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Conference Announcement - For Immediate Release
1989 WINTER SIMULATION CONFERENCE
The 1989 Winter Simulation Conference will be held on December 4 - 6, 1989 at
the Capital Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. The conference will feature
tutorials, papers on applications and methodology, panel discussions,
state-of-the-art reviews, software tutorials and demonstrations, and vendor
exhibits of simulation products.
Discrete-event simulation, which is the focus of the conference, is used to
model manufacturing, transportation, distribution, computer, communication,
military, health care, and many other types of systems. WSC typically includes
papers in all of these areas, with special emphasis on manufacturing systems.
Papers on methodology present current research in modeling, design, analysis,
and execution of simulation experiments.
A special feature of WSC is an extensive schedule of tutorials on simulation
methodology and software presented by leading researchers and software
developers. There are tutorials targeted for audiences with no previous
background in simulation, for simulation users who want to increase their
knowledge of simulation, and for researchers who want to learn about advanced
and emerging topics. The software tutorials are backed up by an extensive
vendor exhibits area for demonstrations and further discussion.
For additional information contact General Chair Kenneth J. Musselman, Pritsker
Corporation, 1305 Cumberland Avenue, P.O. Box 2415, West Lafayette, IN 47906,
(317) 463-5557. For registration information contact Registration Chair
William R. Lilegdon at the same address and phone number. NELSON%ccl2@eng.ohio-state.edu (08/23/89)
Conference Announcement - For Immediate Release
1989 WINTER SIMULATION CONFERENCE
Preliminary programs are available for the 1989 Winter Simulation Conference,
which will be held on December 4 - 6, 1989 at the Capital Hilton Hotel in
Washington, D.C. A copy of the WSC '89 Preliminary Program, which includes a
list of speakers and papers as well as registration and hotel information, can
be obtained by contacting Publicity Chair Barry L. Nelson, Department of
Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
43210; (614) 292-0610; nelson-b@eng.ohio-state.edu.
Discrete-event simulation, which is the focus of the conference, is the most
widely used tool for the design and analysis of systems subject to uncertainty,
such as manufacturing, transportation, distribution, computer, communication,
military and health care systems. WSC '89 will feature introductory and
advanced tutorials on simulation modeling and analysis, software tutorials
describing new products and features, and research sessions on analysis
methodology, modeling methodology, simulation in manufacturing, and general
simulation applications. Each tutorial and research session is supported by a
paper published in the conference proceedings, which is available during
conference registration. The software tutorials are backed up by an extensive
vendor exhibits area for demonstrations and further discussion.
The keynote address will be given by A. Alan B. Pritsker, Chairman of the Board
of Pritsker Corporation, and is entitled ``Why Simulation Works.'' Other
conference events include a pre-conference Ph.D. student colloquium and a
post-conference tour of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's
Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility.