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Models and Simulations in the Sciences, Notre Dame IN (U.S.A.), 9-11 May 2014 (Deadline tomorrow!)

Models and Simulations in the Sciences: Perspectives from Philosophy, History, and Policy
University of Notre Dame, 9-11 May 2014
http://ms6conf.wordpress.com/

The Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values, the Graduate 
Program in History and Philosophy of Science, iCeNSA, and the Department 
of Philosophy at Notre Dame are pleased to be hosting the sixth Models and 
Simulations conference (MS6) this spring. MS6 is the latest in a series of 
international conferences to explore philosophical issues arising from the 
construction and use of models and computer simulations in the natural and 
social sciences, after meetings in Paris, Tilburg, Charlottesville, 
Toronto, and Helsinki.

DEADLINE for abstract submission: 22 November 2013. Please see submission 
guidelines below.

Plenary speakers

William Bechtel, University of California, San Diego
Philip Mirowski, University of Notre Dame
Andrea Woody, University of Washington

Papers are invited from both philosophers and practicing scientists. 
Sample topics include (but are not limited to):  Models, simulations, and?

Scientific representation
Scientific explanation
Scientific reasoning
The nature of: abstraction; approximation; idealization
The nature of their construction and confirmation
Their use in: prediction; heuristics; articulating theory; experimentation
The role of desiderata such as simplicity, unifying power, and robustness
Their use and functions across disciplinary boundaries
Their use in the domain of public policy setting
Their use in the design and application of technologies
Broader implications for science and/or philosophy

Please submit a short abstract of 100 words and an extended abstract of 
800-1000 words. Abstracts will be refereed blind and results communicated 
to authors by mid-January 2014.

Abstract submission is electronic. Please prepare a PDF file of your 
extended abstract, appropriate for blind review, then go to:

https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ms6

If you do not have an EasyChair account, you must create one on entering 
the site. After logging in, click the ?New Submission? link. Add your 100 
word abstract and upload the PDF file of your extended abstract. You can 
revise your submission any number of times before the deadline.

Registration, travel, accommodation, further information: all 
conference-related information will be posted on the MS6 website, 
http://ms6conf.wordpress.com/.

Further inquiries may be addressed to Xavi Lanao at 
MS6conf@gmail.com<mailto:MS6conf@gmail.com>.

Program Committee

Anna Alexandrova, University of Cambridge
Roman P Frigg, London School of Economics
Mathias Frisch, University of Maryland
Axel Gelfert, National University of Singapore
Till Grne-Yanoff, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
Stephan Hartmann, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich
Paul Humphreys, University of Virginia
Elizabeth Lloyd, Indiana University, Bloomington
Uskali Mki, University of Helsinki
Margaret Morrison, University of Toronto
Jay Odenbaugh, Lewis & Clark College
Isabelle Peschard, San Francisco State University
Martin Thomson-Jones, Oberlin College
Adam Toon, University of Exeter
Marion Vorms, University of Paris
Michael Weisberg, University of Pennsylvania

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Anjan Chakravartty
Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame
Editor, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science
http://www.nd.edu/~achakra1