MS9 &ndash\; Models and Simulations 9: Call for Papers
\n\nSeptember 16-18\, 2020\nUniversity of Klagenfurt\nKlagenfurt\, Austria\n\nSubmission: \;https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ms9\nDeadline: April 3\, 2020\n\nKeynote speakers\n- Volker Grimm (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research &ndash\; UFZ)\n- Johannes Lenhard (University of Kaiserslautern)\n- Federica Russo (University of Amsterdam)\n- Ekaterina Svetlova (University of Leicester)\n\nThe Department of Science Communication and Higher Education Research is hosting the 9th Models and Simulations Conference (MS9) at the University of Klagenfurt\, Austria. This continues a successful series of meetings focusing on the role of modeling\, simulation\, and computational approaches in the natural and social sciences\, in medicine and engineering. Of interest are not only the development and use of models and simulations in research and technology but also the roles they play in other societal domains (e.g. \; politics\, health\, administration\, finance and business). The MS Conferences aim at lively discussions among participants representing different disciplinary\, theoretical and empirical approaches. This includes philosophers\, historians\, and social scientists (respectively HPS and STS scholars) with an interest in models and simulations as well as practicing scholars who model or simulate in their own research.\nEarlier meetings have taken place in Paris (2006)\, Tilburg (2007)\, Charlottesville\, VA (2009)\, Toronto (2010)\, Helsinki (2012)\, Notre Dame\, IN (2014)\, Barcelona (2016)\, and Columbia\, SC (2018).\n\nWe invite single papers and symposium proposals (3-4 participants) on any aspect of modeling\, simulation\, and computational approaches.\n\nPossible topics include:\n- The performative power and politics of modeling and simulation\n- \;The role of models and simulations for explanation and understanding\n- \;Scientific representations and scientific fictions\n- \;Model-based reasoning\n- \;Prediction\, evidence and confirmation\n- Experimental and heuristic use of models\n- Models as boundary objects\n- Transepistemic practices of modeling and simulation\n- Models as socio-political representations\n- Model documentation\, data curation\, transparency \;&ndash\; and associated practices\n- Open-source vs. closed-source modeling\n\nAbstract submission\n\nSingle paper abstracts and symposia proposals are to be submitted through EasyChair: \;https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ms9\n\nFor \;single papers\, please submit a short abstract of 100 words and an extended abstract of 500 words (upload in PDF format). The abstracts should be prepared for blind review.\n\nFor \;symposia proposals\, please submit (1) a short (100-word) and an extended (500-word) abstract which offers an overall description of the proposed symposium\, (2) a 250 word abstract for each of the individual papers\, and (3) names and very short CVs for all speakers (max. 1 page in total).\n\nDeadline: April 3\, 2020. \;\nWe aim to communicate our decision by \;mid-May 2020.\n\nRegistration\, travel\, accommodation\, practical information \;\nAll conference-related information will be posted on the MS9 website: \;http://ms9-conference.net \;\n\nOrganizing committee (alphabetic order)\n- Anja Bauer (STS\, University of Klagenfurt)\n- Tarja Knuuttila (philosophy of science\, University of Vienna)\n- Martina Merz (STS\, University of Klagenfurt)\n- Helene Sorgner (STS\, University of Klagenfurt)\n\nProgram committee\nBrandon Boesch (Morningside College)\nMieke Boon (University Twente)\nRafaela Hillerbrand (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)\nPaul Humphreys (University of Virginia)\nCatherine Kendig (Michigan State University)\nCatharina Landströ\;m (Chalmers University of Technology)\nMiles MacLeod (University Twente)\nMartin Mahony (University of East Anglia)\nCaterina Marchionni (University of Helsinki)\nSergio F. Martí\;nez Muñ\;oz (National Autonomous University of Mexico)\nMichela Massimi (University of Edinburgh)\nAlfred Nordmann (Technical University of Darmstadt and University of South-Carolina)\nMichael Stö\;ltzner (University of South-Carolina)\nSim-Hui Tee (Xiamen University Malaysia)\n\nFor further information\, please contact \;MS9-Office@gmx.at.\n\n\n \;\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n \;\n ORGANIZER;CN=Martina Merz: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR