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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b>Call for short papers: <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b>Words and Networks: Language Use in Socio-Technical Networks (WON 2012)<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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We solicit short papers for a workshop on research at the nexus of text analysis and network analysis. The workshop will be held at the ACM Web Science 2012 Conference in Evanston, IL, on June 22nd (<a href="http://www.websci12.org/" target="_blank">http://www.websci12.org/</a>).</p>
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Workshop webpage: <a href="http://people.lis.illinois.edu/~jdiesner/calls/WON_2012.html">http://people.lis.illinois.edu/~jdiesner/calls/WON_2012.html</a><span class="MsoHyperlink">.</span>
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While text analysis and network analysis have evolved into mature yet still quickly advancing fields, new work at their intersection emerges that enhances our understanding of the transformative role that language can play in networks and the relationship between
information and networks. By jointly considering text data and network data we can analyze networks along multiple dimensions of human behavior. This has facilitated eminent work on collective problem solving through information propagation, language change,
and the adoption of beliefs and sentiments, to name a few areas. The overarching goal with this workshop is to bring together people that bridge the gap between text analysis and network analysis, and to discuss current advances and challenges in this new
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b>What and how to submit:</b></p>
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We welcome short papers (2-6 pages) on algorithmic, methodological and applied empirical work that considers text data and network data. We are also interested in computational solutions that support this process.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 3pt; ">Please submit your paper EasyChair (<a href="https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=won2012" target="_blank">https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=won2012</a>).
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Please use the Word or LaTeX templates for WebSci12 for you submission (<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:blue"><a href="http://www.websci12.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/WebSci-Proceedings-Templates-2012.zip">http://www.websci12.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/WebSci-Proceedings-Templates-2012.zip</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b>Topics of interest include:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Semantic network analysis<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Information networks<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Mental maps<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Joint utilization of natural language processing or computational linguistics and network analysis, e.g. in the context of social media analytics<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Evolution and change of language, trust and reputation in online and offline settings<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b>Important dates:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">May 16: Short papers due<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">May 25: Acceptance notes sent out<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">June 08: Final version of short papers due<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">June 22: Workshop<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">June 22-24: Web Science Conference, Evanston, Illinois, USA<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b>Organizers:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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Jana Diesner<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">The iSchool/ Graduate School of Library and Information Science<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="DE">Web: </span>
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mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:blue;
mso-ansi-language:DE"><a href="http://people.lis.illinois.edu/~jdiesner/">http://people.lis.illinois.edu/~jdiesner/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="DE">David Reitter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Carnegie Mellon University, Dept. of Psychology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">and Penn State, College of Information Sciences and Technology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Web: <a href="http://www.david-reitter.com" target="_blank">http://www.david-reitter.com</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b>Program Committee:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Christian Baden, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Moira Burke, Facebook<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Lee Giles, Penn State University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Scott Golder, Cornell University
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Georg Groh, Technical University Munich<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Anatoliy Gruzd, Dalhousie University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Peter Landwehr, Carnegie Mellon University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Winter Mason, Stevens Institute of Technology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Eduarda Mendes Rodrigues, University of Porto<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Wouter van Atteveldt, University Amsterdam<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">John Yen, Penn State University</p><div><div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px">
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