The International Network for Social Network Analysis Announces Visible Path Graduate Student Award.REDONDO BEACH Redondo Beach (rĭdŏn`dō), city (1990 pop. 60,167), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1892. Once a commercial port for Los Angeles, it is a residential and resort city with a protected harbor and an excellent marina. , Calif. -- Award Recognizes Research on How Social Networks Improve Professional Performance The International Network for Social Network Analysis The International Network for Social Network Analysis is the professional association of social network analysis.[1] The rapid increase in awareness of social networks, social network software, and social networking has led to lively discussions and influence beyond (INSNA INSNA International Network for Social Network Analysis ) announced a newly-created Visible Path Graduate Student Award at the Sunbelt XXV International Social Network Conference here today. INSNA will give the annual award, which carries a $5,000 prize plus paid expenses to the Sunbelt conference, to a graduate student in recognition of research on how social networks are used to improve individual and inter-organizational performance. "Social network analysis touches many disciplines -- anthropology, sociology, psychology, political science, economics, medicine, urban planning urban planning: see city planning. urban planning Programs pursued as a means of improving the urban environment and achieving certain social and economic objectives. and communications science for starters - yet there are few awards that are specifically designed to support basic social network research," said Bill Richards, INSNA president and professor of communications at Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University, main campus at Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada; provincially supported; coeducational; chartered 1963, opened 1965. The Harbour Centre campus in downtown Vancouver opened in 1989. . "This award seeks to encourage research for benefit of everyone who is interested in the juncture of social network analysis and organizational performance Organizational performance comprises the actual output or results of an organization as measured against its intended outputs (or goals and objectives). Specialists in many fields are concerned with organizational performance including strategic planners, operations, ." The award stems from a widening interest in social network analysis sparked by articles, popular books and new companies selling web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. and software that capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. social networks. "The timing is right for graduate students looking to discover new insights on social network that can advance an increasingly popular discipline with growing opportunities for application," said Stanley Wasserman, professor of sociology, psychology, and statistics at Indiana University Indiana University, main campus at Bloomington; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1820 as a seminary, opened 1824. It became a college in 1828 and a university in 1838. The medical center (run jointly with Purdue Univ. and chief scientist for Visible Path Corporation in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ." To apply for this year's award, students submit a paper to INSNA's Visible Path Graduate Student Award Committee before September 1, 2005. Submitted papers will be evaluated by a committee of four judges; their decision will be final. Judging will be on the basis of the level of originality in the ideas and techniques, the possible applications and their treatment, and potential impact. The awardee will give a formal presentation at the Sunbelt 2006 conference in Vancouver. The paper must be written between September 1, 2004 and August 31, 2005. Eligible students must be first (or sole) author on the submitted paper. Letters of support should be submitted as well. The committee may arrive at the conclusion that none of the submitted papers merits the award. The first award will be in 2006. Funds for the award are provided by Visible Path Corporation.
Address for submission (electronic submissions in PDF file-format
required):
Professor Ronald Burt
Chair, Visible Path Graduate Student Award Committee
Graduate School of Business
University of Chicago
5807 South Woodlawn Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Ronald.burt@gsb.uchicago.edu
About INSNA INSNA is the professional association for researchers interested in social network analysis. The association is a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. incorporated in the state of Delaware with members from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK and USA. Barry Wellman founded INSNA in 1978; the current president is Bill Richards. About Visible Path Corporation Visible Path transforms the way large companies leverage relationship capital to drive top-line revenue growth. The Visible Path platform applies the science of social network analysis to allow professionals to access the entire enterprise's trusted relationship network without invading privacy or compromising relationships. The platform integrates tightly with corporate applications to measurably accelerate sales cycles, increase close rates, and reduce the cost of lead generation and customer acquisition. Visible Path Corporation, founded in 2002, is a privately-held company with investment from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. |
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