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Discussion Papers

Rigour for Agent-Based Modellers – an accessible guide for the perplexed · 10 October 2023
A declaration of Social Simulator Rights! · 7 September 2023
A challenge to the ABM/Social simulation community: *helping people agree* · 7 September 2023
New joint paper: What do you want theory for? - A pragmatic analysis of the roles of “theory” in agent-based modelling · 25 August 2023
Paper: Meyer & Edmonds "The importance of dynamic networks within a model of politics" · 28 February 2023

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Making Models FAIR: An educational initiative to build good ABM practices · 11 May 2023
Interdisciplinary Workshop on Opinion Dynamics and Collective Decision 2023, July 12-14, Bremen · 3 April 2023
Call for Expressions of Interest: Alternative simulation models of the emergence of inequality · 2 March 2023
New paper "Cognition and Hypocognition: Discursive and simulation-supported decision-making within complex systems" by Gary Polhill and Bruce Edmonds (291) · 18 February 2023
Review of "Escape from Model Land. How Mathematical Models Can Lead Us Astray and What We Can Do About It" · 5 January 2023

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Variety of Sessions at Social Simulation (September 2022, Milan)

See https://ssc2022.behavelab.org/tracks/ for details.

“Social Simulation” is (IMHO) the world’s best conference on the agent-based simulation of social phenomena. This year it happens in Milan, Sept. 12-16th 2022. There are 4 workshops and 16 special tracks on different topics. See https://ssc2022.behavelab.org for details. Deadline for submissions 15th May.

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RT @BruceEdmonds: Abstract and slides from my invited talk at MABS2023: "Combining Constraint-Based and Imperative Programming in MABS for… May 30, 11:59 am
RT @SaraMehryar: Join the ESSA Summer School in Social Simulation at the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen (28 Aug-1 Sept) for a comprehen… May 18, 02:58 pm
RT @RofASSS: "Making Models FAIR: An educational initiative to build good ABM practices" by Janssen, Claborn, Edmonds, Shahbaznezhadfard an… May 11, 10:02 am
RT @jalorenz: 📢 2 days left! Submit your contribution to ODCD'23 by Apr 14 Interdisciplinary Workshop on Opinion Dynamics and Collective D… Apr 12, 03:20 pm
RT @EuroSocSim: The 18th Social Simulation Conference, Uni. Glasgow, 4-8 Sept 2023. Full paper deadline 28 Apr. Workshop proposals 13 April… Mar 18, 08:08 am

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