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1. By the way ...
2. Conferences, CfPs and Symposiums
3. Recent publications and Discussion Papers
4. Job opportunities, Research Schools and Doctoral Consortia
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1. By the way ...
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Know Thyself—Man, Rat or Bot
Article by Sharon Begley, Newsweek April 23, 2007 issue
URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18108859/site/newsweek/
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Save the dates: Second World Congress in Social Simulation, July 14-16, 2008, at George Mason University, hosted by the Center
for Social Complexity, Washington DC
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2. Conferences, CfPs and contributions
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CfP: International Conference on Complex Systems, Boston, MA, Oct 28 - Nov 2, 2007
For more information visit: http://necsi.org/events/iccs7/
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Call for Participation: 2007 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, Florida, August 12-17, 2007
For more information visit: http://www.ijcnn2007.org/
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Seminar: A new on-line journal of sociology ("SOCIOLOGICA") organizes three on-line debate around networks-related matters.
For more information visit: http://www.sociologica.mulino.it/main
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3. Recent Publications, Discussion Papers, Presentations
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Scott Moss (2007), Econometrics and Policy Analysis: A Critique and an Alternative, Centre for Policy Modelling Discussion Paper Series, CPM Report 07-177
URL: http://cfpm.org/cpmrep177.html
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Scott Moss (2007), Alternative Approaches to the Empirical Validation of Agent-Based Models, Centre for Policy Modelling Discussion Paper Series, CPM Report 07-177
URL: http://cfpm.org/cpmrep178.html
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Bousquet F., Castella J.C., Trébuil G., Barnaud C., Boissau S., Kam S.P. (2007), Using multi-agent systems in a companion modelling approach for agroecosystem management in South-east Asia. Outlook on Agriculture, 36(1): 57-62.
URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ip/ooa/2007/00000036/00000001/art00008
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Castella J.C., Kam S.P., Dang Dinh Quang, Verburg P.H., Chu Thai Hoanh (2007), Combing top-down and bottom-up modelling approaches of Land Use/Cover Change to support public policies: application to sustainable management of natural resources in Northern Vietnam. Land Use Policy, 24(3): 531-545
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2005.09.009
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Aaron Clauset, Cosma Rohilla Shalizi, M. E. J. Newman (2007), Power-law distributions in empirical data
URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/0706.1062
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4. Job opportunities, Research Schools and Doctoral Consortia
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Postdoctoral Research position at the Center for the Study of Institutional Diversity (http://csid.asu.edu): Agent-based modeling, common pool resources and experimental data.
For more information visit: http://csid.asu.edu
Contact: Marco Janssen (Marco.Janssen@asu.edu)
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Post-doctoral researcher working on experimental social science and ethics, University of British Columbia
For more information visit: http://gels.ethics.ubc.ca:8213/positions-available/nerd-pd-2007-draft-pl1.pdf
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