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SCS Simulation News - December, 2000 - Volume 1, Issue 12

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SCS Simulation News
December, 2000 - Volume 1, Issue 12
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Welcome to this month's SCS Simulation News.  This electronic
newsletter is published monthly and sent to your email address.

Our purpose is to keep SCS members and others in the modeling and
simulation communities up to date on the activities of the Society
for Computer Simulation International.  Please forward this newsletter
to friends, peers and colleagues with interests in modeling and
simulation.

Please send comments and suggestions to the newsletter editor,
Bob Lipset; mailto:Newsletter.Editor@scs.org
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Newsletter Contents

1.  News and developments in modeling and simulation
2.  Upcoming conferences
3.  Publications
4.  About SCS
5.  Membership in SCS
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1.  News and developments in modeling and simulation

* Introducing the Centre for Advanced Computational Solutions (C-fACS)

   This is a distributed research center headquartered at Lincoln
   University, New Zealand whose members at different sites collaborate
   through the internet and other media.  At present, C-fACS members
   are developing new technologies in artificial intelligence, machine
   vision, image processing, computational modelling and simulation,
   open system (Linux) solutions, computational and experimental
   mechanics, fuzzy neural networks, and non-invasive imaging.  They
   are seeking interested members of the simulation community.
   For further information, visit http://www.cfacs.co.nz

* Modeling and Simulation Professional Certification Program in
   development

   The Modeling and Simulation Professional Certification
   Implementation Group has been working on a plan to develop a
   certification program for persons in the modeling and simulation
   profession.  The group contains representatives from several
   professional societies, including SCS, as well as others in the
   M&S community.  A draft plan has been developed, and is in the
   review and comment phase.
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2.  Upcoming conferences

* 2001 Western MultiConference (WMC '01)
   January 7-11, 2001
   Crowne Plaza Hotel
   Phoenix, Arizona
   http://www.scs.org/confernc/wmc01/wmc2001cfp.html

* Enabling Technology for Simulation Science V
   April 16-20, 2001
   Orlando, Florida
   http://spie.org/web/meetings/calls/or01/confs/or27.html

* 8th European Concurrent Engineering Conference (ECEC 2001)
   April 18-20, 2001
   Valencia, Spain
   http://hobbes.rug.ac.be/~scs/conf/ecec2001/index.html

* 2001 Advanced Simulation Technology Conference (ASTC '01)
   April 22-26, 2001
   Renaissance Madison Hotel
   Seattle, Washington
   http://www.scs.org/confernc/astc01/cfp/astc2001cfp.html

* 15th European Simulation Multiconference (ESM 2001)
   June 6-9, 2001
   Prague, Czech Republic
   http://hobbes.rug.ac.be/~scs/conf/esm2001/

* 2001 International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of
   Computer and Telecommunication Systems (SPECTS '01)
   July 15-19, 2001
   Orlando, Florida
   http://www.scs.org/confernc/spects01/spects01cfp.html
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3.  Publications

SCS publishes the monthly journal SIMULATION.  The October, 2000 issue
contains the following technical articles--abstracts are online at
http://www.scs.org/pubs/sim00toc.html

* "Fuzzy Inductive Reasoning Model-Based Fault Detection Applied to
   a Commercial Aircraft," Josep M. Mirats Tur and
   Rafael M. Huber Garrido
* "Simulation Approach to Decision Assessment in Enterprises,"
   Miroljub Kljajic, Igor Bernik, Andrej Skraba
* "A Parallel Simulation Methodology for Speedup and Obtaining
   Performance Estimates with Specific Accuracy: Experiences of
   its Application in Studies of Metropolitan Area Networks,"
   Victor Yau and Krzysztof Pawlikowski
* "Visualisation of Co-operation in the Construction of a
   Monolithic Building," Adam Marlewski

The full text of the following SIMULATION articles are online at
http://www.scs.org/pubs/sim00toc.html

* AI and Simulation, A. Martin Wildberger
* Simulation in the Service of Society, John McLeod

SPECIAL ISSUE OF SIMULATION--you are encouraged to submit your
article for the following special issue--Call for Papers is at
http://www.scs.org/pubs/sicfp.html

* Modeling and Simulation Applications in Scheduling Multiprocessor
   Systems - submission deadline February 15, 2001

SCS publishes TRANSACTIONS of the Society for Computer Simulation
International each quarter.  The June, 2000 issue contains the following
articles--abstracts are online at http://www.scs.org/pubs/t00toc.html

* "Data Representation for Sensor Models within a Synthetic Natural
   Environment (SEDRIS)," Michael D. Proctor and Patrick E. Connors II
* "A Framework for Learning Implicit Expert Knowledge through
   Observation," Taha A. Sidani and Avelino J. Gonzalez
* "Improved Cellular Models with Parallel Cell-DEVS," Gabriel A.
   Wainer
* "An Empirical Comparison of Methodologies for Obtaining Results
   with Specific Accuracy and for Run-Length Control in Quantitative
   Simulation," Victor Yau

Information on subscribing to SCS journals can be found at
http://www.scs.org/pubs/subinfo.html
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4.  About SCS

* The Society for Computer Simulation International is a
   professional society dedicated to the advancement of
   modeling and simulation in all fields.  Read our mission
   statement at http://www.scs.org/mission/missioninfo.html
* Learn more about the SCS organization at
   http://www.scs.org/org/orginfo.html
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5.  Membership in SCS

* Membership in SCS is open to a wide range of professionals.
   For more information, including an online application, visit
   http://www.scs.org/membrshp/membinfo.html
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Canterbury, Christchurch, New zealand,
and anybody else interested in research in this area

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		Associate Professor  Krzysztof Pawlikowski

	Department of Computer Science,  University of Canterbury
 			Christchurch, New Zealand
		
ph.  +(64) 3 3642 987 ext.7772  email:   krys@cosc.canterbury.ac.nz 
fax. +(64) 3 3642 569      URL:     http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~krys

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