***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** Please submit nominations for Best Graduate Student Conference Paper, Best Faculty Conference Paper, Best Published Article, and Best Book. Deadlines are quickly approaching. *JOHN SPRAGUE AWARD for Best Grad Student Conference Paper -- Nomination deadline April 1, 2017* This award is given annually to the best paper on political networks presented by a graduate student delivered at a political science conference in the previous year. There is a fund that supports this award and the award includes a cash award that comes from the fund. Email nominations to: Greg Koger, University of Miami, ([log in to unmask]) (Chair) Nils Ringe, University of Wisconsin-Madison, ([log in to unmask]) Mia Costa, University of Massachusetts-Amherst ([log in to unmask]) *Best Conference Paper Award – Nomination deadline April 1, 2017* This award is given annually to the best paper on political networks presented by a faculty person delivered at a political science conference in the previous year. Email nominations to: Nicholas Weller, University of Southern California, ([log in to unmask]) (Chair) Jennifer Larson, New York University, ([log in to unmask]) Janet Lewis, US Naval Academy, ([log in to unmask]) *Political Ties Award (best published article) – Nominations deadline April 1, 2017* The APSA organized section on Political Networks is seeking nominations for the Political Ties Award. This award is given annually to the best article published on the subject of political networks. Nominees must have been published — either on-line or in print — in a peer-reviewed journal between January 1st and December 31st of 2016. Nominations should be sent to the committee via e-mail by April 1, 2017. A winner will be selected and will receive the award at the APSA annual meeting in September, 2017. Self-nominations will be accepted. Send nominations to: Seth E. Masket, University of Denver ([log in to unmask]) (chair) Skyler Cranmer, Ohio State University, [log in to unmask] Rachel Blum, Miami University, [log in to unmask] *Best Book on Political Networks Award – Nominations deadline April 20, 2017* Awarded on a biennial basis to the best book published on political networks in a two-year period (current cycle includes books published April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2017). To nominate a book for the award, please send a brief e-mail to the members of the award committee explaining why the book deserves consideration and a copy of the book to each member of the committee. Send nominations to: John Patty, University of Chicago, ([log in to unmask]) (Chair) Elizabeth Menninga, University of Iowa, [log in to unmask] Jennifer Hadden, University of Maryland, [log in to unmask] Copies of the nominated books must be received by each member of the committee by April 20. These should be sent to the following three addresses: Professor John W. Patty, Chair Department of Political Science University of Chicago 5828 S. University Ave. Chicago, IL 60637 Professor Jennifer Hadden Department of Government and Politics University of Maryland 3140 Tydings Hall College Park, MD 20742 Professor Elizabeth Menninga Department of Political Science University of Iowa 341 Schaeffer Hall Iowa City, IA 52240 -- Justin H. Gross Assistant Professor Dept. of Political Science University of Massachusetts, Amherst _____________________________________________________________________ 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.