Information for Quebec 98-International System Dynamics Conf

[Bob L Eberlein]

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Hello. Today the conference schedule for the Quebec 98 - International
System Dynamics Conference has been updated. To see the list of plenary
and parallel sessions, as well as workshops and all other conference
information, please visit the website: http://www.albany.edu/cpr/sds/
Click on "International system dynamics conference" and then on "1998
conference." To review the updated schedule, click on "conference
schedule."

Please find below workshop information. Also included in this message is
the conference registration information. Please contact us if you have any
questions. Thanks.

Workshop Participants - IMPORTANT NOTICE

To participate fully in the following workshops, you will need to use a laptop
computer. The minimum capacity requirements for each workshop are provided
below. Workshop participants must make their own arrangements for this computer
support. Several choices are available:

- You may use your own laptop.
- You may rent a laptop at the conference. Details are provided below.
- You may share the use of a laptop with one or more
fellow-participants.

If you wish to rent a laptop, you may do so by contacting the company that is
handling audio/visual services for the Conference:

ADCOM QUEBEC INC.
Attn: Charles Cadieux
1375 ouest, boul. Charest, Suite 29
Quebec Quebec G1N 2E7
Tel: 418 688 0807
Fax: 418 688 0829

A representative of the company will be on-site during the conference. Rates
are in the range 120-140$CDN (85-100$US) per day.

The workshops requiring computer support are listed below. For further
information about computer requirements or other aspects of a workshop, please
contact the Workshop Leader.

Tuesday, July 21 1:30 p.m.
*Starting a System Dynamics Program in Your School
*for Students in Grades 7 Through 12
Workshop Leader: Diana Fisher, e-mail: dfisher@pps.k12.or.us
Computer required: Recent model Macintosh or Win95 laptop with CD-ROM drive.

Wednesday, July 22 1:30 p.m.
*Learning about Strategy Dynamics with mini-Microworlds
Workshop Leader: Kim Warren, e-mail: kim@farthing.globalnet.co.uk
Computer required: Recent model Wintel
laptop, 4Mb RAM, enough disk space for a couple of diskettes.

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Conference and Registration Information:

THE 16th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE SYSTEM DYNAMICS SOCIETY

Celebrating over forty years of advancing policy simulation

Quebec 98 July 20 - 23, 1998
Quebec Hilton Quebec City Canada

The sixteenth international conference of the System Dynamics Society will
be held July 20-23, 1998, in Quebec City, Canada. The conference will
attract more than two hundred fifty practitioners interested in policy
studies based on systems thinking and computer simulation informed by a
feedback perspective.

PROGRAM

The conference consists of plenary sessions, many parallel sessions,
poster sessions and workshops, and the Society business meeting, as well
as ample occasions for relaxed social and professional interaction.
Plenary sessions feature refereed, high quality presentations of current
developments in system dynamics and exemplary applications of system
dynamics and systems thinking with topics including:

*public policy studies
*business planning
*corporate strategies emphasizing the role of feedback
*contributions to system dynamics teaching in K-12 education
*business procedures re-engineering
*corporate diversification
*organizations
*energy
*flight simulators
*developments in simulation tools and techniques
*system dynamics contributions to theory building in economics
*human resource management

Parallel and poster sessions cover the wide range of work being done by
system dynamics practitioners worldwide. Tutorials and workshops will
include subjects such as systems thinking, strategy dynamics, system
dynamics programs in schools and issues related to consulting.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Sunday, July 19 - Evening - 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Registration

MONDAY, July 20 All day - Registration
Morning -
8:30 - 9:45 am Welcome and Presidential address
10:15 - 11:30 am Plenary session
Afternoon - 1:30 - 5:00 pm Parallel, poster and tutorial sessions
Evening - 6:00 - 8:00 pm Welcome cocktail reception

TUESDAY, July 21
Morning - 8:30 - 11:30 am Plenary sessions
Afternoon - 1:30 - 5:00 pm Parallel, poster and tutorial sessions
Evening - 6:30 pm Conference Banquet
(please note - availability of banquet tickets during the conference may be
limited)

WEDNESDAY, July 22
Morning -
8:30 - 9:45 am Plenary session
10:15 - 11:30 am Award Presentation
Afternoon -
1:30 - 5:00 pm Parallel, poster and tutorial sessions

THURSDAY, July 23
Morning -
8:30 - 9:45 am Plenary session
10:15 - 11:30 am Society Business meeting

Over 250 papers will be presented. The complete list of papers can be
found on the Internet at: http://www.albany.edu/cpr/sds/sdconf98.htm

LOCATION

The conference will be held at the Quebec Hilton, just outside the walls
of Old Quebec, rich in history and francophone culture. Quebec City and
its surroundings offer a wide variety of tourist and cultural activities,
excellent restaurants and great shopping opportunities. Quebec City is
accessible by air through the Lesage International Airport. It is 2 1/2
hours by car, bus or train from Montreal.

The registration fee includes attendance for one person at all regular
conference functions (coffee breaks, welcome reception and the conference
banquet). You may invite a guest to the welcome cocktail reception. A copy
of the proceedings is included. The only meal included is the banquet as
you may want to experience some of the many wonderful, nearby restaurants
in Quebec.

The registration form is below. Requests for refunds will be accommodated
less $25 before July 10.

Accommodations are arranged at the Hilton International Hotel. For reservations
please call:
1 800 HILTONS in North America
1 418 647 2411 for the rest of the world OR contact the nearest Hilton
International Hotel.
FAX: 1 418 647 6488

To receive the special conference rate (139$CDN for single or double
occupancy) mention that you are registering for the System Dynamics
Conference (ISDC98). Rooms at the conference rate are guaranteed for
reservations received before July 1. After that date rooms may or may not
be available, the price may be higher.

For pre- and post-conference personal tourism arrangements, contact:
Luc Moffett Voyages Claire Champoux
E-mail: voyages.champoux@videotron.ca
tel: 1 418 522 5234 FAX: 1 418 522 8106
For information on Quebec please visit the tourism site:
http://www.quebec-region.cuq.qc.ca/

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Please type or print clearly.

Name:

Name to appear on your badge:

Organization:

Complete Address:



Phone:

Fax:

E-mail:

CONFERENCE FEES

member (to July 17) US$300 (See note 1)
member (on-site) US$325

non-member (to July 17) US$350
non-member (on-site) US$375

student (to July 17) US$200
student (on-site) US$250

extra banquet ticket (to July 17) US$50 (see note 2)
extra banquet ticket (on-site) US$60

TOTAL: _________

(1) Member discounts are for members of the System Dynamics Society. For
membership information please contact the conference manager.
(2) For anyone attending the banquet but not registered for the conference.

Payment method:
___Check (in US dollars drawn on a US bank payable to: 98 System Dynamics
Conference)
___Credit card
__Master Card __Visa __American Express
number:
expiration date:
card billing address:

signature:

(Or contact the Society office for information regarding bank transfer as a
method of payment.)

Send registration form and payment to:

Conference manager: Roberta Spencer
System Dynamics Society
Milne 300-Rockefeller College
University at Albany - State University of NY
Albany, NY 12222 USA

phone: (518) 442-3865 fax:(518) 442-3398
E-mail: system.dynamics@albany.edu

CONTACTS
Conference chair: R. Joel Rahn
3460 De Nevers
Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada G1X 2E1
E-mail: rjrahn@microtec.net or joel.rahn@osd.ulaval.ca

Program chair: Alexander (Jack) Pugh
49 Bedford Road
Lincoln, MA 01773, USA
E-mail: JandJpugh@aol.com

Conference manager: Roberta Spencer
System Dynamics Society
Milne 300 - Rockefeller College
Univ. at Albany, State University of NY
Albany, NY 12222 USA
phone: (518) 442-3865 fax:(518) 442-3398
E-mail: system.dynamics@albany.edu

CONFERENCE SPONSORS
Amber Blocks, New York City, New York
Arthur Andersen, Global Locations
LeapTec, Providence, Rhode Island
Paradigm Business Simulators AS, Bergen, Norway
Pegasus Communications, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts
Pugh-Roberts Associates. A Division of PA Consulting Group, Inc.,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The Magellan Group, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts
The Society for Organizational Learning, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Ventana Systems, Inc., Harvard, Massachusetts

EXHIBITORS
High Performance Systems Inc., Hanover, New Hampshire
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., West Sussex, England
Powersim, Herndon, Virginia and Knarvik, Norway
Productivity Press, Portland, Oregon