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.
Full-time 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 or Travis Grosser at
travis.grosser@yahoo.com
Thanks,
Travis Grosser
LINKS Center
University of Kentucky