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Deadline: 1 December 2011 The RC33 Eighth International Conference on Social Science Methodology http://conference.acspri.org.au/index.php/rc33/2012/index will be at the University of Sydney, July 9 - 13, 2012. One session will be on social simulation and modelling for public policy. The purpose of the session is to bring together those with an interest in the application of social simulation techniques to modelling for policy purposes. We would be looking for colleagues advancing new or existing techniques and applications to any area of public policy. The session would be open methodological, conceptual and theoretical submissions as well as case studies. The session is aimed at social scientists with an interest in computer modelling, but also those in statistics and computer science who have entered the area of e-social science research. You are kindly invited to submit a paper by going direct to the abstract submission point at the conference site. The call for abstracts of papers is open until December 1, 2011. Best regards, Peter Davis Department of Sociology and COMPASS Research Centre University of Auckland Private Bag 92019 Auckland 1142. NEW ZEALAND phone +64 9 923 5109