Announcing the THIRD Annual Summer Workshop on Agent-Based Modeling with NetLogo

[Owen Densmore]

Several folks have expressed interest in learning more about netlogo.  
Here's a meeting that may be just the thing:

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> Date: March 6, 2005 2:56:01 AM MST
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> Subject: [netlogo-users] Digest Number 677
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>    Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 09:44:43 -0700
>    From: Michael Gizzi <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Announcing the THIRD Annual Summer Workshop on Agent-Based
> Modeling with NetLogo
>
> Greetings NetLogo Users:
>
> I am pleased to anounce the THIRD Annual Summer Workshop on
> Agent-Based Modeling with NetLogo, to be held July 17 - 22, 2005 on
> the Mesa State College campus in beautiful Grand Junction, Colorado.
>
> Join our staff of experiences NetLogo users - including James Steiner,
> Boyce Baker, Richard Vail, and myself  for an educational and fun week
> learning NetLogo.
>
> Registration is now open at
> http://www.modelingcomplexity.net/workshop2005/
>
> A more detailed description of the workshop follows:
>
> The Institute for Modeling Complexity and the
> Advanced Learning Center
> at Mesa State College
> is pleased to announce the
>
>
> THIRD ANNUAL WORKSHOP
> ON AGENT-BASED MODELING WITH NETLOGO
> July 17-22, 2005
> Grand Junction, Colorado
>
> This is an intensive week-long hands-on workshop intended for any
> college or
> high school faculty interested in learning proficiency in Netlogo for
> use in
> science or social science classes. The workshop has also proven
> valuable
> for researchers who wish to learn Netlogo to use it in agent-based
> research.
> Here are a couple of comments previous participants said about this
> workshop:
>
> "Opportunities for learning about agent-based modeling of complex
> adaptive
> systems are increasing. One important barrier to research is the
> difficulty
> in learning the various computer simulation environments. The Netlogo
> Workshop at Mesa State College is a very important solution to this
> problem.
> In my experience with three previous complex systems workshops, this
> is by
> far the best for learning how to use and apply Netlogo. I recommend it
> enthusiastically!"
>
> "The Netlogo Workshop fulfilled all of my expectations. The
> instruction was on target and the participants were stimulating."
>
>
> WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: The Workshop is intended to provide participants
> with
> the skills to use and teach Netlogo within the broader context of
> agent-based modeling and the study of complexity. Sessions are planned
> on:
>
> * Using our seven step model building process
> * Making best use of the natural language capabilities of Netlogo
> * Learning important skills such as effective use of breeds, patches,
> and lists, among others
> * Using Netlogo in research (validating and testing models)
> * Effective Use of Netlogo in teaching
>
> In addition to formal sessions, participants can expect to develop
> their own
> model and model-building skills with the assistance from our staff of
> experienced Netlogo modelers and teachers.
>
>
> Once again, we are offering a special Pre-Workshop day for
> participants who find themselves challenged working through the first
> three Netlogo Tutorials in the User's Manual.
>
>
> WHEN: July 17 - 22, 2005
>
> WHERE: On the campus of Mesa State College in beautiful Western
> Colorado
> amidst the magnificience of the Rocky Mountains, the awe-inspiring
> canyons
> and rock formations of the Colorado National Monument, and the lush
> grape
> and peach orchards of Palisade. You'll be able to learn Netlogo by day
> and explore Western Colorado by night.
>
>
> HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?
> Tuition for the Workshop is an affordable $500, which includes 5 days
> of
> learning Netlogo, continental breakfasts, lunches, and four dinners.
> Those
> who register on or before May 1, will receive a $50 discount on
> registration.   Alumni of the first two NetLogo Workshops are eligible
> for an additional $50 discount if they register before May 1.
>
> For those interested, Graduate Relicensure Credit is available for a
> small
> fee.
>
> Accomodations are available in a limited number of fully-furnished
> College
> Apartments for $40 per day. Apartments include single-rooms, bathroom,
> kitchen facilities, and high-speed internet access. For those who
> prefer
> to stay in hotels, Grand Junction has a full range of lodging
> available as
> well.
>
>
> WHO WE ARE?
>
> The Institute for Modeling Complexity is part of the Grand Junction
> Advanced
> Learning Center, which provides innovative educational opportunities
> to high
> school and college students, focused on delivering project-based and
> technologically-enriched science and social science education. Netlogo
> is
> used as the core tool in our course on "simTHINKING: Modeling the
> Social and
> Natural World."
>
> We are users of Netlogo for both research and teaching. We have
> developed
> the Netlogo Learning Lab, the only major website designed solely to
> provide
> users with an extensive array of study guides and learning labs to
> learn
> Netlogo, going beyond the tutorials packaged with Netlogo.
>
> We are students of complexity and sponsors of "Modeling Complexity" an
> email
> list designed to bring together users of agent-based modeling (using
> any
> software) to discuss the pedagogical and research issues involved in
> agent-based modeling.
>
> Mesa State College has a long tradition of hosting educational summer
> institutes, including the popular Logo Foundation Summer Institute on
> Robotics and Logo Education.
>
>
>
> FOR MORE INFORMATION and to REGISTER for the Conference, please visit
> our
> website at http://www.modelingcomplexity.net/workshop2005/
>
>
> I hope you will consider joining us in Grand Junction this summer!
> Please
> contact me if you have any questions. It is sure to be a great
> experience
> for all!
>
>
> Michael C Gizzi
> ------------------------
> Michael C. Gizzi, Ph.D.
> Director, Advanced Learning Center
> Mesa State College / UTEC
> 2508 Blichman Avenue
> Grand Junction, CO 81505
> 970-255-2608
>