Dear ORNET. I am delighted to announce that the 9th OR Society Conference Simulation Workshop (SW18) will take place 19th - 21st March 2018. The conference will be returning to Ettington Chase, Stratford-upon-Avon, England. More details are attached. If you have any questions please contact Christine Currie ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) or Tom Monks ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) Please see key dates below. 04 Sep 2017 Full conference paper and poster submission opens via Easy Chair 09 Sep 2017 Submission deadline for papers 04 Oct 2017 Registration opens 08 Jan 2018 Notification of outcomes of reviews of conference papers 08 Jan 2018 Contributors will be notified whether or not their paper is accepted 08 Jan 2018 Deadline for submission of Poster titles and abstracts (150 words). 14 Jan 2018 Deadline for early bird reduced registration 15 Jan 2018 Standard registration rates apply 21 Jan 2018 Deadline for author, exhibitor and sponsor bookings in order to appear in the programme 02 Feb 2018 Deadline for provision of final conference manuscripts for proceedings 19 Feb 2018 Deadline for receipt of printed leaflets for distribution 19 Mar 2018 Conference starts 21 Mar 2018 Conference ends Thomas Monks Director. NIHR CLAHRC Wessex Methodological Hub<http://www.clahrc-wessex.nihr.ac.uk/methodological-hub> Room AA71, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton Southampton General Hospital External Tel: +44 (0)23 8120 8201 | twitter: @tommonks1 [cid:1EE79906-8181-4488-8839-4ECA9DC1991A]<https://twitter.com/wessex_clahrc> [cid:CCD1E0BF-1890-48E5-A4A7-5B5FAEDFF51E] <http://on.fb.me/1vlBwSN> [cid:0AD1F148-4DDC-41CE-B8CC-D74409AD391B] <https://nihrclahrcwessex.wordpress.com/> [cid:1BE46535-815D-4E82-BD95-D1FD84D19774] <http://linkd.in/1yeDPsQ> [cid:C12631A9-FB6B-4A2D-AD3C-2FDA05011708] <https://vimeo.com/user26254308> Latest papers: A modelling tool for capacity planning in acute and community stroke services<http://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-016-1789-4> Operational Research as Implementation Science: Definitions, Challenges and Research Priorities.<http://goo.gl/BgOxh5> Simulation of stroke care systems<http://goo.gl/chHmMl> Evaluating the impact of a simulation study in emergency stroke care<http://goo.gl/YM5FXE> Can involving clients in simulation studies help them solve their future problems? A transfer of learning experiment<http://goo.gl/P2O7aK> Systems modelling and simulation in health service design, delivery and decision making<http://goo.gl/QoNj5k>