Submitted by Dr Petra Vertes on Wed, 14/11/2012 - 13:48
December 17, 2012 (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Connect1ons is an academic conference on Network Science, in all of its interpretations, in which only students and postdocs are allowed to present.
Scientific Committee (alphabetical):
Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, Nicholas Christakis, Nathan Eagle, Marta Gonzalez, Ricardo Hausmann, Cesar A. Hidalgo, David Lazer (pronounced as “Lazar”), Jukka-Pekka Onnela, Alex. Sandy Pentland, Alessandro Vespignani
Applications/Submission/Selection Criteria:
Students and postdocs wanting to apply to Connect1ons will need to submit a document, or email, with (i) title, name and affiliation, plus a ~100-500 word abstract, and (ii) a figure/visualization/info-graphic associated with the work. The deadline for submissions is Friday, December 7.
The committee will make its best to accomodate as many presentations as possible, and will communicate the program, together with the length of the presentations by Wednesday December 12. The selection will consider the scientific contribution but also a set of diversity, criteria, such as gender diversity, and the inclusion of people from different research groups or labs.
Submissions need to be sent to varounny@media.mit.edu . Please include “Submission to Connections by NAME” in the Email Title.
For submission and details please visit: http://macroconnections.media.mit.edu/events/