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SCS Simulation News - January, 2003 - Volume 4, Issue 1

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SCS Simulation News
January 2003 - Volume 4, Issue 1
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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
Modeling and 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,
mailto:Newsletter.Editor@scs.org
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1952-2002
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF SIMULATION - THE SOCIETY'S GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
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Newsletter Contents

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

* The 2003 Advanced Simulation Technologies Conference (ASTC'03) will
   be held March 30-April 4, 2003 at the HYATT Orlando in Kissimmee,
   Florida. This meeting marks the first time in recent years that an
   SCS International conference will co-locate (meeting at the same
   conference facility, over the exact same days/times) with another
   non-SCS event. The 2003 SISO Spring SIW will share the HYATT
   conference center with ASTC'03, and the respective program
   committees are working together to coordinate program features as
   much as possible, to allow for attendees to get a taste of the
   different aspect of our ever diversifying modeling and simulation
   community. The ASTC'03 keynote speech will be open to SISO-SIW
   attendees, as the SISO keynote speech will be open to ASTC'03
   attendees. The groups will have a chance to network more informally
   during coffee breaks and the reception in the shared exhibit area as
   well. Those interested to attend or exhibit a this combined event
   can register with either SCS or SISO, and registration information
   is available at the respective websites, http://www.scs.org and
   http://www.sisostds.org

* The call for papers has been issued for the SCS 2003 Summer
   Simulation MultiConference, to be held July 20-25 2003 in Montreal,
   Canada. In 2003, the longest running annual SCS meeting takes a
   slightly new name, and adds greater diversity to the conference by
   offering three distinct technical programs as follows:

   1) The Summer Computer Simulation Conference (SCSC'03). See the call
      for papers at
      http://www.scs.org/confernc/ssimc/ssimc03/cfp/scsc03.htm

   2) The International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer
      and Telecommunication Systems (SPECTS'03). See the call for papers at
      http://www.scs.org/confernc/ssimc/ssimc03/cfp/spects03.htm

   3) The International Conference on Information Systems and
      Engineering (ISE'03). See the call for papers at
      http://www.engr.udayton.edu/faculty/wsmari/ISE2003/

* Four special issues are planned for the SCS journal "Simulation:
   Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation
   International." These issues will focus upon these interest areas:
   --Component-Based Modeling and Simulation
   --Applications of the DEVS Formalism
   --Grand Challenges for Modeling and Simulation
   --Simulation of Air Traffic
   For complete information, visit
   http://www.scs.org/pubs/specialIssues

* A call for papers has been issued for Agent-Based Simulation 4, to
   be held April 28-30, 2003, in Montpellier, France.  See the call at
   http://abs2003.cirad.fr/index_an.html

* A special issue of the journal "International Journal of Information
   Technology and Decision Making," entitled "Telecommunications
   Theories, Management, Development, Practices, and Applications in
   Information Technology:  Issues and Analysis," is to be published.
   See the call for papers at
   http://www.worldscinet.com/ijitdm/mkt/callforpapers_telecom.shtml

* Carl Malstrom has compiled an electronic archive of early Simulation
   Council Newsletters.  It is available at
   http://www4.ncsu.edu/~cwm/sc-newsletters/. These newsletters span a
   time frame from November 1952 to December 1963, at which time the
   Society made the transition to a full-fledged monthly technical
   journal called "Simulation."

* Has your SCS Membership expired?  Get your SCS membership status up-
   to-date, or upgrade your membership to include subscription to one
   of SCS's two periodicals. An electronic brochure detailing the new
   service levels and related benefits of SCS membership is available
   online at http://www.scs.org/SCSMembershipFlyer.pdf

* We are always seeking news to publish in this electronic newsletter.
   If you have items or information that you would like to appear here,
   please send them by electronic mail to
   mailto:Newsletter.Editor@scs.org . Include a web address if
   possible; I'll include a link to your page.
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2.  Upcoming conferences

* 22nd IASTED International Conference
    MODELLING, IDENTIFICATION, AND CONTROL (MIC 2003)
    Innsbruck, Austria
    February 10 - 13, 2003
    http://www.iasted.org/conferences/2003/austria/mic.htm

* VIth Conference on Computer Simulation and Industry Applications
    Tijuana,B.C., México
    February 19 - 21, 2003
    mailto:carlosriosj@hotmail.com or mailto:stanracz@netservice.com.mx

* 2003 Advanced Simulation Technologies Conference (ASTC 2003)
    Orlando, Florida
    March 30 - April 3, 2003
    http://www.scs.org/confernc/astc/astc03/cfp/astc03.htm

* 2003 SISO Spring Simulation Interoperability Workshop (SIW)
    Orlando, Florida
    March 30 - April 4, 2003
    http://www.sisostds.org

* Agent-Based Simulation 4
    Montpellier, France
    April 28 - 30, 2003
    http://abs2003.cirad.fr/index_an.html

* The 2003 European Simulation MultiConference (ESM '03)
    Nottingham, UK
    June 9-11, 2003
    http://ducati.doc.ntu.ac.uk/uksim/ESM2003/webpage.htm

* 17th Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Simulation (PADS 2003)
    San Diego, California
    June 10 - 13, 2003
    http://www.pads-workshop.org

* 2003 Summer Simulation MultiConference (SSMC '03)
    Montreal, Canada
    July 20 - 24, 2003
    http://www.scs.org/confernc/ssimc/ssimc03/cfp

* 7th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and
    Informatics (SCI 2003)
    Orlando, Florida
    July 27 - 30, 2003
    http://www.iiisci.org/sci2003/

* The 2003 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC'03)
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    December 7-10, 2003
    http://www.wintersim.org
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3.  Publications

Appropriate technical contributions are welcome for the following two
publications of SCS. For more information, visit
http://www.scs.org/pubs/pubsinfo.html

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SIMULATION: Transactions of The Society for Modeling and Simulation
International is the monthly, refereed transactions of the leading
society devoted to advancing the discipline and profession of modeling
and simulation. An archival journal in both print and electronic form,
it consists of distinct sections--one devoted to theory, the other to
applications. Published articles must have a clear relevance to
general modeling and simulation issues. In addition to its archival
mission, the journal aims to help professionals and researchers,
particularly those involved in multidisciplinary projects, apply
advances in modeling and simulation theory, methodology, and
technology to their application areas.

The methods and applications of modeling and simulation in both well
established and emerging areas include the fields of, but are not
restricted to:

* Computer Science: Computer networking and communications, high
   performance computers, real-time systems, mobile and intelligent
   agents, simulation software, and language design.
* Engineering: System engineering and design, aerospace, traffic
   systems, air and surface traffic systems, microelectronics,
   mechatronics, manufacturing systems, robotics, and air traffic.
* Physical and Life Sciences: Chemistry, physics, biology, medicine,
   biomedicine, sociology, and cognition.

Manuscript submission for journal review is now online. To submit a
manuscript, go to:
http://simulation.manuscriptcentral.com/

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MODELING & SIMULATION Magazine is the general interest publication of
SCS. Contributions from all members of the modeling and simulation
community are welcome. Examples of topics include the following:

* Hardware/software releases: What does your new or latest product do?
   How is it better? What doesn't it do?
* Major research efforts and breakthroughs, both academic and
   industrial.
* Researchers' reports on progress in layperson's terms.
* New requests for proposals, new projects/contracts/funding
   announcements.
* Progress in education/training; infusion of modeling and simulation
   into general curriculum.

The two main goals of this publication are to present papers that are
readable to the non-expert and to provide useful information related
to the field of modeling and simulation.

Press releases, event notices and news about modeling and simulation
activity can be suggested for publication by sending material to Steve
Branch at sbranch@scs.org

Technical articles can be submitted for consideration by writing to the
SCS Managing Editor at mailto:Editor@scs.org

To view an issue of this magazine, go to:
http://www.modelingandsimulation.org/
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4.  About SCS

* The Society for Modeling and 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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This message is forwarded to members of the COSC/Management/Maths 
research group on stochastic simulation at the University of 
Canterbury, Christchurch, New zealand,
and anybody else interested in research in this area

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