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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"AbadiMT-CondensedExtraBold",serif">SocSimFesT 2021 Call for Session proposals</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"AbadiMT-CondensedLight",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"AbadiMT-CondensedLight",serif;color:black">*** Apologies for crosposting ***</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"AbadiMT-CondensedLight",serif">Following the success of the online Social Simulation Week 2020, held in September, the European Social Simulation Association is organizing a Social Simulation FesT
(SocSimFesT2021), to take place 15-20 March 2021. The idea is to make best use of the alternative opportunities offered by an online meeting format to organize a different kind of event than a face-to-face conference The Social Simulation Conference 2021 will
be in Cracow the week of 24 September as announced at Social Simulation Week 2020.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"AbadiMT-CondensedLight",serif">This is a
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"AbadiMT-CondensedExtraBold",serif">call for session proposals at Social Simulation FesT 2021</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"AbadiMT-CondensedLight",serif">. Sessions are 1.5 hours or
3 hours in duration (the latter comprising two adjacent slots with a break in between). Session organizers are responsible for arranging the content of the session. To propose a session, please write a 300-word description of your session, whilst making clear
the following (not included in the 300 words):</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"AbadiMT-CondensedLight",serif">Session duration: 1.5 or 3 hours (the latter comprising two adjacent slots with a break in between). Session organizers are responsible for arranging the content of the session.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"AbadiMT-CondensedLight",serif">Session timing preference (relative to Central European Time): early morning, late morning, early afternoon, late afternoon. (Precise times for these are to be decided, but assume late
morning sessions will finish on or before 12:30, and early afternoon sessions start on or after 13:30; whilst early morning sessions will start on or after 07:00 and late afternoon sessions end on or before 19:00.)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"AbadiMT-CondensedLight",serif">Session type: what kind of session you are hoping to organize. One of the following options:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"AbadiMT-CondensedLight",serif">a. Tutorials and demonstrations: guided usage of a software tool or model that participants in your session will download and try.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"AbadiMT-CondensedLight",serif">b. Introductions to social simulation: outreach on social simulation tailored to disciplines and research areas.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"AbadiMT-CondensedLight",serif">c. Seminar: focused group discussion on a particular topic with one presentation introducing it, and extended Q&A afterwards.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"AbadiMT-CondensedLight",serif">d. Workshop: facilitated group discussion using online workshop tools and breakout groups.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"AbadiMT-CondensedLight",serif">e. Other interactive formats.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"AbadiMT-CondensedLight",serif">A brief description of your sessions including how you will take advantage of the opportunities offered by the online format. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"AbadiMT-CondensedLight",serif">Please submit your proposal using this form: <a href="https://forms.gle/ZqqaDeMyBHZWqXSr7">https://forms.gle/ZqqaDeMyBHZWqXSr7</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"AbadiMT-CondensedExtraBold",serif">Important dates</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"AbadiMT-CondensedLight",serif">Deadline submission of proposals: 27th of November 2020. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo8">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"AbadiMT-CondensedLight",serif">Decisions will be sent out on the 7th of December 2020.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"AbadiMT-CondensedLight",serif">Best regards,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"AbadiMT-CondensedLight",serif">The festival committee (Harko Verhagen, Melania Borit, Gary Polhill, Geeske Scholz, Timo Szczepanska, Nanda Wijermans)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"AbadiMT-CondensedLight",serif">P.S. For further information and questions, you can contact us at <a href="mailto:organizers@socsimfest21.eu">organizers@socsimfest21.eu</a><span style="color:#1F497D">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">_______<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Melania Borit, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Associate professor,<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Norwegian College of Fishery Science,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">UiT The Arctic University of Norway (University of Tromsų),<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Tromsų, Norway.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">E-mail:
</span><span lang="NO-BOK" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:melania.borit@uit.no"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#0563C1">melania.borit@uit.no</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Web:
</span><span lang="NO-BOK" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://uit.no/ansatte/organisasjon/ansatte/person?p_document_id=139029&p_dimension_id=88166"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#0563C1">uit.no/melania.borit</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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