***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** Dear all, please forward to everyone who might be interested. Best regards, B. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 8th International Summer School on the Analysis of Political and Managerial Networks (POLNET) will take place in Konstanz, Germany, from August 31 - September 5, 2008. www.polnet-school.info The summer school provides a sound introduction to social network analysis. It is intended for PhD and MA students as well as researchers interested in theory-driven empirical research on networks in politics, organizations, and management. Lectures are complemented by computer labs introducing UCINET and visone. Organizers: Keynote: Ulrik Brandes, U Konstanz Franz Urban Pappi (U Mannheim) Patrick Kenis, Tilburg U Joerg Raab, Tilburg U Volker Schneider, U Konstanz Dorothea Wagner, U Karlsruhe (TH) Registration deadline: May 31, 2008 (limited number of participants) Location: U Konstanz was recently named one of nine German excellence universities in an intense national competition. It is situated above Lake Constance, a scenic environment with many attractions for visitors. http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=universit%C3%A4t+konstanz&jsv=107&sll=47.669318,9.088783&sspn=0.107506,0.276203&ie=UTF8&ll=47.514418,9.299927&spn=0.862602,2.209625&t=h&z=10&iwloc=addr --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Prof. Dr. Ulrik Brandes Department of Computer & | +49 7531 88-4433 (phone) Information Science, Box 67 | +49 7531 88-3577 (fax) University of Konstanz | [log in to unmask] 78457 Konstanz, Germany | http://www.inf.uni-konstanz.de/~brandes/ _____________________________________________________________________ SOCNET is a service of INSNA, the professional association for social network researchers (http://www.insna.org). To unsubscribe, send an email message to [log in to unmask] containing the line UNSUBSCRIBE SOCNET in the body of the message.