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               Conference Announcement - For Immediate Release


                     1989 WINTER SIMULATION CONFERENCE


Preliminary programs are available for the 1989 Winter Simulation Conference,
which will be held on December 4 - 6, 1989 at the Capital Hilton Hotel in
Washington, D.C. A copy of the WSC '89 Preliminary Program, which includes a
list of speakers and papers as well as registration and hotel information, can
be obtained by contacting Publicity Chair Barry L. Nelson, Department of
Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
43210; (614) 292-0610; nelson-b@eng.ohio-state.edu. 

Discrete-event simulation, which is the focus of the conference, is the most
widely used tool for the design and analysis of systems subject to uncertainty,
such as manufacturing, transportation, distribution, computer, communication,
military and health care systems. WSC '89 will feature introductory and
advanced tutorials on simulation modeling and analysis, software tutorials
describing new products and features, and research sessions on analysis
methodology, modeling methodology, simulation in manufacturing, and general
simulation applications. Each tutorial and research session is supported by a
paper published in the conference proceedings, which is available during
conference registration. The software tutorials are backed up by an extensive
vendor exhibits area for demonstrations and further discussion. 

The keynote address will be given by A. Alan B. Pritsker, Chairman of the Board
of Pritsker Corporation, and is entitled ``Why Simulation Works.'' Other
conference events include a pre-conference Ph.D. student colloquium and a
post-conference tour of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's
Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility.