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We will also provide you with a printed version of the program upon arrival.

Confirmed Invited Speakers

- Andreas Diekmann, ETH Zurich (CH) and University of Leipzig (DE)
- Jana Diesner, University of Illinois (USA)
- Dirk Helbing, ETH Zurich (CH)
- Ridhi Kashyap, University of Oxford (UK)
- Michael Maes, University of Groningen (NL)
- Suzy Moat, University of Warwick (UK)
- Sophie Mützel, University of Lucerne (CH)
- Wojtek Przepiorka, University of Utrecht (NL)
- Markus Strohmaier, RWTH Aachen and GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences (DE)
- Claudia Wagner, University Koblenz-Landau and GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences (DE)
- Nils Weidmann, University of Konstanz (DE)
- Emilio Zagheni, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (DE) and Washington State University, Seattle (US)

Conference Schedule

The conference will host selected invited speakers, and panels with contributors from academia, media, economy, and politics. In addition, we will have panel discussions on open science initiatives and research data infrastructure.

Wednesday, September 25

Time

Program

Location

14:00 - 14:30Welcome Addresses
 
  • Dirk Leuffen (Vice Rector University of Konstanz)
  • Ulrik Brandes (ETH Zurich)
  • Thomas Hinz (Academy of Sociology)

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14:30 - 15:00

Invited Speaker: Nils Weidmann (University of Konstanz, DE)

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15:00 - 15:30

Invited Speaker: Sophie Mützel (University of Lucerne (CH))

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15:30 - 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 -
16:30

Invited Speaker: Andreas Diekmann (ETH Zurich, CH and University of Leipzig, DE)

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16:30 - 17:15

Dissertation Award Ceremony
Awardee: Hanno Kruse (University of Cologne, DE)

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17:30 - 19:30

AS Business Meeting

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20:00

Early Career Researcher Reception

Constanzer Wirtshaus

 Thursday, September 26

TimeProgramLocation
09:00 - 10:30Parallel Sessions

  • Reputation and Open Peer Production on Digital Platforms
    Invited Speaker: Wojtek Przepiorka (University of Utrecht, NL)
  • Network Mechanisms
    Invited Speaker: Markus Strohmaier (RWTH Aachen and GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, DE)
  • Labor Market and Digitalization I
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10:30 - 11:00Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30Parallel Sessions

  • Open Session on Inequality and Education
  • Terrorism and Social Media
  • Labor Market and Digitalization II

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A703,
A704

12:30 - 13:30Lunch BreakK7
13:30 - 14:30

Poster Session

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14:30 - 16:00Parallel Sessions

  • Open Session on Social Inequality
  • Opinion Formation
    Invited Speaker: Michael Mäs (University of Groningen, NL)
  • Labor Market and Digitalization III
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A703,
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16:00 - 16:30Coffee Break
16:30 - 18:00Parallel Sessions

  • Mixed Methods and Data Quality
    Invited Speaker: Jana Diesner (University of Illinois, US)
  • Political Sociology
  • Environmental Applications of Digital Data
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A703,
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18:15 - 19:15Presentation Open Science InitiativeA701
20:00 - 22:00Conference Dinneril Boccone

Friday, September 27

TimeProgramLocation
09:00 - 10:30Parallel Sessions

  • Gender and Ethnic Biases
    Invited Speaker: Ridhi Kashyap (University of Oxford, UK)
    Invited Speaker: Claudia Wagner (University Koblenz-Landau and GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, DE)
  • Open Session on Replication and Publication Bias
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A703
10:30 - 11:00Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30Session:

  • Open Session on Integration of Immigrants

 

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12:30 - 13:15Lunch BreakK7
13:15 - 13:45

Invited Speaker: Suzy Moat (University of Warwick, UK)

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13:45 - 14:15

Invited Speaker: Emilio Zagheni (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, DE and University of Washington, Seattle, US)

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14:15 - 14:45

Invited Speaker: Dirk Helbing (ETH Zurich, CH)

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14:45 - 15:00Closing RemarksA701