[Air-l] e-social science conference announcement

[jeremy hunsinger]

>> 1St International Society on e-Social Science
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>> University of Manchester, UK
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>> 22nd - 24th July 2004
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>> website - www.ncess.ac.uk
> The vision of the 'Grid' first emerged as a solution to the highly  
> specialised computing infrastructure requirements of particle physics.  
> The past five years, however, have seen the Grid's potential  
> recognised by the wider scientific research community and the  
> emergence of new forms of research practice now encapsulated in the  
> notion of 'e-Science'
>
> Now, members of the social science research community in the UK and  
> elsewhere are beginning to explore how they can use the Grid and to  
> explore the prospects for 'e-Social Science'. This year, for example,  
> has seen the creation in the UK of the National Centre for e-Social  
> Science (NCeSS).
>
> The opportunities presented by the Grid for social science research  
> are numerous and intriguing. The Grid will make it possible for new  
> computational tools to be brought to bear on a diverse range of social  
> science research problems; it will make established social science  
> datasets more readily accessible and easier to integrate; it will make  
> feasible the collection and management new kinds of data on an  
> unprecedented scale. Beyond enhancing existing research methods,  
> however, e-Social Science also brings with it the prospect of  
> articulating a radically new research agenda and encouraging the  
> formation of new forms of research community.
>
> Realising the full potential for e-Social Science will be a major  
> challenge and calls for a major collaborative effort from social  
> scientists and Grid developers. As a contribution to meeting this  
> challenge, NCeSS is very pleased to announce the first international  
> conference on e-Social Science.
>
> We invite contributions from members of the social science and Grid  
> research communities with experience of - or interests in - exploring,  
> developing and applying e-Social Science research methods, practices,  
> tools and technologies.
>
> Submission categories include: long and short papers, posters,  
> workshops and tutorials.
>
> Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to, the following:
>
> Enhancing existing research methods
> Novel research methods
> Challenges of large scale collaborative research
> Experience of e-Science and e-Socal Science practice
> Research ethics
> Socio-technical issues in the development of e-Social Science
> Standards for metadata, ontologies, annotation, curation, etc
> Middleware for data collection, sharing and integration
> Tools for data mining, visualisation, modelling and collaborative  
> research
> Usability issues in tools and middleware
>
>
> Details of submission formats and deadlines will be announced shortly.
> The conference mailing list can be found at -  
> http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/E-SOCIAL-SCIENCE-NEWS
>
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> This is the full transcript from the website but please feel free to  
> edit the text as you see fit.
>
> Best wishes
> Gillian Sinclair
>
>
> Dr Gillian Sinclair
> Programme Manager
> National Centre for e-Social Science (NCeSS)
> University of Manchester
> Zochonis Building
> Oxford Road
> Manchester
> UK
> M13 9PL
>
> Tel: 0161 276 8234
> Email: gillian.sinclair at ncess.ac.uk
> Website: http://www.ncess.ac.uk
> News mailing list: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/E-SOCIAL-SCIENCE-NEWS