WSC 2015 1 12 Year Update June 21

WSC 2015 1 -1/2 Year Update June 21, 2014 General Chair: Charles “Chick” Macal, macal@anl. gov Program Chair: Manuel Rossetti, rossetti@uark. edu Business Chair: Michael North, north@anl. gov Washington, DC

Hyatt Regency, Huntington Beach, CA n Dates: December 6 -10, 2015 WSC 2015 2

WSC 2015 Status Report n Theme: Social and Behavioral Simulation n Keynote Address: Dr. Joshua Epstein, John Hopkins University and the Santa Fe Institute, The Rise of Artificial Social Simulation (new book: Agent_Zero n Titans of Simulation: Pierre L’Ecuyer, Averill Law n Publicity widgets: Postcard announcement for WSC 2014 WSC 2015 3

Chick Macal, GC n Engagement with WSC 2014 Planning n Required positions: Program Chair: Business Chair: Exhibits Chair: Board Liaison: Publicity Chair: Registration Chair: Sponsorship Chair: Manuel Rossetti Mike North John Tufarolo Gordon ___ (Europe, China, Asia, Australia, Americas) John T. Murphy (Social Simulation) ___ WSC 2015 4

WSC 2015 Manuel Rossetti Program Chair WSC 2015 5

WSC 2015 Proceedings Editors n Levent Yilmaz – Associate Professor – 3116 Shelby Ctr for Engineering Tech Suite – Phone: (334) 844 -6343, Fax: (334) 8446329 – E-mail: yilmale@auburn. edu – Website: http: //www. eng. auburn. edu/~y ilmaz n Il-Chul Moon – Assistant Professor – Socio-Economic Systems Laboratory – 4101, E 2 -2, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, KAIST, – 335 Gwahangno, Yusung-gu, Daejon, 305701, Republic of Korea – +82 -42 -350 -3158 – +82 -42 -350 -3118 – e-mail: icmoon@kaist. ac. kr WSC 2015 n Wai Kin (Victor) Chan – Department of Decision Sciences & Engineering Systems – CII 4011, 4 th Fl – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – 110 8 th St. – Troy, NY 12180 -3590 – Office: CII 5213 – Phone: (518)276 -2952 – Fax: (518)276 -8227 – Email: chanw@rpi. edu n Theresa M. Roeder, Ph. D. – – – – Associate Professor Department of Decision Sciences College of Business San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA 94132 -1722 tmroeder@sfsu. edu phone: 415 -405 -2423 fax: 415 -4050364 6

Proposed Tracks n n n n Introductory Tutorials Advanced Tutorials Simulation Education Analysis Methodology Modeling Methodology Simulation Optimization Agent-Based Simulation Social and Behavioral Simulation (new) Hybrid Simulation General Applications Healthcare Applications Logistics, SCM and Transportation Manufacturing Applications Military Applications Project Management and Construction Business Process Modeling WSC 2015 n Homeland Security and Emergency Response n Environmental and Sustainability Applications n Networks and Communications n Gaming and Simulation n Big Data Simulation and Decision Making n Simulation Based Training (new) n n n Ph. D Colloquium Poster Session Case Studies Vendor Sessions MASM (Modeling and Analysis for Semiconductor Manufacturing) Conference 7

Plans for Filling Track Coordinators n Contact 2014 and 2013 Program Chairs and ask for nominations/suggestions n Contact 2014 track chairs for suggestions – Who in the reviewer base may be ready to act as track coordinator? n Fill in as needed from personal or other contacts. WSC 2015 8

WSC 2015 Michael North Business Chair WSC 2015 9

WSC Attendance - Historical WSC 2015 10

Hyatt Huntington Beach Resort Contract Dates Dec 6 -10, 2015 Room Block (max night / total) 638 / 1020 Room Rate The guest room rate guaranteed for 2015 is $189 for single or double occupancy. The rate of $189 includes a waived resort fee of $23 per night. 3% rebate off all guest room revenue (regardless if group or individual pays), and food & beverage charges. Attrition Allowance 50%; if not met we pay for the rooms not re-sold by the hotel or on a last-sold basis. Food & Beverage Minimum $60, 000 Exhibit Hall and Meeting Space Costs Booth equipment rental, setup, decoration, exhibit space rental, security, printing and postage? Concessions One complimentary Presidential Suite; Ten one-bedroom suite upgrades at group rate; Ten VIP Amenities delivered to VIP’s Suites, value $50 each; Five staff rooms at the discounted rate of $129 per night; Group rate honored three (3) days pre and post, based on availability; 10% discount on banquet menu pricing; Ten complimentary parking passes Comp Rooms 1 comp night per 50 paid room nights. WSC 2015 11

Baseline Registration Projections for 2015 Category Early* Full* Count* Revenue Member $495 $545 207+28 $117, 725 Nonmember $645 $695 210+25 $152, 825 Retired $185 $235 15+0 $2, 775 Student $150 $100 150+15 $25, 500 582 68 650** $303, 250 Total *Assumes WSC 2013 registration rates **Total attendance projection based on last five-year (stable) average WSC 2015 12

Baseline Exhibit Assumptions n Standard booth : $1, 250; budgeted 11 n Corner booth : $1, 350; budgeted 14 n Book display : $450; budgeted 1 n Total Exhibits: $33, 100 *Assumes same fees as WSC ’ 13 n Exhibits chair will need to work on ideas to grow the exhibitor base and grow attendance in the exhibits area WSC 2015 13

Documentation for the Future n BC business process documentation: – Compiling a business process document – Developing spreadsheet template – Past BC’s have volunteered to review n Updating WSC Summary (“The Big Book O’ WSC”): – Have data from 2001 to 2009 and 2013 (Thanks Marty Miller!, Cheryl Clarke, Sandy Owens) – Need (and requested) BC data from: • 2010 – Jeff Smith • 2011 – Bob Wright • 2012 – Young-Jun Son WSC 2015 14