &nbsp\; Data varieties have accelerated and proliferated\, creating new mutations for systemic absorption. &nbsp\;The phenomenon of truth variety is multifacetedly outpacing regulatory institutions and systems of law. &nbsp\;The AI megatrend amplifies such entropy. &nbsp\;The game of drones has unsettled the game of thrones. &nbsp\;Space\, our ultimate recursion\, emerges. &nbsp\;Let’s play! &nbsp\;\nSecurity Cybernetics: threats may be requisitely absorbed through efficacious\, dynamic strategy.\n\n
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LOCATION:Room A Centre for Information Management\, Loughborough University\, Sir Richard Morris Loughborough University\, University Road\, Loughborough\, LE11 3TU
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://cybsoc2026.sched.com/event/d8bab842110ff94a88d043e375628939
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DTSTAMP:20260519T063453Z
DTSTART:20260702T120000Z
DTEND:20260702T140000Z
SUMMARY:Information Processing Effects and Consequences Introduction
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LOCATION:Room B\, Centre for Information Management\, University of Loughborough
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://cybsoc2026.sched.com/event/d59fd7aec17f459db886a8b2cc88ae2c
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DTSTAMP:20260519T063453Z
DTSTART:20260702T140000Z
DTEND:20260702T153000Z
SUMMARY:Quantum Life Science
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LOCATION:Room A Centre for Information Management\, Loughborough University\, Sir Richard Morris Loughborough University\, University Road\, Loughborough\, LE11 3TU
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://cybsoc2026.sched.com/event/5c78c6859f3c30a435f4839bdd84d078
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DTSTAMP:20260519T063453Z
DTSTART:20260702T140000Z
DTEND:20260702T143000Z
SUMMARY:Tea Break
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:Room A Centre for Information Management\, Loughborough University\, Sir Richard Morris Loughborough University\, University Road\, Loughborough\, LE11 3TU
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://cybsoc2026.sched.com/event/9348905bb62dee6beb3cda4e90614389
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DTSTAMP:20260519T063453Z
DTSTART:20260702T153000Z
DTEND:20260702T160000Z
SUMMARY:Reflections on the Day - Topics for Ethics and AI on Friday
DESCRIPTION:Reflections on the day and topics for day three
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LOCATION:Room A Centre for Information Management\, Loughborough University\, Sir Richard Morris Loughborough University\, University Road\, Loughborough\, LE11 3TU
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://cybsoc2026.sched.com/event/bef87c00bf4acf980d26c47960be1234
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DTSTAMP:20260519T063453Z
DTSTART:20260703T080000Z
DTEND:20260703T083000Z
SUMMARY:Day 3 Welcome
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LOCATION:Room A Centre for Information Management\, Loughborough University\, Sir Richard Morris Loughborough University\, University Road\, Loughborough\, LE11 3TU
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://cybsoc2026.sched.com/event/da067a15cc5d1490673286bb78852789
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DTSTAMP:20260519T063453Z
DTSTART:20260703T083000Z
DTEND:20260703T100000Z
SUMMARY:Ethics and AI
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:Room A Centre for Information Management\, Loughborough University\, Sir Richard Morris Loughborough University\, University Road\, Loughborough\, LE11 3TU
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://cybsoc2026.sched.com/event/7a43d2095447a7da35b9e2e871578158
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DTSTAMP:20260519T063453Z
DTSTART:20260703T100000Z
DTEND:20260703T101500Z
SUMMARY:Coffee Break
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CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:Room A Centre for Information Management\, Loughborough University\, Sir Richard Morris Loughborough University\, University Road\, Loughborough\, LE11 3TU
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://cybsoc2026.sched.com/event/7fbb0b446c667aaebaa50e0c12b95c8a
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DTSTAMP:20260519T063453Z
DTSTART:20260703T101500Z
DTEND:20260703T110000Z
SUMMARY:2026 Cybernetics Conversation Reflection and Conclusion
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LOCATION:Room A Centre for Information Management\, Loughborough University\, Sir Richard Morris Loughborough University\, University Road\, Loughborough\, LE11 3TU
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://cybsoc2026.sched.com/event/0240eeee8d3a64b25bcdccb4a733da4a
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