Dear ECOLOG-L Subscribers: Please help distributed this call to potential people with interest.
Sponsored by National Science Foundation (see this site <https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1638446&HistoricalAwards=false>), we are organizing a symposium entitled “ABM 2017: Agent-Based Models in the Social, Human-Environment, and Life Sciences” (see our project website <http://complexities.org/ABM17/>) at San Diego, California between April 20-22, 2017. The goal of this symposium is to transform the science, technology, and application of agent-based models in the context of social, human-environment, and life sciences. We have assembled a science committee of exceptional ABM developers, modelers, and users (see http://complexities.org/ABM17/people/).
This is the 2nd call for papers (oral presentations or posters) that address theoretical, technological, and application issues related to agent-based modeling. Potential topics include (but are not limited to): ABM verification and validation, modeling of human decisions, model transparency and reusability, uncertainty and sensitivity analysis for ABM, and developing big data friendly ABM.
Please send your abstract to ab...@complexities.org <mailto:ab...@complexities.org>by January 31, 2017. You can register later once the registration site is available (we are still working on this part). Your abstract should include the title, author(s), author affiliation(s), five key words, a designation whether it is for a poster or oral presentation, and a text body up to 250 words. At the symposium, all the science committee members will evaluate the presentations and posters and recognize three ABM Stars for their excellence in ABM work. Plaques will be sent to the stars after the symposium.
Several ABM Professional Enhancement Awards (ABM-PEA; up to $800 each) will be given to junior researchers, including students, postdocs, and assistant professors, to cover expenses associated with attending the symposium. To apply, download the application form from http://complexities.org/ABM17/resources/, fill in the form, and email it to ab...@complexities.org <mailto:ab...@complexities.org>by January 31, 2017. The Symposium Organizing Committee will evaluate all the applications and notify the applicants by February 15, 2017.
Best, Li -- Li An, PhD Professor of Geography http://complexities.org
