July 20 - 24, 2003 Wyndham Hotel Montreal Montreal, Canada General Chair Agostino G. Bruzzone MISS, DIP University of Genoa Program Chairs Joseph P. Celano Belfaro, LLC Mhamed Itmi PSI-MISS, INSA, Rouen Exhibits Steve Branch SCS Student Papers Peter Kropf University of Montreal  Link Rothrock Penn State University Steering Committee Chair Mohammad S. Obaidat Monmouth University Affiliated / Co-Located Events  &  Proposed Tracks International Program Committee Track Chairs & Workshop References Sponsored by The Society for Modeling and Simulation International P.O. Box 17900 San Diego, CA 92177-7900 Tel: 858-277-3888 Fax: 858-277-3930 E-mail: scs@scs.org http://www.scs.org

Call For Papers 2003 Summer Computer Simulation Conference SCSC 2003 July 20-24, 2003  Wyndham Hotel Montreal Sponsored by: The Society for Modeling & Simulation International (SCS)  July 20-24, 2003, Wyndham Hotel Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, CANADA  Summer Computer Simulation Conference is focusing on World Wide Usage of Advanced Simulation this year. Modeling and Simulation is a very critical area for supporting Research and Development as well as competitiveness worldwide; new technologies are enabling new use of M&S and increasing its impact in new areas; SCSC provides an International Forum for presenting the State of the Art in the International Simulation Community as well as the Effectiveness of Simulation Experiences in World Businesses. Several topical perspectives will serve to illuminate the evolution of the modeling and simulation community. All submissions will be reviewed based on the draft full paper and/or extended abstract. Award will be attributed  by the Conference Committee to the best Papers that will be considered for possible publication in a special issue of an International Journal. A list of topics is summarized here:   M&S Technologies M&S Applications Industry and Business Practice  Distributed Interactive Simulation   Experimental Design   Experiential Digital Media   Fuzzy Logic  High Level Architecture   Human Behavior Representation Techniques   Human Factors   Methodology   Modeling and Simulation Languages   Modeling and Simulation System Architecture   Parallel and Distributed Modeling and Simulation   Real Time Systems M&S Technology   Simulation Life-Cycle Evolution   Simulation Software Engineering   System Dynamics Representation   Virtual Reality   Virtual Environments   Visualization, Graphics and Animation   Web-based Architectures and Implementation  Adaptive Systems   Agent Directed Simulation   Artificial Life   Artificial Neural Networks  Bioinformatics   Business Intelligence   Data Fusion  Knowledge Management   Knowledge Based Expert Systems   New Product Development   Complexity, Complex Systems   Ecological and Environmental Systems   Electro-Mechanical Systems   Electro-Optics   Geophysical Systems   Manufacturing   Marine Applications   Materials Modeling and Simulation   Military Systems   Queueing Systems   Robotics and Autonomous Systems   Synthetic Environment Representation   System Dynamics   Training Simulators   Transportation and Traffic  Collaboration Environments   Simulation-based Acquisition   Economics of Modeling and Simulation   Education of the Modeling and Simulation Professional   Future of Modeling and Simulation   Information Systems   Infrastructure Planning and Design   Influences of Communications and Media   Logistics   Management Science   Process Engineering   Scheduling   Standards   Verification, Validation, and Accreditation

Extended abstracts (4-6 pages), full draft papers or other proposals should be submitted for the review process as a PDF file to the site http://scs.proceedingscentral.com/ by February 28, 2003. Each extended abstract must include the title, authors, affiliations, addresses, references and summary (4-6 pages) for proper positioning in the conference. Only original papers, written in English, which have not been published previously elsewhere will be accepted. Please indicate which conference topic is most appropriate, listing first and second choices. Notifications of acceptance status will be sent on April 12, 2003.

Please note that in case of acceptance  your final manuscript will need to be submitted electronically as a PDF file to the site http://scs.proceedingscentral.com/ by May 9, 2003 to guarantee inclusion in the conference CD and final program. Authors of accepted papers are expected to attend the conference, present their work to their peers, transfer copyright, and pay a conference registration fee at the time their camera-ready paper is submitted.

Affiliated & Co-Located Events
 

	Student Workshop	The Student Workshop is devoted to PhD Students, Master Students and Undergraduates willing to submit a paper/poster to be presented during SCSC2003; the selected papers will be included in the Conference CD only (not in Proceedings Hardcopy) and will compete for the Best Student Paper Award. A special registration fee is reserved for Students (Student ID and Professor Check Required). Chairs: Peter Kropf, University of Montreal Link Rothrock, Penn State University
	Technical Council Workshop: Applications in Management, Planning & Forecasting	The Workshop of the Technical Council for Applications in Management, Planning and Forecasting  invites you to submit draft full papers and to participate on the panel session of this new Technical Council of SCS for setting up Cooperations and Projects. Contact Person: Marina Massei, MISS DIP University of Genoa
	LESNEX (LEan Simulation Network of Excellence) Workshop	The Lesnex Workshop focuses on the development of the Lean Simulation as a new approach for applying M&S techniques into Small and Medium Size Enterprises as well as during early state evaluation in large program. Contact Person: Stefano Saetta, University of Perugia
	Standards Workshop	This special SCSC 2003 workshop includes paper sessions as well as panel sessions; this initiative is part of a new series of "M&S Standards" focused panel discussions to be held at multiple simulation events (e.g. SISO, SCS, ITEC, I/ITSEC). The panel session will last approximately two hours and will have a standard format involving panel discussions addressing mid-term modeling and simulation standards needs. The panel discussions will be followed by audience discussion and feedback. Results from each of the sessions will be compiled and briefed back to the Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO) to advocate modeling and simulation community priorities to leadership in government, industry and academia. Contact Points: Peggy Gravitz, Aegis, USA Steve Swenson, NUCW Navy, USA

For submissions and contributions to a specific workshop please contact directly the Contact Person or Submit the Paper in web Site

Proposed Tracks
 

	Agent- Directed Simulation	Tuncer Ören, MISS - Ottawa Center, ON Canada
	Business & Industry	Priscilla Elfrey, NASA & NCS, FL USA
	Energy & Minerals Production Systems Simulation and Risks Engineering	Samuel Frimpong, CAMDeR University of Alberta, Canada
	Life Science Simulation	David R.C. Hill, ISIMA, France
	Maritime Simulation	Pertti Broas, VTT, Finland Aldo Zini, Cetena/Fincantieri, Italy
	Military Applications and Simulation	Robert Lutz, John Hopkins University APL, USA Joe Uzdzinski, Lockheed Martin, USA
	M&S Methodology, Tools and Applications	Fernando Barros, University of Coimbra, Portugal  Ralph Huntsinger, MISS - CSUChico, CA USA
	On-Line Simulation	Helena Szczerbicka, University of Hannover, Germany
	Optimization of Logistic Systems Through Simulation	Miquel Angel Piera, UA Barcelona, Spain Antoni Guasch, UPC, Spain
	Production & Manufacturing	Edward Williams, PMCorp, USA
	Simulation in Transportations	Fred Wieland, MITRE, USA Essam Radwan, UCF, FL USA
	Science & Technology	Robert McGraw, RAM, CA USA
	Stochastic Processes of Dynamical Systems	Abdelkhalak El Hami, INSA Rouen, France Abdellah El Moudni, UTBM, France
	Verification Validation & Accreditation	Lou Birta, MISS - Ottawa Center, ON Canada Simone Youngblood, DMSO, USA
	Virtual Reality, Visualization and Simulation	Marielle Den Hengst, TU Delft, NL Carlos Luis N. dos Santos, UFRJ/COPPE/PEC/LAMCE, Brasil

For submissions and contributions to a specific Track please contact directly the Track Chair or Submit the Paper through the Web Site

V. Amico, UCF, USA F. Barros, University of Coimbra, Portugal  L. Birta, MISS - University of Ottawa, ON Canada M. Brandolini, BRB Studio, Italy C .Briano, Liophant Simulation Club, Italy P. Broas, VTT, Finland A.G. Bruzzone MISS Genoa Italy J. Celano Belfaro USA J. Couretas, Lockheed Martin, USA M. den Hengst, TU Delft, NL C.L.N. dos Santos UFRJ/COPPE/PEC/LAMCE, Brasil P. Elfrey, NASA, USA A. Elkamel, Waterloo University, Canada A. El Hami, INSA Rouen, France A. El Moudni, UTBM, France S. Frimpong, CAMDeR, Canada C. Frydman, COSI Marseille, France N. Giambiasi, LSIS, France P. Gravitz, Aegis, USA A. Guash, University Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain D. Hill, Blaise Pascal University, France  V. Hlupic, Brunel University, UK R. Huntsinger, MISS - UC Chico, USA M. Itmi, PSI-MISS, INSA Rouen, France P. Kropf, University of Montreal, Canada R. Lutz, J.Hopkins University, USA R. McGraw, RAM, CA USA R. Mosca, DIP, Italy T. Ören, MISS - Ottawa Center, ON Canada M.A. Piera, University Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain S. Raczynski, University PanAmericana, Mexico E. Radwan, UCF, FL USA R. Revetria, ITIM, Italy C. Roberts, Arizona State University, USA L. Rothrock, Penn State University, USA  S. Saetta, University of Perugia, Italy H. Sarjoughian, ASU, USA  R. Signorile, Boston College, USA R. Strini, EBS, USA S. Swenson, NUWC Navy, USA H. Szczerbicka, Unviersity of Hannover, Germany J. Uzdzinski, Lockheed Martin, USA G. Wainer, Carleton University, Canada J. Wallace, Envoy Technologies, CA USA E. Waller, SAIC, Canada USA F. Wieland, MITRE, USA E. Williams, PMCorp, USA S. Youngblood, DMSO, USA A. Zini, Cetena Fincantieri, Italy

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