Position Statement for IVth

1.1 Our overall objective is to create man-computer symbiotic systems for decision-making that utilize the full capabilities of all the sub-systems involved. 1.2 To do this involves both practical work on actual decision-:na.king systeMs and fo~ndational work on the logics and system theories underlying decisiun making. 1.3 We see a strong convergence between theories based on Spencer Brown's (196~) calculus of distinctions and practice based on Kelly's (1955) personal construct theory. 1./~ The following notes are an outli.ne of some salient points .. We assume the availability of last year's papers (Gaines 1978a, Shaw 1978).