Workshops

Below is the list of workshops accepted for the e-Social Science 2007 Conference. Position paper submissions and other requests to participate in the workshops should be directed to the individual workshop leaders. Click on a workshop name to learn more. (Note: All linked abstracts are in PDF.)

Sunday, October 7

Conference Registration and Continental Breakfast
8-9 a.m.
Rackham Lobby

All-Day Workshops
9 a.m.-Noon and 1-4 p.m.

1. Computational Tools for Social Simulation
   This workshop has been canceled.
   
   
2. Mapping Worldwide e-Social Science: National Comparisons of Uptake and Sustainability
   Workshop leader: Alex Voss, University of Manchester, alex.voss -at- ncess.ac.uk
   Michigan Room, Michigan League
   
   

Morning Workshops
9 a.m.-Noon
Michigan League

3. Technologies for Enhancing Visual Methods
   Workshop leader: Yuwei Lin, University of Manchester, Yuwei.Lin -at- manchester.ac.uk
   Room D, Michigan League
   
   
4. Understanding Infrastructure: Dynamics, tensions, design, and data
   Workshop leader: Paul Edwards, University of Michigan, pne -at- umich.edu
   Koessler Room, Michigan League
   
   
5. Web 2.0 & e-Social Science
   Workshop leader: Peter Edwards, University of Aberdeen
   Kalamazoo Room, Michigan League
   This workshop has been cancelled.
   
   

Lunch (on your own)
Noon-1 p.m.

Afternoon Workshops and Tutorial
1-4 p.m.
Michigan League

6. Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis (CAQDAS) and Multi-dimensional Data Synchronization
   Workshop leader: Paul Tennent, University of Nottingham, pxt -at- cs.nott.ac.uk
   Room D, Michigan League
   
   
7. Designing and Implementing Online Surveys
   Workshop leader: Frederick Conrad, University of Michigan, fconrad -at- isr.umich.edu
   Koessler Room, Michigan League
   
   
8. Data Ethics in e-Social Science
   Workshop leader: Annamaria Carusi, Oxford University Computing Lab
   Kalamazoo Room, Michigan League
   (This workshop has been canceled.)
   
   
9. Tutorial: "Service Oriented Science: Globus Software in Action"
   Tutorial leader: Lee Liming (liming -at- mcs.anl.gov), Argonne National Laboratory
   Hussey Room, Michigan League
   
   

Note: Following the workshops there will be an Opening reception for the conference and a keynote speaker, both in the Rackham Building (just across the plaza from the Michigan League):

Opening Reception
5-7 p.m.
Rackham Fourth Floor

Opening Keynote Speaker
7-8:30 p.m.
Daniel E. Atkins
Rackham Auditorium

Workshops provide an opportunity to discuss and explore emerging areas of e-Social Science research and application. Workshops may focus on any aspect of e-Social Science such as practices and methods in design, tools to support social science research, or the study of consequences.

Workshop Co-Chairs

Workshop co-chairs for e-Social Science 2007:

• Jenny Fry
  Research Fellow
  Oxford Internet Institute
  University of Oxford
  
  
• David Ribes
  Research Fellow
  School of Information
  University of Michigan
  
  

E-mail: ess2007workshops-at- umich -dot- edu 

If you have questions about workshops for e-Social Science 2007, contact the workshop co-chairs at ess2007workshops -at- umich -dot- edu .