[Forum SIS] ARS'17 -Sixth International Workshop on Social Network Analysis (May, 15-17 Naples, Italy)FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

[Giancarlo Ragozini]

Cari Colleghi,
sperando di farvi cosa gradita vi inoltro le informazioni relative al  
Convegno ARS'17

Cordiali saluti
Giancarlo Ragozini
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FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

We are pleased to announce the Sixth International Workshop on Social  
Network Analysis ARS'17 which will take place on May, 15-17 in Naples,  
Italy.

http://www.ars17.unisa.it/

IMPORTANT DATES
For invited speakers
TItle and short abstract                     March 19, 2017

For contributed speakers
Title and short abstract submission     January 15, 2017
Notification of acceptance                  February 19, 2017
Abstract Final Version                        March 19, 2017


ABOUT
ARS?17 is the sixth of a successful series. It aims at presenting the  
most relevant results and the most recent methodological developments  
in Social Network Research.


INVITED SPEAKERS
Vladimir Batagelj ? University of Ljubljana
Elisa Bellotti ? University of Manchester
Ulrich Brandes ? University of Konstanz
Patrick Doreian ? University of Pittsburgh and University of Ljubljana
Martin Everett ? University of Manchester
Katherine Faust ? University of California, Irvine
Anuska Ferligoj ? University of Ljubljana
Rosa Figueiredo ? Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse
Johan Koskinen ? University of Manchester
Emmanuel Lazega ? Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po)
Tom Snijders ? University of Groningen and University of Oxford
Fabien Tarissan ? CNRS France and ISP - Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan
Vincent Traag ? CWTS, Leiden University
Ale? ?iberna ? University of Ljubljana


CALL FOR ABSTRACT AND POSTERS
  The workshop aims:
- to cover more of Social Network Analysis themes including  
application to different areas;
- to deepen existing scientific cooperation between social network analysts;
- to establish new cooperation between researchers;
- to provide a multi-disciplinary forum for exchange of ideas;
- to provide Ph.D. students and young researchers in the field of  
social network analysis with a forum for presenting their innovative  
work.

ARS'17 Scientific Commettee  invites anybody with an interest in the  
themes of the conference or related ones to submit a paper to the  
workshop.
The papers may include the following topics though not limited to them:

Clustering on networks: community detection, blockmodeling
Collaboration Networks
Complex Network, Multiplex Networks, Multilevel Networks
Cultural Networks
Dynamics and evolution patterns of large and complex networks
Economic and Geographic Network
Issues in data collection
Knowledge and innovation networks
Methods for Social and media analysis
Models for network data
Network analysis in human and social sciences
Network Visualization
Political networks - Social movements and civic organization networks
Statistical Methods for the network analysis
Trade networks
The YoungARS group invites graduate and PhD students to submit a  
poster according to the paper submission deadlines.
Accepted posters will be included into the "speed poster session", a  
lightning talk to promote posters during the conference. They will  
also be enrolled into the competition for the Best Poster Award.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
Follow the abstract submission system:
http://www.ars17.unisa.it/submission


CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Short course
A short course on "Multilevel longitudinal network analysis" will be  
offered on May 15. The course will be taught by Tom Snijders, Oxford  
University. Details are at http://www.ars17.unisa.it/shortcourse

Publications
- a selection of original papers will be published in a volume edited  
by an international publisher and/or in special issues of  
international journals

- extended papers based on the Poster Track organized by the YoungARS  
group will be encouraged to be submitted to the special issue of the  
Italian Journal of Applied Statistics:
"Analysing Social Networks: Methods and Applications" - guest editors:  
A. Ferligoj, M.P. Vitale, D. De Stefano and L. Kronegger
More information on the speed poster session and the special issue  
will be provided to the authors of the accepted submissions.


PROGRAM COMMITTEE
For a complete list of committees please visit
http://www.unisa.it/centri_e_vari/ars17/committees


CONTACT INFORMATION
Website http://www.ars17.unisa.it
Email: ars17 at unisa.it

Giancarlo RAGOZINI
giancarlo.ragozini at unina.it

Maria Rosaria D'ESPOSITO
mdesposito at unisa.it


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Prof. Giancarlo Ragozini
Coordinatore del CdLM in Scienze Statistiche per le Decisioni
Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Via L. Rodinò 28 - 80138 Napoli
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