[Forum SIS] Short course "Introduction to the Statistical Analysis of Social Networks"

[Caterina Liberati]

Short course "Introduction to the Statistical Analysis of Social Networks
with Exponential Random Graph Models"
Social Network Analysis Research (SoNAR) Center, University of Italian
Switzerland - Lugano (CH)
June 17 - 19, 2015


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Paola Zappa <paola.zappa a usi.ch>
Date: 2015-02-22 13:08 GMT+01:00
Subject: Introduction to the Statistical Analysis of Social Networks
workshop (Lomi, Robins), Lugano
To: Caterina Liberati <caterina.liberati a unimib.it>


Dear Colleagues,
we would like to inform you that the registration to the following workshop
is NOW OPEN:



Introduction to the Statistical Analysis of Social Networks with
Exponential Random Graph Models

Social Network Analysis Research (SoNAR) Center, University of Italian
Switzerland - Lugano (CH)

June 17 - 19, 2015




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Learning objectives
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The workshop aims to:
-   Make participants aware of the considerable range of possibilities
offered by the most recent generation of ERGMs for the analysis of social
networks.
-   Help students develop sufficient familiarity with the specification and
estimation of ERGMs so that they can get started on or make progress with
their own network projects.
-   Help students become informed consumers of contemporary research based
on ERGMs.


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Participants
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The workshop is addressed to doctoral and postdoctoral students in the
Social Sciences for whom the empirical analysis of social networks
represents an important part of their
dissertation or a major component of their current research work.


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Instructors
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Alessandro Lomi - Social Network Analysis Research (SoNAR) Center,
University of Italian Switzerland
Garry Robins - Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of
Melbourne


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Dates
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Classes will start in the morning of Wednesday June 17, and end the
afternoon of Friday June 19.
Classes will run from 9:00am to 12:00 noon and from 2:00pm to 5:00 pm.


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Pricing and Payment
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For students and University of Italian Switzerland staff the fee is 350
CHF. All other attendees 500 CHF.
The fee covers 18 hours of face-to-face teaching over 3 days and lunches on
campus for 3 days. The fee excludes travel and accommodation.
Deadline for registration and payment is June 1st, 2015.

To register your place and for further details on the workshop please visit
the workshop webpage:
http://www.sonarcenter.eco.usi.ch/teaching-activities.htm
<http://www.sonarcenter.eco.usi.ch/teaching-activities.htm>


We are looking forward to welcoming you in Lugano!


--
Dr. Paola Zappa

SNSF Post-doctoral Fellow
University of Italian Switzerland, Faculty of Economics, Switzerland

Address : Via Buffi 13, 6904, Lugano, Switzerland
Phone   : +31 58666 4549
Email   : paola.zappa a usi.ch
Web     : http://goo.gl/6fQB2H
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