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. Student Chapters operate under Section 12 of the SCS Policies and Procedures (P&P) manual.

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

• Be part of an international platform to organize activities to disseminate/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).
• Organize seminars: by students about their theses, by local/national/international professionals.
• Express opinions and post activities at the website of their Student Chapter.
• 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)
• 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.

Student Chapters of SCS (in order of establishment)

We fully expect that other Student Chapters will be formed to provide valuable platforms for the interested M&S students in many countries.

Location	Abbreviation	Established	Full Chapter Name	Academic Mentor	President & Officers	Approved By
Ottawa, ON, Canada	SCS-OSC	March 2006	Ottawa Student Chapter of the SCS	Dr. Gabriel Wainer	President: Stephen Lombardi	Prof. Mohammad S. Obaidat, SCS VP Membership	Constitution
Ankara, Turkey	SCS-METU-SC	25 December 2008	METU Student Chapter of the SCS   (METU: Middle East Technical University)	Dr. Veysi Isler	President: Nilay Pancar Vice President: Engin Fırat Secretary: Gülseren Fedakar   Treasurer: Hacı Şahin	Dr. Tuncer Ören, Prof. Emeritus, AVP, Membership for SCS Student Chapters	Constitution
Riga, Latvia	SCS-RTU-SC	16 February 2009	Riga Technical University Student Chapter of the SCS	Prof. Galina Merkuryeva	President: Olesya Vecherinska (PhD student)	Dr. Tuncer Ören, Prof. Emeritus, AVP, Membership for SCS Student Chapters	Constitution
Sacramento, CA, USA	SCS-SAC	28 September 2009	California State University, Sacramento Student Chapter of the SCS	Prof. David Zeigler	President: Steven Melanson Secretary: Isaiah Lilly Treasurer: Yered Pita-Juarez	Prof. Jose L. (Sevi) Sevillano, SCS VP Membership	Constitution

To Form an SCS Student Chapter

• The interested students and their Academic Mentor (the Student Chapter Coordinator) need to write their Bylaws and submit it to the AVP, Membership for SCS Student Chapters - currently, Prof. Tuncer Ören.
• 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 Bylaws may give valuable insight to prepare one tailored to the needs of each Student Chapter.
• The AVP, Membership for SCS Student Chapters will make necessary suggestions/recommendations to finalize the Bylaws and -after possible necessary updates- will approve the establishment of the SCS Student Chapter.

The Academic Mentors and/or the Presidents of the SCS Student Chapters may contact the AVP, Membership for SCS Student Chapters on any matter regarding the running of their Chapters.

Please note that the Society for Modeling and Simulation International 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.

Further information about ethics and simulation can be found at http://www.scs.org/ethicshttp://www.scs.org/ethics and http://www.site.uottawa.ca/~oren/SCS_Ethics/ethics.htm.