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BrianHollocks
B W Hollocks
Professor of Management Science &
Head of Infomation Systems Group
Bournemouth University Business School
Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BB, UK
Tel:+44/0-1202-595563 Fax:+44/ 0-1202-595718
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INTERNATIONAL EUROPEAN SIMULATION MULTI-CONFERENCE ESM2000
23 - 26 May, 2000, Gent, Belgium
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Organised and sponsored by: SCS
The Society for Computer Simulation International
Hosted by: University of Gent
Department of Industrial Management (Faculty of Engineering)
Co-sponsored by:
EuSC The European Simulation Council
EUROSIM Federation of European Simulation Societies (ASIM,
AES, DBSS, CROSSIM, CSSS, FRANCOSIM, HSS, ISCS, SIMS,
SLOSIM, UKSIM)
JSST The Japanese Society for Simulation Technology
LSS The Latvian Simulation Society
PSS The Polish Simulation Society
TSS The Turkish Simulation Society
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More information at http://hobbes.rug.ac.be/~scs/conf/esm2000/index.html
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
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General Conference & Rik Van Landeghem (Belgium)
Program Chair email: [log in to unmask]
General Conference Co-chair:
General Program Co-chair: Hendrik Vanmaele (Belgium)
email: [log in to unmask]
Honorary Chair: Henri Muller (Belgium)
email: [log in to unmask]
SCS Conference Coordinator Philippe Geril (Belgium)
email: [log in to unmask]
Industrial Program Chair: W. Krug, Dual Zentrum, Dresden, Germany
Local Organizing Chair: Heidi Vandorpe (Belgium)
email: [log in to unmask]
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AIM OF ESM2000
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ESM2000 is the international conference concerned with state of the art technology in modelling and
simulation. For several years, ESM has proven to be an outstanding forum for researchers involved in building
innovative simulation Systems, simulation and modelling tools and applications on both the research and
industrial front. The SCS European Simulation Multiconference features an outstanding technicall program
ranging from introductory tutorials to software reviews to state-of-the-art research and practice. The conference
includes exhibits, business meetings for professional societies, software user groups, and a social program for
spouses. All submissions will be peer reviewed by three members of the International Program Committee.
Accepted papers will be published in the conference Proceedings (both print and CD), that will be copyrighted
and widely disseminated.. All talks and tutorials must be accompanied by a paper of between three to eight
Proceedings pages. Contributions to the technical program are solicited in the following general areas, although
papers in any area of discrete-event and combined discrete-event and continuous simulation will be considered:
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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
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1. Simulation in Supply Chain Management & Logistics
Track Chair: Rik Van Landeghem (University of Gent, Belgium)
Program Chair:
Material handling, Warehousing and Distribution Center simulation
Logistics and supply chain modelling
Supply Chain Scheduling
Cost modelling of Quick Response chains
Simulation of transportation systems, multi-modal systems, air, water and land transportation,
Simulation of Regional logistic systems
2. Simulation in Education & Corporate Training
Track Chair: Gerdt Zulch (University of Karlsruhe, Germany)
Program Chair: F. Breitenecker (University of Wien, Austria)
Management games
Simulation with "man in the loop"
Virtual Reality systems
Realistic presentation of simulation results
Simulation for training and education
Web-based simulation
Multi-site Group simulation
3. Simulation in Medicine & Health Care Systems
Track Chair: Patrick Verdonck / Ronny Verhoeven (University of Gent, Belgium)
Program Chair: E. Mosehilde (Lyngby), Jörgensen (Copenhagen)
Simulation of Patient Care
Quality of Service
Hospital logistics
Simulation of Disease proliferation
Virtual Reality in Surgical procedures
Simulating biological phenomena and organs
Simulation as a tool for diagnosis
Simulation of Emergency procedures (Disaster gaming)
4. Simulation in Industry and Services
Track Chair: Gerrit Janssen (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
Program Chair: A. Verbraeck, A. Bruzzone
Business process engineering and simulation
Simulation in customer-oriented service processes
Decision support systems
Simulation in Finance and Risk Management
Simulation in workflow management
Process mapping and simulation
Simulation of production processes and equipment
5. Simulation Tools and Methodology
Track Chair: Akim Artiba (University of Mons, Belgium)
Program Chair: Vernadat, Pavé
Simulation Languages
Object oriented Modeling and Reuse of models
Continuous and discrete simulation methodology,
Multiparadigm simulation, Simulation uncertainty
Parallel and distributed simulation
Petri nets
Simulation Tools
Meta-models and automatic model generation
Validation techniques for simulation models
6. Simulation and Operations Research
Track Chair: Hendrik Vanmaele (University of Gent, Belgium)
Program Chair: R. Zobel (U. Of Manchester), J. Van Mieghem (MIT)
Simulation and optimisation
Experimental design of simulation studies
Queuing networks and models
Embedded Heuristics in simulation
Rule-based optimization and simulation
7. Simulation in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Track Chair: Luc Boullart (University of Gent, Belgium)
Program chair: François Cellier (University of Arizona, USA)
Integration of AI techniques and simulation
Knowledge elicitation and representation for complex models
Drawing understanding and pattern recognition
Machine learning
Neural networks and genetic algorithms
Simulation in Robotics and automation
Fuzzy models in simulation
The Multi-Conference will also feature:
- Keynote Lecture
Dietmar Moeller“ Virtual Reality and Simulation in Medicine”
Jerry Banks “Future of simulation” - Georgia Tech
- Plenary Sessions and Workshops
Simulation of Business Processes using Arena templates
R. Van Landeghem, University of Gent, Belgium
- Tutorials
(Further tutorials may be proposed for selection by the conference committee)
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INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE
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Marc Goetschalckx, Georgia Tech, USA
Jan Van Mieghem, MIT
José Guerrerro, Georgetown University
Krzysztof Amborski (Poland) Jerry Banks (USA)
Gebhard Bauer (Germany) Steve Benford (UK)
Richard Berry (UK) Geert Boeije (Belgium)
Wolfgang Borutzky (Germany) Peter Burrough (The Netherlands)
Christophe Claramunt (UK) David Consuegra ((Switzerland)
Herman DeMeer (Germany) Miguel Dias (Portugal)
Andrew Downton (UK) Hilding Elmqvist (Sweden)
Mike Fairhurst (UK) Alan Fowler (UK)
Luca Maria Gambardella (CH) Ryszard Gessing (Poland)
Stefan Greiner (Germany) John Harris (USA)
Jane Harris (UK) David Hill (France)
Barry Hull (UK) Klaus-Peter Huber (Germany)
Andras Javor (Hungary) Helen Karatza (Greece)
Graham King (UK) Iisakki Kosonen (Finland)
Alexander Kurec (USA) Mike Letherwood (USA)
Michel Mainguenaud (France) Thomas Mayer (Germany)
Yuri Merkuryev (Latvia) Pierro Mocasso (Italy)
Levent Mollamustafaoglu (NL) Istvan Molnar (Hungary)
Lex Pater (The Netherlands) Witold Pedrycz (Canada)
Janet Poliakoff (UK) Matti Pursula (Finland)
Elke Rauh (Germany) Karin Reger (Germany)
Martin Reynolds (UK) Ishan Sabuncuoglu (Turkey)
Christian Schnur (Germany) Stephen Scrivener (UK)
Robert Signorile (USA) Michael Syriakow (Germany)
Helena Szczerbicka (Germany) Vladimir Shiryaev (CIS)
Baris Tan (Turkey) Marius Theriault (Canada)
Peter Thomas (UK) Kishor Trivedi (USA)
Aphrodite Tsalgatidou (Greece) Thomas Uthman (Germany)
Adeline Uhrmacher (Germany) Hans Vangheluwe (Belgium)
Peter Vanrolleghem (Belgium) Jim Warren (Australia)
Mike Worboys (UK) Jochen Wittmann (Germany)
Edward Williams (USA) Enver Yucestan (USA)
Peter Ziegler (Germany) Richard Zobel (UK)
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VENUE: GENT, BELGIUM
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The City of Gent (Ghent) has a long tradition, which is reflected in its buildings, roads and culinary offerings.
It was founded in 902 at the confluence of two main rivers: the Scheldt and the Lys, by monks, who established
a monastery, whose remains can still be seen today. A castle was erected in the 11th Century by the ruling
Count, in the center of the city. The Gravensteen (Castle of the Counts), as it is called, is well worth visiting.
Finally, the City is most reknown as the birth place of Emperor Charles V, or Carlo Quinto, in 1500. The City
will finalize in June 2000 a year of celebration to comemmorate this event. It must be pointed out however that
for the true Gent Citizens the celebration was with mixed feelings, as Charles V brutally suppressed a riot
against his high taxes by hanging the City’s council members. This gave rise to the nickname for the Gent
citizens: the “Stroppendragers” (bearers of the noose, i.e. the hanging rope).
Today the city blends a wonderful historic center, with many original buildings, surrounded by small canals,
with a vibrant university town. This makes it a wonderful place to visit and experience. So we all invite you
hartily to come and enjoy your stay with us!
The University of Gent is the second largest university in Belgium, with some 22.000 students across 10
Faculties. It has cutting-edge research in bio-engineering for plants, as well as in DNA research for human
medicine. Its Engineering Faculty is widely known for its broad education, making its engineers sought after in
the whole world. It has also worldwide reknown as the birthplace of pre-stressed concrete beams and in area’s
like chemical process engineering and human bloodflow modelling.
The Conference takes place at the Unviersity of Ghent, Faculty of Agriculture. It is easily accessible from the
hotels by a 5 minute walk.
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DEADLINES AND REQUIREMENTS
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Send all submissions, in an electronic form uuencoded or MIME, (zipped) Postscript indicating the designated
track and type of submission (full paper or an extended abstract) to the SCS European Office
([log in to unmask]).
Please provide your name, affiliation, full mailing address, telephone, fax number and Email address on all
submissions as well. For submissions please put in the subject of your Email the following indications:
esm2000, code of designated track. You can also send in one copy of your paper by regular mail to the
conference chair and three copies to Philippe Geril at the SCS European Office. Only original papers, which
have not been published elsewhere, will be accepted.
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PAPER SUBMISSION TYPES
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FULL PAPER (including abstract, conclusions, diagrams, references) During review, the submitted full papers
can be accepted as a regular 5 page paper. If excellent, full papers can be accepted by the program committee as
an extended (8-page) paper. Each submission will be reviewed by at least three members of the International
Program Committee. All accepted papers based on a full paper will be published in Part I of the proceedings.
EXTENDED ABSTRACT (at least three pages)
Participants may also submit a 3 page extended abstract for a regular (5 pages) or short (3 pages) paper or
poster, which will be reviewed by the International Program Committee. All papers based on an accepted
extended abstract will be published in Part II of the proceedings. Part II is also very well suited for industry
papers.
Philippe Geril
SCS European Office
University of Ghent
Coupure Links 653
B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
Tel (Office): +32 9 2337790
Fax:+3292234941
T+F Private: +32 59 800 804
Email: [log in to unmask]
An author kit with complete instructions for preparing a camera-ready copy for the Proceedings will be sent to
authors of accepted submissions. The information about the standard format for papers can also be found on
WWW at http://hobbes.rug.ac.be/~scs.
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IMPORTANT DEADLINES
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January 20: Submit contributed full-papers (up to 8 proceedings pages) not previously published. These
submissions, when accepted will be published as regular (of up to 8 proceeding pages) papers in the
proceedings.
January 20: Submit extended abstracts of contributed short papers, reports of industrial projects and summaries
of posters. These submissions, when accepted will be published as short (of up to 5 proceedings pages) papers
in the proceedings.
February 1: Submit one -to -three page proposals to present tutorials, to organise and chair panel sessions, to
organise user meetings, vendor sessions or to exhibit software
February 15: Submit abstracts for student sessions
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Submission Deadline January 20, 2000
Acceptance Notification February 10, 2000
Camera-Ready Copies March 15, 2000
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Outstanding paper award
The 2000 European Simulation Multiconference will select among the extended
papers, the Outstanding Paper of the Multiconference. The author(s) of this paper
will be awarded a free registration for an SCS conference and will be
published on the SCS web site.
EXHIBITS
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An exhibition will be held in the central area where all participants will
meet for refreshments and lunches. Moreover, the exhibition will be open to the
general public on selected times and days, as part of the GENT 2000 Festival. A
special prize will be awarded to the exhibit which introduces simulation to the
general public in the most intuitive and accessible manner. There will be a special exhibition
section for universities and non-profit organisations and a special section
for publishers and commercial stands. If you would like to take part in
the exhibition please contact the Exhibit Chair for a full price
schedule and stand layout.
VENDOR SESSIONS, DEMONSTRATIONS AND VIDEO PRESENTATIONS
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For demonstrations or video sessions, please contact SCS International
at the European Office. Special sessions will be set up for vendor
presentations in coordination with the scientific program.
OTHER ORGANISED MEETINGS
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TRAVELLING TO GENT
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For more details, inspect the Conference Website.
Gent is about 300 km’s from Paris (FR), 200 km from Amsterdam (NL) and 350 km from Köln (G).
BY AIR
Regular flights are available into Brussels Airport at Zaventem, or to a lesser degree, into Antwerp and Ostend
Regional Airport. From Brussels Airport Terminal, a direct InterCity (IC) train link with Gent is operational
each hour. Moreover, there are regular trains into Brussels South Station (Zuid of Midi), that contains excellent
train links with Ghent. The distance is about 50 km. Taxis can be expensive (about 4.500 fr for the trip to
Gent).
BY RAIL
The Ghent Train Station “Gent St. Pieters” is served extensively by any train passing between Brussels or
Antwerp and the Belgian coast (Oostende, Blankenberge, De Panne, Knokke). Moreover, there are direct TGV
connections twice daily with the French (Thalys) and UK network (Eurostar).
>From the station, multiple electric trams (nr 4) and busses run in to the city center, and taxis are readily
available.
BY CAR
Gent lies at the crossroads between the E17 motorway (Lille (FR) - Gent - Antwerp - Breda(NL)) and the E40
motorway (Calais (Fr) - Gent - Brussels - Aachen (G)). Follow the signs into the City Centre (“Centrum”).
Gent has a car-restriction policy in the city center with sattelite parking lots around it, making navigating very
complicated (to explain mainly). We provide detailed directions to the hotel locations, and the nearest city
parking.
SOCIAL PROGRAMME
On the evening before the conference there will be a Get Together Party at the University, from 18.00 hr until
20.00 hr with snacks and beverages. The conference desk will be open.
First Day program:
Opening address by the Rector or Vice-Rector in the Aula, Volderstraat (5 min from the Faculty)
Parallel sessions
Second evening:
18.00 hr: boat trip on the canals
19.00 hr: reception in the Town Hall
20.00 hr: conference dinner in Het Pand (with live music entertainment)
SPOUSES PROGRAM
Visit to Bruges
City walk in Gent, with visit to Lam Gods and Gravensteen
Museum Tour
Boat trip on the Leie (Benelux)
Visit to chocolate factory Leonidas or ….
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