• The Arizona Center for Integrative Modeling and Simulation ( http://www.acims.arizona.edu )
• The Society for Modeling and Simulation International ( http://www.scs.org )

• The National Science Foundation Advanced Networking Infrastructure Research Program (NSF/ANIR)

Hotel and Workshop Location: Sheraton Hotel, 5151 East Grant Road, Tucson, Arizona. Ph: 520-323-6262. For further information visit http://tucson.hotelguide.net/data/h100066.htm . The anonymous GroupSystems-facilitated activity will conducted at the University of Arizona, www.arizona.edu .

From Sheraton Hotel: Take Grant Road (heading East, take a left as you leave the hotel) to where it meets Tanque Verde, taking a left (continuing straight is Kolb). Continue on Tanque Verde (east) to Sabino Canyon Rd. (second light) and turn left (heading north); The Sahuaro Girl Scout "Hacienda" program facility is located approx. 1.5 miles ahead on the left side of road at 3101 N. Sabino Canyon road (tel# 520-319-3181). There is a left turn break in the center median right at the entrance. Balloons or ACIMS sign will mark the entrance. Follow the dirt road around until reaching the parking lot by the pool.

For the invited speakers, the grant allows us to reimburse up to $400 for travel expenses, plus cover hotel accommodations (at the workshop venue). If travel expenses exceeds $400 please contact Steve Branch directly and we will make arrangements to purchase the ticket for you. Meals for the two-day event will be provided separately by the workshop.

• University of Arizona, College of Engineering & Mines and Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Arizona State University, College of Engineering & Applied Sciences and Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering
• Center for Advanced Telesysmatics, University of Arizona.