REMINDER System Dynamics Conference

[Bob Eberlein]

The Nineteenth International Conference of the System Dynamics Society
The Emory Conference Center, Atlanta, Georgia USA July 23-27, 2001

Due to the high quantity of room reservations for our conference, the
Emory Conference Center earlier this week opened another block of rooms
at
the Emory Inn. Although the conference center has released rooms for
general sale (June 8 deadline), they are still accepting room
reservation.
In addition, dormitory rooms at the Woodruff Residential Center are
still
available. Please see page two of the Off-Site Registration form for
information on dormitory rooms. Please make your accommodation
reservations soon as space is limited.

Available on Monday morning, June 18, the website will show the updated
tentative conference schedule. Please visit the website to view the
updated tentative program schedule and DRAFT of presentation time slots.
**Please note: some time slots have changes (especially workshops).**

Go to http://www.systemdynamics.org/ and click on "2001 Conference." The
tentative program schedule is the first item under Conference
Information.
The tentative program schedule is in Excel format, and will need to be
downloaded. You can use the Edit-Find function to search, and the Text
of
Abstract cell contains the abstract of the presentation.

DEADLINES AND KEY DATES

Today until conference date: Room reservations accepted on a space and
rate available basis
June 20, 2001 Registration fee for conference INCREASES
June 23, 2001 Room and registration cancellation deadlines
July 23, 2001 Attend the conference

ON-SITE ACCOMMODATIONS: BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER ARE INCLUDED IN THE
ROOM PACKAGE for the conference participant. The conference organizers
strongly encourage you to stay at the conference center. Our conference
will be the only event at the conference center and the hub of all our
activity will be there. Reservations for rooms are MADE DIRECTLY
THROUGH
the conference center. For room reservations, call +1 (404) 712-6000 or
E-mail your reservation to <sales@ecch.emory.edu>.

Hotel and conference registration spaces at the conference center are
limited. Early and late stay-over (July 21, 22, 27, 28) can be reserved
on
a space-available basis only. The first included meal for our package at
the conference center is dinner on Monday night; the last meal is lunch
on
Friday. Meals for early and late stay-over can be purchased a la carte
in
the dining room. Room Cancellation Policy at Emory Conference Center:
"Any
cancellations or no shows after June 23, 2001 will result in the forfeit
of the Complete Meeting Fee."

OFF-SITE ACCOMMODATIONS: We urge you to stay on-site. Participants
staying
off-site must purchase a daily guest pass in addition to registration.
Purchase of the daily guest pass includes access to the conference
center
and BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER at the conference site. Off-site
participants must complete a special (two page) off-site registration
form
available directly from the Society or downloadable from the conference
website. A limited number of student dormitory rooms located
approximately
a seven-minute walk from the conference center will be available. For
information on the dormitory rooms, please see the second page of the
off-site registration form available on the web.

For complete information, please visit the conference website:
http://www.systemdynamics.org/ and click on "Conference 2001"

PROGRAM: Please visit the website to view the tentative program
schedule.
Also scheduled are special interest group sessions, student colloquia,
events of historical interest, special plenary events, vendor displays,
exhibits, and demonstrations. System Dynamics Society meetings and
related
meetings will round out the conference. The conference schedule will
provide time for relaxed social and professional interaction.

THE SOCIAL PROGRAM includes the Informal Gathering, sponsored by
Georgia-Pacific Corporation, on Monday during, and for a short while,
after registration. The Welcome Reception Cocktail Dinner, hosted by PA
Consulting Group, will be held on Tuesday. The Conference Banquet with
Brazilian music will be on Wednesday night. The music is sponsored by
Powersim Corporation. And, a Southern Cookout with a Barbershop Quartet
is
scheduled for Thursday night.

OTHER EVENTS:

- Fireside Chat with Jay W. Forrester, sponsored by HVR Consulting
- PhD Student Colloquium, sponsored by South Bank University
- Consultants Roundtable, sponsored by Accenture
- SD Career Link, a volunteer-organized job exchange
- Coursework in System Dynamics exhibit area
- PhD Seminar Series Tapes conducted Jay W. Forrester on display
- Numerous Workshops
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is offering Global Health
Odyssey Tours
- New Prize for Best Student Paper funded by Amber Blocks, Ltd.
- First every pool (billiard) tournament

REGISTRATION PROCESS (participants staying on site): Make your room
reservation with the conference center first. Next, please complete the
conference registration form with payment information, (including your
Emory reservation number), and fax or post it to the address indicated.
Registrations can also be made by telephone with a credit card. Upon
receipt of the completed registration form, a confirmation will be sent.

CANCELLATION POLICY: Any cancellation or change in conference
registration must be advised in writing to the Society Office.
Cancellations before June 23, 2000 are subject to a cancellation fee of
50%. Thereafter, no refund will be given; however, a registration may be
transferred to a substitute participant.

CONFERENCE CONTACTS:

*Conference Chair:
Dr. Nathan B. Forrester, Chief Economist; Georgia-Pacific Corporation
*Program Chair:
Dr. James H. Hines, Senior Lecturer; Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
*Conference Manager:
Roberta L. Spencer, Executive Director; System Dynamics Society
*Vice-Chair, Program:
Vedat G. Diker, University at Albany
*Workshop Coordinator: Hazhir Rahmandad
*Vice-Chairs, Topics: Ed Anderson, Farzana Mohamed, Mila Getmansky,
Paulo
Goncalves, Major Marc A. Lee, Nan Lux, Brad Morrison, Nelson
Repenning
*Coursework Coordinator: Patricia Quinn
*Volunteer Coordinator: Ignacio Martinez Moyano
*SD Career Link Coordinator: Ted Lawrence

CONFERENCE SPONSORS to date:
- A.T. Kearney, Inc.
- Amber Blocks, Ltd.
- Accenture
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention (providing tours)
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Georgia-Pacific Corporation
- Global Strategy Dynamics Ltd.
- Hewlett-Packard Company
- High Performance Systems Inc.
- HVR Consulting Services Ltd.
- John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- PA Consulting Group (including the former Pugh-Roberts Associates)
- Pegasus Communications Inc.
- Powersim
- Practice Fields
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- SoL (Society for Organizational Learning)
- South Bank University
- Strategic Clarity (formerly SDSG)
- Uniglobe Accent Travel Services
- Ventana Systems, Inc.
- Waters Foundation

(Apologies if you receive duplicate copies of this message.)

See you in Atlanta,
The Atlanta Conference Planning Committee
2001 International System Dynamics Society