▁honor ary ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Federation ▁for ▁Systems ▁Research ▁European ▁Systems ▁Society , ▁and ▁found ing ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁Systems ▁and ▁Cy ber net ics , ▁ed itions ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁in ▁two ▁volumes . ▁▁▁ ▁He ▁encourag ed ▁its ▁work ▁in ▁progress ▁in ▁course ▁of ▁organization ▁through ▁the ▁Bert al an ff y ▁Center ▁of ▁Systems ▁and ▁Cy ber net ics , ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Academy ▁of ▁Systems ▁and ▁Cy ber net ics ▁Sciences , ▁honor ary ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Latin ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁System ics , ▁Honor ary ▁Professor ▁of ▁IT BA , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁visit ing ▁professor ▁at ▁various ▁univers ities ▁and ▁educational ▁institutions ▁in ▁Argentina , ▁Mexico , ▁Perú , ▁Colombia , ▁Venezuela ▁and ▁Brasil , ▁where ▁he ▁encourag ed ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁many ▁study ▁groups . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁system ic ▁bo ards ▁and ▁integrated ▁the ▁editor ial ▁bo ards ▁of ▁various ▁journ als ▁on ▁systems ▁and ▁cy ber net ics . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Nor bert ▁Wiener ▁golden ▁medal ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁for ▁Cy ber net ics ▁as ▁a ▁t ribute ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁cy ber net ics . ▁He ▁inspired ▁the ▁" Char les ▁François ▁Price " ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Academy ▁of ▁Systems ▁and ▁Cy ber net ics ▁Sciences , ▁intended ▁to ▁promote ▁contributions ▁and ▁participation ▁of ▁young ▁system at ists ▁at ▁their ▁international ▁meet ings . ▁François ▁died ▁on