Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 To network is to live; to live is to network _____________________________________________________________________ Many AoIR folks study social networks, whether they know it or not. Here is my favorite conference. Smart people, serious fun; warm beach in February. Call for Abstracts International Sunbelt Social Network Conference XXV February 16 - 20, 2005 Crowne Plaza Hotel, Redondo Beach Los Angeles, California http://www.socsci.uci.edu/~ssnconf/ The International Sunbelt Social Network Conference is the official conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA). Located in scenic Redondo Beach, CA, Sunbelt XXV will provide an interdisciplinary venue for social scientists, mathematicians, computer scientists, ethnologists, and others to present current work in the area of social networks. Workshops and conference sessions will allow individuals interested in theory, methods, or applications of social network analysis to share ideas and explore common interests. Conference Deadlines: Abstract Submission December 1, 2004 Hotel Reservation December 15, 2004 (for the conference rate) Conference Registration January 1, 2005 (for the early registration rate) Highlights: Workshops, Wednesday, February 16 Keynote Address, Thursday, February 17 Ronald Breiger Professor of Sociology, University of Arizona Social Networks and the Spinozan Problem of Order^Ô Welcome Banquet, Thursday, February 17 Freeman Award Presentation, Friday, February 18 James Moody Associate Professor of Sociology, The Ohio State University (Title to be announced) Additional Events: Rationality and Society Miniconference Wednesday, February 16 More Details: To find out more about the conference visit: http://www.socsci.uci.edu/~ssnconf/ To submit an abstract: http://www.socsci.uci.edu/~ssnconf/ To make hotel reservations: Conference Rate: $159/night Student Rate: $129/night Make reservations by December 15, 2004 to receive the conference rates. Call: 800-368-9760 or 1-310-318-8888 Be sure to specify the Social Network Conference when making your reservation so it counts toward the conference Or via the web at: http://www.crowneplaza.com/redondobeach (enter group booking code A2S) To register for the conference: Visit the INSNA website, www.insna.net Potential session topics include (but are not limited to): * Dynamic Networks * Diffusion & Social Influence * Health * Inter-organizational Relations * Sampling * Network Data Collection * Network Methods and Models * Collective Action and Social Movements * Personal Networks * Social Support * Small Worlds * Statistical Models * Visualization Social Activities * Phil Bonacich will lead a leisurely bike ride along the miles of bike paths on the beach to Marina del Rey for lunch and back on Saturday morning (10am-1pm). Bikes are available for rental across the street from conference hotel. * Whale watching will be available after the conference on Sunday for all those interested in seeing the majestic California gray whales' migration to Mexico. Cost: $15/person. * No-host happy hours in the lobby of the conference hotel every evening, 5:30 - 7:30 pm * Hospitality suite open every evening, 9:30-11pm About the Crowne Plaza Hotel: This five-story hotel is across the street from the Pacific Ocean and King Harbor Marina: 2 blocks from Redondo Beach shops and restaurants, and 7 miles south of Los Angeles International Airport. Spacious guestrooms feature private balconies. Nearly every guestroom offers full or partial views of the ocean or marina. An enormous rooftop deck with a pool and a tennis court looks out to the ocean and marina. A full-service European spa and salon offers everything from hair conditioning to seaweed mud wraps. Sunbelt 2005 Organizing Committee: Local Arrangements: Tom Valente (tvalente@usc.edu), Rebecca Davis (rldavis@ucla.edu) Program: Katherine Faust (kfaust@uci.edu),Carter Butts (buttsc@uci.edu)