Welcome
Social networks have now caught the imagination, be they computer-based Facebook ways to link friends or corporations working together. With the rise of the Internet, social networks and communication networks have become intertwined. Although new to the public, scholars and practitioners have been analyzing social networks for some time. Their social network analysis has joined the general public’s active social network/ing.
Social Network/ing Week is a forum to facilitate knowledge transfer and interdisciplinary collaboration between research and industry/government participants.
Tuesday, October 30th
6:00 PM
Opening Ceremonies
Introduction by Dr. Tim McTiernan, Vice-President, Research, UofT
The Nathan and Beatrice Keyfitz Lectures in Mathematics and the Social Sciences
“The Geography of Social and Information Networks.” Jon Kleinberg, Professor of Computer Science, Cornell University.
Location: Koffler Institute,
569 Spadina Avenue, Room KP 108
University of Toronto
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Thursday, November 1st
Location: OISE/UofT, 252 Bloor St. West, Rm 2212
9:00-9:15 “When Social Networks Meet Computer Networks” by Barry Wellman, S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology; NetLab Director; Symposium Chair, UofT
9:15- 10:10 Keynote Presentation: "Social Networks and Internet Use: The Growth of Privatism in the Public and Parochial Realms?" by Keith Hampton, Assistant Professor, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania.
10:10-10:30: Break
Session 1 : Relationships & Web 2.0
Chair: Alan Bernardi, General Manager, Bell University Labs, Bell Canada
10:30- 10:55 “When competence is irrelevant: Psychological foundations of task-related relationships” Tiziana Casciaro, Assistant Professor, Rotman School of Management, UofT
10:55-11:20 “Modeling and Analysis of Peer-to-Peer Computer Networks: An Approach based on Social Networking” Peter Marbach, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, UofT
11:20-11:45 “Information Communication and Exchange Technologies: A Comparison of Rural and Urban Internet Use” Bernie Hogan, Research Director, NetLab, UofT
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11:45-1:15 LUNCH
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1:15-1:40 Chair: Gale Moore, Director, KMDI, UofT
1:40-2:05 "The Networked Household” Tracy Kennedy, Research Director, NetLab, UofT
2:05-2:30 “Understanding Wireless Service Consumption in a Social Network Framework” Mengze Shi, Associate Professor, Rotman School of Management, UofT
2:30- 2:50 Break
Session 2: Collaboration and Communications
Chair: Olav Sorenson, Rotman School of Management, UofT
2:50-3:15 “The Role of Social Capital in Collaborative Research” Dimitrina Dimitrova, Director, Network Mapping Project and Donald Brookes, Managing Director, Canadian Water Network.
3:15-3:40 “Internet Use and Glocalized Networks in Chinese Ethnic Businesses” Wenhong Chen, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Sociology, Duke University
3:40- 4:05 “Restructuring Research: Communication Costs and the Democratization of University Innovation”
Avi Goldfarb, Assistant Professor, Rotman School of Management, UofT
4:05-4:25 “Increasing Shared Understanding in Software Teams through Informal Knowledge Transfer Networks” Steve Easterbrook, Professor, Department of Computer Science, UofT |
1:15-1:40 Chair: Gale Moore, Director, KMDI, UofT
1:40-2:05 "The Networked Household” Tracy Kennedy, Research Director, NetLab, UofT
2:05-2:30 “Understanding Wireless Service Consumption in a Social Network Framework” Mengze Shi, Associate Professor, Rotman School of Management, UofT
2:30- 2:50: Break
Session 2: Collaboration and Communications
Chair: Olav Sorenson, Rotman School of Management, UofT
2:50-3:15 “The Role of Social Capital in Collaborative Research” Dimitrina Dimitrova, Director, Network Mapping Project and Donald Brookes, Managing Director, Canadian Water Network. (Click here for Presentation Abstract)
3:15-3:40 “Internet Use and Glocalized Networks in Chinese Ethnic Businesses” Wenhong Chen, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Sociology, Duke University
3:40- 4:05 “Restructuring Research: Communication Costs and the Democratization of University Innovation” Avi Goldfarb, Assistant Professor, Rotman School of Management, UofT
4:05-4:25 “Increasing Shared Understanding in Software Teams through Informal Knowledge Transfer Networks” Steve Easterbrook, Professor, Department of Computer Science, UofT
5:30-6:45 Reception for S.D. Clark Lecture, Massey College, 4 Devonshire Place
7:00-9:00 S.D. Clark Lecture: "The Long Hand of Social Capital.” Nan Lin, Oscar L. Tang Family Professor of Sociology, Duke University
Location: George Ignatieff Theatre
15 Devonshire Place,
University of Toronto
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Friday, November 2nd
Location: OISE/UofT, 252 Bloor St. West, Rm 2212
Session 3: Online Communities
Chair: Derek Wilkinson, Professor, Department of Sociology, Laurentian University
9:00-9:25 “Content-Based Social Network Analysis of Online Communities” Anatoliy Gruzd, PhD Student, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois and Caroline Haythornthwaite, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois. Click here for presentation abstract.
9:25-9:50 “Conversations in Social Hypertext: Telecommunity and Post-Industrial Work” Mark Chignell, Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, UofT
9:50– 10:15 “Structural Analysis of Social Hypertext for Finding Sense of Community” Alvin Chin, PhD Student, Department of Computer Science, UofT
10:15-10:40 “A New Research Agenda: The Emergence of Online Social Networking Systems” Nick Koudas & Stefan Saroiu, Department of Computer Science, UofT
10:40-11:05 Break
Session 4: Tools
Chair: Stephen Perelgut, IBM Centre for Advanced Studies, Toronto.
11:05-11:30 "Networks, Job Search and Labour Markets: Information Sharing as a Structured Process"
Alexandra Marin, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, UofT
11:30 -11:55 “Scratching the Egocentric Itch: New Tools for Personal Network Analysis” Bernie Hogan, Research Director, NetLab, UofT
11:55-12 “A Wiki-Based Exchange Community for the Learning Sciences” Jim Slotta, Associate Professor OISE/ UT
12:20-12:45 "Visualizing and Analyzing Social Networks” Fernanda Viegas, Visual Communication Lab, IBM
12:45-1:15 Wrap up
**Networking**
3:30– 5:30 Social Capital: An Advanced Technical Seminar
“Social Capital: Theory and Research" Nan Lin, Oscar L. Tang Family Professor of Sociology, Duke University
Location: Department of Sociology,
725 Spadina Avenue, 2nd Floor Seminar Room
University of Toronto
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