Since twenty years ago, when I thought time had come to give social simulation a journal, i.e., JASSS, an organisational context and a series of annual conferences, I have always considered ESSA my true spiritual home
Rainer Hegselmann
University of Bayreuth, Germany
ESSA, that is the platform on which thoughtful and reflective simulationists meet
Tim Kohler
Department of Anthropology, Washington State University, USA
I’ve been able to attend the ESSA meetings only twice, since I’m based in the US, but have always found the attendees to be a very diverse and interesting group, deeply engaged in what they are doing. Practices are just different enough in Europe that I always learn lots of new things and gain useful new perspectives
Frédéric Amblard
University of Toulouse, France
Since it was founded, ESSA has always increased and evolved, being a platform through which new themes and initiatives emerged thanks to community engagement. Essentially, since from the beginning, this association has been a brilliant example of a self-adaptive system with collective intelligence properties
Marco Janssen
Arizona State University, USA
ESSA is the international association that connects social simulators not only within, but also beyond Europe. As a European abroad, the annual ESSA conference is a regular opportunity to reconnect with the vibrant European social simulation community
Andreas Ernst
Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, Germany
ESSA for me is THE community where innovation in social science is alive. It always is a great pleasure to have a glimpse into the future when attending ESSA conferences
Nigel Gilbert
University of Surrey, Guilford, UK
For me, ESSA members have always been the friendliest and most inspiring bunch of people; long may it remain so
Become a Member
Being an ESSA member means to be active part of a vivid and growing multi-disciplinary community, obtain benefits and discounts to participate to annual ESSA meetings, promote your research to a wide audience and find collaboration opportunities. Annual fees are 50 € for tenured academics, postdoctoral students, practitioners and public/private organisation employees and 30 € for under, postgraduate and PhD students. Membership is administered through Wild Apricot.
