ESSA 2009: European Social Simulation Association conference registration now open
Registration is now open for
ESSA 2009: The 6th Conference of the European Social Simulation Association
14-18 September 2009, University of Surrey, Guildford (just outside London), UK.
http://cress.soc.surrey.ac.uk/essa2009
ESSA 2009 has, like its predecessors, attracted the best papers from across the world, describing the newest and most significant social simulation work. These cover human, animal and artificial societies, and apply a wide range of techniques. Social Simulation seems to be at a "tipping point" between revolutionary and normal science where it is introducing more rigour into its methods. Come to participate in the formation of a new science!
The invited speakers are:
* Mark Bedau, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, Reed College and Editor of Artificial Life
* Jim Doran, Hereford College, Oxford and one of the founders of Social Simulation
* Tim Kohler, Professor in the Dept. of Anthropology, Washington State University and Santa Fe
The conference will be held at the University of Surrey, Guildford, UK. It is just outside London in the pretty town of Guilford, near London’s Heathrow Airport and easily accessible from London Gatwick airport. You can also reach Guildford by train from continental Europe using the Channel Tunnel.
Organizing Committee
* Nigel Gilbert, University of Surrey, UK (Chair)
* Edmund Chattoe, University of Leicester, UK
* Bruce Edmonds, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK (Scientific Chair)
* Fred Amblard, University of Toulouse, France
* Flaminio Squazzoni, University of Brescia, Italy
and a large and varied programme committee representing the top social simulation academics from across the world, covering a large variety of different views and approaches. For a list of PC members see the website.
Registration for the conference is now open at http://cress.soc.surrey.ac.uk/essa2009/registration.php . Early registration rates end on June 14th.
For queries about the organisation of the conference, bookings, travel etc. see http://cress.soc.surrey.ac.uk/essa2009/contactUs.php .
Please print and pin up the attached poster, and forward this email to your colleagues!
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Professor Nigel Gilbert, Editor, Journal of Artificial Societies and
Social Simulation, <http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/JASSS/>
Centre for Research on Social Simulation (CRESS)
Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
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