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SwarmFest 2005, Torino, Italy, June 5-7, 2005

Introduction

At SwarmFest 2005, scientists, modelers, and programmers working in a wide variety of domains will have the opportunity to share their research, knowledge and experience with multi-agent modeling including (but not restricted to) the Swarm simulation system. Researchers using other Agent-based Modeling tools such as RePast, NetLogo, StarLogo, Mason, Ascape, AgentSheets, ABLE, EcoLab, JADE, JAS, SIM_AGENT, Zeus and others are invited to participate.

The Swarm Development Group, a non-profit group dedicated to advancing the state-of-the-art in multi agent based simulation through the continued advancement of the Swarm Simulation System and support of the Swarm user community, also uses the meeting to help determine future development priorities, so come and tell us what's on your mind! The meeting is a cross section of the community, historically including content suitable for both inexperienced and experienced users and researchers.

2005 SwarmFest photos and prizes

The photo coverage of the SwarmFest is here.

Look also at the motivations of the 2005 SwarmFest prizes!

Press coverage

SwarmFest 2005 has been covered by the Italian economic newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore, Nord Ovest supplement, on June 1, 2005 (full page, 2.4M, or the article, 73K) and by the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Torino edition, on June 5, 2005 (half page, 185K). Sorry, both in Italian.

Program

There is a full program of events including:

Please also consult the conference facilities.

Call for Papers

Extended deadline: May 2. Notice of acceptance sent by May 2 for submission received in due time; in the next few days for the other ones.

Submissions requested by April 25. Notice of acceptance sent by May 2. Early review and acceptance decision made on request. Late submissions accepted if space in the schedule is available.

Send submissions to swarmfest2005@swarm.org

Types of Submissions Requested

Research
Applications
Development Reports
Surveys
Panel or Tutorial Proposals

Formats (text or PDF preferred)

Abstracts (200-300 words)
Extended Abstracts (500-1500 words)
Full papers (2000-5000 words)
Posters (200-300 word summary)
Panel or Tutorial Proposals (200-300 words, including panelists names and affiliations)

A link to JASSS

We will encourage the authors of the best papers presented at the conference to submit their works to JASSS, the Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation.

Here you have the sumbission instructions for JASSS; please analyze also the dynamic Forum section, which is meant for reports of software, among other things.

Registration fee

(includes materials, refreshments, Sunday evening reception, lunch and dinner Monday, lunch Tuesday)

Students 30€ (euros)
Academics 100€ (euros)
Others 200€ (euros)

50% reduction for SDG members (see contact information for the SDG); add 25€ (euros) for late registration, after May 10, being notice of acceptance sent by May 2.

Accompanying people: 20€ for evening reception; 15€ for lunches (each); 40€ for Monday dinner.

To register to the conference send to Pietro Terna this form.

Tutorial session

Sunday, June 5, 2005

Pre-Conference Swarm Tutorial, Paul Johnson, University of Kansas, with Marco Lamieri and Michele Sonnessa, University of Torino.

From 2:00 PM to 6:30 PM.

Tutorial fee: 40 euros, with the use of conference PCs and the possibility of installing Swarm on participant notebooks.

Location

Venue and travel

Villa Gualino

The conference and main hotel place will be at Villa Gualino (in Italian), viale Settimio Severo 65, on the hills of Torino, but very near to the downtown (with a public transportation service).

How to reach Villa Gualino in Torino, Italy For information please contact Pietro Terna

If new need help from a travel agency to arrange for a trip while in Italy, we suggest contacting Mr.Patrick, an English speaking operator, in a travel agency of Torino.

Accomodation

Hotel fares in Villa Gualino (a medium-high level hotel, three stars as Italian classification, within the conference site, tel. +39 011 6603555, fax. +39 011 6603535):

single room (Bed & Breakfast): 56.00 euros;
double room (Bed & Breakfast), two persons, 88.00 euros.

We have about 50 rooms, with the possibility of using the double room solution. Cancellations have to be made 24 hours before the date of arrival to avoid a penalty charge.

To reserve the Villa Gualino hotel, in the conference, site send to Pietro Terna this form.

If you are looking for a hotel in downtown, browse this directory (pdf file, 578k) of hotels prepared by the Torino Chamber of Commerce. In this case you have to reserve directly.

There is also a Youth Hostel in Torino, at a walking distance from the meeting site: to book, mail here.

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