Crop Modelers:



I hope you will plan to come to the 42nd Biological Systems Simulation Group Conference to be held at Penn State University on April 23-25, 2013.  Please save the date.  Additional information relative to registration and submission of volunteer presentations will be coming soon.



Best regards,

Ken Boote



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From: Biological Systems Simulation [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Armen Kemanian [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 9:36 PM
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Subject: Announcement: 42nd Biological Systems Simulation Modeling Group Conference

Dear members and friends of the Biological Systems Simulation Modeling Group:

This is a Save the Date message to announce the 42nd Biological Systems Simulation Group Conference to be held at the Penn State University Campus in State College, PA on 23 – 25 of April, 2013.

The meeting will focus on the interactive effect on plant growth of atmospheric carbon dioxide, temperature, and water availability.  Simulation models play a critical role in helping to understand and manage the effects of climate change and climate variability.  In this meeting we seek to join existing data sets and modeling approaches for different crops and evaluate strengths, weaknesses and knowledge gaps that limit our ability to predict the impact of these three factors on plant growth.  This meeting will be coordinated with existing regional and global modeling efforts such as the Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP).  We expect a high level of interaction and collaboration among scientists participating in different projects.

The meeting format will be that of a workshop, with invited presentations and working sessions, along with volunteered posters and a selection of oral presentations from among the volunteered oral topics.  Invited presentations will be led by invited speakers who are leaders in their corresponding disciplines.  The names of the speakers along with other details will be announced with the release of the meeting brochure and web page.  You will receive a second announcement soon that includes advice on how to submit titles and abstracts for volunteered talks and posters.

The meeting will be held at the Nittany Lion Inn, where a block of rooms has been reserved for the meeting participants.  The University Park Airport (SCE, 4 miles from the Nitanny Lion Inn) has connecting flights to Washington DC (IAD), Philadelphia (PHL), Detroit (DTW) and Baltimore (BWI).  Travelers can also fly to these airports and rent a car to drive to State College (3 to 4 hour drive).

We expect to see you at the beautiful campus of Penn State this spring!

Best regards,

Organizing Committee Members
Armen R. Kemanian
Kenneth J. Boote
Dennis J. Timlin