Three types of sessions are planned: Plenary, Specialand Contributed.
Plenary Sessions
MULTILEVEL NETWORKS Invited speakers: Tom Snijders - University of Groningen and University of Oxford Johan Koskinen - University of Manchester Aleš Žiberna - University of Ljubljana
SIGNED NETWORKS Invited speakers: Patrick Doreian - University of Pittsburgh Rosa Figueiredo - Université d'Avignon Vincent Traag - CWTS, Leiden University
TWO-MODE NETWORKS Invited speakers: Martin Everett - University of Manchester Vladimir Batagelj - University of Ljubljana Fabien Tarissan - CNRS France and ISP - Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan
ROUND TABLE "CHALLENGES IN SOCIAL NETWORK RESEARCH" Moderator:Anuska Ferligoj - University of Ljubljana
Invited speakers: Elisa Bellotti - University of Manchester Ulrik Brandes - University of Konstanz Patrick Doreian - University of Pittsburgh Martin Everett - University of Manchester Katherine Faust - University of California, Irvine Emmanuel Lazega - Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) Tom A. B. Snijders - University of Groningen and Oxford University
ANALYSING SOCIAL NETWORKS. METHODS AND APPLICATIONS Organizers: Young ARS Committee: Maria Prosperina Vitale, University of Salerno; Viviana Amati, University of Konstanz; Domenico De Stefano, University of Trieste; Luka Kronegger, University of Ljubljana.
BAYESIAN APPROACH IN SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS Organizer: Susanna Zaccarin, University of Trieste
CAUSALITY, IMPACT EVALUATION AND NETWORK ANALYSIS Organizer: Bruno Arpino, Universitat Pompeu Fabra; Luca De Benedictis, University of Macerata; Alessandra Mattei, University of Florence
HISTORICAL NETWORKS Organizers: Luca De Benedictis, University of Macerata; Martin Stark, University of Trier
INNOVATION NETWORKS: THE COMPLEX RELATIONS OF ACTORS, ORGANIZATIONS AND INDUSTRIES Organizers: Maria Rosaria D'Esposito, University of Salerno; Mario Maggioni, Catholic University of Milan
NETWORKS AND ART: STRUCTURES AND MEANINGS IN COLLECTIVE CREATIVITY Organizers: Aleksandra Nenko, ITMO University; Marco Serino, University of Naples Federico II
SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: RESULTS AND PROSPECTS IN RUSSIA Organizer: Victor Tishchenko, Federal Research Center "Computer Science and Control" of Russian Academy of Science