china again
i have been to chengdu, sichuan. i attended the first general assembly of the recently founded international academy for systems and cybernetic sciences (iascys). i have been appointed an academician of iascys.
gary metcalf, president of ifsr, hands over the certificate “in recognition of outstanding contributions to research and practice in systems and cybernetic sciences”
jian shi, vice-president of sichuan university, presents giant-panda embroidery
i’m very impressed by chinese efforts in education, by their economic growth and there is awareness of environmental problems. if the european union states will not change their austerity policies, china will lap them sooner rather than later.