Advancing Social Simulation: The First World Congress
Agent-based modeling and social simulation have emerged as both developments of and challenges to the social sciences. The developments include agent-based computational economics and investigations of theoretical sociological concepts using formal simula
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Shingo Takahashi, David Sallach, Juliette Rouchier (Eds.)
Advancing Social Simulation: The First World Congress
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Shingo Takahashi Professor Waseda University 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan David Sallach Associate Director Center for Complex Adaptive Agent Systems Simulation Argonne National Laboratory 9700 South Cass Avenue, Bldg. 900 Argonne, IL 60439-4832, USA Juliette Rouchier GREQAM 2 rue de la charite 13236 Marseille cedex 02, France
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007931734
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Foreword
The First World Congress on Social Simulation (WCSS '06) was held at Kyoto University, Japan, August 21-25, 2006. WCSS '06 was the first joint congress in cooperation with the three leading regional associations for social simulation domains: the Pacific Asian Association for Agent-Based Approach in Social Systems Sciences (PA A A), the North American Association for Computational Social and Organization Science (NAACSOS), and the European Social Simulation Association (ESSA). The idea to have the world congress started at the beginning of the new millennium. Although differences of objective, agenda and approach existed, WCSS '06 has provided a splendid opportunity for adherents to these different approaches to explore their differences, to identify common features and goals, and perhaps to define and agree regarding methods and criteria for evaluating the strengths, limitations and potentials of simulation techniques and applications. Thanks to tremendous efforts of the representatives of these societies, WCSS '06 was co-hosted by the Tokyo Institute of Technology, 21st Century COE Program: Creation of Agent-Based Social Systems Sciences; Kyoto University, 21st Century COE Program: Informatics Research Center for Development of Knowledge Society Infrastructure, 21st Century COE Program: Interfaces for Advanced Economic Analysis, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University, Department of Social Informatics; and the Japan Society for Promotion of Sciences (JSPS). WCSS '06 was successful, because of so many contributors, attendees, and committee members from around the world. The success of WCSS '06 was one small step for us, one giant leap for
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