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benchmark April 2013
Question: do we question enough, or too much? Ok, that sounds like a riddle, but sitting here in a caffeine-fuelled darkened office, tidying-up the loose-ends of this issue in the wee small hours, it makes perfect sense. Hear me out on this. There was a time in the not-so-distant past that technology seemed to be the answer to everything. more
benchmark January 2013
Just when you think that things can’t get any better or bigger, the engineering analysis community turns ‘round and surprises you once again. Our 2011 World Congress in Boston was widely hailed as the biggest and best NAFEMS event in our history, and in planning for the 2013 Salzburg version, the biggest problem we thought we more
benchmark October 2012
Last month saw the NAFEMS North American Conference take place in Herndon, Virginia. To say that the event was a success would be a massive understatement, Over 170 attendees joined us for two days of insightful presentations and workshops, as well as a vibrant and diverse exhibition area.We are delighted that the North American simulation more
benchmark July 2012
Since the last issue of benchmark, NAFEMS has held four out of five of our 2012 regional conferences, in the UK, France, Sweden and Germany. Welcoming over 700 attendees, the conferences were an outstanding success, and bode well for the North American Conference in September this year. As membership grows in North America, we are delighted to more
benchmark April 2012
Stop. Stop what you’re doing for a second please. Go get a cup of coffee, tea, or your favourite tipple, and take 2 minutes to relax. Is that better? Are you with me now? Good. It’s one of the prevailing facts of modern life that we always try to do too many things at once. It’s as if we’re trying to keep up with more
benchmark January 2012
I’ll spare you the “new year” editorial about the passage of time and looking forward to the coming 12 months. I’ll even let you get away without mentioning the Christmas break we’ve all just come back from. Might skip a discussion on winter weather, and I’m definitely not going to write about new more
