Report from the 28th EUROSIM Board Meeting, 11 Dec. 2006, Bratislava
 | | |
| ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
Board members |
In attendance:
Borut Zupančič, Felix Breitenecker, Peter Fritzson, Alessandra Orsoni, Miroslav Šnorek, Mikulás Alexík, Jadranka Božikov, Rihard Karba, Jürgen Halin, Emilio Jimenez Macías, Leon Bobrowski.
Report of the President
Promotion and cooperation. The president visited ECMS 2006 (Sankt Augustin, Bonn, April 2006), PSCS 2006 (Kazimierz Dolny, Poland, Sept. 2006), ASC 2006 (Asian Simulation Conference, Tokyo, Nov. 2006). Motivation for membership: PSCS (Poland), LSS (Latvia), CEA-SMSG (SPAIN). Working on EUROSIM website: presidents activities, Calendar of events, links, …and stimulation of EUROSIM member societies. See details: http://www.eurosim.info/?id=118
EUROSIM WEB. Societies must immediately update their part at EUROSIM website. They must nominate the responsible person for WEB (can be the person who is responsible for SNE reports). Zupančič and Breitenecker demonstrated the EUROSIM web page. New – NEWS can be put in from the front end. Ideas for other subjects and information for Calendar of events, EUROSIM links; please send to the president. Help of the EUROSIM officers welcome. Breitenecker and Halin will send some text with regard to SNE and SIMPRA. Societies can expand the minimal structure and prepare also pages in national languages.
EUROSIM membership
PSCS - Polish Society for Computer Simulation, was accepted for the full membership.
CEA-SMSG Spanish Modelling and Simulation group was accepted for the observer membership instead of no more existing AES group.
Latvian Simulation Society (LSS) was accepted for the observer membership of EUROSIM.
Report of the Editor-in-Chief SIMPRA EUROSIM societies were asked to propose new reviewers. In current situation some areas are not covered adequately which causes too big delays.
Report of the Editor-in-Chief SNE In future fixed schedule: Single Issue March with Deadline: 15 Febr., Special Issue in July. Double Issue October: Deadline 15 Sept.
Reports of the EUROSIM societies. See http://www.eurosim.info/?id=3
More societies from one country. More than one organization from a country can be observer and member of EUROSIM.
More EUROSIM events. EUROSIM board supports the idea of more EUROSIM events originating in current societies events. The official language of such event is English. In all materials of such events the EUROSIM co-organisation or co-sponsorship must be clearly presented and appropriate logo should be used. Expressed and approved candidates: UKSIM for 2008 and MATHMOD for 2009.
EUROSIM Congress 2007 in Ljubljana Many activities have been undertaken. IPC nominated, website arranged www.eurosim2007.org , invited lectures selected. What do organisers expect in near future from the EUROSIM societies: support in promotion, session organization, proposals for sponsors, exhibitors, tutorials. A student competition is planned: each society should find at least some students.
If societies will be active then we can expect a good event. Best papers will be published in the special issue of SIMPRA.
EUROSIM Congress 2010 Application - from CSSS. They would organize the congress in Prague. General chair prof. Miroslav Šnorek, close cooperation with Mikulás Alexík. They propose Mikulás Alexík for the future EUROSIM president. Decision: The 7th EUROSIM Congress will be organised by CSSS in Sept. 2010 in Prague.
EUROSIM award EUROSIM gives EUROSIM award for individuals, groups or societies for long standing exceptional service to the simulation community. Candidates are normally proposed by EUROSIM societies, EUROSIM board members or the EUROSIM president. The final decision is made by EUROSIM board.
Code of Professional Ethics EUROSIM board proposes member societies to discuss about the "Code of Professional Ethics for Simulationists" . http://www.site.uottawa.ca/~oren/SCS_Ethics/ethics.htm
Borut Zupančič