ASU's Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity

2009 NAACSOS Annual Conference
Hosted by the Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity

October 23-24, 2009
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ

Call for Papers

Over the past decade simulating social processes has achieved some level of credibility -- and yet progress in this area is stifled because of the lack of agreement on several critical core features. The objective of the 2009 conference is to allow scientists the opportunity to present work in this area that extends and solidifies the legitimacy of this methodology. Specifically, the conference organizers are asking that presenters use their models to address some of the following:

Platform selection
Validation – using theoretical constructs or extant data
Agent construction
Designing social simulations experiments
Integrating humans into simulations
Integrating GIS and time into models
Data reduction and analysis of simulation outcomes
Integrating social network methods into simulation models
Integrating feedback into agent behavior
Agent and system evolution using agent cooperation and competition
Integrating Individual based models from biology and ecology with agent based models
Interfacing social simulation and social science theory construction

All fields of social and organizational inquiry are encouraged, including disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary work. Integrative research in computational social and organizational sciences is particularly encouraged.

Submission of Abstracts

Electronic submissions of abstracts (300 words maximum) will be through EasyChair(http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=2009naacsos). The abstract should articulate the objectives of the presenter, a brief but thorough description of the research, and the expected gain by those attending the talk. Please identify whether or not your submission is a paper or poster.

Review process

All submissions will be peer reviewed by at least two reviewers. We will be accepting only those abstracts that indicate high quality research and are consistent with the objectives of the conference.