icc-wcss 2009 - 2nd icc Winter Workshop on Complexity in Social Systems icc-wcss2009,

CALL FOR SHORT PAPERS

2nd icc Winter Workshop on Complexity in Social Systems icc-wcss2009, 10th January 2009, ISCTE, Lisbon, Portugal

Conference site:
http://www.listaweb.com.pt/icc/icc-wcss2009/

Important Dates:
Paper submission: December 20th, 2008
Notification of acceptance: December 26th, 2008
Registration deadline: 31th December, 2008
Workshop: 10th January, 2009

Following the 1st ICC Workshop, held in January 2008, the 2nd ICC
Winter Workshop on Complexity in Social Systems will concern the study
of social structures in communication networks, aiming to bring
together researchers to report on progress in philosophy of science,
social networks, computer networks and social simulation.
Interdisciplinary points of view concerning these domains will be
welcome.

Theoretical and application domains will concern how different types
of communication networks modeling, including Internet and
telecommunications networks, can influence social structures and
networking.
The 2009 edition of the ICC Workshop will be associated with the
Complexity Sciences Winter School
(http://idpcc.dcti.iscte.pt/ws2009/), that will occur in Lisbon
between the 5th and the 9th January, just before the workshop. Invited
speakers and participants attaining the Winter School will be invited
to present the conclusions of the school and to participate in the
workshop discussions.


WORKSHOP CHAIRS
John Symons, Rui Lopes and Jorge Lou??


INVITED KEYNOTE SPEAKER
* TBA - the 2009 keynote will concern Computer Networks,
specifically dynamic adaptive architectures.


ORGANIZATION
ICC - Institute for Complexity Sciences
The Institute for Complexity Sciences supports research in Complexity
domains, promoting knowledge in interdisciplinary subjects and
applying scientific methodologies to socially relevant problems.

Local organization at ISCTE:
Elisabete Raimundo
e-mail: Elisabete dot Raimundo at iscte dot pt


IMPORTANT DATES
* Short paper submission deadline - 20th December 2008, 24h
* Notification of acceptance - 26th December 2008
* Registration deadline - 31th December 2008
* Workshop - 10th January 2009

PAPER FORMAT AND SUBMISSION
Short papers should have between 3 and 5 pages and should be formated
using the "ICC-WCSS AuthorKit".
(http://www.listaweb.com.pt/icc/icc-wcss2009/ICC-WC...)

Short papers should be submitted by email to "Jorge dot L at iscte dot
pt", before the 21st December 2008.

REGISTRATION
Registration and registration fee payment should be donne according to
the "ICC-WCSS registration instructions and form".

SUPPORT
* ISCTE - Lisbon University Institute
* LabMAg - Laboratory of Agent Modelling
* ADDETTI - Associa??o para o Desenvolvimento das
Telecomunica??es e T?cnicas de Inform?tica
* International Doctoral Program in Complexity Sciences
(FCUL/ISCTE, Lisbon)


PROGRAM COMMITTEE

* Andreas Mauthe (Lancaster University)
* David Hutchison (Lancaster University)
* David Rodrigues (ISCTE/FCUL, Lisbon)
* Filipe Santos (ISCTE, Lisbon University Institute)
* Flavien Balbo (Universit? Paris Dauphine)
* Gergely Palla (Hungarian Academy of Sciences)
* Helder Coelho (FCUL, University of Lisbon)
* Joaquim Reis (ISCTE, Lisbon University Institute)
* Jo?o Balsa (FCUL, University of Lisbon)
* John Symons (University of Texas at El Paso)
* Luis Antunes (FCUL, University of Lisbon)
* Luis Correia (FCUL, University of Lisbon)
* Luis Moniz (FCUL, University of Lisbon)
* Manolis Sifalakis (Lancaster University)
* Paulo Urbano (FCUL, University of Lisbon)
* Pedro Antunes (FCUL, University of Lisbon)
* Suzanne Pinson (Universit? Paris Dauphine)
* Rui Lopes (ISCTE, Lisbon University Institute)
* Rui Marinheiro (ISCTE, Lisbon University Institute)
* Rui Vilela Mendes (Technical University of Lisbon)
* Sven Banisch (Weimar University)
* Tanya Ara?jo (ISEG, Technical University of Lisbon)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Workshop web page:
http://www.listaweb.com.pt/icc/icc-wcss2009/