Forwarded on behalf of Klaus Jaffe Begin forwarded message: > Call for papers for the 5th International Conference on Modelling, > Simulations, and Optimization ~MSO 2005~ to be held in August 29-31, > 2005 at Oranjestad, Aruba. A special session will deal specifically > with Social Simulations. The event is aimed at promoting the > networking of scientist using social simulations as a tool to > understand economic and social issues underlying sustainable economic > development and other relevant social, political and economic features > that emerge from the social dynamics of human society. > Prospective contributors are invited to submit an abstract of their > papers to [log in to unmask] We aim to assemble a selected group of highly > original and scientifically sound researchers in the areas of > Artificial Societies and Social Simulations that maintain and foster > bridges with Experimental and Ethological Economy or other sound > experimental sciences. Papers should be received not later than > February 1. > > The session is promoted by IASSA for IASTED > > Klaus Jaffe > > Centro de Estudios Estratégicos > Universidad Simón Bolívar > Apartado 89000, Caracas 1080 > http://www.cee.usb.ve > > ________________________________________________________________________ __ Professor Nigel Gilbert, FREng, AcSS, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Sociology, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK. +44 (0)1483 689173