Without getting into the politics of this research, I would Urge in
general that prospective employees use Google and other means to check
potential non-university employers and their supporters. Many different
things can call themselves Institutes, Centers, Laboratories
and Foundations. I did some checking myself on recent posts to this list
and learned a fair amount.
Having said that, I am off on the road for nearly a week.
Barry
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Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director
[log in to unmask] 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
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On Thu, 15 Aug 2002, Valdis wrote:
> Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 13:09:17 -0400
> From: Valdis <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Social Network Research Partners
>
> This is not debate about politics!!! Two of the directions SNA is going today
> includes military/intelligence apps and corporate decision-making. This is
> debate about the use of knowledge generated by smart people on this list.
> Charles and Sam are not talking about politics in their posts, they expressing
> concerns about the use of this powerful technology that the SOCNET community
> has invented. I don't view their posts as SPAM!!!
>
> Andrew, this conversation is about the future of social network analysis and
> its applications. If you are interested in social networks then listen up, and contribute.
>
> Valdis
>
>
> Andrew Hyatt wrote:
> >
> > C'mon, if you want to debate about politics, go to Usenet or one of
> > the thousands of message boards or blogs out there. I subscribe to
> > the socnet list because I'm interested in social networks. If this
> > listserv can't stay on topic, there's no reason to subscribe. It's
> > not squashing voices any more than not allowing spam on a listserv
> > is.
> >
> > Valdis <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> >
> > > Right On [as we used to say], Karl!
> > >
> > > Previous attempts at 'silence' on SOCNET:
> > >
> > > > "Please, take these and similar email notes elsewhere. This has nothing to do with SOCNET."
> > >
> > > > "....IMPLORE people not to engage in this discourse!"
> > >
> > >
> > > Isn't the squashing of voices/opinions a common trait of our current enemy...
> > > and for that matter, most/all of our recent ones?
> > >
> > > Should we be mimicking that behavior?
> > >
> > > Funny that a social network group, would inhibit the natural functioning of the network.
> > >
> > > IMHO, let the opinions and discourse roll!
> > >
> > > Valdis
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Karl E. Bauman" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Silence on such a critical ethical issue? For shame. I applaud Friedman's
> > > > boldness, and welcome ugliness if that is what it takes to assure discourse on
> > > > such an important consideration.
> > > >
> > > > Richard Southwick wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > All,
> > > > >
> > > > > Allow me to quickly jump into this thread and IMPLORE people not to engage
> > > > > in this discourse!
> > > > >
> > > > > While respecting the importance of the issue, I know from experience on
> > > > > another list (ISWORLD) that this can get very ugly in a heartbeat! Silence
> > > > > will be golden.
> > > > >
> > > > > -- Richard Southwick
> > > > > Syracuse University - School of Information Studies
> > > > > email: [log in to unmask]
> > > > > webite: http://web.syr.edu/~rmsouthw
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, 15 Aug 2002, Sam Friedman wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I for one have ethical qualms about working for an organization whose
> > > > > > stated aim is to kill people--and that performs this task rather often,
> > > > > > and for purposes that further the economic degradation of human life all
> > > > > > over the world and also contribute to the ecological crisis.
> > > > > > As one of the people whose offices were destroyed on September 11, I
> > > > > > also object to the fact that they often claim to do this in the names of
> > > > > > my murdered building-mates--even though the policies and interests they
> > > > > > defend are the same as those they did before that date.
> > > > > > How do others feel?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Sam Friedman
> > > > > > National Development and Research Institutes
> > > > > > 71 West 23d Street
> > > > > > New York, NY 10010
> > > > > > USA
> > > > > > 1 212 845 4467
> > > > > > Fax 1 917 438 0894
> > > > > > [log in to unmask]
> > > > > > >>> "Paul A. Branson" <[log in to unmask]> 08/15/02 01:04 AM >>>
> > > > > > To the social network community,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > We have recently won a contract with the Army to conduct scientific
> > > > > > research and knowledge econometric analysis at several commands. One of
> > > > > > the analysis tools we use is Social Network analysis. It started as a
> > > > > > small project, but due to popularity of our approach has since expanded
> > > > > > to a project that could span a large section of the Army.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > IMII is interested in collaborating with researchers interested in
> > > > > > social network analysis.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > We have also developed a software instrument in C# to conduct a variety
> > > > > > of social network analysis and econometrics. We are interested in
> > > > > > learning about current metrics that could be incorporated with within
> > > > > > this tool.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If you are interested in collaborating with us on a US Army project,
> > > > > > please contact me at: [log in to unmask] .
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The hub of the project is located near Tucson, Arizona.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Edward Swanstrom
> > > > > > Director
> > > > > > Innovation Management Institute International (IMII)
> > > > > > [log in to unmask]
> > > > > > http://www.eknowledgecenter.com
> > > > > > +1 520-731-3130
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Karl E. Bauman
> > > > 513 Dogwood Dr.
> > > > Chapel Hill, NC 27516
> > > >
> > > > Email: [log in to unmask]
> > > > Telephone: 919/929-6572
> > > > Fax: 919/966-2921
>
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