4th Modelling Assistance Workshop - Oxford 2004

[Dave Exelby]

In recent years, there has been a modelling assistance workshop at the
International SD conference (many thanks to Jack Homer for establishing this
and Paul Newton). The forthcoming conference will also be including such a
workshop.

The objective of the workshop is to enable anyone to discuss any aspect of
SD modelling they may be undertaking with experienced modelling coaches.
Topics could include assessing the applicability of SD, conceptualisation,
detailed formulation, analysis and communication.

We will be following the successful approach of assigning coaches to
modellers needing assistance. It is intended that these will be one on one
sessions and we will match the most appropriate coaches to the modellers'
needs.

In the first instance I would like to invite any one who would like to get
access to experienced coaches to contact me so we can assess demand. This
is a great opportunity for you to solve any issues you may have.

In addition, we need coaches to come forward and offer their services. This
will commit you for only a few hours. This is a rewarding way to support
the System Dynamics community and feedback from previous workshops has shown
just how much people appreciate their time with the coaches. We anticipate
that the workshop will run at some point during the core conference period
(Monday - Wednesday).

Please contact dave.exelby@hvr-csl.co.uk for more details or to register
your interest.