[alife] SwarmFest 2004 -- Final CFP -- deadline 31 March 2004

[Rick Riolo]

SwarmFest 2004 -- Final CFP -- deadline 31 March 2004

  Final Call for Papers -- deadline:  31 March 2004

   Eighth Annual Swarm Users/Researchers Meeting

                 SwarmFest 2004

         http://cscs.umich.edu/swarmfest04/

      Center for the Study of Complex Systems
              University of Michigan
             Ann Arbor, Michigan USA
               May 9 - 11, 2004

The Center for the Study of Complex Systems at the University of Michigan
and the Swarm Development Group (SDG) are pleased to announce the Eighth
Annual Swarm Users/Researchers Meeting to be held on the campus of the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, on May 9-11 2004.

At SwarmFest 2004, scientists, modelers, and programmers working in a
wide variety of domains will have the opportunity to share their
research, knowledge and experience with multi-agent modeling including
(but not restricted to) the Swarm simulation system. Researchers using
other Agent-based Modeling tools such as RePast, NetLogo, StarLogo,
Mason, Ascape, AgentSheets, ABLE, EcoLab, JADE, JAS, SIM_AGENT, Zeus
and others are invited to participate.  Eric Bonabeau, Founder and
Chief Scientist of Icosystem Corporation, and one of the leaders in
the field of swarm intelligence, complex systems and distributed
adaptive problem solving, will present the keynote address.

The Swarm Development Group, a non-profit group dedicated to advancing the
state-of-the-art in multi agent based simulation through the continued
advancement of the Swarm Simulation System and support of the Swarm user
community, also uses the meeting to help determine future development
priorities, so come and tell us what's on your mind! The meeting is a
cross section of the community, historically including content suitable
for both inexperienced and experienced users and researchers.

Types of Submissions Requested:
  1) Research
  2) Applications
  3) Development Reports
  4) Surveys
  5) Panel or Tutorial Proposals

Formats (text or PDF preferred):
  1) Abstracts (200-300 words)
  2) Extended Abstracts (500-1500 words)
  3) Full papers (2000-5000 words)
  4) Posters (200-300 word summary)
  5) Panel or Tutorial Proposals (200-300 words, including panelists names
     and affiliations)

Deadlines:

All submissions are requested by March 31, 2004. Notice of acceptance will
be send by April 7, 2004. Early review and acceptance decision will be
made on request. Late submissions may be accepted if space in the schedule
is available.

Conference registration should be made by April 12, 2004 (a late
registration fee of $25 will be required after that date). Room
reservations in the Ann Arbor area should also be made by April 9, 2004.

E-mail submissions or questions to: swarmfest2004 at swarm.org

Additional information: http://cscs.umich.edu/swarmfest04

Rick Riolo                           rlriolo at umich.edu
Center for the Study of Complex Systems (CSCS)
4477 Randall Lab
University of Michigan         Ann Arbor MI 48109-1120
Phone: 734 763 3323                  Fax: 734 763 9267
http://cscs.umich.edu/~rlr