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1. By the way ...
2. Conferences, CfPs and Symposiums
3. Recent publications and Discussion Papers
4. Job opportunities
5. Research Schools and Doctoral Consortia
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1. By the way ...
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VisuaLyzer: Visualization and Analysis of Social Networks.
VisuaLyzer is an interactive tool for entering, visualizing and analyzing network data ...
available as 30 days trial version and for purchase
URL: http://www.mdlogix.com/visualyzer.htm
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2. Conferences, CfPs and contributions
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CfP: Fourth European Social Simulation Association Conference (ESSA'07), Toulouse, France. Deadline Extended: 14th April, 2007.
For more information visit: http://www.irit.fr/essa2007
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CfP: UK Social Network Conference, London, 13-14 July 2007
For more information visit: http://www.busman.qmul.ac.uk/networks
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CfP: The 6th International Conference on Computational Intelligence in Economics and Finance (CIEF 2007), July 15-22, 2007 Marriott Salt Lake City Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
For more information visit: http://www.jcis.org
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CfP: 2007 Fall AAAI Symposium - Emergent Agents and Socialities: Social and Organizational Aspects of Intelligence, Washington, DC, November 8­-11, 2007
For more informaton visit: http://www.aaai.org/Symposia/Fall/fss07.php
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CfP: Third International Conference on e-Social Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, October 7-9, 2007
For more information visit: http://ess.si.umich.edu/
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CfP: International Conference on Network Science (NETSCI-2007), New York Hall of Science, New York City,  May 20-25, 2007.
For more information visit: http://www.nd.edu/~netsci
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CfP: Seventh International Conference on Complex Systems, Boston MA, October 28-November 2, 2007.
For more information visit: http://necsi.org/events/iccs7
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3. Recent Publications, Discussion Papers, Talks
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Hoffmann, A. O. I., Jager, W. and Von Eije, J. H. (2007). 'Social Simulation of Stock Markets: Taking It to the Next Level'.
Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation. 10(2)7. <http://jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk/10/2/7.html>
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Gray, W. D.(Ed.) (2007). Integrated models of cognitive systems. New York:
Oxford University Press. ISBN13: 9780195189193
http://www.rpi.edu/~grayw/pubs/papers/2007/Gray-IMoCS/Gray-IMoCS.htm
http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Psychology/Cognitive/?view=usa&ci=9780195189193
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Leydesdorff, L. and Franse, S. The communication of meaning in social systems.
Pre-print draft available at: <http://www.leydesdorff.net/meaning0704/index.htm>
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4. Job opportunities
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ISTC/CNR offers Research Fellowships in Rome, Italy
ISTC-LABSS has openings for the right individuals to join a dynamic and multidisciplinary team. These are key positions in our expanding group, contributing to our flagship projects.
We are looking for individuals with expertise in  agent-based modeling and social simulation for specialised projects in norm innovation and reputation systems
LABSS website: http://labss.istc.cnr.it/
Contact: Riccardo Bianchi (riccardo.r.bianchi@gmail.com)
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Postdoc position in the field of Innovation or History of Technology for 1 year: The Department of Technology Management of the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven.
The postdoc position falls within the framework of the project Culture and Innovation Dynamics (CID) which is funded by European Commission and is part of the NEST (New and Emerging Science and Technology) activity of the sixth Framework Programme (For more information on the general  aims and scope of the project please consult the website: http://www.cespri.unibocconi.it/folder.php?vedi=3708&tbn=albero&id_folder=1913
For more information visit: dr. A  Nuvolari, e-mail: a.nuvolari@tue.nl. Further general information: M.E.M. Roelands, personnel officer, phone +31 40 2474886, e-mail: pz@tm.tue.nl.
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Senior Research Software Engineer in Dynamic Network Analysis - Those interested should send a vita and cover letter to Dr. Kathleen Carley kathleen.carley@cs.cmu.edu, and cc it to Janice Kusmierek <janicek@cs.cmu.edu>.  Applicants should also enter information through the cmu on line system - Ms. Kusmierek can help with that. The posting #is 3109 Senior Research Software Engineer in SCS.  Salary range min -33,630 - max $61,657 Annually.
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5. Research Schools and Doctoral Consortia ...
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The tenth ZUMA Simulation Workshop will be held from July 23 to 27, 2007, at the Koblenz Campus of Koblenz-Landau University, Germany. This will be a workshop on the techniques of developing computer simulations to help with the exploration and understanding of social and economic issues. All instruction is in English.
Lecturers: Klaus G. Troitzsch, Nigel Gilbert and Michael Moehring
For more information visit: http://www.uni-koblenz.de/FB4/Institutes/IWVI/AGTroitzsch/Teaching/current_teaching/ZUMA
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ICCM 2007 Doctoral Consortium Call: July 26, 2007, Submission Deadline: April 20, 2007,
at Eight International Conference on Cognitive Modelling (ICCM),
For more information visit: http://sitemaker.umich.edu/iccm2007.org/doctorial_consortium
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Summer School: New Trends in Computational Finance and Economics, 3 - 7 September 2007
Centre for Computational Finance and Economic Agents (CCFEA), University of Essex
For more information visit: http://www.essex.ac.uk/ccfea/summerschool/
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5th European Neuro-IT and Neuroengineering School, July 15-21, 2007, Hanse Wissenschaftskolleg (Hanse-Institute for Advanced Study), Delmenhorst, Germany
For more information visit: http://www.neuro-it.net/Activities/Delmenhorst2007/
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