Dear Internet Researchers, at the sixth international conference German Online Research 04 (GOR 04) there is a tutorial workshop program that covers the following topics of internet research: Prof. Don A. Dillman (Washington State University): How the Visual Layout of Questions Influences Answers to Web and Other Self-Administered Surveys Dr. Nicola Döring (University of Hamburg): The Analysis of Online Groups: Topics, findings, techniques, and applications Dr. Christian Stegbauer (University of Frankfurt): The Analysis of Social Networks in the field of Internet Research Dr. Dietmar Janetzko (University of Freiburg): Non-Reactive Methods of Data Collection on the Internet Dr. Ulf-Dietrich Reips (University of Zuerich): Online Experimenting Holger Geissler (Psychonomics GmbH): Online Employee Surveys The workshop program takes place before and after the conference (March 29 + April 1, 2004). The conference itself takes place March 30 + 31, 2004 at the University Duisburg-Essen, Campus Duisburg (Germany). The GOR 04 conference presentations cover topics such as - online groups, - e-democracy and civil society, - the digital divide, - the Internet and social networks, and others. Traditionally there is a set of sessions focussing on methodological questions concerning issues of online data collection and web surveys. Prof. Don Dillman (Washington State University) will give a Keynote Speech on: How On-Line Surveys are Democratizing Social Research and Challenging Survey Methodology The conference is jointly organized by the German Society for Online Research (http://www.dgof.de/indexe.htm) and the Social Survey Research Center, Institute of Sociology, University Duisburg- Essen. The preliminary conference program is a available at http://www.dgof.de/gor04/programm_en.html. Some minor changes may me implemented later. Registration is available at http://www.dgof.de/gor04/index_e.htm. Please take into account that until January 31, 2004 the German Society for Online Research offers a 20% reduction of the conference fees for early registration. Thereafter, registration is charged with the full fees. Attendance of the tutoral workshops is available only for those who register for the conference. I hope to meet you at the GOR 04! Regards, Uwe Matzat ======================================= Uwe Matzat Sociology Section Sub-Department of Technology and Policy Department of Technology Management Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands phone: +31 40 247-8392 email: u.matzat@tm.tue.nl http://www.tue-tm-soc.nl/~matzat/ =======================================