I thought this might be of interest to some on the list: ************** Arizona Methods Workshops 2012 Please join us for the 2nd annual Arizona Methods Workshops, January 5-10, 2012 Hosted by the Department of Sociology University of Arizona Tucson, AZ ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS: Please join us for the 2nd annual series of Arizona Methods Workshops. These 2-3 day workshops are open to everyone and are hosted by the Department of Sociology at the University of Arizona, where all workshops are held. The goal is to share the methodological expertise of our department and college with the wider community of social scientists. The workshop topics and instructors vary from year to year; this year we are offering six workshops January 5-10th, 2012 (see descriptions in the textbox to the right, and the schedule below). Tack on a few days to enjoy a January vacation in sunny Tucson! SCHEDULE: Thursday, Friday, & Saturday ? January 5-7, 2012 Session A (9-10:30 and 2-3:30 each day): Workshop A1. Introduction to Survey Design Professor Jane Zavisca -or- Workshop A2. Assessing Discrimination in Organizational Settings Professor William T. Bielby Session B (11-12:30 and 4-5:30 each day): Workshop B1. Matching Methods & Causal Inference Professor Chad Westerland -or- Workshop B2. Introduction to Social Network Analysis Methods Professor Ronald L. Breiger Monday & Tuesday ? January 9-10, 2012 Session C (9-11:30am and 1-3pm each day): Workshop C1. Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Fuzzy Sets Professor Charles C. Ragin -or- Workshop C2. Introduction to Multi-Level Modeling Professor Erin Leahey For more details, including registration information, fees, and lodging information, visit: http://sociology.arizona.edu/methods ********************************* Jennifer Earl Professor of Sociology SS&MS 3129 University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9430 P: (805) 893-7471 F: (805) 893-3324 http://www.soc.ucsb.edu/faculty/earl/ *********************************