SCS Student Chapters

At the Society for Modeling and Simulation International (SCS) we perceive current students of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) as our future colleagues. Accordingly, we encourage involvement of students at the activities of the SCS through Student Memberships and/or through Student Chapters.

Potential Benefits of SCS Student Chapters to Future M&S Professionals:

• Be part of an international platform to organize activities to disseminate and acquire knowledge of the theory and practice of all aspects of modeling and simulation, its applications, allied branches of engineering or the related arts and sciences, as well as the academic and professional development of members. (Adopted from the bylaws of the Ottawa Student Chapter of the SCS, the first Student Chapter of the SCS).
• Be part of SCS, a well established (in 1952) large and international organization dedicated to applications, development, education, and research in modeling and simulation.
• Become student member and get involved in activities of the SCS, receive information and participate in SCS conferences. (SCS Membership Application Form)
• Organize seminars: by students about their theses, by local, national, or international professionals.
• Express opinions and post activities at the website of their Student Chapter.
• Have the opportunity to share news about the activities of the Student Chapter with the members of SCS via the SCS M&S Newsletter.
• Benefit from several publications of SCS (SIMULATION–Transactions of the SCS, JDMS–The Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation: Applications, Methodology, Technology, SCS M&S Magazine, SCS M&S Newsletter, and several conference proceedings); and especially from the rich resources section of the SCS M&S Newsletter.
• Get special rates on conference registration.
• Benefit from the SCS Distinguished Lectureship Program which is aimed at providing distinguished lecturers who are authorities in modeling and simulation theory, applications and related disciplines, to SCS regional and technical chapters and councils as well as to student chapters.
• Future professionals may benefit from the experience by being involved in professional activities in addition to taking courses and writing theses.

To Form an SCS Student Chapter:

• The interested students and their Academic Mentors (the Student Chapter Coordinators) need to write their constitution and submit it to the AVP for SCS Student Chapters - currently, Prof. Tuncer Ören. (e-mail)
• The Academic Mentor needs to be a member of SCS and at least three officers of each Student Chapter need to be student members. The members of the Student Chapters are encouraged to be student members of SCS.
• Previous constitutions may give valuable insight to prepare one tailored to the needs of each Student Chapter. (An example constitution –in doc format– can be obtained from Prof. Ören)
• The AVP for SCS Student Chapters will make necessary suggestions/recommendations to finalize the constitution and -after possible necessary updates- will recommend approval of the establishment of the SCS Student Chapter to the VP Membership, currently, Prof. Ralph C. Huntsinger (e-mail).
• The Academic Mentors and/or the Presidents of the SCS Student Chapters can interact with AVP for SCS Student Chapters for any matter regarding the establishing and running of their Chapters.

Please note that the Society for Modeling and Simulation International:

1. is not financially nor legally liable for the activities of student chapters.
2. promotes ethical behavior and endorses the Code of Professional Ethics for Simulationists. Hence it is required that Academic Mentors, the Officers and all members of the Student Chapters also adopt the Code. Application for the establishment of a Student Chapter implies that the Code of Professional Ethics for Simulationists is adopted by the Academic Mentors, the Officers and all members of the Student Chapters.

Links:

• Modeling and Simulation (M&S) and Education
• List of Student Chapters in a PDF document

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