2002 Common Ground; International Design Conference
Presenter w/ Dr. Erik Stolterman
Brunel University, London, UK

2001 45th International Conference of the International Society for the Systems Sciences
President
Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA

2000 World Congress of the Systems Sciences and ISSS 2000
International Society for the Systems Sciences
President-elect
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2000 Doctoral Education in Design; Foundations for the Future
Presenter
La Clusaz, France

1995 Educom "95" Conference and Workshop
University Representative
Reed College
Portland, OR

1994 6th International Systems Design Conversation
Chair: Design of Design Dialogue
International Systems Institute
Monterey, CA

1994 Sustainable Community Relocation
Invited Participant
U.S. Department of Energy
Racine, WI

1994 38th Annual International Conference
Attending Officer and Chair of Paper Sessions
International Society for the Systems Sciences
Asilomar, CA

1993 14th International Conference on Leadership
Invited Guest
People, Empowerment: If Not You, Then Who?
The Pacific Institute
Seattle, WA

1993 37th Annual International Conference
Attending Officer
International Society for Systems Sciences
University of Western Sydney
Hawksbuy, Australia

1993 5th International Systems Design Conversation
Session Chairman
International Systems Institute
Monterey, CA

1993 Healthy Cities Conference
Panelist
World Health Organization of the United Nations
San Francisco, CA

1992 4th International Systems Design Conversation
Session Chair
International Systems Institute
Monterey, CA

1992 36th Annual International Conference
Attending Officer
Chair, Paper Session: "Design Learning"
Chair Symposium: "Systems and Design Learning"
International Society for systems Sciences
Denver, CO

1991 3rd International Systems Design Conversation
Session Chair
Asilomar Systems Conference
Monterey, CA

1990 "The Design of Complex Systems"
Invited Participant
NATO Advanced Research Workshop
Monterey, CA

1990 34th Annual International Conference
Presenter
International Society for Systems Sciences
Portland, OR

1990 "Creativity and Design"
Organizer
WSD Summer Symposium
Antioch University
Seattle, WA

1988 "Green Systems"
Organizer
Whole Systems Design Summer Symposium
Antioch University
Seattle, WA

1987 "Agenda for the 21st Century"
Symposium Organizer and Presenter
Whole systems Design Summer Symposium
Antioch University
Seattle, WA

1985 "Modeling Complex Systems"
Invited Participant
Ilya Prigogine Center
University of Texas
Austin, TX

1984 "Inquiry Through Design"
Invited Panelist
American Collegiate Schools of Architecture
Regional Conference
University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI

1984 "What Makes A City: Water and Dreams"
Invited Guest
The Dallas Institute; Conference
Dallas, TX

1982 International Impact Assessment Conference
Invited Participant
Vancouver, BC

1982 "The Churchman Conference"
Invited Participant
Marin County, CA

1981 "Thought and Wisdom"
Assisted in Organization/Presentation of Series
The Gaither Lecture Series in Systems Science
University of California at Berkeley