12Th European Simulation Multiconference (Esm 98), Date: JUN 16-19, 1998, Location: MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, Sponsors: Soc Comp Simulat Int, ASIM Arbeitsgemein Simulat, Syst Model Corp, Inst Elect Engineers, British Comp Soc, Chinese Assoc Syst Simulat, Czech & Slovak Simulat Council, Federat European Simulat Societies, Hungarian Simulat Soc, Japan Soc Simulat Technol, Latvian Simulat Soc, Polish Simulat Soc, Turkish Simulat Soc, Host: UNIV MANCHESTER