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RE: [Swarmfest2006] my abstracts are sitting in the bounce pile atswarm.
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North, Michael |
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RE: [Swarmfest2006] my abstracts are sitting in the bounce pile atswarm.org |
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Thu, 8 Jun 2006 12:46:24 -0500 |
Paul:
We have received the abstracts.
Mike
> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@hidden [mailto:swarmfest2006-
> address@hidden On Behalf Of paul box
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 12:40 AM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: [Swarmfest2006] my abstracts are sitting in the bounce pile
> atswarm.org
>
> I have just tried several times to send in my swarmfest abstracts, and
> have received multiple messages from swarm-bounce saying that I'm not
> a member of the list. There seems to be a problem convincing the
> mailer which address I'm sending from. I will try to send this again.
> Here are two abstracts:
>
> ===== first abstract =======
>
> From: Paul Box <address@hidden>
> Date: 7 June 2006 2:49:58 PM
> To: SwarmFest 2006 Organizers list <address@hidden>
> Subject: abstract submission: Paul Box
>
> Hello
>
> Please find my submission for swarmfest. I am happy to give this
> presentation at whatever time is most convenient.
>
> An agent-based representation of social networks, cooperative
> behavior, and viability of remote desert communities in central
> Australia:
>
> Paul Box and Yiheyis Maru
> Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization,
> Sustainable Ecosystems Division, Alice Springs, Australia
>
> Settlements in desert Austraila are defined by extreme: variable but
> mostly dry climate, generally low primary productivity at landscape
> scale, low population density, small numbers of people residing in
> settlements and great distances to other settlemens or services. Many
> settlements require significant government resources to remain viable,
> spawning much debate about how much public money should go to
> supporting the relatively small number of people who live there.
> Viability is defined in terms of a combination of infrastructure, and
> financial, natural, human and social capital. Social capital, the
> measure of social cohesiveness, is difficult to measure, as it is
> defined by quantity and quality of interactions between people, rather
> than tangible assets. An agent-based framework is presented that
> demonstrates the nature of social capital, and the role of cooperative
> behavior and social networks in community viability. Preliminary
> findings of the model suggest that communities with intact social
> networks are viable even when other forms of capital are scarce, and
> communities without functioning social networks are not viable even
> when money or other assets are plentiful.
>
>
> ====== second abstract =========
>
> Suggested Title: Evaluating access for persons with disabilities
> during mass egress events in public places
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Keith Christensen <address@hidden>
> Date: 6 June 2006 8:07:42 AM
> To: Paul Box <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: Long time no hear: interested in speaking at Notre Dame?
>
> Paul,
> The little blerb is below. Please feel free to edit as you feel
> necessary for this audience. I will wait to receive the information
> on the location and times to make travel arrangements. Thanks,
> Keith
>
> Session Description
>
>
> The session will describe an ongoing research program whose purpose is
> to evaluate (a) the effect of the current and proposed Americans with
> Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) for the
> built-environment on the egress of individuals with disabilities
> during the mass pedestrian flows (MPFs) triggered by health-safety
> events, and (b) the effect of security-oriented design methods on the
> egress of individuals with disabilities during health-safety event
> triggered MPFs. The objective of the project is to measure the
> emergent behaviors of heterogeneous sample populations of five
> representative built-environments (an airport, high school, conference
> center, multi-story office building, and secured federal development)
> during simulated health-safety events. Agent-based simulations are
> used to measure these behaviors and their effect on individuals with
> disabilities.
>
>
> Presenters
>
> Keith Christensen, Utah State University, Center for Persons with
> Disabilities
>
> Yuya Sasaki, Utah State University, Center for Persons with
Disabilities
>
> Paul Box, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Alice Springs, Australia
>
> --
> Keith Christensen Utah State University 435.797.3997
address@hidden
>
>
>
>
> --
> //////////////////////////
> // Paul Box
> // Alice Springs, NT Australia
> //
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