Newsgroups: bit.listserv.simula
Date:         Tue, 7 Apr 1992 16:34:55 MST
From:         Bob Roberts <RROBERTS@NMSUVM1.BITNET>

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     |                     CALL FOR PAPERS                      |
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     |         APPLICATIONS OF SIMULATION IN BUSINESS,          |
     |                MANAGEMENT, AND EDUCATION                 |
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     |      1993  SCS  WESTERN SIMULATION MULTICONFERENCE       |
     |            JANUARY 18-20, 1992  LA JOLLA, CA.            |
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     SCS   SPECIAL  ANNOUNCEMENT  AND  CALL  FOR  PAPERS:    This
     conference will focus on various applications of  Simulation
     in Business, Management and Education.

     Suggested topic areas include:

        1. Teaching Simulation - as a separate course or within
              another course such as POM.
           -  The place of Simulation in the Curriculum.
           -  Pedagogical Considerations
           -  Innovative Education
           -  Cases for Classroom Simulation
           -  Comparison and Demonstration of Simulation Languages
           -  Software for Simulation, Animation, and Data Analysis
           -  Suggestions for Data Analysis and Presentation

        2. Using Simulation for Education and Training.
           -  Pedagogical Considerations
           -  Design and use of Simulation and Simulation Gaming
              Software.
           -  Applications of simulations for college level education.
           -  Testing and validation of simulation based software.
           -  Effectiveness of simulation based Training.
           -  Applications of simulations for corporate training.
           -  Specific Application Areas of Interest
               -- Business Policy and Strategy
               -- Planning and Decision Support
               -- Operations and Production Systems
               -- Accounting and Finance
               -- Data Communications and Networking
               -- Marketing
               -- Decision Support Systems

      TUTORIALS AND PANELS ON THE ABOVE AREAS OF INTEREST
           - Curriculum Design Considerations
           - A Discussion of Methods and Languages
           - A Discussion of Texts and Software
           - A Discussion of Available Simulation
                based Training Software

     DATES and CHAIRPERSONS:

      July  1, 1992      Abstracts/Papers Due
      Aug   1, 1992      Notification
      Oct   1, 1992      Tutorial Commitments due
      Oct  15, 1992      Camera Ready Papers Due

      Conference Chair:  Robert  S.  Roberts,
                         New Mexico State Univ.  RROBERTS@NMSU.EDU

      Program Chair ...  Stuart  Monroe,
                         Metropolitan State College, Denver
                         MONROE@ZENO.MSC.COLORADO.EDU

      Program Committee:
         Joe Hilber          ATT
         Helio Yang          San Diego State University
         George Johnson      Sonoma State University
         Susan Soloman       Sacramento State University
         Bruce Raymond       Montana State University
         Wayne Headrick      New Mexico State University
         Precha Thavikulwat  Towson State University
         Lisa Ann Petrides   Stanford University
         Hendrik Graebner    Magdeburg, Germany

      Submit papers or abstracts for review to the appropriate
      program chair, in care of the conference name, to SCS,
      P.O.BOX 17900, San Diego, CA  92117
      Only previously unpublished papers will be considered.

  REQUESTS FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A PRINTED CALL FOR PAPERS
  SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE PROGRAM CHAIRMAN.
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