Scientific Committee:
Dr. Asghar Zaidi (European Centre)
Professor Ann Harding (NATSEM, University of Canberra)
Dr. Paul Williamson (University of Liverpool)
Dr. Anil Gupta (Health Canada)
The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research will host the 1st General Conference of the International Microsimulation Association in August 2007, with sponsorship from Natsem, University of Canberra, Department of Health, Australia, Productivity Commission, Australia, Department of Education, Science and Training, Australia, Statistics Canada, Statistics Norway, Department of Work and Pensions, United Kingdom, Erste Bank Privatstiftung, Austria, Federal Ministry for Science and Research, Austria, Magistrate for Cultural Affairs and Science, Municipality of Vienna and the Vienna Convention Bureau.
The conference will bring together experts from around the World from Governmental (national policy makers and model developers) and Intergovernmental Organisations, Academics and Consultants. The primary focus of this international microsimulation conference is the analytical tool of microsimulation models and its applications. The emphasis of the papers will be Applied (reporting results of model simulations for policymaking purposes); Theoretical (reporting possible advances in microsimulation techniques and methodologies); and Descriptive (describing development of new models, particular modules or applications). The conference will also include a series of Technical Workshops on the last day. The workshops are expected to be devoted to more technical discussions and comparisons of the various microsimulation models used today in policy formulation worldwide.
The subtitle of the Conference “Celebrating 50 years of Microsimulation“ refers to Guy Orcutt, who first pioneered the idea of applying microsimulation techniques to socio-economic modelling in the late 1950's and early 1960's. It is expected that around 300 participants from all parts of the World will attend the conference. We expect to publish selected papers after the conference, both in a special conference edition of the International Journal of Microsimulation and in an edited book collection.
The Call for Papers expired 29 January 2007. Please see the list of accepted papers.
All registrations to attend the Conference should be done by Monday 30th April 2007.
All Completed papers should be submitted to the Conference Secretariat by Friday 20th July 2007.
Contact Conference Organisers and Conference Secretariat for further assistance.