PLS Applications Symposium; 11 - 13 April 2018; Laredo, Texas, USA
(Abstract submissions accepted until 15 February 2018)
*** Only abstracts are needed for the submissions ***
The partial least squares (PLS) method has increasingly been used in a variety of fields of research and practice, particularly in the context of PLS-based structural equation modeling (SEM). The focus of this Symposium is on the application of PLS-based methods, from a multidisciplinary perspective. For types of submissions, deadlines, and other details, please visit the Symposium's web site:
http://plsas.net
*** Workshop on PLS-SEM ***
On 11 April 2018 a full-day workshop on PLS-SEM will be conducted by Dr. Ned Kock, using the software WarpPLS. Dr. Kock is the original developer of this software, which is one of the leading PLS-SEM tools today; used by thousands of researchers from a wide variety of disciplines, and from many different countries. This workshop will be hands-on and interactive, and will have two parts: (a) basic PLS-SEM issues, conducted in the morning (9 am - 12 noon); and (b) intermediate and advanced PLS-SEM issues, conducted in the afternoon (2 pm - 5 pm). Participants may attend either one, or both of the two parts.
The following topics, among others, will be covered - Running a Full PLS-SEM Analysis - Conducting a Moderating Effects Analysis - Viewing Moderating Effects via 3D and 2D Graphs - Creating and Using Second Order Latent Variables - Viewing Indirect and Total Effects - Viewing Skewness and Kurtosis of Manifest and Latent Variables - Viewing Nonlinear Relationships - Solving Collinearity Problems - Conducting a Factor-Based PLS-SEM Analysis - Using Consistent PLSFactor-Based Algorithms - Exploring Statistical Power and Minimum Sample Sizes - Exploring Conditional Probabilistic Queries - Exploring Full Latent Growth - Conducting Multi-Group Analyses - Assessing Measurement Invariance - Creating Analytic Composites.
Ned Kock
Symposium Chair
http://plsas.net
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Once you have registered for, and you are definitely attending the PLS Application Symposium; 11 - 13 April 2018 in Laredo Texas, feel free to contact me, Geoffrey Hubona, directly to help you with lodging (or other) information while in Laredo.
With regard to flight information, you may find it less expensive to fly into San Antonio (SAT) and then rent a car to drive the easy (not much but desert and large Texan ranches) 2+ hour drive south into Laredo.
You can also fly direct into Laredo (LRD) but it will likely cost more.
Laredo is pretty laid back and generally inexpensive. For hotels, I wholeheartedly recommend
La Posada, Laredo's only 4-diamond hotel. It is definitely under priced and cannot be beat for service, food, amenities, and most importantly for local flavor.
Best, Geoffrey Hubona
Visiting Associate Professor of MIS
Texas A&M International University
Laredo, Texas USA