Dear Colleagues, *Social Computing, Behavioral Modeling, & Prediction (SBP-BRiMS'17) *is an annual interdisciplinary conference devoted to promoting the study of social phenomena within the computer and information sciences, currently in its 10th year. With grant funding for social scientists increasingly being pointed towards such research, it provides a great opportunity to learn about current and develop professional networks in this interdisciplinary area. The conference will be held on July 5-8 in Washington, D.C. at The George Washington University. We are making an effort to encourage the participation of more social scientists and other non-CISE scholars by making use of generous participant support grants we have received from from multiple agencies. A_ll scholars from non-CISE fields with accepted 2-page extended abstracts will be reimbursed for their registration costs, and may be eligible for additional travel support depending on need and available resources. Abstracts will be accepted up till June 12 under a special disciplinary diversity track._ Participants in the conference will have the opportunity not only to familiarize themselves with work by leading scholars, but opportunities to develop technical skills via tutorial sessions and to meet with representatives of leading funding agencies. For more information, please look at the attached special Call For Papers and check the conference website <http://sbp-brims.org/> <http://sbp-brims.org/>. Sincerely, Sun-Ki Chai *Sun-Ki Chai*, Professor 崔勝基 (최승기) *Email:*sunki@hawaii.edu <mailto:sunki@hawaii.edu> *Web:*www2.hawaii.edu/~sunki/ <http://www2.hawaii.edu/%7Esunki/> Office +1 808 956-7234 Fax +1 808 956-3707 Dept. Office +1 808 956-7693 Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way, Saunders Hall 237 University of Hawai`i Honolulu HI 96822 USA