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Agree with all. And a special shout out to Vivian and all she did to keep things running superbly as Barry noted. 

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On Aug 21, 2013, at 7:35 PM, "Garry Robins" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> Couldn't agree more. A tribute to the organisers and superb hospitality, indeed. And a fascinating city to visit.
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> Garry Robins
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> I echo Barry's opinion.  It was a terrific social networks conference, with awesome infrastructure support.  Getting to inland China was a bother, but once there -- fantastic.  /  Ron
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> On 8/21/13 5:23 PM, "Barry Wellman" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> This was a great social networks conference, one of the best that I 
>> attended. The papers were solid -- better than most Sunbelts that I 
>> have seen. The colleagues from East Asia and elsewhere were delightful, 
>> and the hospitality was out of this world.
>> 
>> Most papers were in English, although there was a separate track for 
>> Chinese-language papers.
>> 
>> Here's the program:
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>> http://insna2013.xjtu.edu.cn/Conference_Program.aspx
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>> Huge praise to Prof Yanjie Bian, conference manager Vivian Wang, and 
>> their associates for great organizing and welcoming.
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>>  Barry Wellman
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