Mitgliedern der MS DGS zur Kenntnis, Ekkehard Mochmann Apologies for cross posting +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 5th International Conference on e-Social Science Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany 24 - 26 June 2009 http://www.ncess.ac.uk/conference-09/ The National Centre for e-Social Science (NCeSS) is organising this conference in collaboration with the German Social Science Infrastructure Services (GESIS). Program Chairs: Rob Procter, Manchester Ekkehard Mochmann, Cologne CALL FOR PARTICIPATION The annual International Conference on e-Social Science brings together leading representatives of the social science, e-Infrastructure, cyberinfrastructure and e-Research communities in order to improve mutual awareness and promote coordinated activities to accelerate research, development and deployment of powerful, new methods and tools for the social sciences and beyond. Keynotes speakers for the conference: * Ian Foster: Director of the Computation Institute, a joint institute of the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory. * Mario Campolargo: Director of the "Emerging Technologies and Infrastructures" Directorate of DG-INFSO * David Theo Goldberg: co-founder and co-leader of HASTAC (Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Advanced Collaboratory). The programme for the conference is now available and can be found on the NCeSS website at http://www.ncess.ac.uk/conference-09/programme/ To register for the conference, please visit http://www.ncess.ac.uk/conference-09/registration/ [Registration will close on 17 June 2009] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Katy Middlebrough Centre Administrator ESRC National Centre for e-Social Science University of Manchester, Arthur Lewis Building 2C, Manchester, M13 9PL ( +44 (0)161 275 4723 Email: katy.middlebrough@ncess.ac.uk <mailto:katy.middlebrough@ncess.ac.uk> Fax: +44 (0)161 275 1390 Web: http://www.ncess.ac.uk