The Programme (for more details click here )

23-34 June. Introductory workshops

- 23 June 9.00 - 12.30:   A Primer in Scale-free Networks. Basic Definitions and Community Detection.  
Tutor: Guido Caldarelli   U. Rome "Sapienza", Italy.

- - - - - 13.30 - 17.00:   Networks in Sociology and Communication.
Tutor: Noshir Contractor   Northwestern U., USA

- 24 June 9.00 - 12.30:   The Economics of Networks.  
Tutor: Sanjeev Goyal   U. Cambridge, UK

- - - - - 13.30 - 17.00:   Networks in Biology: Discovery, Analysis and Modeling   Tutor: Réka Albert Penn State U., USA

- - - - - 17.00 - 18.00:   Network Workbench  
Tutor: Russel Duhon,   U. Indiana, USA

Conference Opening Evening, 24 June

- - - - - 18.00 - 19.00:   Nibble and Mingle
- - - - - 18.00 - 20.00:   Opening Ceremony. Guest Speaker: Ian Gibson   Hon. Prof. of the University of East Anglia, Norwich; Member of Parlament for Norwich North.
- - - - - 19.00   Welcome Drink and Mix

25 June. Theme: Network Theory and its Applications to Health and Society

 9.00  Keynote: Eat, Drink, and Be Merry: The Spread of Obesity, Substance Use, and Happiness in Longitudinally Resolved Social Networks
Speaker:  Nicholas Christakis   Harvard U., USA

10.00 - 17.00 Invited and Contributed Talks
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26 June. Theme: Planet Earth and its Life

  9.00   Keynote: Networks and Their Dynamical Implications in Epidemiology, Ecology, and Evolution
Speaker:  Robert May   U. Oxford, UK 

10.00 - 17.00 Invited and Contributed Talks.
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19.00   Conference Gala Dinner (St Andrews Hall, Norwich City Centre)
Guest Speaker: Andrew Watson

 

27 June. Theme: Economy, Management and Communication

 9.00  Keynote: A Natural Experiment on the Origins of Human Dynamics: The Case of a Large Network of Business Elites  
Speaker:  Brian Uzzi   Northwestern U., USA

10.00 - 13.30 Invited and Contributed Talks
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13.30 Special Talk: Network Science Applications to Global Communications. Speaker:  Albert-László Barabási   Northeastern U., USA

14.15  BEYOND ACADEMIA - Success Stories and Opportunities
Open Discussion Forum

16.00 Close of Conference

 

SATELLITE EVENTS

24 June, Tuesday

  9.00 - 17.00   Open Symposium of the 6th Framework EU project CREEN: Critical Events in Evolving Networks

  9.00 - 17.00   Workshop on Network Science and Pervasive Computing. Organised by the Cityware project