2011 Complexity and Modeling Program Schedule

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SFI Groton School CAMP July 9-23 at the Groton School

Saturday July 9:
3:40: Pick up students
5:45-6:30: Dinner

Sunday July 10:
8:30 - 9:15 -- Breakfast
9:30-11:45: Morning Session:
-Welcome and Introductions
David Black
Juniper Lovato
JP Gonzales
Stoyana Alexandrova
Emily Lamb
Rob Black
-Army Ants (David Black 15 minutes)
-Naked Mole Rats (David Black, 15 minutes)
- Include a 15 minute break
-Introduction to complex systems 1 (Nick & JP, 60 minutes)
-Scott Dynes-Session
12:00 - 12:30 -- Lunch

1:00 - 4:00 -- Afternoon Session:
-Introduction to complex systems - Langton’s ants (Nick Bennett, 2 hours)
-Include a 15 minute break

4:30 - 5:30 – Swimming
5:45 - 6:30 -- Dinner

7:15 - 8:15 -- Evening Session or Work Period

-Discussion of Final Project (All, 15 minutes)
-NetLogo Tutorial - JP in the Ecology Lab
8:15 - 10:30 -- Games or Movies

10:30 -- Quiet time

Monday July 11
7:45 - 8:15 -- Breakfast
9:00-11:45: Morning Session:
-Faculty Introductions
-Student Introductions
-Set up ant foraging lab (David Black, background and set up, 45 minutes)
- Include a 15 minute break
-NetLogo – Termites (Nick Bennett, 2 hours)
12:00 - 12:30 -- Lunch

1:00 - 4:00 -- Afternoon Session:
-Ant data collection (David Black, 30 minutes)
- Include a 15 minute break
-NetLogo - Rock-Paper-Scissors (Nick Bennett, 90 minutes)
-Individual Work Session (All, 30)
4:30 - 5:30 – Swimming
5:45 - 6:30 -- Dinner

7:15 - 8:15 -- Evening Session or Work Period

--NetLogo Tutorial JP in the Ecology Lab
8:15 - 10:30 -- Games or Movies

10:30 -- Quiet time

Tuesday July 12
Laundry Day
7:45 - 8:15 -- Breakfast
9:00-11:45: Morning Session:

-Stigmergy & Information (JP) -Model Analysis (JP)
-15 minute break -Walk & Turn (JP)
-Swords and Shields JP
-Feedback & Chaos (JP)
12:00 - 12:30 -- Lunch

1:00 - 4:00 -- Afternoon Session:
-Ecological Models with NetLogo (Ed Hazzard, 2 hours)
- Include a 15 minute break
-Introduce hill climb challenge (JP Gonzales and Nick Bennett)
4:30 - 5:30 – Swimming
5:45 - 6:30 -- Dinner

7:15 - 8:15 -- Evening Session or Work Period

8:15 - 10:30 -- Games or Movies

10:30 -- Quiet time

Wednesday July 13
7:45 - 8:15 -- Breakfast
9:00-11:45: Morning Session:
-Data Collection of Ant Foraging
-Intro of Hill Climbers Challenge (Nick & JP), Rock Paper Scissors (Nick)
- Include a 15 minute break
-Analysis of ant foraging data (Nick Bennett and David Black)
12:00 - 12:30 -- Lunch

1:00 - 4:00 -- Afternoon Session:
-Patterns of Beaver Foraging (Field, David Black, 2 hours)- Students will be walking and will need proper shoes.
4:30 - 5:30 – Swimming
5:45 - 6:30 -- Dinner

7:15 - 8:15 -- Evening Session or Work Period:
- Work on Hill Climb Challenge (JP Gonzales and Nick Bennett)
8:15 - 10:30 -- Games or Movies

10:30 -- Quiet time

Thursday July 14
Laundry Day
7:45 - 8:15 -- Breakfast
9:00-11:45: Morning Session:
-Modeling Beaver Foraging (David Black and Nick Bennett, 2 hours)
-Include a 15 minute break
-GIS NetLogo, Systems modeling (Nick Bennett)
12:00 - 12:30 -- Lunch

1:00 - 4:00 -- Afternoon Session:
-Collect Protist Samples- (Emily Lamb) Students will be walking and will need proper shoes.
4:30 - 5:30 – Swimming

5:45 - 6:30 -- Dinner

7:15 - 8:15 -- Evening Session or Work Period

8:15 - 10:30 -- Games or Movies

10:30 -- Quiet time

Friday July 15
7:45 - 8:15 -- Breakfast
9:00-11:45: Morning Session:
-Molecular Workbench (Dan Damelin)
- Include a 15 minute break
12:00 - 12:30 -- Lunch

1:00 - 4:00 -- Afternoon Session:
-Evolution Readiness (Dan Damelin)
-Discuss and choose project topics
4:30 - 5:30 – Swimming

5:45 - 6:30 -- Dinner

7:15 - 8:15 -- Evening Session or Work Period

8:15 - 10:30 -- Games or Movies

10:30 -- Quiet time

Saturday July 16
7:45 - 8:15 -- Breakfast
9:00-11:45: Morning Session:
-Lorenz Water Wheel (Nick & Stoyana)
-Include a 15 minute break
-Time for questions and work on Hill Climb Challenge (Nick Bennett and JP Gonzales)
12:00 - 12:30 -- Lunch

Afternoon: Movies – Off campus trip
5:45 - 6:30 -- Dinner

7:15 - 8:15 -- Evening Session or Work Period

8:15 - 10:30 -- Games or Movies

10:30 -- Quiet time

Sunday July 17
Brunch
Morning Session
12:00 - 12:30 -- Lunch

1:00 - 4:00 -- Afternoon Session:
Work on Hill Climb Challenge (Nick & JP)
4:30 - 5:30 – Swimming
5:45 - 6:30 -- Dinner

7:15 - 8:15 -- Hill climb challenge (Nick & JP)
8:15 - 10:30 -- Games or Movies

10:30 -- Quiet time

Monday July 18
7:45 - 8:15 -- Breakfast
9:00-11:45: Morning Session:
-Scientific Method (Scott & Stoyana)
and Practical Modeling (Scott & Stoyana)
-Include a 15 minute break
12:00 - 12:30 -- Lunch

1:00 - 4:00 -- Afternoon Session:
-Protist Data Collection
-Include a 15 minute break
-Work on projects
4:30 - 5:30 – Swimming
5:45 - 6:30 -- Dinner

7:15 - 8:15 -- Evening Session or Work Period

8:15 - 10:30 -- Games or Movies

10:30 -- Quiet time

Tuesday July 19
Laundry Day
7:45 - 8:15 -- Breakfast
9:00-11:45: Morning Session:
-NetLogo networks (JP) (esp. social networks)
-Include a 15 minute break
12:00 - 12:30 -- Lunch

1:00 - 4:00 -- Afternoon Session:
-Work on projects
4:30 - 5:30 – Swimming
5:45 - 6:30 -- Dinner

7:15 - 8:15 -- Evening Session or Work Period

8:15 - 10:30 -- Games or Movies

10:30 -- Quiet time

Wednesday July 20
7:45 - 8:15 -- Breakfast
9:00-11:45: Morning Session:
-Population Dynamics (David & JP) -Side by Side Models (JP & David) -Evolutionary Algorithms
-Include 15 minute break
12:00 - 12:30 -- Lunch

1:00 - 4:00 -- Afternoon Session:
-Work on projects
4:30 - 5:30 – Swimming
5:45 - 6:30 -- Dinner

7:15 - 8:15 -- Evening Session or Work Period

8:15 - 10:30 -- Games or Movies

10:30 -- Quiet time

Thursday July 21
Laundry Day
7:45 - 8:15 -- Breakfast
9:00-11:45: Morning Session:
-Look at final protist data
-Include 15 minute break
-Population Dynamics - side-by-side models (Scott)
12:00 - 12:30 -- Lunch

1:00 - 4:00 -- Afternoon Session:
-Work on projects
4:30 - 5:30 – Swimming
5:45 - 6:30 -- Dinner

7:15 - 8:15 -- Evening Session or Work Period

8:15 - 10:30 -- Games or Movies

10:30 -- Quiet time

Friday July 22
7:45 - 8:15 -- Breakfast
9:00-11:45: Morning Session:
-Individual work sessions
2:00 - 12:30 -- Lunch

1:00 - 4:00 -- Afternoon Session: Presentations
4:30 - 5:30 – Swimming
5:45 - 6:30 -- Dinner

7:15 - 8:15 -- Evening Session or Work Period

8:15 - 10:30 -- Games or Movies

10:30 -- Quiet time

Saturday July 23
-Departure
-Shuttle arrives to the airport at 11:25