Special sessions and tracks The proposition of special sessions and tracks is also encouraged. The goal of special tracks (at least two sessions) and special sessions (at least 4 papers) is to provide the opportunity for focused presentations and discussion on emerging and innovative topics or applications of interest to MOSIM. Contributed presentations are welcome from both the academic and the industry practitioners. These tracks and sessions are open to any participant. Papers will be reviewed twice. Each paper suggested for a thematic session will be reviewed once by the organizer of the session and once by an anonymous reviewer chosen by the scientific committee. Every session organizer will chair his/her session(s) or track. Interested contributors of special sessions and tracks should submit a concise proposal to the conference organizers containing: The title of the proposed special session/track. The organizer name and his/her contact info. A short description of the proposed topic. Proposals should be submitted electronically from June 1st 2009, and they should be addressed to anis.chelbi@planet.tn or nathalie.sauer@univ-metz.fr. Acceptance decisions will be communicated to the special session organizers by mail and the session or track will be published in the web site. A template for session is available here. A template for track is available here. List of proposed Sessions and tracks List of tracks Track 1: Healthcare Information Systems and Decision Making Chairs: Alain Guinet, INSA Lyon, France Nadine Meskens, FUCAM, Belgique Call for Papers for the track 1   Session 1.1: Simulation and Metaheuristics applied to Healthcare Decision Making Chairs: Olivier Roux, LSM/FUCaM, Mons, Belgium David Duvivier, LIL, ULCO, Calais, France   Session 1.2: Decision support systems in healthcare processes: Methods and Techniques Chairs: Bert-Jan Van Beijnum, University of Twente, Netherlands Catherine Combes, University Jean Monnet de Saint-Etienne, France   Session 1.3: Social Network and Mobile Virtual Communities in Healthcare: Methods and Techniques Chairs: Pierre Maret, University Jean Monnet de Saint-Etienne, France Bert-Jan Van Beijnum, University of Twente, Netherlands   Session 1.4: Hospital Resources and Services Management Chairs: Said Kharraja, LASPI, University Jean Monnet de Saint-Etienne, France Aida Jebali, ENIT, University El Manar, Tunisia   Track 2: Extended Design Chairs: Elise Vareilles, Ecole des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux, France Thierry Coudert, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tarbes, France Call for Papers for the track 2   List of special sessions Session 1: Modeling, simulation and optimization in transportation systems Chairs: Sabeur Elkosantini, ISIMa/LOGIQ, Tunisia Mahjoub Dridi, UTBM/SeT, France Call for Papers for the session 1 Session 2: Performance Measurement of Reverse Logistic processes Chairs: Luminita DUTA, Valahia State University, Romania Sid-Ali ADDOUCHE, University Paris 8, France Call for Papers for the session 2 Session 3: Systèmes de Transport Intelligents : Modélisation, Simulation et Commande Chairs: Hassane Abouaïssa, LGI2A, Béthune, France Jean-Patrick Lebacque, INRETS, Marne La Vallée, France Habib Haj-Salem, INRETS, Marne La Vallée, France Salim Mammar, SETRA, Bagneux, France Call for Papers for the session 3 Session 4: Simulation for Supply Chain Management Chairs: Caroline Thierry, University of Toulouse-IRIT, France André Thomas, ENSTIB, Nancy University-CRAN, France Call for Papers for the session 4 Session 5: La logistique et le développement durable en lien avec le thème de l'innovation Chairs : Eric Ballot, Ecole des Mines ParisTech, France Frédéric Fontane, Ecole des Mines ParisTech, France Session 6: Operations Management in Service Systems Chair: Oualid Jouini, Ecole Centrale de Paris, France Call for Papers for the session 6 Session 7: Managing risks in supply chain and manufacturing management systems Chairs: Jacques Lamothe, Centre de Génie Industriel-Albi, France Séverine Durieux, LIMOS, Clermont Ferrand, France Call for Papers for the session 7 Session 8: Best practice in services: application to the supply chain Chairs: Jacques Lamothe, Centre de Génie Industriel-Albi, France Séverine Durieux, LIMOS, Clermont Ferrand, France Call for Papers for the session 8 Session 9: Production planning and Inventory control under demand, yield and lead time uncertainties Chairs: Alexandre Dolgui, Ecole des Mines de Saint Etienne, France Faicel Hnaien, Université de Technologie de Troyes, Troyes, France Call for Papers for the session 9 Session 10: Enterprise engineering and alignment Chairs: Virginie Goepp, LGeCo, INSA de Strasbourg, France Pierre-Alain Millet, LIESP, INSA de Lyon, France Call for Papers for the session 10 Session 11: Lot Sizing Chairs: Nabil ABSI, Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne, France Stéphane DAUZERE-PERES, Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne, France Safia KEDAD-SIDHOUM, Laboratoire d’Informatique de Paris 6, France Call for Papers for the session 11 Session 12: Agent Modeling, Distributed Simulation & Performance Evaluation Frameworks for Production System Networks Management Chairs: Bernard Archimède, ENI Tarbes, France Olivier Labarthe, CIRRELT, Université de Laval, Quebec, Canada Gregory Zacharewicz, Université de Bordeaux 1, France Call for Papers for the session 12 Session 13: Development and Use of Models for Safety Purposes Chairs: Mohamed Ghazel, INRETS/ESTAS, France Abderrazek Jemaî, INSAT Tunis, LIP2/FST, France Call for Papers for the session 13 Session 14: Modeling and simulation of warehouses and distribution centers Chairs: Jacques Renaud, Université Laval, Canada Angel Ruiz, Université Laval, Canada Call for Papers for the session 14 Session 15: Integrated maintenance/production strategies Chairs: Rezg Nidhal, LGIPM, Université Paul-Verlaine de Metz, France Dellagi Sofiene, LGIPM, Université Paul-Verlaine de Metz, France Call for Papers for the session 15 Session 16 : Scheduling problems in production systems Chairs: Sylvie Norre, LIMOS, Clermont-Ferrand, France Ameur Soukhal, LI, Tours, France Call for Papers for the session 16 Session 17: Modelling and Optimisation in bio integrative research Chairs: Laurent Deroussi, LIMOS-UMR 6158, Clermont-Ferrand, France Michel Gourgand, LIMOS-UMR 6158, Clermont-Ferrand, France Nathalie Grangeon, LIMOS-UMR 6158, Clermont-Ferrand, France David Sarramia, LPC-UMR 6533, Clermont-Ferrand, France Call for Papers for the session 17 Session 18 : Méthodes et Outils pour la Modélisation et l’Evaluation Chairs: Michel Chabrol : LIMOS, ISIMA, Aubière, France, chabrol@isima.fr Jean-Luc Paris : LIMOS, IFMA, Aubière, France, Jean-Luc.Paris@ifma.fr Call for Papers for the session 18 For any additional information, please, contact anis.chelbi@planet.tn or nathalie.sauer@univ-metz.fr