I would like to invite you and researchers in your department to join our day course on Agent-based modelling on the 23rd Febuary, 2009.

Presenter: Prof. Nigel Gilbert Dr Edmund Chattoe-Brown

Venue: University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Entry Level: No prior knowledge needed

Computational modelling is a new method for the social sciences, combining many of the advantages of quantitative and qualitative approaches. It also has distinctive benefits of its own.

This course is appropriate for researchers and other professionals, from any discipline, who would like to apply mixed methods or use an innovative method for their research into complex social systems. The taster course will show you what computational modelling can do.

To register, please visit: http://www.simian.ac.uk

Please help us circulate this information to others who you think may be interested in attending.

-- Lu Yang SIMIAN Training Manager Centre for Research in Social Simulation Department of Sociology University of Surrey Guildford, GU2 7XH

Tel: 01483 683762 Fax: 01483 689551 http://www.simian.ac.uk http://cress.soc.surrey.ac.uk