BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20111113T220000Z DTEND:20111113T230000Z LOCATION:WSCC 2A DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:ABSTRACT: Agent-based modeling is used to model situations in which individual objects follow certain rules. After putting those rules into action, we can generalize the behavior of the situation. Using AgentSheets, we will review several models including the spread of a forest fire and a communicable disease to demonstrate the technique and the impacts of individual agents on model outcomes.=0A=0APrerequisite: "Introduction to Modeling and Simulation as Teaching Tools" session or equivalent. SUMMARY: PRIORITY:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR