Conferences on Modelling and Simulation to be held in Charlottesville, VA, October 1997 & Chicago, IL, March 1998

该建议是举办一对关于科学建模主题的相关会议，重点是生物学，物理学，统计学和认知科学的建模。 所使用的一般方向是一种“由内而外”的方法，因此，在各自领域建立模型的发言者将介绍他们对各自领域模型的核心观点。 第一次会议将强调建模的一般方法方面，而第二次会议将更密切地关注具体应用。 为了促进对话，会议组织者将在会议之前分发当代观点的简要摘要。 将维持一个网站和一个讨论板，在上面张贴论文摘要，并鼓励提出评论。 中心的长期目标是在美国培养一个关于建模方法的研究团体，并促进与积极研究相关主题的欧洲科学哲学家的联系。 一次会议将于1997年10月在弗吉尼亚州夏洛茨维尔举行，另一次会议将于1998年3月在伊利诺斯州芝加哥举行。

The proposal is to conduct a pair of linked conferences on the topic of modelling in science, focussing on modelling in the biological, physical, statistical and cognitive sciences. The general orientation used is an `inside-out` approach, whereupon speakers who are established modellers in their fields will present their perspectives on what is central to modelling in their fields. The first conference will emphasize general methodological aspects of modelling, while the second will look more closely at specific applications. To promote dialog, the conference organizers will circulate brief summaries of contemporary views prior to the conferences. A Web site and a discussion board will be maintained on which synopses of papers will be posted and comment will be encouraged. The central, long-term goals are to foster a research community in the U.S. on methods of modelling and to promote links with European philosophers of science actively working on related topics. One conference will be held in Charlottesville, Virginia, in October 1997, and another will be held in Chicago, Illinois, in March 1998.