RE: [Swarmfest2006] SwarmFest speakers, etc.

[North, Michael]

Steve:

Bill and I have developing the following tutorial schedule:

NAACSOS Tutorials (Wednesday, 6/21/2006):
                2:00 PM to 5:00 PM NetLogo
                5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Dinner Break
                6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Repast 

SwarmFest Tutorials (Sunday, 6/25/2006):
                9:00 AM    to 12:00 Noon NetLogo
                12:00 Noon to 1:30 PM    Lunch Break
                1:30 PM    to 4:30 PM    Repast
                4:30 PM    to 5:30 PM    Dinner Break
                5:30 PM    to 8:30 PM    Swarm (If Arranged Separately)

Mike

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> Subject: [Swarmfest2006] SwarmFest speakers, etc.
> 
> OK, my email seems to work again now and Greg is pushing us to get
some
> things settled.
> 
> 1. Speakers: This is where we are farthest behind. Greg says that
> NAACSOS has recruited two speakers, one of whom would be on the day
> (Friday) that overlaps with us. They are Les Gasser (U. Illinois;
> http://www.isrl.uiuc.edu/~gasser/) and Steve Banks (I have to confess
> I'm spacing on who he is).
> 
> **
> What do people think of asking 3-4 not-so-famous people in various
> domains to give a longer talk about their work and the state of the
art
> in their field?
> *Gary An informally agreed to do it for biomedicine;
> *I would like to do it for ecology (if that's not too self-serving);
> *Perhaps Steve Lansing (anthropologist; partly because he's one of the
> few SFI faculty actively interested in ABM);
> *Perhaps an economist like Leah Tesfatsion
> 
> *Other suggestions please!
> **
> 
> 2. Registration and abstract submittal: We need to get people
> registering, as the deadline is May 20. I will send out another
> announcement, and I have updated the Swarm web site.
> 
> The deadline for abstract submittal is later than the registration
> deadline, but we can promise people to approve their submittal before
> May 20 if they request (if they need approval before registering and
> making travel plans).
> 
> 3. Classes: Which classes are when should be settled out soon. Mike
> North and Bill Rand should be reporting in soon with the results of
> their negotiation over when Repast and NetLogo classes are. Paul
Johnson
> (who is now on the SwarmFest email list) offered to teach Swarm, and I
> think that should be on Sunday.
> 
> 4. Overall schedule: Greg, are you making a schedule with everything
on
> it, or should I start one? Maybe we should just put it on your
> conference web site.
> 
> Steve
> 
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