CALL FOR PAPERS
IASTED International Conference
Applied Simulation and Modelling (ASM 2000)
July 24-26, 2000, Banff, Alberta, Canada

SPONSOR
The International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED)
Technical Committee on Simulation and Modelling

LOCATION
Situated 128 km (80 miles) west of Calgary and just inside the east gate of Banff National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Banff, Alberta, is home to breathtaking landscape and is just a short trip to Lake Louise, Canmore and Yoho National Park. Banff National Park is the habitat of abundant wildlife and has some 6,641 sq. km of mountains, forests, rivers and lakes. Each year, millions of visitors travel to Banff to marvel at the emerald waters of Lake Louise, walk amongst the flower-filled heavens at Sunshine Meadows, and drive beneath the towering jagged peaks lining the Icefields Parkway. Snow-capped peaks, glistening glaciers and sweeping vistas are just one part of the allure of Banff National Park. You can enjoy all the comforts of home in the town of Banff, or step out into the wilderness to see the habitats of some of North America's wildest creatures. Banff also has countless restaurants, galleries and entertainment options available. If shopping is more your style, there are many beautiful stores to choose from.

SCOPE
The purpose of this conference is to act as a forum for researchers and practitioners interested in the advances and applications of simulation and modelling. It is an opportunity to present and observe the latest research, results and ideas in this area. The conference will include keynote addresses, contributed papers and tutorials. The topics to be covered include, but are not limited to:

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE
K. Adamson - University of Ulster, UK
J.R. Almeida Jr. - Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
P.I. Brooker - University of Adelaide, Australia
O. Castillo - Tijuana Institute of Technology, USA
E. Cheung - Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore
K.-S. Chim - Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China
E. Chow - University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA
S.R. Das - University of Ottawa, Canada
W. de Castro Leite Filho - Centro Tecnico Aeroespacial, Brazil
M. Druzovec - University of Maribor, Slovenia
R. Ege Florida - International University, USA
A.K. Goel - Michigan Technological University, USA
E. Gomes - Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
Y. Hamamatsu - Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Tech., Poland
H.S. Hassanein - Queen's University, Canada
F. Hussain - Dubai Polytechnic, United Arab Emirates
A. Jirachiefpattana - Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
P.-S. Kim - Daelim College, Korea
S. Kopacsi - CIM Research Laboratory, Hungary
W. Kreutzer - University of Canterbury, New Zealand
K. Kurapati - Philips Research Labs, USA
E. Kwok - The University of British Columbia, Canada
P. Lautala - Tampere University of Technology, Finland
J. Li - University of Tsukuba, Japan
A. Lisounkin - Fraunhofer - IPK, Germany
M. Lotfalian - University of Evansville, USA
E. Mesbahi - University of Newcastle, UK
K.P. Mohandas - Calicut Regional Engineering College, India
E.D. Moreno - Euripides Foundation of Marilia, Brazil
J. Moseley - West Virginia University, USA
J.J. Neto - Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
E. Ngai - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Y. Okuyama - Tottori University, Japan
N. Peric - University of Zagreb, Croatia
C. Posthoff - The University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago
M. Purvis - University of Otago, New Zealand
A. Rahrooh - University of Central Florida, USA
N.H. Rashidi - St. Cloud State University, USA
Y.B. Reddy - Grambling State University, USA
J. Sa da Costa - Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal
J. Sang - Cleveland State University, USA
R. Signorile - Boston College, USA
W. Sihn - Fraunhofer - IPA, Germany
J.R. Silva - Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
K.R. Sliwa - Sul Ross State University - Rio Grande College, USA
R.K. Subramanian - Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
A. Swierniak - Silesian Technical University, Poland
S. Szpakowicz - University of Ottawa, Canada
A. Tentov - University "St. Cyril and Methodius", Macedonia
M.B. Trabia - University of Nevada, USA
S. Umeda - Musashi University, Japan
G.A. Wainer - Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
D. Xu - Shantou University, China
X.D. Yang - University of Regina, Canada
D. Yoon - University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Initial selection will be based upon full papers. Send your submission via email to calgary@iasted.com. Please send electronic attachments in postscript (.ps) and/or MS Word (.doc) formats. The subject of your email must be "ASM 2000". The papers submitted for review should be no more than ten (10) pages in length. Please include a complete list of references. The IASTED Secretariat should receive your paper by April 15, 2000. All submissions must be electronic. Do not send both hard and electronic copies of your paper. An electronic copy is sufficient.

Please provide four keywords to indicate the subject areas of the paper with at least one keyword from the list given under conference scope. Include a statement in your cover letter confirming that if the paper is accepted, one of the authors will attend the conference to present it. Please indicate the corresponding author, and provide the full names, affiliations, addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers, and email addresses of all authors.

Notification of acceptance will be emailed, and all other author information will be available on our website by May 15, 2000. Registration payments and camera-ready manuscripts are due June 15, 2000. Papers may be excluded from the proceedings if registration fees are not received by that date. Please send final manuscripts by email. Do not send both hard and electronic copies of the final manuscript.

TUTORIALS
The IASTED Secretariat should receive proposals for half-day tutorials (3 hours) by April 15, 2000. Tutorial proposals should clearly indicate the topic, background knowledge expected of the participants, objectives, time allocations for the major course topics, and the qualifications of the instructor(s).

SPECIAL SESSIONS
Persons wishing to organize a special session should submit a proposal to the IASTED Secretariat by April 15, 2000. Proposals should include a minimum of 5 paper abstracts, a session title, a list of the topics covered, and qualifications of the session organizer(s). The name of the session organizer will appear in the program and proceedings provided 5 papers are presented.

IASTED Secretariat - ASM 2000
#80, 4500 - 16th Avenue N.W.
Calgary, Alberta
Canada T3B 0M6
Tel: 403-288-1195
Fax: 403-247-6851
Email: calgary@iasted.com
Web site: http://www.iasted.com