Re: [Swarmfest2006] [Fwd: Re: SwarmFest invitation]

[Rick Riolo]

hey paul,
actually, you did hear rick riolo talk, at swarmfest 99 i think it was,
at ucla.    clearly he was not a memorable speaker,
so i'd advise against him.
- r

ps i can't make it to these events this year.


Rick Riolo                           address@hidden
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On Fri, 26 May 2006, Paul Johnson wrote:

> Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 10:15:01 -0500
> From: Paul Johnson <address@hidden>
> To: SwarmFest 2006 Organizers list <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: [Swarmfest2006] [Fwd: Re: SwarmFest invitation]
>
> I'm not an organizer, but can I suggest:
>
> Get the Notre Dame professor who wrote the book "Linked", Albert-Laszlo
> Barabasi
> <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books&field-author-exact=Albert-Laszlo%20Barabasi&rank=-relevance%2C%2Bavailability%2C-daterank/103-5922364-6305449>
> .   That would be awesome.  Even if SF were not in ND, I'd say get him.
>
> For other people to invite who are very close by, think of U. of
> Michigan people.  I have met Rick Riolo several times, but I've never
> heard him talk about his research or about the U Mich center on
> complexity.  I'd suggest you ask him to talk either about a project or
> perhaps even something more general like "my decades of experience in
> complexity and modeling".  If he wants to  talk about university
> affairs, creating a center, running a simulation lab, or whatever, I
> think it would be interesting.  Of course, at U Mich there are many
> other really famous people, Robert Axelrod, Cohen, etc.
>
> pj
>
>
> Greg Madey wrote:
> > Yes ... so far we have Gary an on Friday and you on Saturday as
> > invited speakers.  Greg
> >
> >
> > On May 25, 2006, at 4:29 PM, Steve Railsback wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Greg- Did you get this word from Tim K.?
> >>
> >> Steve R.
> >>
> >> -------- Original Message --------
> >> Subject: Re: SwarmFest invitation
> >> Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 16:22:28 -0700
> >> From: Tim Kohler <address@hidden>
> >> To: Steve Railsback <address@hidden>
> >> References: <address@hidden>
> >>
> >> Hi Steve. So I've had a chance to talk this over with my wife. The
> >> verdict is not good; I had forgotten that she has professional travel
> >> (to New orleans, of all places) already scheduled at that same
> >> time, so
> >> I inescapably draw kid duty here during SwarmFest. I do greatly
> >> appreciate the invitation. Maybe I can make it next year. In any case,
> >> I hope you have a pleasant and productive meeting.
> >>
> >> With best wishes,
> >>
> >> Tim Kohler, Professor
> >> Faculty Graduate Coordinator, Archaeology
> >> Anthropology, WSU
> >> Pullman, WA  99164-4910
> >> (509) 335-2698
> >>
> >>
> >> On May 18, 2006, at 1:54 PM, Steve Railsback wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> Hello Dr. Kohler,
> >>>
> >>> I am contacting you on behalf of the Swarm Development Group; I am
> >>> working on organizing this year's SwarmFest (22-24 June). You may
> >>> not remember, but we met at an early SwarmFest and one of your
> >>> former grad students helped get my fish modeling work in Swarm off
> >>> the ground.
> >>>
> >>> This year we are trying to invite a small number of people who
> >>> have made productive use of agent-based models in a variety of
> >>> fields to give featured talks. An update on the Village Project
> >>> was always a highlight of the early SwarmFests, so I am hoping we
> >>> could entice you or a colleague to come do another update. We can
> >>> provide up to an hour speaking slot, or if you would be willing,
> >>> the after-dinner talk at our banquet.
> >>>
> >>> This year SwarmFest overlaps with the North American Association
> >>> for Computational Social & Organizational Sciences conference, and
> >>> will be at Notre Dame, in South Bend, Indiana. We may be able to
> >>> find a little bit of travel money if you need it.
> >>>
> >>> The conference site is: http://www.nd.edu/~swarm06/index.html
> >>>
> >>> Thanks very much,
> >>>
> >>> Steve Railsback
> >>> (I will be on vacation May 19-24; if you need a response during
> >>> that period, please forward it to this email:
> >>> address@hidden and one of the other organizers will help
> >>> you.)
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Lang, Railsback & Associates
> >>> 250 California Ave.
> >>> Arcata CA  95521
> >>> (707) 822-0453
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
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> >> 250 California Ave.
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