NSF Social Observatories Coordinating Network Meeting
May 8-9, 2013
University of Maryland
Inn and Conference Center
College Park, Maryland
Day One
| 8:00 |
Continental Breakfast |
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| 9:00 |
Welcome from Cheryl Eavey, Program Director, Measurement and Methods, NSF Introduction to the Vision Statement, Activities conducted to date; Objectives of the meeting; Introduction of Participants |
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| 9:30 |
Current Projects that are developing Consortia |
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| 12:00 |
Lunch |
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| 1:00 |
Data Needs and examples of current small-scale observatories from computational social science Alex Pentland, MIT Duncan Watts, Microsoft Julia Lane, AIR Discussants: Peter Muhlberger, NSF; William Rnad, University of Maryland |
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| 2:00 - 3:00 |
Examining the State of the World through Social MediaPresenter: Dr. William Rand, Director, Center for Complexity in Business, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland |
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| 3:00 |
Afternoon Break |
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| 3:30 |
Discussion of linkages between research consortia and big data: needs, problems, potential solutions |
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| 5:00 |
Recess | |
| 6:30 |
Dinner at Mulligan's Grill, University of Maryland Golf Course |
Day Two
SOCN Network members only
| 8:00 |
Continental Breakfast |
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| 9:00 |
Working meeting of the SOCN Network: reports from the sessions at professional meetings attended; feedback and white papers posted on website; directions and further review of upcoming meetings and ways to increase feedback. |
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| 12:00 |
Working Lunch |
