Dear INSNA Members,
Just a short email to solicit nominations for two awards to be made at Sunbelt XXXIV 18-23 February 2014 in St Pete Beach. FL.
1. The Freeman Award. This award is given to a distinguished scholar in the field of social networks for significant contributions to the scientific study of social structure. The award is designed to be given to a young scholar, someone in the earlier stages of their research career -- someone under 40 years old or someone who has received their PhD within the past 10 years. Consideration is also given to persons who have come to education later in life or who have interrupted their career for any reason (family, health, etc.) The winner of this award is selected by a committee designated by the INSNA Board president. Suggested recipients are nominated by members of the committee and by any interested members of the social network community at large. The Committee considers the nominated candidates' contributions and qualifications through a series of electronic discussions. Carter Butts (Chair), Bruce Cronin, and Betina Hollstein have agreed to serve on the screening committee for this award. Nominations should be sent to the chair at buttsc@uci.edu. The recipient will be announced in February and deliver the Freeman lecture at Sunbelt XXXV in Brighton, UK, now scheduled for 23-28 June 2015.
2. The Best Student Paper Award. The award is given annually to a graduate student in recognition of research on social network analysis. For the 2014 competition, students should submit a paper (pdf file written in English) by 15 December 2013. The winner of the award will be announced at Sunbelt XXXIV in 2014. To be eligible, the student must be the first (or sole) author on the submitted paper at the time of submission. The paper may be published or unpublished and must have been completed within two years of the submission deadline. A letter of support should be submitted as well. Papers are evaluated by a committee based on the level of originality in the ideas and techniques, the possible applications and their treatment, and potential impact. The committee may arrive at the conclusion that none of the submitted papers merits the award. The monetary prize for the best student paper is $2,500. Filip Agneessens (Chair), Elisa Bellotti, and Chris McCarty have agreed to serve on this committee. Please send all application materials to INSNA President, John Skvoretz, jskvoretz@usf.edu.
John Skvoretz, President
INSNA
John Skvoretz, Professor of Sociology, AAAS Fellow
Carolina Distinguished Professor Emeritus
President, International Network for Social Network Analysis
Department of Sociology
University of South Florida
4202 E Fowler Ave, CPR 107
Tampa, FL USA 33620-5550
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Call for Abstracts Now Open - Sunbelt XXXIV
Sunbelt XXXIV: Call for Abstracts
Deadline: 30 November 2013
The Sunbelt XXXIV program committee is soliciting abstracts for paper presentations at the upcoming 2014 conference 18 Feb - 23 Feb in St Pete Beach, Florida, USA. Submission begins on 11 Oct 2013 and closes on 30 Nov 2013 at 5:00 EST. We invite abstract submissions for posters (120 minute poster session) and oral presentations (20 minute talk) on topics relevant to social network analysis, including theory, methods, and applications of social network analysis. Please limit your abstracts to 250 words. If a series of papers are being submitted as a single panel or session, please indicate this fact with the name of the panel/session in the Comments section of the abstract submission website. Paper and poster presentations will begin on Wednesday (19 Feb) and end on Sunday (23 Feb). Presenting authors of accepted submissions must register for and present their work at the meeting. This stipulation applies to both oral and poster presentations. Each person may present only one paper at the conference.
To submit an abstract visit the conference website at www.sunbelt2014.org.
John Skvoretz, Professor of Sociology, AAAS Fellow
Carolina Distinguished Professor Emeritus
President, International Network for Social Network Analysis
Department of Sociology
University of South Florida
4202 E Fowler Ave, CPR 107
Tampa, FL USA 33620-5550
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Call for Proposals to Host the 2016 Sunbelt of INSNA
Dear Colleagues,
The Call for Proposals to host the 2016 Sunbelt of the International Network for Social Network Analysis is now open. Groups and individuals interested in hosting the Sunbelt should provide the information listed in the RFP to the Board of Directors of INSNA. Proposals should be submitted to the President of INSNA one month before the annual meeting which will be held in 2014 on February 18-23.
Please forward any questions to John Skvoretz, President, International Network for Social Network Analysis
Please contact Julie@insna.org to request a copy of the proposal requirements.
The Call for Proposals to host the 2016 Sunbelt of the International Network for Social Network Analysis is now open. Groups and individuals interested in hosting the Sunbelt should provide the information listed in the RFP to the Board of Directors of INSNA. Proposals should be submitted to the President of INSNA one month before the annual meeting which will be held in 2014 on February 18-23.
Please forward any questions to John Skvoretz, President, International Network for Social Network Analysis
Please contact Julie@insna.org to request a copy of the proposal requirements.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Deadline Reminder! Submissions are due 4 October 2013 Sunbelt XXXIV
Deadline Reminder! Submissions are due 4 October 2013
The Sunbelt XXXIV program committee is soliciting workshop proposals for the upcoming 2014 conference in St. Petersburg Florida.
Workshops precede the conference and are typically 3 hours or 6 hours in length. They feature a participant-centered and highly interactive approach. Workshops cover topics and skills that are important to researchers who use social network analysis and provide substantive training and opportunities for practice and critical discussion. Workshops will take place February 18-19, 2014
Please note that this time the workshop proposals have to be submitted through the INSNA website. INSNA has set the fee for all workshops: Students: 30$ for a 3-hour workshop, 60$ for a 6-hour workshop INSNA members and affiliate members: 50$ 3-hour workshop, 100$ 6-hour workshop
Workshop submissions are due by 4 October 2013. No proposals can be accepted after this date. Workshop space is limited and it is possible that not all proposals can be accommodated.
When submitting a proposal the following information will be required:
- Name/s of workshops instructor/s with affiliation and email
- Name and email of the lead instructor who will be responsible for conference correspondence
- Title of the Workshop
- Brief Synopsis (Abstract) of the workshop (500 Word limit)
- Attendance limit
- Workshop length
Proceed to Workshop Proposals submission
Specific questions concerning the Workshops can be addressed to jskvoretz@usf.edu
The organizing committee:
Russ Bernard
Chris McCarty
John Skvoretz
Monday, September 9, 2013
Second Position Available - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
The Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks a full-time tenure-track or tenured faculty member at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in organizational communication. A PhD is required at time of appointment. Senior candidates should have distinguished records of research and teaching appropriate to a tenured appointment. In addition, the ability to secure external funding is highly desirable. Assistant Professor applicants must have or show clear promise of developing a distinguished record of undergraduate and graduate teaching and independent research. Target start date is August 16, 2014. Salary level is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
We seek an outstanding candidate who specializes in any area of organizational communication. Particular areas of specialization within organizational communication might include (but are not limited to) globalization and global organizations, communication technology in organizations, interorganizational collaborations, workplace diversity, and social networks in organizations.
Successful candidates will join departmental colleagues with varied disciplinary backgrounds in a unit of 24 graduate faculty members. The department supports undergraduate and master's programs (including an online MS program in health communication) as well as one of the nation's oldest and most distinguished doctoral programs. For information about us, visit www.communication.illinois.edu.
To apply, create your candidate profile through http://go.illinois.edu/COMFaculty_OrgComm and upload application materials: application letter, curriculum vitae, and teaching materials (including evidence of teaching excellence). The online application will require the contact information for three professional references. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by October 18, 2013.
For further information please contact John Lammers, Professor and Search Chair; phone: (217) 333-8912; email: jclammer@illinois.edu.
Illinois is an Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and value diversity and inclusivity. (www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu).
The Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks a full-time tenure-track or tenured faculty member at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in organizational communication. A PhD is required at time of appointment. Senior candidates should have distinguished records of research and teaching appropriate to a tenured appointment. In addition, the ability to secure external funding is highly desirable. Assistant Professor applicants must have or show clear promise of developing a distinguished record of undergraduate and graduate teaching and independent research. Target start date is August 16, 2014. Salary level is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
We seek an outstanding candidate who specializes in any area of organizational communication. Particular areas of specialization within organizational communication might include (but are not limited to) globalization and global organizations, communication technology in organizations, interorganizational collaborations, workplace diversity, and social networks in organizations.
Successful candidates will join departmental colleagues with varied disciplinary backgrounds in a unit of 24 graduate faculty members. The department supports undergraduate and master's programs (including an online MS program in health communication) as well as one of the nation's oldest and most distinguished doctoral programs. For information about us, visit www.communication.illinois.edu.
To apply, create your candidate profile through http://go.illinois.edu/COMFaculty_OrgComm and upload application materials: application letter, curriculum vitae, and teaching materials (including evidence of teaching excellence). The online application will require the contact information for three professional references. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by October 18, 2013.
For further information please contact John Lammers, Professor and Search Chair; phone: (217) 333-8912; email: jclammer@illinois.edu.
Illinois is an Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and value diversity and inclusivity. (www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu).
Job Announcement - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
The Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks a full-time tenure-track or tenured faculty member at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in new media technologies. A PhD is required at time of appointment. Senior candidates should have distinguished records of research and teaching appropriate to a tenured appointment. In addition, the ability to secure external funding is highly desirable. Assistant Professor applicants must have or show clear promise of developing a distinguished record of undergraduate and graduate teaching and independent research. Target start date is August 16, 2014. Salary level is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
We seek an outstanding candidate who specializes in new media technologies, including the role of new technologies in communication among individuals, groups, organizations, or cultures. Research on new media may be situated within any area of communication study, so topics might include social media, workplace communication, diffusion of technologies, new media and politics, communication technology design, mediatization of institutions and culture, or a wide range of other possibilities. Applicants should be developing theory that accommodates and transcends any particular new emerging technology.
Successful candidates will join departmental colleagues with varied disciplinary backgrounds in a unit of 24 graduate faculty members. The department supports undergraduate and master's programs (including an online MS program in health communication) as well as one of the nation's oldest and most distinguished doctoral programs. For information about us, visit www.communication.illinois.edu .
To apply, create your candidate profile through http://go.illinois.edu/COMFaculty_NewMediaTechnologies and upload application materials: application letter, curriculum vitae, and teaching materials (including evidence of teaching excellence). The online application will require the contact information for three professional references. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by October 11, 2013.
For further information please contact Ned O'Gorman, Associate Professor, Associate Head, and Search Chair; phone: (217) 265-0859; email: nogorman@illinois.edu.
Illinois is an Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and value diversity and inclusivity. (www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu)
The Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks a full-time tenure-track or tenured faculty member at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in new media technologies. A PhD is required at time of appointment. Senior candidates should have distinguished records of research and teaching appropriate to a tenured appointment. In addition, the ability to secure external funding is highly desirable. Assistant Professor applicants must have or show clear promise of developing a distinguished record of undergraduate and graduate teaching and independent research. Target start date is August 16, 2014. Salary level is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
We seek an outstanding candidate who specializes in new media technologies, including the role of new technologies in communication among individuals, groups, organizations, or cultures. Research on new media may be situated within any area of communication study, so topics might include social media, workplace communication, diffusion of technologies, new media and politics, communication technology design, mediatization of institutions and culture, or a wide range of other possibilities. Applicants should be developing theory that accommodates and transcends any particular new emerging technology.
Successful candidates will join departmental colleagues with varied disciplinary backgrounds in a unit of 24 graduate faculty members. The department supports undergraduate and master's programs (including an online MS program in health communication) as well as one of the nation's oldest and most distinguished doctoral programs. For information about us, visit www.communication.illinois.edu
To apply, create your candidate profile through http://go.illinois.edu/COMFaculty_NewMediaTechnologies and upload application materials: application letter, curriculum vitae, and teaching materials (including evidence of teaching excellence). The online application will require the contact information for three professional references. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by October 11, 2013.
For further information please contact Ned O'Gorman, Associate Professor, Associate Head, and Search Chair; phone: (217) 265-0859; email: nogorman@illinois.edu.
Illinois is an Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and value diversity and inclusivity. (www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu)
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Call for Workshop Proposals Now Open! Sunbelt XXXIV
The Sunbelt XXXIV program committee is soliciting workshop proposals for the upcoming 2014 conference in St. Petersburg Florida.
Workshops precede the conference and are typically 3 hours or 6 hours in length. They feature a participant-centered and highly interactive approach. Workshops cover topics and skills that are important to researchers who use social network analysis and provide substantive training and opportunities for practice and critical discussion. Workshops will take place February 18-19, 2014
Please note that this time the workshop proposals have to be submitted through the INSNA website. INSNA has set the fee for all workshops: Students: 30$ for a 3-hour workshop, 60$ for a 6-hour workshop INSNA members and affiliate members: 50$ 3-hour workshop, 100$ 6-hour workshop
Workshop submissions are due by 4 October 2013. No proposals can be accepted after this date. Workshop space is limited and it is possible that not all proposals can be accommodated.
When submitting a proposal the following information will be required:
- Name/s of workshops instructor/s with affiliation and email
- Name and email of the lead instructor who will be responsible for conference correspondence
- Title of the Workshop
- Brief Synopsis (Abstract) of the workshop (500 Word limit)
- Attendance limit
- Workshop length
Proceed to Workshop Proposals submission
Specific questions concerning the Workshops can be addressed to jskvoretz@usf.edu
The organizing committee:
Russ Bernard
Chris McCarty
John Skvoretz
Workshops precede the conference and are typically 3 hours or 6 hours in length. They feature a participant-centered and highly interactive approach. Workshops cover topics and skills that are important to researchers who use social network analysis and provide substantive training and opportunities for practice and critical discussion. Workshops will take place February 18-19, 2014
Please note that this time the workshop proposals have to be submitted through the INSNA website. INSNA has set the fee for all workshops: Students: 30$ for a 3-hour workshop, 60$ for a 6-hour workshop INSNA members and affiliate members: 50$ 3-hour workshop, 100$ 6-hour workshop
Workshop submissions are due by 4 October 2013. No proposals can be accepted after this date. Workshop space is limited and it is possible that not all proposals can be accommodated.
When submitting a proposal the following information will be required:
- Name/s of workshops instructor/s with affiliation and email
- Name and email of the lead instructor who will be responsible for conference correspondence
- Title of the Workshop
- Brief Synopsis (Abstract) of the workshop (500 Word limit)
- Attendance limit
- Workshop length
Proceed to Workshop Proposals submission
Specific questions concerning the Workshops can be addressed to jskvoretz@usf.edu
The organizing committee:
Russ Bernard
Chris McCarty
John Skvoretz
Friday, August 30, 2013
CompleNet 2014 | Call for Papers and Abstracts
CompleNet 2014 | Call for Papers and Abstracts
CompleNet 2014
5th Workshop on Complex Networks
http://2014.complenet.org/
Bologna, Italy
March 12-14, 2014
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Important Dates
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Abstract/Paper Submission
October 6, 2013
Author Notification
November 10, 2013
Submission of Camera-Ready
December 10, 2013
Early Registration Date
December 10, 2013
Confirmed Speakers
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Alessandro Vespignani, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
Raffaella Burioni, Università di Parma, Italy
Stephen Uzzo, New York Institute of Technology, NY, USA
Juyong Park, Social Computing Laboratory, KAIST, South Korea
Adriano Barra, Università "La Sapienza", Roma, Italy
Giorgio Fagiolo, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy
Mirko degli Esposti, Università di Bologna, Italy
Bruno Gonçalves, Aix-Marseille Université, France
Description
-----------
The 5th international workshop CompleNet 2014 aims at bringing together researchers working on areas related to complex networks. In the past two decades scientific research has witnessed a remarkable increase on studies in this field. Applied to problems that span from biology to computer sciences, from economics to social sciences, complex networks are becoming increasingly pervasive in many fields of science. It is this interdisciplinary nature of the complex networks approach that the workshop is addressing.
Authors are encouraged to submit previously unpublished papers/abstracts on their research in complex networks. Both theoretical and applied papers are of interest. Specific topics of interest are (but not limited to):
Applications of Network Science
Behavioral & Social Influence
Community Structure in Networks
Complex Networks in Technology
Complex Networks and Epidemics
Complex Networks and Mobility
Complex Networks in Biological Systems
Complex networks in Statistical Mechanics
Emergence in Complex Networks
Geometry in Complex Networks
Interacting Social Networks
Information Spreading in Social Media,
Link Analysis and Ranking
Modeling Human Behavior in Complex Networks
Models of Complex Networks
Network Evolution
Networks as Frameworks
Rumor Spreading
Search in Complex Networks
Shocks and Bursts
Social Networks
Structural Network Properties and Analysis
Synchronization in Networks
Publication
-----------
Original papers/abstracts in the above-mentioned and other related areas will be considered. Each submitted paper/abstract will be fully refereed and undergo a double-blind review process by at least two referees. Accepted papers (not abstracts) of registered authors will be published in the workshop proceedings to be published by Springer on the "Studies in Computational Intelligence" Series.
Accepted abstracts of registered authors will be presented at the conference but their abstract itself will not be included in the Springer book.
Instructions for Submissions
----------------------------
Submit your paper/abstract electronically in PDF format. Neither hardcopy nor fax submissions will be accepted. Submissions should be printable on a standard printer on common paper formats such as A4 or letter.
Submitted papers/abstracts should follow the Springer format (please visit website for more details).
Abstracts length should not exceed 2 pages. Papers should not exceed 12 pages in this format. Some works may be accepted as short papers and shall be limited to 8 pages maximum.
All papers should be submitted electronically through the conference web site http://2014.complenet.org The website includes detailed information about the submission process.
Organisation
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General Chair
Andrea Omicini, Università di Bologna, Italy
Program Chairs
Julia Poncela-Casasnovas, Northwestern University, USA
Pierluigi Contucci, Università di Bologna, Italy
Organizing Chair, Poster Chair
Enrico Denti, Università di Bologna, Italy
Webmaster
Ronaldo Menezes, Florida Institute of Technology, USA
Steering Committee
Giuseppe Mangioni, Università di Catania, Italy
José Mendes, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Ronaldo Menezes, Florida Institute of Technology, USA
Main Contact for CompleNet
--------------------------
info@complenet.org
complenet2014@easychair.org
CompleNet 2014
5th Workshop on Complex Networks
http://2014.complenet.org/
Bologna, Italy
March 12-14, 2014
========
Important Dates
---------------
Abstract/Paper Submission
October 6, 2013
Author Notification
November 10, 2013
Submission of Camera-Ready
December 10, 2013
Early Registration Date
December 10, 2013
Confirmed Speakers
-----------------------------
Alessandro Vespignani, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
Raffaella Burioni, Università di Parma, Italy
Stephen Uzzo, New York Institute of Technology, NY, USA
Juyong Park, Social Computing Laboratory, KAIST, South Korea
Adriano Barra, Università "La Sapienza", Roma, Italy
Giorgio Fagiolo, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy
Mirko degli Esposti, Università di Bologna, Italy
Bruno Gonçalves, Aix-Marseille Université, France
Description
-----------
The 5th international workshop CompleNet 2014 aims at bringing together researchers working on areas related to complex networks. In the past two decades scientific research has witnessed a remarkable increase on studies in this field. Applied to problems that span from biology to computer sciences, from economics to social sciences, complex networks are becoming increasingly pervasive in many fields of science. It is this interdisciplinary nature of the complex networks approach that the workshop is addressing.
Authors are encouraged to submit previously unpublished papers/abstracts on their research in complex networks. Both theoretical and applied papers are of interest. Specific topics of interest are (but not limited to):
Applications of Network Science
Behavioral & Social Influence
Community Structure in Networks
Complex Networks in Technology
Complex Networks and Epidemics
Complex Networks and Mobility
Complex Networks in Biological Systems
Complex networks in Statistical Mechanics
Emergence in Complex Networks
Geometry in Complex Networks
Interacting Social Networks
Information Spreading in Social Media,
Link Analysis and Ranking
Modeling Human Behavior in Complex Networks
Models of Complex Networks
Network Evolution
Networks as Frameworks
Rumor Spreading
Search in Complex Networks
Shocks and Bursts
Social Networks
Structural Network Properties and Analysis
Synchronization in Networks
Publication
-----------
Original papers/abstracts in the above-mentioned and other related areas will be considered. Each submitted paper/abstract will be fully refereed and undergo a double-blind review process by at least two referees. Accepted papers (not abstracts) of registered authors will be published in the workshop proceedings to be published by Springer on the "Studies in Computational Intelligence" Series.
Accepted abstracts of registered authors will be presented at the conference but their abstract itself will not be included in the Springer book.
Instructions for Submissions
----------------------------
Submit your paper/abstract electronically in PDF format. Neither hardcopy nor fax submissions will be accepted. Submissions should be printable on a standard printer on common paper formats such as A4 or letter.
Submitted papers/abstracts should follow the Springer format (please visit website for more details).
Abstracts length should not exceed 2 pages. Papers should not exceed 12 pages in this format. Some works may be accepted as short papers and shall be limited to 8 pages maximum.
All papers should be submitted electronically through the conference web site http://2014.complenet.org The website includes detailed information about the submission process.
Organisation
------------
General Chair
Andrea Omicini, Università di Bologna, Italy
Program Chairs
Julia Poncela-Casasnovas, Northwestern University, USA
Pierluigi Contucci, Università di Bologna, Italy
Organizing Chair, Poster Chair
Enrico Denti, Università di Bologna, Italy
Webmaster
Ronaldo Menezes, Florida Institute of Technology, USA
Steering Committee
Giuseppe Mangioni, Università di Catania, Italy
José Mendes, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Ronaldo Menezes, Florida Institute of Technology, USA
Main Contact for CompleNet
--------------------------
info@complenet.org
complenet2014@easychair.org
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
ASNA 13
The 10th Conference on Applications of Social Network Analysis (ASNA 13) taking place at the University of Zurich, August 29th-30th 2013 (Workshops on August 27th and 28th) is approaching. Registration is still open. Please visit www.asna.ch
Even if you are not a paper giver, you may wish to attend the sessions and key notes. The program is online.
Before the conference, we offer two days of SNA training in workshops given by some of the most outstanding specialists in the field. There are still some open spots in several workshops, thus please have a look at the workshop list at the end of this email, or on www.asna.ch.
Also, we are extremely happy to welcome Prof. James Fowler for a keynote speech. You may attend the key note speech even without being registered to the conference.
We would be very happy if you would join us for the 10 years' celebration!
For the organizing committee
Manuel
Keynote presentation on August 30th, 2013
James Fowler, Professor of Medical Genetics and Political Science at the University of California, San Diego
Big Data and Big Experiments with Millions of People
James Fowler will discuss several observational and experimental studies we have been doing using Twitter and Facebook data. This work uses new methods to (1) get voters to the polls on a massive scale, (2) predict which pieces of information will go viral, (3) turn "likes" into a measure of political ideology, (4) test a 40 year old theory on the strength of weak ties using employment data, and (5) measure the transmission of emotion online using rainfall.
Workshops on August 27th and 28th, 2013
ñ Introduction to SNA by Thomas Friemel, UZurich
ñ Advanced Applications of SNA by Filip Agneessens, UGroningen
ñ SIENA by Johan Koskinen, UOxford
ñ visone by Ulrik Brandes, UKonstanz
ñ ERGM by Skyler Cranmer, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
ñ DNA by Philip Leifeld, EAWAG / UKonstanz
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Manuel Fischer, PhD
Post-doc researcher
Department of Environmental Social Sciences (ESS)
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)
Überlandstrasse 133
8600 Dübendorf
Switzerland
Even if you are not a paper giver, you may wish to attend the sessions and key notes. The program is online.
Before the conference, we offer two days of SNA training in workshops given by some of the most outstanding specialists in the field. There are still some open spots in several workshops, thus please have a look at the workshop list at the end of this email, or on www.asna.ch.
Also, we are extremely happy to welcome Prof. James Fowler for a keynote speech. You may attend the key note speech even without being registered to the conference.
We would be very happy if you would join us for the 10 years' celebration!
For the organizing committee
Manuel
Keynote presentation on August 30th, 2013
James Fowler, Professor of Medical Genetics and Political Science at the University of California, San Diego
Big Data and Big Experiments with Millions of People
James Fowler will discuss several observational and experimental studies we have been doing using Twitter and Facebook data. This work uses new methods to (1) get voters to the polls on a massive scale, (2) predict which pieces of information will go viral, (3) turn "likes" into a measure of political ideology, (4) test a 40 year old theory on the strength of weak ties using employment data, and (5) measure the transmission of emotion online using rainfall.
Workshops on August 27th and 28th, 2013
ñ Introduction to SNA by Thomas Friemel, UZurich
ñ Advanced Applications of SNA by Filip Agneessens, UGroningen
ñ SIENA by Johan Koskinen, UOxford
ñ visone by Ulrik Brandes, UKonstanz
ñ ERGM by Skyler Cranmer, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
ñ DNA by Philip Leifeld, EAWAG / UKonstanz
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Manuel Fischer, PhD
Post-doc researcher
Department of Environmental Social Sciences (ESS)
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)
Überlandstrasse 133
8600 Dübendorf
Switzerland
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Faculty Position at USC
Assistant, Associate or Full Professor Position with a Focus on Systems Science Applied to Public Health & Disease Prevention
University of Southern California
The Institute for Prevention Research (IPR) and the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California invite applications for a tenure track faculty position. IPR includes transdisciplinary faculty who conduct research on disease prevention with particular emphasis on understanding complex levels of disease risk behaviors of youth and families and designing appropriate prevention strategies based on risk analysis. IPR is well known for the conduct of large community, neighborhood, and school based field trials.
We are seeking assistant to full professor candidate(s) with an interdisciplinary background in applying a systems science approach to the understanding and prevention of disease and disease risk behaviors. Academic rank will depend on experience, funding, and evidence of research leadership. At the full professor rank, the successful candidate will be considered a USC transformative hire, and is expected to transform the way prevention is conceived and apply novel methods to design prevention programs. Evidence of discipline cross-over or integration is preferred, particularly engineering, computer science, and the social and behavioral sciences. The candidate will be encouraged to develop a systems science core at USC that involves collaboration among existing methodologists and systems scientists from across USC who are interested in prevention.
In addition to an active research program, IPR and the department offer degrees at the bachelors, masters and doctoral level. Applicants must have a commitment and evidence of the ability to provide high quality teaching in the classroom as well as mentoring at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
The successful applicant will be recruited as a faculty member in the Department of Preventive Medicine - Health Behavior Research Division. The department includes an outstanding, collegial faculty in health behavior research, epidemiology, environmental health sciences, and biostatistics. Minimum requirements include a PhD, MD or Dr.PH with demonstration of extramural research funding. USC is an equal opportunity employer and encourages minority and women candidates to apply for this position. USC offers superb health benefits and matching retirement funds. Applicants please submit curriculum vitae and statements of research and teaching interests. Letters of reference and representative publications or preprints will be requested from finalists. Review of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the candidate is selected.
Please send statement and CV in one PDF file to Dr. Tom Valente tvalente@usc.edu and Ryan Wilkerson wilkerso@usc.edu.
Interested applicants should submit material by October 30, 2013.
Thomas W. Valente, PhD, Professor
Institute for Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
2001 N. Soto Ave., 302w
Los Angeles, CA 90032
Mobile (310) 977-4123
Social Networks and Health (2010) Oxford University Press.
Evaluating Health Promotion Programs, (2002) Oxford University Press.
Network Models of the Diffusion of Innovations, (1995) Hampton Press.
University of Southern California
The Institute for Prevention Research (IPR) and the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California invite applications for a tenure track faculty position. IPR includes transdisciplinary faculty who conduct research on disease prevention with particular emphasis on understanding complex levels of disease risk behaviors of youth and families and designing appropriate prevention strategies based on risk analysis. IPR is well known for the conduct of large community, neighborhood, and school based field trials.
We are seeking assistant to full professor candidate(s) with an interdisciplinary background in applying a systems science approach to the understanding and prevention of disease and disease risk behaviors. Academic rank will depend on experience, funding, and evidence of research leadership. At the full professor rank, the successful candidate will be considered a USC transformative hire, and is expected to transform the way prevention is conceived and apply novel methods to design prevention programs. Evidence of discipline cross-over or integration is preferred, particularly engineering, computer science, and the social and behavioral sciences. The candidate will be encouraged to develop a systems science core at USC that involves collaboration among existing methodologists and systems scientists from across USC who are interested in prevention.
In addition to an active research program, IPR and the department offer degrees at the bachelors, masters and doctoral level. Applicants must have a commitment and evidence of the ability to provide high quality teaching in the classroom as well as mentoring at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
The successful applicant will be recruited as a faculty member in the Department of Preventive Medicine - Health Behavior Research Division. The department includes an outstanding, collegial faculty in health behavior research, epidemiology, environmental health sciences, and biostatistics. Minimum requirements include a PhD, MD or Dr.PH with demonstration of extramural research funding. USC is an equal opportunity employer and encourages minority and women candidates to apply for this position. USC offers superb health benefits and matching retirement funds. Applicants please submit curriculum vitae and statements of research and teaching interests. Letters of reference and representative publications or preprints will be requested from finalists. Review of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the candidate is selected.
Please send statement and CV in one PDF file to Dr. Tom Valente tvalente@usc.edu and Ryan Wilkerson wilkerso@usc.edu.
Interested applicants should submit material by October 30, 2013.
Thomas W. Valente, PhD, Professor
Institute for Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
2001 N. Soto Ave., 302w
Los Angeles, CA 90032
Mobile (310) 977-4123
Social Networks and Health (2010) Oxford University Press.
Evaluating Health Promotion Programs, (2002) Oxford University Press.
Network Models of the Diffusion of Innovations, (1995) Hampton Press.
CALL FOR PAPERS and PARTICIPATION :: ICEEE2013 :: IEEE :: POLAND
The Second International Conference on E- Learning and E- Technologies in
Education (ICEEE2013)
http://sdiwc.net/conferences/2013/iceee2013/
September 23- 25, 2013
Lodz University of Technology,
Lodz, Poland
The ICEEE 2013 is technically co-sponsored by IEEE Poland.
All papers will be submitted to IEEE for potential inclusion to IEEE Xplore.
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For inquiries, please contact: Jackie Blanco cn@sdiwc.net www.sdiwc.net
http://sdiwc.net/conferences/2013/iceee2013/
September 23- 25, 2013
Lodz University of Technology,
Lodz, Poland
The ICEEE 2013 is technically co-sponsored by IEEE Poland.
All papers will be submitted to IEEE for potential inclusion to IEEE Xplore.
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For inquiries, please contact: Jackie Blanco cn@sdiwc.net www.sdiwc.net
Monday, August 5, 2013
Call for Papers - Special issue in the journal Societies on Cross-Racial and Cross Ethnic Personal and Group Relationships
Call of papers.
Deadline is December 31, 2013.
Special issue in the journal Societies on Cross-Racial and Cross Ethnic Personal and Group Relationships.
What makes people develop heterogeneous networks across race and ethnicity? What do people gain from these heterogeneous networks?
In the face of an increasingly complex society, people seek out and form relations with those whom they feel safe and comfortable and perceive to be similar. As a result, racial and ethnic groups form their own distinct social networks that are separated and isolated from others, limiting information and awareness and the ability to develop consensus to address community problems and promote mobility. Homogenous networks also limit the ability of affluent groups to appreciate and address the social barriers of less fortunate groups. They are thus more likely to reinforce negative views of minorities, and the poor. Frequently, inter-racial/ethnic division is the norm rather than the exception. In fact, very few people have access and/or opportunity to develop cross-racial, or ethnic relationships due to the long lasting high levels of racial and ethnic segregation. Nevertheless, we know that Asians and Latin Americans have high rates of intermarriage, which signifies the emergence of networks that cross ethnicity and or racial lines. This special issue provides a window into the social mechanisms that foster cross ethnic and cross-racial and ethnic networks.
Please look at the Special Issue's websute at : http://www.mdpi.com/journal/societies/special_issues/race_ethnic_relations
Please get in touch with us if you have a paper to consider.
Dr. Silvia Dominguez Dr. Cid Martinez Guest Editors Silvia Dominguez, Phd
Chair of the Latino Section of ASA
Ford Fellow Woodrow Wilson Fellow
Associate Professor Sociology and Human Services
Northeastern University Boston, MA 02115
s.dominguez@neu.edu
http://www.nyupress.org/books/book-details.aspx?bookId=5501
Deadline is December 31, 2013.
Special issue in the journal Societies on Cross-Racial and Cross Ethnic Personal and Group Relationships.
What makes people develop heterogeneous networks across race and ethnicity? What do people gain from these heterogeneous networks?
In the face of an increasingly complex society, people seek out and form relations with those whom they feel safe and comfortable and perceive to be similar. As a result, racial and ethnic groups form their own distinct social networks that are separated and isolated from others, limiting information and awareness and the ability to develop consensus to address community problems and promote mobility. Homogenous networks also limit the ability of affluent groups to appreciate and address the social barriers of less fortunate groups. They are thus more likely to reinforce negative views of minorities, and the poor. Frequently, inter-racial/ethnic division is the norm rather than the exception. In fact, very few people have access and/or opportunity to develop cross-racial, or ethnic relationships due to the long lasting high levels of racial and ethnic segregation. Nevertheless, we know that Asians and Latin Americans have high rates of intermarriage, which signifies the emergence of networks that cross ethnicity and or racial lines. This special issue provides a window into the social mechanisms that foster cross ethnic and cross-racial and ethnic networks.
Please look at the Special Issue's websute at : http://www.mdpi.com/journal/societies/special_issues/race_ethnic_relations
Please get in touch with us if you have a paper to consider.
Dr. Silvia Dominguez Dr. Cid Martinez Guest Editors Silvia Dominguez, Phd
Chair of the Latino Section of ASA
Ford Fellow Woodrow Wilson Fellow
Associate Professor Sociology and Human Services
Northeastern University Boston, MA 02115
s.dominguez@neu.edu
http://www.nyupress.org/books/book-details.aspx?bookId=5501
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Call for papers for Special Section in Network Science on “Networks in space and in time: Methods and applications”
Call for papers for Special Section in Network Science on “Networks in space and in time: Methods and applications”
Social network research is rapidly evolving toward the inclusion of geography and time into the social space, Accounting for their effect on network structure and on network dynamics.
The special section of Network Science will publish a range of high quality research papers about the analysis of spatial-temporal network data and its substantive applications. The main goal is to present the most relevant results and the most recent methodological developments in social network research, when data are collected across space and time.
Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to:
The special section will be guest-edited by Luca De Benedictis (University of Macerata, Italy), Maria Prosperina Vitale (University of Salerno, Italy), and Stanley Wasserman (Indiana University, USA).
Submission details
Researchers and practitioners are requested to submit any relevant and innovative papers for publication in this Special Section. Submitted papers can be based on presentations made at ARS 13 – Fourth International Workshop on Social Network Analysis in June 2013, Rome (Italy); however, submissions not based on presentations at this conference will also be considered.
Submitted papers must contain original unpublished work that has not been submitted for publication elsewhere. All manuscripts submitted to the special section will undergo double-blind review which is used for submission to Network Science.
Papers should be submitted following the instructions given at the journal homepage http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/nws.
Important dates
• Submission of full paper for the special section: December 15, 2013 at the latest (earlier submission is encouraged)
• Notification to authors: June 15, 2014 (tentative)
• Final paper for the special section: October 15, 2014 (tentative)
For details, visit the website http://www.ars13.unisa.it
Social network research is rapidly evolving toward the inclusion of geography and time into the social space, Accounting for their effect on network structure and on network dynamics.
The special section of Network Science will publish a range of high quality research papers about the analysis of spatial-temporal network data and its substantive applications. The main goal is to present the most relevant results and the most recent methodological developments in social network research, when data are collected across space and time.
Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to:
- Dynamic network visualization
- Large networks
- Longitudinal social networks
- Statistical and computational models for spatial-temporal networks
- Networks and geography
- Network data collection
- Social network analysis methods for longitudinal data
- International Networks
The special section will be guest-edited by Luca De Benedictis (University of Macerata, Italy), Maria Prosperina Vitale (University of Salerno, Italy), and Stanley Wasserman (Indiana University, USA).
Submission details
Researchers and practitioners are requested to submit any relevant and innovative papers for publication in this Special Section. Submitted papers can be based on presentations made at ARS 13 – Fourth International Workshop on Social Network Analysis in June 2013, Rome (Italy); however, submissions not based on presentations at this conference will also be considered.
Submitted papers must contain original unpublished work that has not been submitted for publication elsewhere. All manuscripts submitted to the special section will undergo double-blind review which is used for submission to Network Science.
Papers should be submitted following the instructions given at the journal homepage http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/nws.
Important dates
• Submission of full paper for the special section: December 15, 2013 at the latest (earlier submission is encouraged)
• Notification to authors: June 15, 2014 (tentative)
• Final paper for the special section: October 15, 2014 (tentative)
For details, visit the website http://www.ars13.unisa.it
Friday, July 19, 2013
PhD Opportunity at Manchester
University of Manchester
Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis, School of Social Sciences, Doctoral award in Social Network Methodology
The award will be based in the world renowned Mitchell Centre, an interdisciplinary group of social network analysts based in the School of Social Sciences. The project is funded by Leverhulme (RPG-2013-140) and the successful student will work alongside a project entitled: “Collecting and analyzing secondary covert social network data”
Standard social network data consist of relations amongst an homogenous group of actors. So that when we represent the data in matrix form the rows and the columns represent the same actors. In contrast, in two mode data we have two types of actors (modes) and there are only connections between different types of actors and no connections within each type. The modes usually represent very different sorts of data. The classic example is when one mode is people and the other mode is events. It should be noted that a lot of historical data and as a consequence covert network data is derived from who attended particular events. Keeping the data in this form allows us to have greater flexibility in any subsequent analysis. However, this means we need to develop innovative and new methods which recognise the restrictions in structure that data in this form implies.
The classic way of analyzing such data is to convert it to two one mode datasets by pre and post matrix multiplication to produce two new matrices. These matrices are proximity matrices and there is a wide variety of standard method available for analyzing such matrices. However, when the data are valued it is not quite so simple to convert them and other projection techniques for example using correlation or the Jaccard coefficient may be preferable.
Also very little consideration has been given to directed two mode data and very little work has been done on the development of new methods which specifically recognize the nature of two mode data. Recently consideration has been given by Everett and Borgatti (2013) to combining both the projections and mapping these results back onto the original data. While some preliminary results look promising there is much work to be done in combining the different projection methods with this approach. In addition there is an opportunity to look in detail at some of the more statistical methods that have recently been developed for two mode data and combining these with some of the multivariate techniques discussed above.
Hence the studentship will focus one or more of the following areas:
Investigate alternative and novel projection methods for valued data. Consider issues with respect to normalization of projected networks. Develop new methods (either mathematical or statistical or both) for the direct analysis of multi mode data in particular valued and directed data. Extend and evaluate the dual approach to multimode networks. Examine the relationship between the various approaches available for multi-mode networks.
Studentship details - The studentship comprise an annual stipend of £13,700, payment of fees up to the level charged for UK/EU students (currently £3,900; overseas students would need to pay the balance in fees themselves) and £750 for research training. The studentship will be for direct entry onto the three year PhD programme. The programme will commence in October 2013. Continuation of the award is subject to satisfactory performance.
Entry Requirements - Applicants must have (or expect to gain) a UK Masters level degree (or overseas equivalent) at Merit level (overall taught course average of 60% and a dissertation mark of 60% or more) in a mathematically or statistically orientated subject.
How to apply - Applicants should email martin.everett@manchester.ac.uk a full cv together with a covering letter. The successful candidate will be required to submit a full University of Manchester on-line application, plus supporting documents (two academic references and degree transcripts) to fulfill the normal admissions process.
Further information - For further information or to discuss your proposal, please email martin.everett@manchester.ac.uk
Deadline - The deadline for applications is 30th August, 2013.
Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis, School of Social Sciences, Doctoral award in Social Network Methodology
The award will be based in the world renowned Mitchell Centre, an interdisciplinary group of social network analysts based in the School of Social Sciences. The project is funded by Leverhulme (RPG-2013-140) and the successful student will work alongside a project entitled: “Collecting and analyzing secondary covert social network data”
Standard social network data consist of relations amongst an homogenous group of actors. So that when we represent the data in matrix form the rows and the columns represent the same actors. In contrast, in two mode data we have two types of actors (modes) and there are only connections between different types of actors and no connections within each type. The modes usually represent very different sorts of data. The classic example is when one mode is people and the other mode is events. It should be noted that a lot of historical data and as a consequence covert network data is derived from who attended particular events. Keeping the data in this form allows us to have greater flexibility in any subsequent analysis. However, this means we need to develop innovative and new methods which recognise the restrictions in structure that data in this form implies.
The classic way of analyzing such data is to convert it to two one mode datasets by pre and post matrix multiplication to produce two new matrices. These matrices are proximity matrices and there is a wide variety of standard method available for analyzing such matrices. However, when the data are valued it is not quite so simple to convert them and other projection techniques for example using correlation or the Jaccard coefficient may be preferable.
Also very little consideration has been given to directed two mode data and very little work has been done on the development of new methods which specifically recognize the nature of two mode data. Recently consideration has been given by Everett and Borgatti (2013) to combining both the projections and mapping these results back onto the original data. While some preliminary results look promising there is much work to be done in combining the different projection methods with this approach. In addition there is an opportunity to look in detail at some of the more statistical methods that have recently been developed for two mode data and combining these with some of the multivariate techniques discussed above.
Hence the studentship will focus one or more of the following areas:
Investigate alternative and novel projection methods for valued data. Consider issues with respect to normalization of projected networks. Develop new methods (either mathematical or statistical or both) for the direct analysis of multi mode data in particular valued and directed data. Extend and evaluate the dual approach to multimode networks. Examine the relationship between the various approaches available for multi-mode networks.
Studentship details - The studentship comprise an annual stipend of £13,700, payment of fees up to the level charged for UK/EU students (currently £3,900; overseas students would need to pay the balance in fees themselves) and £750 for research training. The studentship will be for direct entry onto the three year PhD programme. The programme will commence in October 2013. Continuation of the award is subject to satisfactory performance.
Entry Requirements - Applicants must have (or expect to gain) a UK Masters level degree (or overseas equivalent) at Merit level (overall taught course average of 60% and a dissertation mark of 60% or more) in a mathematically or statistically orientated subject.
How to apply - Applicants should email martin.everett@manchester.ac.uk a full cv together with a covering letter. The successful candidate will be required to submit a full University of Manchester on-line application, plus supporting documents (two academic references and degree transcripts) to fulfill the normal admissions process.
Further information - For further information or to discuss your proposal, please email martin.everett@manchester.ac.uk
Deadline - The deadline for applications is 30th August, 2013.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Workshop on Empirical Methods
Swiss Political Science Association, Annual convention 2014, University of Berne
January 30/31, 2014
Submit your abstract!
(Social) Network Analysis has its origins in mathematics and is widely used and further developed in fields as diverse as biology, statistics, sociology and anthropology. More recently, it has been successfully applied in political science – examples include political discourse networks, legislative networks in parliaments, social networks influencing political behaviour, trade networks or policy diffusion among states, or formal models with strategic interactions along network ties. Unlike many other methods, SNA doesn’t treat the dependencies between observations as a mere nuisance to be modeled away, but as the main parameter of interest. Assuming that observations are independent is often highly problematic in social sciences, and SNA thus promises solutions to major challenges for statistical analysis. But it also offers a different lens to look at data, or, in fact, the overall topic of interest.
The advent of “Big Data” has, in the meantime, opened up vast amounts information with an inherent network structure (social media, mapping of web pages, etc), which complement the more traditional approaches of gathering network data through interviews, questionnaires, and document analysis.
The workshop thus welcomes papers that apply such new methods for gathering and analysing political network data (e.g. using exponential random graph or stochastic actor-oriented models), explore the limits of commonly used methods, develop models of strategic interaction within and formation of political networks formally and/or test such models empirically.
January 30/31, 2014
Submit your abstract!
(Social) Network Analysis has its origins in mathematics and is widely used and further developed in fields as diverse as biology, statistics, sociology and anthropology. More recently, it has been successfully applied in political science – examples include political discourse networks, legislative networks in parliaments, social networks influencing political behaviour, trade networks or policy diffusion among states, or formal models with strategic interactions along network ties. Unlike many other methods, SNA doesn’t treat the dependencies between observations as a mere nuisance to be modeled away, but as the main parameter of interest. Assuming that observations are independent is often highly problematic in social sciences, and SNA thus promises solutions to major challenges for statistical analysis. But it also offers a different lens to look at data, or, in fact, the overall topic of interest.
The advent of “Big Data” has, in the meantime, opened up vast amounts information with an inherent network structure (social media, mapping of web pages, etc), which complement the more traditional approaches of gathering network data through interviews, questionnaires, and document analysis.
The workshop thus welcomes papers that apply such new methods for gathering and analysing political network data (e.g. using exponential random graph or stochastic actor-oriented models), explore the limits of commonly used methods, develop models of strategic interaction within and formation of political networks formally and/or test such models empirically.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Call for Papers: International Conference on Digital Information Processing
The International Conference on Digital Information Processing, E-Business and Cloud Computing (DIPECC2013)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
October 23-25, 2013
http://sdiwc.net/conferences/2013/dipecc2013/
All accepted papers will published in SDIWC digital library. =================== The proposed conference on the above theme will be held at Islamic Azad University, UAE Branch, Academic City Campus, Dubai, UAE from October 23-25, 2013 which aims to enable researchers build connections between different digital applications. The conference welcome papers on the following (but not limited to) research topics: - Biometrics Technologies - Cloud Engineering - Cloud Security - Computer Architecture and Design - Data Compression - Data Management in Mobile Networks - Distributed and Parallel Applications - E-Commerce Security - E-Technology - Forensics, Recognition Technologies and Applications - Image Processing - Information and Data Management - Mobile, Ad Hoc and Sensor Network Management - Network Security - Semantic Web and Ontologies - User Interface and Usability Issues for Mobile Applications - Web Services Architecture, Modeling and Design - Wireless Communications - Cloud Computing - Cloud Gaming - Computational Intelligence - Cryptography and Data Protection - Data Embedding and Watermarking - Data Stream Processing in Mobile/Sensor Networks - E-Business - E-Learning - Embedded Systems and Software - Fuzzy and Neural Network Systems - Information Content Security - Mobile Networking, Mobility and Nomadicity - Multimedia Computing - Real-Time Systems - Signal Processing, Pattern Recognition and Applications - User Interfaces, Visualization and Modeling - Web Services Security - Wireless Sensor Networks Researchers are encouraged to submit their work electronically. All papers will be fully refereed by a minimum of two specialized referees. Before final acceptance, all referees comments must be considered. Important Dates =============== Submission Deadline: September 1, 2013 Notification of Acceptance: September 15, 2013 Camera Ready Submission: September 20, 2013 Registration: September 20, 2013 Conference Dates: October 23-25, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
COINS13: Call for Submissions
When: August 11-13, 2013
Where: Santiago de Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Papers: Paper submission deadline May 15, 2013 (extended to May 31)
Workshops: Proposal submission deadline May 15, 2013 (extended to May 31)
Artifacts: Proposal submission deadline June 1, 2013
Web: http://www.coinschile.com
The Collaborative Innovation Networks Conference (COINS) invites you to submit your papers, workshop proposals, and artifacts to the 4th annual international conference to be held in Santiago de Chile, hosted by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile from August 11 to August 13, 2013. COINS13 brings together practitioners, researchers and students of the emerging science of collaboration to share their work, learn from each other, and get inspired through creative new ideas. Conference activities will take place throughout the historic cities of Santiago and Valparaiso. Attendees will be encouraged to engage with the community, meet local entrepreneurs, artists, and designers, take a guided tour of the city, and participate in hands-on workshops and interactive sessions.
Where science, design, business and art meet, COINS13 looks at the emerging forces behind the phenomena of open-source, creative, entrepreneurial and social movements. Through interactive workshops, professional presentations, and fascinating keynotes, COINS13 combines a wide range of interdisciplinary fields such as social network analysis, group dynamics, design and visualization, information systems, collective action and the psychology and sociality of collaboration.
The best papers will be selected for a special issue of the International Journal of Organisational Design and Engineering (IJODE; http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=IJODE).
Program Chairs: Marisa Von Bülow (UC) & Cristobal Garcia (UC)
Proceedings Chair: Peter Gloor (MIT)
Learning from the Swarm
The COINS13 conference committee seeks original paper submissions, creative workshop ideas and concepts, unique artifacts or installations, and engaging rapid-fire presentations celebrating the theme “Learning from the Swarm”. This year we are asking what is relevant with regard to the innovative powers of creative and civic swarms, what are the observable qualities of virtual collaboration and mobilization, and how does the quest for global cooperation affect local networks. We invite both theoretical and practice-based dialogues, case studies, scientific papers, technological solutions, research studies, and interactive artifacts that thoroughly reflect this year’s conference theme.
We invite researchers and designers to submit their latest scientific results and experimental design solutions as full research papers, workshop proposals, and artifact demonstrations in the following conference themes:
● Networks & Collaboration in a Global Context: Optimization through Collaboration | Teamwork through virtually enhanced Collaboration | Measuring the performance of COINs | Patterns of swarm creativity
● Group Dynamics, Social Movements & Net Activism: Collaborative Learning | Collaborative Leadership | Design & visualization of interdisciplinary collaboration | Virtual Teaming
● Individual & Social Learning: The psychology and sociality of collaboration and collective action | Social Behavior Modeling | Social Intelligence and Social Cognition
● Tools and Methods: Social System Design and Architectures | Dynamic Social Network Analysis | Semantic Social Network Analysis | Actor Network Theory
The increase of online social network communication opens up unprecedented opportunities to read the collective mind, revealing trends while they are still being hatched by small groups of creative individuals. The Web has become a mirror of the real world, allowing researchers, in fields of social & behavioral science as well as design, to study and better understand why some new ideas change our lives, while others never make it from the drawing board of the innovator. Collaborative Innovation Networks, or COINs, are cyberteams of self-motivated people with a collective vision, enabled by technology to collaborate, challenge the status-quo and innovate by sharing ideas, information, resources and work. COINs are powered by swarm creativity, wherein people work together in a structure that enables a fluid creation and exchange of ideas. ‘Coolhunting’ – the discovering, analyzing, and measuring of trends and trendsetters as well as movers and shakers – puts COINs to productive use.
Below are the details and deadlines for the submission of Papers, Workshops, and Artifacts sessions.
For up to date information and additional details please visit our website: www.coinschile.com
To engage with the broader COINs community, follow us on twitter @coinschile and join our Facebook page (Collaborative Innovation Networks: COINs Conference).
Papers:
Submission Deadline May 15, 2013 (extended to May 31)
COINS13 seeks original, high-quality papers that reflect the full breadth and scope of collaboration science and design including: bold research ideas, conceptual developments, research investigations, methodological & theoretical advances, design ideas, development experiences and more. Submissions should report original research, reflections on theoretical concerns, methodological advances, or other insights that contribute to our understanding of all aspects of collaboration and help advance the state of knowledge for the community. We encourage perspectives from diverse disciplinary backgrounds. Papers should be submitted in .doc or .pdf format.
Authors are required to attend the conference to present their work.
Submit papers by May 31, 2013 on EasyChair: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=coins13
Important Dates:
May 15, 2013 | Deadline for Paper Submissions (extended to May 31)
June 30, 2013 | Author(s) will be notified of provisional acceptance of the paper
July 30, 2013 | Final copy for conference to publications chair
August 11-13 | Paper presentations at COINS13, Santiago, Chile
Workshops: Proposals Submission Deadline May 15, 2013 (extended to May 31)
Workshops will take place during the conference and will form part of the main program. This year we are accepting proposals for both two-hour and four-hour sessions.
Workshops are intended to provide a forum for exchanging ideas, sharing experiences, fostering conversation and research communities, learning from each other, exploring controversies, engaging in debate, envisioning future directions and elaborating new methods and perspectives.
Workshop activities can range from open forum discussion, to demonstrations or presentations with discussion, to collaborative activities such as structured brainstorming, illustrative games or role-plays. Whatever the focus or format, organizers will be required to schedule time for conversation, reflection, discussion, and debate. Although we envision most workshop activities to take place in one setting, let us know if your workshop will venture out into other sites in Santiago.
Workshop proposals should include:
● a summary of 500 words describing the theme(s) of the workshop
● a longer detailed description of the workshop structure, activities and goals
● the names, contact information and background of the organizer(s)
● the maximum number of participants you'd like to attend the workshop
● anticipated A/V requirements.
Please be as specific as possible as it helps us in selection, and in helping you plan the workshop.
Workshop participants will be registered on a first come first served basis by the conference committee, so the workshop organizers will not be able to select their participants.
Accepted workshops will be publicized via the COINS13 website within a month after organizers are notified. Workshop organizers will also be encouraged to promote COINS13 and their workshops to potential attendees.
Submit proposals by May 15, 2013 to:https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=coins13. Additionally, please include your email address and other contact details.
Important Dates:
May 15, 2013 | Deadline for workshop submissions (extended to May 31)
June 30, 2013 | Author(s) will be notified of provisional acceptance of the workshop
August 11-13 | Workshop at COINS13, Santiago, Chile
Artifacts:
Proposals Submission Deadline June 1, 2013
The artifacts category seeks to provide participants with an opportunity to present work in a forum that facilitates open discussion and enables direct interaction with conference attendees. A dedicated session will be held during the conference to present the artifacts.
Artifacts can be anything from design sketchbooks, to reformed organizational processes, to ads you’ve produced, to products you’ve made, to short films, to conceptual objects, etc. We encourage submissions that are thought provoking and visually engaging, and which cover exploratory/speculative work, smaller projects, unusual representations of ethnographic work, and so on. The form of the presented materials is open. In keeping with the category title artifacts though, we encourage submissions based on some material instantiation that can be exhibited at the conference. Our hope is that it will be the ‘thinginess’ of the artifacts that will, in part, prompt interaction with and between conference attendees.
Submissions should include a single page describing or illustrating the proposed submission (the one page inclusive of any and all figures and references, where appropriate). This page should convey to reviewers what the artifact being submitted is and how it is hoped to provoke discussion. The page will also be included in the published conference proceedings.
Also included in the submissions should be a paragraph and image (no more that 150 words) that can be displayed on the conference website.
Please submit these submission materials by June 1, 2013 to: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=coins13 Additionally, please include your email address and other contact details.
Important Dates:
June 1, 2013 | Deadline for artifacts submissions
June 30, 2013 | Author(s) will be notified of provisional acceptance of the artifact. Accepted submissions will have their 150 word descriptions posted on the COINS13 website. Descriptions (including images) of accepted artifacts will be published in the COINS13 Proceedings.
July 30, 2013 | Final papers due
August 11-13 | artifacts presentations at COINS13, Santiago, Chile. The artifact itself should be transported to Santiago for the conference.
Academic Committee:
Jose Allard, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Jana Diesner, UIUC
Jorge Fabrega, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez
Kai Fischbach, Bamberg University
Karin Frick, GDI
Sebastián Gatica - Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Takashi Iba, Keio University
Emmanuel Lazega, Paris Dauphine
Ionna Likorenzu, INRIA
Takis Metaxas, Wellesley & Harvard
Meghan Pierce, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Alvaro Pina-Stranger, Ecole des Mines
Johannes Putzke, University of Cologne
Carlos Rodriguez-Sickert, Universidad del Desarrollo
Erica Salvaj, Universidad del Desarrollo
Daiane Scarboto, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Detlef Schoder, Cologne University
Yang Song, University of Amsterdam
Ruth Stock-Homburg, Technical University of Darmstadt
Marisa Von Büllow, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Steering Committee:
Cristobal Garcia, PUC
Peter Gloor, MIT
Julia Gluesing, Wayne State University
Casper Lassenius, Aalto University
Christine Miller, SCAD
Maria Paasivaara, Aalto University
Ken Riopelle, Wayne State University
More information: http://www.coinschile.com
Monday, May 13, 2013
CALL FOR LISTENERS/PARTICIPANTS
Conditions of Mediation: Phenomenological Approaches to Media, Technology and Communication
2013 International Communication Association (ICA) Preconference
ICA Theory, Philosophy and Critique Division
17 June 2013, Birkbeck, University of London
Conference website (includes full conference programme and registration details):
http://conditionsofmediation.wordpress.com
Confirmed keynote speakers:
· Dr David Berry, Swansea University
· Professor Nick Couldry, Goldsmiths, University of London
· Professor Graham Harman, American University of Cairo
· Professor Shaun Moores, University of Sunderland
· Professor Lisa Parks, University of California Santa Barbara
· Professor Paddy Scannell, University of Michigan
Conference Outline:
Media theory seems to have reached a moment in which it is effectively orthodox to presume we must pay attention first and foremost to the intricacies of everyday experience. Ethnographic audience studies, for example, have attacked assumptions that there is a discrete relationship between media content and audiences, arguing that media forms, content and technologies have indeterminate and multifaceted significance within the daily rhythms and spaces of their everyday lives. Studies of digital and networked media, meanwhile, have put into question the very notion of ‘audiences’ as the starting point for understanding mediated experience.
For some, accounting for the intricacies of everyday mediated experience has implied asking people what they actually do with media. But for others this is not enough: instead, the question is what constitutes the conditions of media experience in the first place. How do political configurations of discourses and inherited dispositions prefigure mediated action? How do material arrangements themselves constitute environments for mediated experience? How might we account for nonhuman agency, for example the ways in which software objects interact not only with human perceptions but also each other? Such questions point to a renewed confidence in explaining not just how but also why media, technology and communication are experienced as they are – all the while resisting a reversion to functionalism.
These interests in the very conditions of mediation suggest, if sometimes only implicitly, an emerging interest in a phenomenology of media. Indeed, phenomenology – broadly the structuring of perception – has seemingly obvious relevance for recent academic interests in media experience. Yet its use or invocation in media studies has been scattered. While this might simply reflect the considerable diversity of phenomenological philosophies and their applications, there have also been concerted efforts recently to rethink phenomenology across the social sciences and humanities. Paired with recent interests in mediated experience, the time seems apt to reassess what it might mean to theorize media phenomenologically.
Conditions of Mediation seeks to bring together scholars from a very wide range of perspectives – such as media history, media archaeology, audience studies, political theory, metaphysics, software studies, science and technology studies, digital aesthetics, cultural geography and urban studies – to reflect explicitly on the phenomenological groundings of their work on media. The phenomenological thinking to which participants might connect will be broad-based, ranging from core thinkers such as Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty and Sartre to those with looser affiliations to phenomenology per se, for example Arendt, Bergson, Bourdieu, Deleuze, Garfinkel, Ingold, Latour, Whitehead and Harman.
In short, the overall aim is that this conference goes beyond a mere congregation of media phenomenologists. Instead, it will encourage critical reflection on what various readings of phenomenology might offer media and technology studies that other approaches cannot. Conversely, it will also welcome reflections on the limits of phenomenological approaches in philosophical, theoretical, political and empirical terms.
If you have any inquiries, please email both:
Scott Rodgers (s.rodgers@bbk.ac.uk) and Tim Markham (t.markham@bbk.ac.uk)
2013 International Communication Association (ICA) Preconference
ICA Theory, Philosophy and Critique Division
17 June 2013, Birkbeck, University of London
Conference website (includes full conference programme and registration details):
http://conditionsofmediation.wordpress.com
Confirmed keynote speakers:
· Dr David Berry, Swansea University
· Professor Nick Couldry, Goldsmiths, University of London
· Professor Graham Harman, American University of Cairo
· Professor Shaun Moores, University of Sunderland
· Professor Lisa Parks, University of California Santa Barbara
· Professor Paddy Scannell, University of Michigan
Conference Outline:
Media theory seems to have reached a moment in which it is effectively orthodox to presume we must pay attention first and foremost to the intricacies of everyday experience. Ethnographic audience studies, for example, have attacked assumptions that there is a discrete relationship between media content and audiences, arguing that media forms, content and technologies have indeterminate and multifaceted significance within the daily rhythms and spaces of their everyday lives. Studies of digital and networked media, meanwhile, have put into question the very notion of ‘audiences’ as the starting point for understanding mediated experience.
For some, accounting for the intricacies of everyday mediated experience has implied asking people what they actually do with media. But for others this is not enough: instead, the question is what constitutes the conditions of media experience in the first place. How do political configurations of discourses and inherited dispositions prefigure mediated action? How do material arrangements themselves constitute environments for mediated experience? How might we account for nonhuman agency, for example the ways in which software objects interact not only with human perceptions but also each other? Such questions point to a renewed confidence in explaining not just how but also why media, technology and communication are experienced as they are – all the while resisting a reversion to functionalism.
These interests in the very conditions of mediation suggest, if sometimes only implicitly, an emerging interest in a phenomenology of media. Indeed, phenomenology – broadly the structuring of perception – has seemingly obvious relevance for recent academic interests in media experience. Yet its use or invocation in media studies has been scattered. While this might simply reflect the considerable diversity of phenomenological philosophies and their applications, there have also been concerted efforts recently to rethink phenomenology across the social sciences and humanities. Paired with recent interests in mediated experience, the time seems apt to reassess what it might mean to theorize media phenomenologically.
Conditions of Mediation seeks to bring together scholars from a very wide range of perspectives – such as media history, media archaeology, audience studies, political theory, metaphysics, software studies, science and technology studies, digital aesthetics, cultural geography and urban studies – to reflect explicitly on the phenomenological groundings of their work on media. The phenomenological thinking to which participants might connect will be broad-based, ranging from core thinkers such as Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty and Sartre to those with looser affiliations to phenomenology per se, for example Arendt, Bergson, Bourdieu, Deleuze, Garfinkel, Ingold, Latour, Whitehead and Harman.
In short, the overall aim is that this conference goes beyond a mere congregation of media phenomenologists. Instead, it will encourage critical reflection on what various readings of phenomenology might offer media and technology studies that other approaches cannot. Conversely, it will also welcome reflections on the limits of phenomenological approaches in philosophical, theoretical, political and empirical terms.
If you have any inquiries, please email both:
Scott Rodgers (s.rodgers@bbk.ac.uk) and Tim Markham (t.markham@bbk.ac.uk)
Monday, February 11, 2013
Call for Papers - International workshop ARS’13
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CALL FOR PAPERS
deadline for tentative title submission: February 15, 2013
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International workshop ARS’13
“Networks in space and time: models, data collection and applications”
www.ars13.unisa.it
The fourth biennial ARS workshop will be held on 20-22 June at the Università Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
ARS'13 aims at
• Presenting the most relevant results in Social Network Analysis when data are collected across space and time. • Looking at the development of new space/time representations and methods for the analysis of networks in society, economics and nature.
The workshop also aims to deepen existing scientific cooperation between social network analysts, to establish new cooperation between researchers, and to provide a multi-disciplinary forum for exchange of ideas.
The workshop will include invited and contributed sessions. The Scientific board is very pleased to announce a number of world-class keynote speakers for ARS’13 invited sessions:
• Invited session on "Analyzing and visualizing large networks" (Organizers: V.Batagelj/P.Doreian)
Invited Speakers: Vladimir Batagelj (University of Ljubljana), Jure Leskovec (Stanford University), Ludo Waltman (Leiden University)
• Invited session on "Data collection" (Organizers: A. Ferligoj/M.P. Vitale)
Invited Speakers: Peter Marsden (Harvard University), Tina Kogovšek (University of Ljubljana), Betina Hollstein (University of Hamburg )
• Invited session "Networks and international relations" (Organizers: L. De Benedictis/G. Fagiolo)
Invited Speakers: Marc Berthelemy (CEA- Saclay), Lucia Tajoli (Politecnico di Milano), Ethan Cohen-Cole (University of Maryland )
• Invited session on "Networks and space: a multidisciplinary perspective"(Organizers: M. Maggioni/M.R. D'Esposito/S. Zaccarin)
Invited speakers: Patrick Doreian (University of Pittsburgh and University of Ljubljana),Philippa E. Pattison(University of Melbourne), Nicolas Carayol (University of Bordeaux)
• Invited session on "Network Dynamics" (Organizers: G. Giordano/P. Panzarasa/A. Ferligoj)
Invited Speakers: Alessandro Vespignani (Indiana University ), Carter Butts (University of California Irvine ), Johan Koskinen (University of Manchester)
The organizing committee is soliciting abstracts for paper presentations on any facet of network analysis relating, but by no means limited, to:
• Dynamic network visualization
• Large networks
• Longitudinal social networks
• Models for spatial-temporal networks
• Networks and geography
• Network data collection
• Social Network Analysis methods for longitudinal data
• International networks
• Statistical methods for network data
We especially welcome papers that cross disciplines and methodologies.
Authors who wish to submit a contributed paper should send a tentative title, via our website:
www.ars13.unisa.it, by FEBRUARY 15, 2013 filling in the online form.
An abstract should be submitted by APRIL 15, 2013 following the online procedure.
Full details about the abstract submission process can be found on the workshop website.
Abstracts should be no longer than 1000 words.
Acceptance will be notified to the authors by APRIL 30, 2013.
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Key deadlines:
• February 15, 2013: Tentative title
• April 15, 2013: Abstract submission
• April 30, 2013: Acceptance notification
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www.ars13.unisa.it
CALL FOR PAPERS
deadline for tentative title submission: February 15, 2013
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International workshop ARS’13
“Networks in space and time: models, data collection and applications”
www.ars13.unisa.it
The fourth biennial ARS workshop will be held on 20-22 June at the Università Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
ARS'13 aims at
• Presenting the most relevant results in Social Network Analysis when data are collected across space and time. • Looking at the development of new space/time representations and methods for the analysis of networks in society, economics and nature.
The workshop also aims to deepen existing scientific cooperation between social network analysts, to establish new cooperation between researchers, and to provide a multi-disciplinary forum for exchange of ideas.
The workshop will include invited and contributed sessions. The Scientific board is very pleased to announce a number of world-class keynote speakers for ARS’13 invited sessions:
• Invited session on "Analyzing and visualizing large networks" (Organizers: V.Batagelj/P.Doreian)
Invited Speakers: Vladimir Batagelj (University of Ljubljana), Jure Leskovec (Stanford University), Ludo Waltman (Leiden University)
• Invited session on "Data collection" (Organizers: A. Ferligoj/M.P. Vitale)
Invited Speakers: Peter Marsden (Harvard University), Tina Kogovšek (University of Ljubljana), Betina Hollstein (University of Hamburg )
• Invited session "Networks and international relations" (Organizers: L. De Benedictis/G. Fagiolo)
Invited Speakers: Marc Berthelemy (CEA- Saclay), Lucia Tajoli (Politecnico di Milano), Ethan Cohen-Cole (University of Maryland )
• Invited session on "Networks and space: a multidisciplinary perspective"(Organizers: M. Maggioni/M.R. D'Esposito/S. Zaccarin)
Invited speakers: Patrick Doreian (University of Pittsburgh and University of Ljubljana),Philippa E. Pattison(University of Melbourne), Nicolas Carayol (University of Bordeaux)
• Invited session on "Network Dynamics" (Organizers: G. Giordano/P. Panzarasa/A. Ferligoj)
Invited Speakers: Alessandro Vespignani (Indiana University ), Carter Butts (University of California Irvine ), Johan Koskinen (University of Manchester)
The organizing committee is soliciting abstracts for paper presentations on any facet of network analysis relating, but by no means limited, to:
• Dynamic network visualization
• Large networks
• Longitudinal social networks
• Models for spatial-temporal networks
• Networks and geography
• Network data collection
• Social Network Analysis methods for longitudinal data
• International networks
• Statistical methods for network data
We especially welcome papers that cross disciplines and methodologies.
Authors who wish to submit a contributed paper should send a tentative title, via our website:
www.ars13.unisa.it, by FEBRUARY 15, 2013 filling in the online form.
An abstract should be submitted by APRIL 15, 2013 following the online procedure.
Full details about the abstract submission process can be found on the workshop website.
Abstracts should be no longer than 1000 words.
Acceptance will be notified to the authors by APRIL 30, 2013.
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Key deadlines:
• February 15, 2013: Tentative title
• April 15, 2013: Abstract submission
• April 30, 2013: Acceptance notification
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www.ars13.unisa.it
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Xi'an INSNA Conference Abstract Submission Extension
Dear SocNet Friends:
Happy New Year!
I'm happy to report that we'd received 235 paper abstracts for Xi'an 2013 INSNA Conference by January 1. Although this is a great number already, I understand that some of you might have been occupied during the holiday season and could not send in your paper abstract to us timely. To satisfy your needs, we've extended our submission deadline to January 10. Relevant information is enclosed below.
See you in Xi'an next July!
Yanjie
Call for Paper Abstracts
Xi’an 2013 INSNA Conference
Submission Deadline Extended: January 10, 2013
The Xi’an 2013 INSNA Conference will be held on July 12-15 in Xi’an, China. This is a conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis ( INSNA), and it will be organized by the Institute for Empirical Social Science Research of Xi’an Jiaotong University and the Chinese Association for Social Network Analysis.
The conference website is insna2013.xjtu.edu.cn. This is the venue where to submit your workshop selections, session proposals, paper abstracts, conference and hotel registrations, and tourist plans. The extended deadline for session proposals and paper abstracts (no word limit) is January 10 of 2013. The conference secretariat will send each registered international participant an official letter of acceptance, which is to be used for a visa application from your local Chinese consulate.
The organizing committee is pleased to have the following people as international advisors: George Barnett, Catherine Faust, Linton Freeman, Ronald Burt, Bonnie Erickson, Joseph Galaskiewicz, Nan Lin, Peter Marsden, Pip Pattison, Werner Raub, Garry Robins, John Skvoretz, Tom Snijders, Anne Tsui, Stanley Wasserman, and Barry Wellman.
Local organizers: Yanjie Bian (yjbian@mail.xjtu.edu.cn), Jieming Chen, Jiade Luo, Conference secretariat Email: insna2013@mail.xjtu.edu.cn Conference website：insna2013.xjtu.edu.cn
Happy New Year!
I'm happy to report that we'd received 235 paper abstracts for Xi'an 2013 INSNA Conference by January 1. Although this is a great number already, I understand that some of you might have been occupied during the holiday season and could not send in your paper abstract to us timely. To satisfy your needs, we've extended our submission deadline to January 10. Relevant information is enclosed below.
See you in Xi'an next July!
Yanjie
Call for Paper Abstracts
Xi’an 2013 INSNA Conference
Submission Deadline Extended: January 10, 2013
The Xi’an 2013 INSNA Conference will be held on July 12-15 in Xi’an, China. This is a conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis ( INSNA), and it will be organized by the Institute for Empirical Social Science Research of Xi’an Jiaotong University and the Chinese Association for Social Network Analysis.
The conference website is insna2013.xjtu.edu.cn. This is the venue where to submit your workshop selections, session proposals, paper abstracts, conference and hotel registrations, and tourist plans. The extended deadline for session proposals and paper abstracts (no word limit) is January 10 of 2013. The conference secretariat will send each registered international participant an official letter of acceptance, which is to be used for a visa application from your local Chinese consulate.
The organizing committee is pleased to have the following people as international advisors: George Barnett, Catherine Faust, Linton Freeman, Ronald Burt, Bonnie Erickson, Joseph Galaskiewicz, Nan Lin, Peter Marsden, Pip Pattison, Werner Raub, Garry Robins, John Skvoretz, Tom Snijders, Anne Tsui, Stanley Wasserman, and Barry Wellman.
Local organizers: Yanjie Bian (yjbian@mail.xjtu.edu.cn), Jieming Chen, Jiade Luo, Conference secretariat Email: insna2013@mail.xjtu.edu.cn Conference website：insna2013.xjtu.edu.cn
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Sunbelt Deadline extended Jan. 7
Sunbelt XXXIII: Call for Abstracts
Deadline extended to Monday January 7, 2013
Call for Abstracts
The Sunbelt XXXIII. program committee is soliciting abstracts for paper and poster presentations at the upcoming 2013 conference May 21 - 26, 2013 in Hamburg, Germany.
Submission closes on January 7 at 11:59:59 EST. We invite abstract submissions for posters (120 minute poster session) and paper presentations (20 minute talk) on topics relevant to social network analysis, including theory, methods, and applications of social network analysis. Please limit your abstracts to 250 words. If a series of papers are being submitted as a single panel or session, please indicate this in the “special note section” of the abstract submission website (see FAQ’s). Paper and poster presentations will begin on Wed May 22 and conclude on Sun May 26. Presenting authors of accepted submissions must be members of INSNA and must register for and present their work at the meeting. This stipulation applies to both oral and poster presentations. Each member may present only one paper at the conference.
Abstract submissions are due by 7 January 2013. No abstracts can be accepted after this date.
If you want to submit an abstract, you will be asked to provide the following information (for further information see FAQ’s):
- Name/s of author/s with affiliation and email
- Title of the presentation
- Abstract (limit: 250 words)
- select “(oral) paper presentation”, “poster presentation” or “no preference”
- select a session title (list provided)
- select up to five key words (list provided)
Proceed to Abstract submission: http://www.abstractserver.com/sunbelt2013/absmgm/
To submit an abstract you have to be a full or student member of INSNA. If you are NOT a member of INSNA, please register here: https://insna.memberclicks.net/ For the conference registration, and registration for pre-conference workshops please follow this link provided by INSNA: https://insna.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_132482 Find out more about the venue and conference registration http://hamburg-sunbelt2013.org/
Proceed to more information about INSNA and Sunbelt Conferences http://www.insna.org/sunbelt.html
Email address for local organizers of the Sunbelt 2013 conference is: sunbelt2013@uni-hamburg.de
We wish you a happy new year
See you in Hamburg, the organizing committee: Betina Hollstein, Sonja Drobnic & Michael Schnegg
Deadline extended to Monday January 7, 2013
Call for Abstracts
The Sunbelt XXXIII. program committee is soliciting abstracts for paper and poster presentations at the upcoming 2013 conference May 21 - 26, 2013 in Hamburg, Germany.
Submission closes on January 7 at 11:59:59 EST. We invite abstract submissions for posters (120 minute poster session) and paper presentations (20 minute talk) on topics relevant to social network analysis, including theory, methods, and applications of social network analysis. Please limit your abstracts to 250 words. If a series of papers are being submitted as a single panel or session, please indicate this in the “special note section” of the abstract submission website (see FAQ’s). Paper and poster presentations will begin on Wed May 22 and conclude on Sun May 26. Presenting authors of accepted submissions must be members of INSNA and must register for and present their work at the meeting. This stipulation applies to both oral and poster presentations. Each member may present only one paper at the conference.
Abstract submissions are due by 7 January 2013. No abstracts can be accepted after this date.
If you want to submit an abstract, you will be asked to provide the following information (for further information see FAQ’s):
- Name/s of author/s with affiliation and email
- Title of the presentation
- Abstract (limit: 250 words)
- select “(oral) paper presentation”, “poster presentation” or “no preference”
- select a session title (list provided)
- select up to five key words (list provided)
Proceed to Abstract submission: http://www.abstractserver.com/sunbelt2013/absmgm/
To submit an abstract you have to be a full or student member of INSNA. If you are NOT a member of INSNA, please register here: https://insna.memberclicks.net/ For the conference registration, and registration for pre-conference workshops please follow this link provided by INSNA: https://insna.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_132482 Find out more about the venue and conference registration http://hamburg-sunbelt2013.org/
Proceed to more information about INSNA and Sunbelt Conferences http://www.insna.org/sunbelt.html
Email address for local organizers of the Sunbelt 2013 conference is: sunbelt2013@uni-hamburg.de
We wish you a happy new year
See you in Hamburg, the organizing committee: Betina Hollstein, Sonja Drobnic & Michael Schnegg
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