Subject: CSSS 2010 to Feature Panel Discussions on State of the Art
and Future of Computational Social Sciences
2010 Computational Social Science Society Conference
http://asu.edu/clas/csdc/events/C3SC.html
Please forward this to interested colleagues
Abstract submissions close August 1, 2010 (http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=2010csss
)
CSSS Graduate Student Research Award submissions close August 1, 2010
Hosted by:
Computational Social Science Society
http://www.openabm.org/node/204
ASU Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity
http://www.asu.edu/clas/csdc/
ASU Consortium for Biosocial Complex Systems http://cbcs.asu.edu/front
November 5-6, 2010
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
Featured Panels at CSSS 2010
Coinciding with the increased prominence of Computational Social
Science has been the expanding breadth of scientific topics subject to
its methodological tools. At CSSS 2010 we are solidifying this
expansion by offering a series of topic panels to provide attendees an
opportunity to discuss the state of the art – and the future – in
areas that are fertile for investigators. We expect panels and other
educational venues to become standard fare in forthcoming CSSS
meetings. Three panels are planned this year: (1) Computational
Modeling and Policy Making; (2) GIS and ABM; and (3) Teaching ABM.
ABMs Informing Policy: Guidance or Gimmick?
Panelists: Drs. Ed MacKerrow (Los Alamos National Labs), Erik
Johnston (Arizona State University), and Kevin Desouza (University of
Washington?). Simulations, especially ABMs, provide a unique
opportunity to be a prognosticator, especially about policy
potentials. Our panelists will the discuss the slippery slope of
modeling policy.
The Exultation and Agony of Combining GIS and ABM
Panelists: Drs. Paul Torrens (Arizona State University), Andrew Crooks
(George Mason University), Michael North (Argonne National Labs), and
Steven Guerin (Redfish Group, Santa Fe, NM). For many ABMs,
incorporating geo-spatial into the model is critical but unfortunately
developers and users having struggled with the technical difficulties
that accompany the integration. These panelists, all successful GIS
ABM integrators, discuss the do’s and don’ts of putting geographical
data in simulations.
Learning ABM with a Focus on NET-LOGO as a Teaching Tool
Panelists: Drs. Steve Railsback (Lang, Railsback & Associates),
William Rand (University of Maryland), and Marco Janssen (Arizona
State University). Each panelist has a forthcoming book using NetLogo
to teach ABM. They will discuss the techniques for teaching agent-
based modeling.
Important Dates
August 1, 2010: DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS
August 15, 2010: Notification of authors
September 15, 2010: Final camera-ready abstracts due in electronic
form. Accepted abstracts will be distributed to the conference
participants
Conference Chair
William A. Griffin, Ph.D.
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-4804
(480)727-9833
[email protected]
http://www.public.asu.edu/~atwag
http://www.asu.edu/clas/csdc/
If you have questions please contact:
Lyn Mowafy, Coordinator
ASU Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity
IS&T Building 1, Room 412
480-727-9746
[email protected]
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