Hi folks--
The LINKS Center at the University of Kentucky is offering its annual summer workshop on social network analysis June 5-10, 2011 on the U. of Kentucky campus. The workshop features sessions by Steve Borgatti, Dan Brass, Rich DeJordy, Jeff Johnson, David Krackhardt, Joe Labianca and Ajay Mehra. Registration opens March 15. To sign up, visit the workshop website at:
http://linkscenter.org/workshops/. The schedule is as follows.
Pre-workshop Works-in-Progress conference (1-day) Sunday, June 5
Led by Joe Labianca and Jeff Johnson, this is a developmental session for people working on (or contemplating) a network research project. Participants present their ideas and get help from other participants, including our panel of experts, which will include some combination of Steve Borgatti, Dan Brass, Jeff Johnson, Joe Labianca, and Ajay Mehra. The format will include a few plenary talks and many small-group working sessions
Theory and Methods (4-day) Monday-Thursday, June 6-9:
Introduction to Network Analysis.
A 1-day theoretical and empirical overview of the field by Dan Brass, followed by a 3 day hands-on tutorial that presents key concepts in social network analysis (e.g., centrality, brokerage) and demonstrates how to perform the associated analyses using the UCINET software. The tutorial is led by Rich DeJordy along with several LINKS Center colleagues
Advanced Network Analysis.
Topics include describing network change, analyzing multiple relations, 2-mode data, advanced centrality measures and missing data. Taught by Steve Borgatti
Application Areas (1-day) Friday, June 10
Networks and Organizations. Network analysis used in the context of organizations and management. Both the academic research side and the applied side will be covered. Taught by David Krackhardt
Networks and Crime. Social network analysis used in the context of fighting organized crime and terrorism. Participants will have the opportunity to analyze real datasets (de-identified). Led by Stathis Mainas, Senior Analyst at Europol
1-on-1 Research Development Sessions
An opportunity each day of the workshop to discuss your research in-depth with Ajay Mehra. These sessions are held each evening by appointment.
Fulltime students pay only half price. The largest session is capped at 50 participants, so register early. The registration deadline is May 15. There is a 20% early-bird discount for registering before April 15.
Visit the workshop website for full details: http://linkscenter.org/workshops/ or contact Steve Borgatti at sborgatti@uky.edu.
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Ajay Mehra
Associate Professor
LINKS, International Center for Research on Social Networks in Business
Gatton College of Business and Economics, 455R
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0034
phone:513.417.3217