The SIMONE Congress has emerged as the leading open forum for executives and specialists dealing with pipeline simulation and optimization. It is the prime meeting place for exchanging ideas on innovative applications and developments. The Congress excels by the high standard and topicality of its technical papers and by its tutorials and workshops offering a comprehensive overview of tasks and experience relating to pipeline simulation and optimization. The SIMONE Congress is organized by LIWACOM Informationstechnik GmbH, Essen, and SIMONE Research Group s.r.o., Prague. It is held every two years in a different country. Previous events took place in Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Portugal and Poland.

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