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1. Conferences, CfPs and Symposiums
2. Recent publications and Discussion Papers
3. Job opportunities and Doctoral Schools
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1. Conferences, CfPs and contributions
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2. Recent Publications, Discussion Papers, Presentations
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Cécile Barnaud, François Bousquet and Guy Trebuil (2008), Multi-agent simulations to explore rules for rural credit in a highland farming community of Northern Thailand,
Ecological Economics, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 21 February 2008
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.10.022  
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Francesca Giardini, Gennaro Di Tosto and Rosaria Conte (2008) A model for simulating reputation dynamics in industrial districts, Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2008, Pages 231-241
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.simpat.2007.11.017
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Marcus A. Louie and Kathleen M. Carley (2008) Balancing the criticisms: Validating multi-agent models of social systems, Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2008, Pages 242-256
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.simpat.2007.11.011 
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Romulus-Catalin Damaceanu (2007) An agent-based computational study of wealth distribution in function of resource growth interval using NetLogo, Applied Mathematics and Computation, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 28 December 2007
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amc.2007.12.042 
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M. Simões, M. M. Telo da Gama, A. Nunes (2007), Stochastic Fluctuations In Epidemics On Networks, Interface, 2007/10/02
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2007.1206
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Bruce Edmonds (2008), A Brief Survey of Some Results on Mechanisms and Emergent Outcomes, Centre for Policy Modelling Discussion Paper CPM Report: 08-188
URL: http://cfpm.org/cpmrep188.html
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Jez Mckean, Sebastian Rahlf, Hayden Shorter, Guy Barnish, Ray Paton, Peter McBurney, Dyfrig Hughes and Ian Hastings (2007),
A Prototype Agent-based Model of Antimalarial Drug Compliance, University of Liverpool Department of Computer Science Technical Report ULCS-07-011
URL: http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/research/techreports/tr2007/tr07011abs.html
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3. Job opportunities and Summer/Doctoral Schools
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Researcher in webbased data collection:  Research position at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany in the project 'The effects of incentives on data quality in
online panels' funded by the German Research Foundation to be filled with a Junior Research Fellow (0.5 salary scale 13 TV-L for 2 years) or Senior Research Fellow with Doctoral Degree (salary scale 13 TV-L for 1.5 years).
For more information visit: http://www.goeritz.net/vacancy.pdf
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10th European Agent Systems Summer School (EASSS 2008), New University of Lisbon, Portugal, 5 - 9 May 2008 (week before AAMAS'08)
For more information visit: http://centria.di.fct.unl.pt/events/easss08/
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Lupina Young Researchers Award in Health System Dynamics:
The Health Policy Special Interest Group (HPSIG) of the System Dynamics Society is proud to announce the Lupina Young Researchers Award for work in health system dynamics, which will be presented for the first time at this summer's 2008 International System Dynamics Conference in Athens, Greece. The award is sponsored by the Lupina Foundation of Toronto,
Canada, and will be accompanied by a check in the amount of CAN$5000.
For more information visit: http://www.systemdynamics.org/conferences/current/index.htm
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