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AAG 2005 CALL FOR PAPERS SPECIAL SESSION(S): Perspectives on Geographic Complexity LOCATION AND DATES: Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, April 5-9, 2005. Denver, CO, USA SPONSORS: Sponsored by the Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis and Modeling AAG specialty groups. DESCRIPTION: There is growing interest in understanding geographical phenomena with complexity-based research. Topics include, but are not limited to: 1. Theory: Geographical and complexity theories, epistemological and ontological considerations, role of deterministic complexity (e.g., chaos, non-linearity). 2. Methods: cellular automata, agent-based models, genetic algorithms, genetic programs, and artificial neural networks. 3. Issues: spatiotemporal patterning, representation, interaction, local interactions and global structure, scale, self organizing systems, emergence, and complex adaptive systems. 4. Applications: Political and socioeconomic, human-environment, and earth system science. ORGANIZERS: Tom Evans, Indiana University, [log in to unmask] Dawn Parker, George Mason University, [log in to unmask] Paul Torrens, University of Utah, [log in to unmask] Steven Manson, University of Minnesota, [log in to unmask] CONTACT: Dawn Parker, George Mason University, [log in to unmask] TIMELINE: September 1, 2004: This call for papers. September 15, 2004: Expression of intent. Email Dawn Parker ([log in to unmask]) by this date if you are interested in being in this session or if you have other questions. IMPORTANT: please submit an abstract, or preferably an extended abstract or paper, with your expression of intent. Fuller submissions will be given priority over submissions with just a paper title. September 20, 2004: Session finalization. Session organizers determine session order and content and notify authors. October 1, 2004: AAG registration. The AAG has an on-line abstract submission system accessible via www.aag.org. All participants must register individually via this site. Upon registration you will be given a participant number. Send this number and a copy of your final abstract to the session organizers. Neither the organizers nor the AAG will edit the abstracts. October 15, 2004: Session submitted to the AAG for approval. April 5-9, 2005: AAG meetings -- Steven M. Manson Assistant Professor Department of Geography University of Minnesota 414 Social Sciences 267 19th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA 612 625 4577 612 624 1044 (fax) umn.edu/~manson