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Application deadline: July 21, 2024

Time and Location: Saturday, August 10th, 8:00 - 10:30 am. Sheraton: Chicago Ballroom IX.

Call for Attendees
Computational theory construction (CTC) is a genre of theory development research in which researchers leverage computational tools to identify patterns within social systems and to theorize these patterns. As this research genre evolves, the community of scholars engaging in CTC is growing. The purpose of the PDW is to (a) unify the community of CTC scholars around a core set of CTC practices, (b) connect computational and qualitative researchers, (c) share review process insights from published CTC papers, and (d) mentor junior scholars pursuing CTC projects.

Speakers and Mentors:
Amir Goldberg, Stanford University
Aron Lindberg, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ning Nan, University of British Columbia
Stefan Seidel, University of Cologne
Ahmed Abbasi, University of Notre Dame
Emmanuelle Vaast, McGill University
Nicholas Berente, University of Notre Dame
Brian Pentland, Michigan State University
Hani Safadi, University of Georgia
Shaila Miranda, The University of Arkansas
Malmi Amadoru, University of Sydney
Semi Min, The University of Minnesota
Thomas Grisold, University of St. Gallen

Submission Guideline
The PDW consists of two parts. Part I – keynotes and panel discussions are open to all AOM registrants. 

Part II – roundtable discussions are only for participants who would like to receive feedback on their ongoing or planned projects and have been accepted to attend the roundtables.
For those who are interested in participating in roundtables, please submit a short vignette before July 21 (max 2 pages in PDF format to ctcpdw21@gmail.com).

Please cover the following aspects in your vignette:
• Brief introduction of the research project
• How have you combined computational and manual analysis techniques in your research?
• What struggles have you faced in understanding, using, or considering using computational methods in your theory development work?
Those who have not conducted any such research, but are planning to do so, can submit short descriptions of your intended work, also focusing on your planned combination of manual and computational techniques or related questions.

We look forward to seeing you and engaging in fruitful discussions at the PDW!

Best Wishes,
Sophie Zhai, Malmi Amadoru, Aron Lindberg, Shaila Miranda
The Organizers