In this paper we review the history of the Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) during 2008–2017, a period characterized by financial stability, continued growth, and inroads into the new age of simulation. In particular, we trace the modernization of the Conference as well as its expansion outside of the United States for the first time.

Legacy systems modernization is one of the most pressing issues for enterprise organizations. The continuous emergence of new technologies that are proven to be more robust, scalable, and maintainable, such as those using the Service Oriented Architectures (SOA), is currently attracting a lot of legacy systems modernization stakeholders. SOA legacy system modernization projects have induced a l...

to the most stolid and concrete, show similar patterns. J. Hajnal adduces indications that, in the early modern age, the population patterns of western Europe departed decisively from those prevalent elsewhere. Marriage ages rose to medians fully five andten years later than those found in other parts of the world and in Europe itself before the seventeenth century. Unparalleled proportions of ...

Catalonia has been one of the most commercialized and industrialized regions of Spain during the twentieth century. Home of the first industrial revolution during the nineteenth century, it started to adopt technologies and organizational structures of the Second Technological Revolution by the end of that period and the first third of the twentieth century. During the period 1890-1935 Catalan ...

The article analyzes the problem of formation and development classical state democracy in Uzbekistan modern world, where globalization technological revolution transform essence both democracy. argues need to abandon post-Soviet lexicon discussion understanding political perspective. It highlights archaic remnants public relations, which not only contradict modernization society state, but the...

the article presents an account of the library and information science (lis) education in iran. it briefly reviews the growth and development of the lis education in the periods: 1939-1978, as the pre- islamic revolution period, and 1979- 2007, as the post –islamic revolution period. the paper covers an up-to-date list of the 29 universities in iran offering various lis programs including post-...