Functional Dynamics in Complex Chemical and Biological Systems (FUNCDYN)

2nd FUNCDYN meeting
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany, 15-18 September 2008

The 2nd ESF Conference on Functional Dynamics is aimed at bringing together European scientists working on the area of "Functional Dynamics". This field is devoted to investigating dynamical behaviour that is associated with the function of a system, e. g. in biological or technological sense. Therefore, the meeting wishes to encourage the interaction between scientists working on biological, technical, chemical, and physical systems with those whose expertise lies on dynamical systems and nonlinear dynamics.

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Local organiser:

ProfessorMarcusHauserE-Mail: Otto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgInstitut für Experimentelle PhysikAbteilung Biophysik Institut für Experimentelle PhysikMagdeburgGermany

1st FUNCDYN meeting
Haslev, Denmark, 2-5 May 2007

The opening workshop of the European Science Foundation network ”Functional Dynamics in Complex Chemical and Biological Systems was organized as a four days meeting at 'Haslev Udvidede Højskole' located in the small town of Haslev 100 km south of Copenhagen. The workshop was attended by 55 participants from the 12 contributing countries plus Poland, and Sweden. The scientific objective of the FUNCDYN program is to establish a European research community in functional dynamics of complex chemical and biological systems. The aim is to develop new tools and methods for quantitative modelling of behavior, development and morphology of biological systems with special emphasis on the incorporation of dynamic information. A major goal of functional dynamics is the study of biological systems where dynamic behavior is in itself part of function. FUNCDYN supports the study of biological and nonbiological systems where dynamics is associated with some function. The main objectives of the meeting were

1. To reach a common agreement among the participating groups on the scope of functional dynamics and its delimitations toward related fields such as systems biology, bioinformatics, and chemical technology.
2. Discuss and define guidelines for the operation of the network.
3. Encourage networking between European groups, in order to stimulate future research.

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