Winter Simulation Conference 2009 /\"/Energy Alternatives\"/ /Austin, Texas December 13-16, 2009 www.wintersim.org The WSC 2009 Conference information, including the author kit, is now available at _www.wintersim.org_ This year\'s WSC features the change to a single column paper format. Associated with this change is a change to the paper length, 12 pages for regular papers, 15 pages for tutorial papers. As with recent WSCs, the papers will be published on the conference CD. We encourage the use of color graphics as a part of your paper. Finally, as is the WSC tradition all conference papers undergo a technical content referee process and a strict format checking to ensure the Proceedings of the WSC remain among the most valued of conference papers. There is a NEW LinkedIn group for the Winter Simulation Conference to help people keep in touch between conferences. If you?re using LinkedIn and want to join the group, go to http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1558577&trk=hb_side_g and request to join the group. Or simply click on the groups link and enter Winter Simulation in the search box. You can use the LinkedIn group to pose questions and to start discussions with other WSC attendees.