WCSS2010

Program

Program sketch. The full congress program is not yet available.

Social Program:


Informal Get Together at the Bolero Bar (more information)	Sunday, Sep. 5^th - ca. 7 p.m.
Congress Dinner at the Orangerie	Tuesday, Sep. 7^th - 7:30 p.m.
Excursions (more information)	Wednesday, Sep. 8^th - 6-8 p.m.

Topics:

The topics include, but are not limited to:

I. Tools and methods:

Programming computational frameworks
Simulation experiment software
Role playing games and social simulation
Social Simulation and Laboratory Experiments
Socially inspired software applications (peer-to-peer, distributed trust etc.)
Model replication and validation
Advanced computing technologies (e.g. the grid) and social simulation

II. Applications of Agent-based Modeling:

Social Norms
Social Complexity
Policy issues
Emergence of social structures and norms
Trust and norm dynamics, reputation
Social conflict and cooperation
Market dynamics and consumer behaviour
Integrated social/physical modeling for environmental policy
Resource management and environmental practices
Social networks and their dynamics
Information and opinion dynamics
Computational Organization Theory
Group decisions and collective behaviors
Emergence and evolution of institutions
Innovation diffusion
Societal transitions
Industry and economy issues

III. Theory:

Social Processes of Science
Methods, Algorithms, and Data