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June 21-22 WICI Conference Registration Now Open [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/a8c06cc4af14f815f820a8434/images/2cb233ce-2f62-4c5c-b04e-f14c8cc1b2f0.jpg] Registration is now open for WICI’s 2018 conference: “Modelling Complex Urban Environments”. The conference will be an exciting opportunity to learn about current research on modelling urban complexity from a diverse group of international scholars, as well as to network with local complex systems scholars. Good science, good food, and good company! Register at https://webreg.uwaterloo.ca/onlinereg/Register/default.aspx?code=C000397<https://wici.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a8c06cc4af14f815f820a8434&id=74483eb0bc&e=bed97bdc23> The preliminary conference programme is available via the conference website (https://uwaterloo.ca/complexity-innovation/events/wici-conference-modelling-complex-urban-environments-june-21<https://wici.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a8c06cc4af14f815f820a8434&id=7bf4b353f3&e=bed97bdc23>). We have an exciting program, with three confirmed keynote speakers: * Hedwig van Delden, Research Institute for Knowledge Systems * Geoffrey West, Santa Fe Institute * Alex Anas, University of Buffalo The programme also includes 10 breakout sessions covering the following themes: * Integrating “big data” and “smart cities” data with urban modelling * Social ecological networks in cities * Modelling and the planning process * Artificial intelligence & optimization models in urban environments * Agent-based models of urban markets * Measuring, modelling and interpreting scaling in urban systems * Identifying the modelling needs of policy makers & practitioners * Exploring frontiers of high resolution dynamic spatial modeling * Capstone workshop – “A science of cities” We still have some space in the student poster session and on Friday for additional presenters! Contact Dawn Parker ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]?subject=WICI%20Conference%20-%20June%2021-22>) We are also planning a casual conference dinner on Friday evening at Nick and Nat’s Uptown 21 in Waterloo (information to follow). Some key registration information (plus HST for all rates): * Early registration (through May 31): * Students $50 * Post-docs $100 * Faculty and practitioners $200 * One day rates: $125 June 21 (includes reception); $100 June 22 * * Late registration (June 1-June 13) * Faculty and practitioners rate increases to $220 * On-line registration closes June 13th We look forward to seeing you there!
