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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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iDMC is an integrated, user-friendly, open-source software package developed specifically for the dynamical analysis of nonlinear models.
For more information visit: http://www.dss.uniud.it/nonlinear/


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2. Conferences, CfPs and contributions
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CfP: OSWC-2008, Organization Science Winter Conference 2008, Theme: on the organization science of extreme events, February 6 – 10, 2008, at the Resort, 400 Squaw Creek Rd., Olympic Valley, California
For more information contact: Prof. Arie Y. Lewin AYL3@duke.edu or Prof. Bill McKelvey McKelvey@anderson.ucla.edu
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A workshop on "Simulation and Second Life" (to occur loosely in conjunction with ESSA 2007),
7th September 2007 (14:00-18:00 GMT) IN Second Life, Co-Chaired by Bruce Edmonds and Aleks Krotoski
For more information visit: http://cfpm.org/sl
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MALLOW'007, part of the Durham Agents'007 event, hosted by the Department of Computer Science and St. Chad's College, University of Durham, U.K., 3–7 September 2007.
For more information visit: http://www.dur.ac.uk/durham.agents007/MALLOW007
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CfP: CONNECTION SCIENCE JOURNAL, Special Issue on SOCIAL LEARNING IN EMBODIED AGENTS.
All manuscripts should be emailed to the guest editor Alberto Acerbi(alberto.acerbi[at]istc.cnr.it)
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Workshop on Networks: Innovation & Effectiveness, Sept 10-13th, University of Greenwich, London
For more information visit: http://www.gre.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/ibe/newsevents/networks-innovation-_and_-effectiveness
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3. Recent Publications, Discussion Papers, Presentations
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Mengel, Friederike, 2007-04, "Conformism and Cooperation in a Local Interaction Model"
URL:     http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:4051&r=cbe
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Sumon Majumdar (Queen's University) and Sharun Mukand (Tufts University), 2007-06, "The Leader as Catalyst: On Leadership and the Mechanics of Institutional Change"
URL:     http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:qed:wpaper:1128&r=cbe
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4. Job opportunities, Research Schools and Doctoral Consortia
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