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                 EXTENDED SUBMISSION DEADLINE 30 October 2002
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                       36th Annual Simulation Symposium

                          March 30 - April 2, 2003
                            Hyatt Orlando, Florida



                                Sponsored by:
            The Society for Modeling and Simulation International


                            In cooperation with:
                         The IEEE Computer Society
                 ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)



The Annual Simulation Symposium is a forum for the exchange of ideas,
techniques, and applications among practitioners of simulation in industry,
government, and academia. This international Symposium is the oldest
continuously operating conference/symposium dedicated to simulation.


The paper sessions are designed to promote discussion of concepts, tools,
methodologies, and results between authors and the audience. The structure of
the Symposium also provides for a degree of collegiality and continuity in
the discussions of the various topics presented during the week.


Original contribution in all areas of modeling and simulation are welcome.
This year's Symposium is particularly seeking papers in the following
topical areas:


                 o Object-Oriented Simulation
                 o Simulation Languages, Tools, and Environments
                 o VLSI Circuit Simulators
                 o Simulation of Multiprocessor Architectures
                 o Simulation of Distributed Systems and Databases
                 o Simulation of Parallel Processing Systems
                 o Simulation based Performance Analysis
                 o Network Modeling and Simulation
                 o Simulation of Sensor Networks
                 o Simulation of Wireless and Mobile Networking and 
Computing
                 o Simulation of Large Scale Systems
                 o Simulation of Clusters and Grids
                 o Simulation of Client-Server Systems
                 o Simulation of Wireless Systems
                 o Simulation of Real-time Systems
                 o Parallel and Distributed Simulation
                 o Simulation of Agent Systems
                 o Simulation based Software Performance
                 o Reliability and Maintenance Models
                 o Simulation of Multimedia Applications and Systems
                 o Artificial Intelligence in Simulation
                 o Neural Network Models and Simulation
                 o Web-based Modeling and Simulation
                 o Animations/Virtual Reality
                 o Advances in Simulation Methodology and Practices
                 o Experimental design
                 o Meta-modeling
                 o Statistical Analysis and Inference
                 o Verification and Validation
                 o Selection and comparison procedures


                        General Chair
                        Prof. Taieb F. Znati
                        Computer Science Department
                        University of Pittsburgh
                        Pittsburgh, PA 15260
                        Tel. : (412) 624-8417
                        Fax  : (412) 624-8854
                        Email: znati@cs.pitt.edu


                        Program Chair
                        Prof. Helen Karatza
                        Department of Informatics
                        Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
                        54006 Thessaloniki
                        Greece
                        Tel. : +30 (310) 997974
                        Fax :  +30 (310) 996360
                        Email: karatza@csd.auth.gr


                          INVITED SPEAKER
                      Professor Paul Fishwick
                       University of Florida



PAPER SUBMISSION:

It is strongly recommended that papers be submitted to the
Program Chair by electronic mail.  Papers can also be submitted
electronically via anonymous ftp to agent.csd.auth.gr/ANNSS36.
Those unable to use electronic means should mail five (5) complete copies
of the paper to Professor Helen Karatza by October 30, 2002.

IMPORTANT DATES

Paper Submission Deadline:  10/30/2002
Acceptance Notification: 11/30/2002
Camera-Ready Paper:  1/18/2003


All submissions will be fully refereed for accuracy, technical content, and
relevance.  Papers should be NO longer than 20 double-spaced pages. Please
include full name, affiliation, address, phone number, and email address of
each author and designate the author who is to be contacted. Authors will
receive the reviewers' comments and will be given a chance to respond to
these reviews. Authors' replies will be taken into consideration in the
final paper selection decision. Accepted papers will appear in the
Symposium's Proceedings which will be published by the IEEE Computer
Society. Authors of top papers will also be encouraged to submit a follow-on
paper for publication in the SCS Journals.


Only papers that have not been previously published or presented should be
submitted. Authors must obtain employer, client, or government releases
prior to submitting the final manuscript.


FURTHER INFORMATION:

For additional information, please contact or send mail to Prof. Helen Karatza
(karatza@csd.auth.gr). Updated conference announcement and information are
accessible at the symposium home page at 
http://agent.csd.auth.gr/~karatza/ANNSS36.