Coordination Theory Workshop (Computer and Information Science)

本次研讨会的目的是将来自不同学科（包括计算机科学、经济学和组织理论）的主要研究人员聚集在一起，这些研究人员可以为“协调理论”的创建做出贡献——“协调理论”是关于如何协调不同参与者的活动的一系列原则。这种跨学科方法的一个有趣的方面是有可能利用以下方面的相似之处：(a)协调人群；(b)协调计算机处理器或程序模块组，以及(c)协调包括人和计算机的混合组。本次研讨会的主要活动是更深入地探讨这些问题，重点是具体的研究论文。研讨会将于1988年2月17日至19日在马萨诸塞州戴德姆的麻省理工学院恩迪科特大厦会议中心举行。预计讲习班的一项主要成果将是为这一新领域制定研究议程和可能的资助。

The purpose of this workshop is to bring together leading researchers from a variety of different disciplines (including computer science, economics and organization theory) that can contribute to the creation of "coordination theory"--a body of principles about how to coordinate the activities of separate actors. One of the intriguing aspects of this interdisciplinary approach is the possibility of exploiting parallels between: (a)coordinating groups of people; (b) coordinating groups of computer processors or program modules, and: (c) coordinating hybrid groups that include both people and computers. The primary activity at this workshop is to explore these issues in more depth, focussing on specific research papers. The workshop will be held February 17-19, 1988 at MIT's Endicott House conference center in Dedham, Massachusetts. A major outcome of the workshop is expected to be an agenda for research and possible funding for this new area.