Please join the GW Global Food Institute (GFI) for the fourth seminar in the Building System Dynamics Connections (BSDC) Seminar Series! The seminar will take place on Wednesday, October 2nd from 12:30-1:30pm (with lunch beforehand from 12-12:30pm) in 1919 Pennsylvania Ave NW (Rm 546) and virtually. The seminar will cover Applications of Systems Modeling to Policy Analysis and Development.

Please complete this RSVP form for the fourth seminar by 5pm on Thursday, 9/26. We look forward to another engaging session!


Overview of the BSDC Seminar Series: 

The 4 seminars will be held monthly from June to October and serve as an introduction to the foundational concepts of systems thinking and modeling, with applications to food and agricultural systems research. The seminars will be offered in-person at 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue NW with lunch available beforehand, as well as virtually. They will also be recorded for students or others who cannot attend to access later. Daniel Chen, Caitlin Grady, and Sydney Pryor will be leading the sessions. If you missed the previous seminars, you can watch recordings (linked below).

Resources discussed during the seminars can be found in this document. The topics are as follows: 

1) Intro to Systems Thinking and Causal Loop Diagrams (Wed. June 12th recording, slides)

2) Group Model Building and Stakeholder Engagement (Wed. July 24th recording, slides)

3) Foundations of Quantitative Modeling and Analysis (Tues. August 27th; recording, slides)

4) Applications of Systems Modeling to Policy Analysis and Development (Wed. October 2nd)

Please reach out to sydneypryor@gwu.edu with any questions.