July 15-19, 2001

SCSC 2001 addresses the maturation of the industry and the rapidly growing capability to develop and use modeling and simulation in a wide range of application domains.

This year?s Summer Computer Simulation Conference (SCSC 2001) manifests the commitment of the Society for Modeling and Simulation (SCS) to the successful growth of the entire simulation community. Modeling and Simulation stand on the threshold of a new era - when the practice of simulation will be recognized as a specialized discipline; the coherent and systematic application of simulation to a wide variety of problem domains will be widely appreciated; and the business and professional practice of modeling and simulation will be broadly shared.

The SCSC 2001 will particularly address those topics which define the necessary and sufficient conditions for the ?precipitation? of the next generation of the simulation profession, ...the simulation industry, ...and the simulation marketplace.

Several topical perspectives will serve to illuminate the integrative evolution of the modeling and simulation community. Facets selected for emphasis at the SCSC 2001 include the following:

Simulation Technology - This topical perspective encompasses the fundamental tools, techniques, and competencies which define modeling and simulation. Particular attention will be paid to standards and other such technical enablers which exhibit power and universality of application, and to those technologies which support activities which are ubiquitous to the simulation industry such as conceptual modeling, simulation implementation and qualification (VV&A), and simulation execution exercise.

Simulation Application - The application of modeling and simulation over a wide range of target domains will be addressed in order to educe those elements of M&S practice which are universally relevant and therefore re-usable among alternative application domains. Participants may appreciate the lateral and longitudinal comparisons of simulation applications as well as the details of a variety of innovative application instances.

Simulation Industry and Business Practice - The professional and business practice of modeling and simulation will be addressed in order to identify best practices and to consider how a consistent body of professional practice may be established. This perspective includes consideration of: the establishment of professional standing for simulation practitioners; the identification of appropriate education of simulation professionals; and the establishment of a shared appreciation of the economics of modeling and simulation and of the structure and operation of M&S enterprise and markets.

Papers and panelists from a wide range of application domains are particularly solicited. Participation by diverse simulation communities is expected to heighten awareness at the meeting of the significant similarities and differences which characterize modeling and simulation technology and practice within the industry. By sampling generously across the industry, we expect to discover those topics which are most generally important and which best admit to inter-domain collaboration.

Invited Speakers will provide senior executives? views of the evolving simulation landscape. Paper Sessions will report practitioners? progress in addressing issues of general concern. Panels will provide cross-domain review of selected issues. Workshop Sessions will provide a structured, moderated venue for the collegial investigation of topics admitting to subsequent ACTION. Exhibits will afford vendors and users of simulation products and services the opportunity to demonstrate their wares and capabilities. Tutorials provided in conjunction with the Conference will cover broadly relevant topics from the areas of Simulation Technology, Simulation Application, and Simulation Industry and Business Practice. Additionally, a Student Paper competition will take place at the 2001 SCSC.

Requirements & Deadlines

SCSC 2001 Points of Contact

Provisional Technical Program