The 2013 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics will be held in Manchester, in the heart of England. Manchester offers a unique combination of both historical and modern aspects of British culture. The conference venue is the Midland Hotel where the founding of the Rolls-Royce Company occurred on May 4, 1904. The hotel is located in downtown Manchester, near the railway station and business district. [See more]

The 2013 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics provides an international forum for both researchers and practitioners to report their latest innovations, summarize state-of-the-art in the field, as well as exchange ideas, results, and visions in all fields of systems engineering, cybernetics, and human-machine systems. Organized according to those three principal SMC areas, SMC 2013 invites papers on technical topics ranging from theoretical results to practical and industrial applications..

Vision

The vision of the Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society is to be recognized
as the world leading society for the advancement of theory and application
in systems science and engineering, human-machine systems, and cybernetics.

Mission

The mission of the Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society is to serve the interests of its members and the community at large by promoting the theory, practice, and interdisciplinary aspects of systems science and engineering, human-machine systems, and cybernetics. It is accomplished through conferences, publications, and other activities that contribute to the professional needs of its members.

Values

The following fundamental values provide the foundation for all SMC activities: