OR Society Simulation Special Interest Group Meeting Thursday 24th March 2011 Wates House, University of Surrey "Are we there yet?: Simulation modellers on what needs to be done to involve agent-based simulation in practical decision making" Speakers include: Professor Nigel Gilbert, director, CRESS, University of Surrey David Buxton, dse consulting Mark Temple, Public Health Wales - Health Protection, NHS Jeremy Franklin, Home Office Dr Peer-Olaf Siebers, Senior Research Fellow in Computer Science, Nottingham University Professor Stewart Robinson, Professor of O.R., University of Warwick Professor Scott Moss, Visiting Professor in the University of Koblenz-Landau Presentation titles include: Are Agent Based Simulation and Operational Research Commensurable Paradigms? Migration in an agent-based labour market: how can ABM be used to influence policy decisions? Finding both the needle and the haystack: Contact tracing and the role of social networks. A First Approach on Modelling Staff Proactiveness in Retail Simulation Models. Evidence-based modelling with agents: a defensible approach to the use of models in policy analysis. Schedule: 10am Coffee & Registration 10.30 Welcome address and introduction to agent-based simulation (Professor Nigel Gilbert) 11.00 - 12.30 3 talks 12.30 - 1.30 Buffet lunch provided 1.30 - 3.00 3 talks 3.00 - 3.30 Coffee 3.30 - 4.30 Q&A Panel For non-speakers there will be a charge of £20 to cover catering. Online registration may be made via the link at: https://store.surrey.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?modid=1&prodid=478&deptid=75&compid=1&catid=98 Enquiries may be made to: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Organisers: Dr Christopher Watts, CRESS, University of Surrey Dr Katy Hoad, ORMS Group, University of Warwick Dr Christine Currie, School of Mathematics, University of Southampton You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.