An international society for the advancement of economic science, called the Society for Economic Science with Heterogeneous Interacting Agents (ESHIA), will begin its operations in 2006. Accomodating a vibrant interdisciplinary area, the society aims to bring together researchers focusing on agent-based approaches in economics and neighboring fields.

The objectives of ESHIA are :to publish the society journal and other publications;

:to hold international conference as well as smaller regional and specialized meetings;

:to recognize, by prizes and awards, the work of outstanding contributors to the field;

:to represent the interests of its members to various bodies, such as grant-giving organizations;

:to establish and promote relations with related disciplines such as economics, physics, computer science, and others;

:to establish connections, including membership tie-ins, with other learned societies in related areas;

:to provide centralized information regarding job opportunities, preprint series, bibliographical information and news of interest to members.