Newsgroups: comp.parallel From: Philippe Geril Subject: 1st CFP ESS'98 (10th European Simulation Symposium) Organization: SCS Europe bvba Date: 24 Mar 1998 01:46:20 GMT Message-ID: <6f739c$lof$1@encore.ece.cmu.edu> 10th EUROPEAN SIMULATION SYMPOSIUM 26-28 October 1998 Organised and sponsored by: SCS The Society for Computer Simulation International Hosted by: The Nottingham Trent University Department of Computing Cosponsored by: CASS The Chinese Association for System Simulation EuSC The European Simulation Council EUROSIM Federation of European Simulation Societies (ASIM, AES, DBSS, CROSSIM, CSSS, FRANCOSIM, HSS, ISCS, SIMS, SLOSIM, UKSIM) JSST The Japanese Society for Simulation Technology LSS The Latvian Simulation Society PSS The Polish Simulation Society TSS The Turkish Simulation Society CONFERENCE COMMITTEE General Conference & Andrzej Bargiela (United Kingdom) Program Chair email: andre@doc.ntu.ac.uk General Conference Co-chair: Rainer Rimane (Germany) email: rimane@informatik.uni-erlangen.de General Program Co-chair: Eugene Kerckhoffs (The Netherlands) email: E.Kerckhoffs@twi.tudelft.nl Honorary Chair: Ghislain Vansteenkiste (Belgium) email: Ghislain.Vansteenkiste@rug.ac.be SCS Conference Coordinator Philippe Geril (Belgium) email: philippe.geril@rug.ac.be Industrial Program Chair: Wilfried Krug (Germany) email: wkrug@dual-zentrum.de Industrial Program Co-Chair: Agostino Bruzzone (Italy) email: bruzzone@linux.it Exhibit Chair: Richard Cant (UK) email: rcc@doc.ntu.ac.uk Exhibit Co-chair: Caroline Langensiepen (UK) email: csl@doc.ntu.ac.uk Local Arrangements Chair: Joanna Hartley (UK) email: jkh@doc.ntu.ac.uk SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Simulation Methodologies Track Chair: Peter Eschenbacher (Germany) Program Chair: Gunter Bolch (Germany) Continuous and discrete simulation methodology, Simulation tools, Multiparadigm simulation, Simulation uncertainty, Parallel and distributed simulation, Petri nets, Web-based simulation, Simulation visualisation, Integration of simulations and geographical information systems (in application areas addressed by the Symposium) Simulation in Chemistry Track Chair: John Harris (USA) Program Chair: Richard Joyner (United Kingdom) Molecular dynamics simulations, Quantum mechanics simulations, Chemical reaction profiles, Homogeneous catalysis simulations, Heterogeneous catalysis simulations. Engineering Systems Simulation Track Chair: Malcolm Irving (United Kingdom) Program Chair: Hans Vangheluwe (Belgium) Public utility systems simulation - electricity, gas, water, Simulation of telecommunication systems, Simulation of transportation systems, Environmental impact modelling, Simulation for sustainable development, Emergency management. Simulation in Industry and Services Track Chair: Marco Pedrocchi (Italy) Program Chair: Ali Riza Kaylan (Turkey) Simulation in automotive industry: vehicle dynamics and simulation, off-road vehicle design and modelling, physical simulation methodologies, Product and systems design and validation, Quality of service, Robotics and automation, Process control, Material handling, Logistics and supply chain modelling, Scheduling. Simulation in Business and Finance Track Chair: Henk G. Sol (The Netherlands) Program Chair: Alexander Verbraeck (The Netherlands) Business process engineering, Simulation in service industries, Dynamic business objects, Decision support systems, Simulation in Finance, Simulation in workflow management, Simulating information systems and database processes, Management games. Simulation and Artificial Intelligence Track Chair: David Elliman (United Kingdom) Program Chair: Robert Whitrow (United Kingdom) Simulation as an aid to understanding, Handwriting and text recognition systems, Drawing understanding and recognition, Machine learning, Document processing, Neural networks and genetic algorithms. Human Centred Simulation Track Chair: Martin Rygol (United Kingdom) Program Chair: Stephen Gray (United Kingdom) Simulation in arts, Design and the media, Simulation with "man in the loop", Virtual Reality systems, Realistic presentation of simulation results, Simulation for training and education. The Symposium will also feature: Keynote Lecture Approximate Numerical Solutions and Simulation in Applied Sciences Olgierd Zienkiewicz, UNESCO Chair of Numerical Methods in Engineering Plenary Sessions and Workshops Fuzzy systems modelling and simulation Witold Pedrycz, University of Manitoba, Canada Simulation of interactions in complex traffic systems Matti Pursula, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland GIS and simulation model integration Marius Theriault, Laval University, Canada The future of modelling and simulation in Europe Hans Vangheluwe, Belguim Simulation in the creative design process Steven Scrivener, United Kingdom Tutorials Multiformalism and description languages in design with MS1 Lorenz Simulation s.a., Belgium (Further tutorials may be proposed for selection by the conference committee) INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE Krzysztof Amborski (Poland) Jerry Banks (USA) Gebhard Bauer (Germany) Steve Benford (UK) Richard Berry (UK) Geert Boeije (Belgium) Wolfgang Borutzky (Germany) Peter Burrough (The Netherlands) Christophe Claramunt (UK) David Consuegra ((Switzerland) Herman DeMeer (Germany) Miguel Dias (Portugal) Andrew Downton (UK) Hilding Elmqvist (Sweden) Mike Fairhurst (UK) Alan Fowler (UK) Maria Luca Gambardella (CH) Ryszard Gessing (Poland) Stefan Greiner (Germany) John Harris (USA) Jane Harris (UK) David Hill (France) Barry Hull (UK) Klaus-Peter Huber (Germany) Andras Javor (Hungary) Helen Karatza (Greece) Graham King (UK) Iisakki Kosonen (Finland) Alexander Kurec (USA) Mike Letherwood (USA) Michel Mainguenaud (France) Thomas Mayer (Germany) Yuri Merkuryev (Latvia) Pierro Mocasso (Italy) Levent Mollamustafaoglu (NL) Istvan Molnar (Hungary) Lex Pater (The Netherlands) Witold Pedrycz (Canada) Janet Poliakoff (UK) Matti Pursula (Finland) Elke Rauh (Germany) Karin Reger (Germany) Martin Reynolds (UK) Ishan Sabuncuoglu (Turkey) Christian Schnur (Germany) Stephen Scrivener (UK) Robert Signorile (USA) Michael Syriakow (Germany) Helena Szczerbicka (Germany) Vladimir Shiryaev (CIS) Baris Tan (Turkey) Marius Theriault (Canada) Peter Thomas (UK) Kishor Trivedi (USA) Aphrodite Tsalgatidou (Greece) Thomas Uthman (Germany) Adeline Uhrmacher (Germany) Hans Vangheluwe (Belgium) Peter Vanrolleghem (Belgium) Jim Warren (Australia) Mike Worboys (UK) Jochen Wittmann (Germany) Edward Williams (USA) Enver Yucestan (USA) Peter Ziegler (Germany) Richard Zobel (UK) VENUE Nottingham is most famous for its Castle, Sherwood Forest and Robin Hood. Fact or Fiction? You have to decide for yourself. The first Nottingham Castle was built in 1068 by William the Conqueror, but was destroyed by Cromwell in 1651. A mansion now stands on the original site, housing a museum and art gallery. What remains of Sherwood Forest, the hunting grounds of medieval kings, is now a Country Park, and the ancient and massive Major Oak is a popular feature. The same kings may have visited the old Goose Fair - there are no geese today, but this large annual fun-fair is very popular with students during the first week in October. Although Nottingham is a modern city, it is also proud of its history and heritage. There are a variety of excellent and unusual museums featuring natural history, science, costume and textiles, canals and local history. The Lace Hall, which demonstrates the art and manufacture of Nottingham Lace, is well worth a visit. Nearby attractions include Newstead Abbey, ancestral home of Lord Byron, and the village of Eastwood where D H Lawrence was born and which he used as the setting of his early novels. Another famous native of Nottingham is George Green, a self taught mathematician, whose parents' home, the Greens' windmill, now houses a science exhibition. The beautiful Derbyshire Dales and the Peak District National Park are easily accessible from Nottingham. The Nottingham Trent University is one of the largest - and most popular - universities in the UK, with a student population of over 23000. Nottingham Trent offers a diverse range of courses across its nine Faculties and 26 Departments. The University's Arkwright Building was originally part of the University College, founded in 1881, where D H Lawrence studied as a teacher. At this time the College of Art was incorporated and one of the buildings, the Victorian Waverley building, still houses part of the Faculty of Art and Design today. The University has two sites - the Faculties of Art and Design; Engineering and Computing; Environmental Studies; Economics and Social Sciences; Law School and Business School are based at the city site in the heart of Nottingham. The Clifton campus - a four mile bus ride from the city centre - hosts the Faculties of Humanities and Science and Maths. It comprises student residences, a library and a student village. The magnificent Georgian manor house, Clifton Hall, adjacent to the main Clifton campus, houses the Faculty of Education. The interesting mix of architectural styles across the university, from the grandeur of the Victorian Arkwright building to the modernistic glass-fronted Djanogly Innovation Centre for Europe Building and the new electronic NTU Boots Library, reflects the development of the institution. DEADLINES AND REQUIREMENTS Five copies of full papers (5 pages) or extended abstracts (3 pages) should be submitted in quadruplicate in printed form or alternatively as an e-mail containing ASCII text, rtf, Tex, LaTex, PostScript or uuencoded Word or WP file to: Philippe Geril, SCS European Office, University of Ghent, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium Tel (Office): +32 9 2337790 Fax: +32 9 2334941 Tel/Fax (Private): +32 59 800 804 email: philippe.geril@rug.ac.be During review, the submitted full papers or extended abstracts, if excellent, can be accepted by the programme committee, as either an extended (8 pages) or a regular ( 5 pages) paper. Each submission will be reviewed by at least three members of the International Programme Committee. Participants may also submit a 1 page abstract for a regular (5 pages) or short (3 pages) paper or poster, which will be reviewed by only 1 referee. Only original papers which have not been published elsewhere will be accepted. Authors are expected to register early (at a reduced fee) and to attend the conference at their own expense to present the accepted papers. If early registration and payment are not made, the paper will not be published in the Conference Proceedings. In case of multiple authors, one author should be identified as the corresponding author for the paper. Submissions must clearly indicate the affiliation, postal address, telephone number and email address of the corresponding author. An author kit with complete instructions for preparing a camera-ready copy for the Proceedings will be sent to authors of accepted submissions. The information about the standard format for papers can also be found on WWW at http://hobbes.rug.ac.be/~scs. The camera ready copy of the papers must be received by the European Simulation Office by 4th September 1998. The final manuscripts are expected to be 8 pages for extended papers and 5 pages for regular papers. In order to guarantee a high-quality Conference, the final papers will be reviewed as well, to check whether the suggestions of the referees have been incorporated. Submission Deadline May 15th, 1998 Acceptance Notification July 24th, 1998 Camera-Ready Copies September 4th, 1998 Outstanding paper award The 1998 European Simulation Symposium will select among the extended papers, the Outstanding Paper of the Symposium. The author(s) of this paper will be awarded a free registration for an SCS conference and will be published on the SCS web site. Registration Fees Author SCS/EUROSIM Members Others Pre-registration 17000BF 17000BF 19000BF before 460ECU 460ECU 517ECU 4 Sept.'98 285GBP 285GBP 320GBP Registration Pre-registration 19000BF 21000BF after required 517ECU 556ECU 4 Sept.'98 320GBP 350GBP EXHIBITS An exhibition will be held in the central area where all participants will meet for refreshments and lunches. There will be a special exhibition section for universities and non-profit organisations and a special section for publishers and commercial stands. If you would like to take part in the exhibition please contact the Exhibit Chair/Co-chair for a full price schedule and stand layout. Dr. R. Cant / Dr. C. Langensiepen, Department of Computing, The Nottingham Trent University, Burton Street, Nottingham NG1 4BU, UK, tel:+44 (0)115 9418418 ex. 2613/ ex. 6172, fax:+44 (0)115 9486518, email: rcc@doc.ntu.ac.uk, csl@doc.ntu.ac.uk. VENDOR SESSIONS, DEMONSTRATIONS AND VIDEO PRESENTATIONS For demonstrations or video sessions, please contact SCS International at the European Office. Special sessions will be set up for vendor presentations in coordination with the scientific program. OTHER ORGANISED MEETINGS User Group meetings for simulation languages and tools can be organised on Monday. If you would like to arrange a meeting, please contact the Conference Chairman. We will be happy to provide a meeting room and other necessary equipment. Prof. A. Bargiela, Department of Computing, The Nottingham Trent University, Burton Street, Nottingham NG1 4BU, UK, tel: +44 (0)115 9486016, fax: +44 (0)115 9486518, email: andre@doc.ntu.ac.uk. TRAVELLING TO NOTTINGHAM BY AIR The East Midlands International Airport is some 12 miles from the centre of Nottingham, close to Junction 24 of the M1 Motorway. There are regular flights from destinations in the UK and Europe. The University and conference hotels can be reached from the airport by coach (40 minutes) or by taxi (20 minutes). BY RAIL Nottingham (Midland) Station is centrally located approximately one mile from the University's city site. Regular Inter-City Services operate to Nottingham. Average journey times from London (St. Pancras) to Nottingham 1hour 45 minutes; from Birmingham 1 hour 20 minutes; from Edinburgh 5 hours. BY COACH National Express Coach Services operate arrive at the Broadmarsh Coach Station in Nottingham, very close to the University's city site. BY CAR Nottingham is at the heart of the country and is well served by the motorway network. The M1 passes close to the west of the city, the A42/M42 link to the south-west of the city and A1(M) to the east of the county. REPLY CARD Surname: ...................................................................................................... First Name: .................................................................................................. Occupation and/or Title: .............................................................................. Affiliation: ................................................................................................... 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