Network Analysis Workshop and NOSOVE General Assembly

Update 14.07.2014
Sadly we have had to cancel the course due to lack of registered participants. We hope it will be possible to organize the course at a later date.

Time:
September 24th -26th, 2014

Venue: 

Hotel L’Ermitage

Toompuiestee 19, 10137 Tallinn, Estonia 

Website: www.lermitagehotel.ee/en/

Instructor: 

Rob Christley

Reader in Epidemiology

Department of Epidemiology & Population Health

Institute of Infection & Global Health, and 

School of Veterinary Science

University of Liverpool,

UK

Provisional Outline

The course will introduce the terminology, methods and some of the software available to analyse networks. The workshop will be a combination of short lectures, discussions and hands-on analysis (half of each day will be spent completing exercises designed to give participants practical experience of network analysis). By the end of the workshop participants will be able to design and undertake studies appropriate for the collection of network data, and use such data to create network images, describe important features of the network and identify important individuals and subgroups within the network. In addition, we will cover aspects of the statistical analysis of network data and the impact of networks on infectious disease dynamics.

Data will be provided for the practical sessions; however, participants will be encouraged to bring their own data to work on during the workshop. In addition, participants are encouraged to discuss their ideas for network analysis with the group.

The course outline below provides the basic course structure and topics to be covered. This may be subject to some modification.

Requirements:

• Course material with notes, practicals and solutions to the exercises will be provided during the first session of the workshop.

• Participants will be required to bring their own laptop.

• Software required: UCINET. A free trial version will be provided for the course.

Costs for participation:

Participation in the whole programme: 300 EUR (includes teaching all days, teaching material, workshop, AGM, all lunches, dinners and coffe breaks) 

Accommodation:

Hotel L’Ermitage; Toompuiestee 19, 10137 Tallinn, Estonia  www: www.lermitagehotel.ee/en/

Rooms have been booked for participant in the NOSOVE workshop/course 

Per night in a single room: 60 EUR including breakfast

Per night in an advanced single room: 72 EUR including breakfast

Per night in a twin or double room: 60 EUR including breakfast for two (30 EUR per person) 

Detailed program and Registration: 

Please click this link

Deadline for registration: 30th of May 2014