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The Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) 2023 will be held December 10-13 at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter, a beautiful waterfront location within walking distance of historical sites. The theme of the WSC 2023 is "Simulation for Resilient Systems", and
our keynote speaker is <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fanndunkin%2F&data=05%7C01%7Ccaroline.krejci%40UTA.EDU%7Cf9ff7dcc9cd34fb8398908db201b6fee%7C5cdc5b43d7be4caa8173729e3b0a62d9%7C0%7C0%7C638139074437448209%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BzwdBMzepc7dIIXhp8MonK6vMsyujk1wMBuH%2B4%2B7K6I%3D&reserved=0">
Ann Dunkin</a> who currently serves as the Chief Information Officer at the U.S. Department of Energy. In this role, Ann manages the IT portfolio and modernization, oversees cybersecurity efforts, and leads technology innovation and digital transformation.
In her keynote, Ann will address modeling for resiliency to secure and operate the nation’s power system.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Please check out <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wintersim.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Ccaroline.krejci%40UTA.EDU%7Cf9ff7dcc9cd34fb8398908db201b6fee%7C5cdc5b43d7be4caa8173729e3b0a62d9%7C0%7C0%7C638139074437448209%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=o6xkLLOt3mxgGkzXamVmX39S%2B0cJ1iiY%2BsFf%2FyPqGZc%3D&reserved=0">
www.wintersim.org</a> for more information about the WSC 2023. We are looking forward to seeing you in San Antonio!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<img border="0" width="747" height="420" style="width:7.7812in;height:4.375in" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://blog.uta.edu/fasstlab/files/2023/03/WSC2023_keynote.png" alt="WSC 2023 Keynote"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">WSC 2023 Publicity Committee</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Caroline Krejci</b> University of Texas at Arlington<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Angel A. Juan</b> Universitat Politècnica de València<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Ek Peng Chew</b> National University of Singapore<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Sojung Kim</b> Dongguk University<o:p></o:p></p>
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