2nd Call for Contributions: Collective Behaviors and Networks, satellite @ ECCS'13, (Barcelona, September 19, 2013)

                   ***** Apologies for multiple copies *****=0A=0AYou are c=
ordially invited to submit a contribution to "Collective=0ABehaviors=0Aand =
Networks", a one-day satellite event of the 2013 European Conference=0Aon=
=0AComplex Systems (ECCS'13), to be held in Barcelona, September 19, 2013.=
=0A=0AGoal of this workshop is to provide a discussion venue about advances=
 in=0Athe study of networks applied to the dynamics of social collective=0A=
behaviors. Particular attention will be devoted, but not limited to, the=0A=
following topics:=0A=0A    - Group formation, evolution and group behavior =
analysis.=0A    - Modeling, tracking and forecasting dynamic groups in soci=
al media.=0A    - Community detection and dynamic community structure analy=
sis.=0A    - Social simulation, cultural, opinion, and normative dynamics.=
=0A    - Empirical calibration and validation of agent-based social models.=
=0A    - Models of social capital, collective action, social movements.=0A =
   - Coevolution of network and behavior.=0A=0AMore information on COVEnANT=
2013 can be found here:=0Ahttp://covenant2013.com=0AMore information on ECC=
S'13 can be found here: http://eccs13.eu=0A=0ARequirements=0A=0AParticipant=
s are invited to submit their contributions via the EasyChair=0Asystem at t=
he following link:=0Ahttps://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=3Dcovenant=
2013=0A=0AContributions must be at most 2 pages long, and must provide the=
=0Afollowing=0Ainformation: title, list of authors with affiliations, and a=
bstract.=0AAccepted format is PDF only. =0A=0AMore information, about selec=
tion, registration, etc., can be found=0Ahere:=0Ahttp://www.covenant2013.co=
m/?page_id=3D25=0A=0AImportant Dates=0A=0A    May 17, 2013=0A    Abstract s=
ubmission deadline=0A=0A    June 19, 2013=0A    Notification of acceptance=
=0A=0A    September 19, 2013=0A    Satellite meeting=0A=0AData Challenge=0A=
=0A    In order to encourage the development of predictive, data-driven=0Am=
odels=0A    of collective phenomena, a link prediction competition will be =
held=0Aas=0A    part of the meeting. Monetary prizes will be awarded to the=
 best=0A    contributions, which will be evaluated according to rigorous=0A=
scientific=0A    criteria by the program committee of the event. 1st prize:=
 US$800,=0A2nd=0A    prize: US$200. =0A    =0A    Further information (task=
, data set, dates) to be released soon.=0A=0AKeynote Speakers=0A=0A    Yong=
-Yeol Ahn, Indiana University, US=0A    J. Doyne Farmer, University of Oxfo=
rd, UK=0A    Dirk Helbing, ETH Z=C3=BCrich, Switzerland=0A    Jure Leskovec=
, Stanford University, US=0A    Alessandro Vespignani, Northeastern Univers=
ity, US=0A=0ASpecial Issue=0A=0A    The best original contributions will be=
 invited to submit an=0Aextended=0A    version for inclusion in a special i=
ssue of EPJ Data Science=0A    (Springer).=0A=0AOrganizing Committee=0A=0A =
   Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia, Indiana University, US=0A    Emilio Ferrara, I=
ndiana University, US=0A    Alessandro Flammini, Indiana University, US=0A =
   Filippo Menczer, Indiana University, US=0A=0AProgram Committee=0A=0A    =
Luca M. Aiello, Yahoo Research Barcelona, Spain=0A    Andrea Baronchelli, N=
orthwestern University, US=0A    Pasquale De Meo, University of Messina, It=
aly=0A    Santo Fortunato, Aalto University, Finland=0A    Jacob Foster, Un=
iversity of Chicago, US=0A    Matteo Gagliolo, Universit=C3=A9 Libre de Bru=
xelles, Belgium=0A    Bruno Gon=C3=A7alves, Aix-Marseille Universit=C3=A9, =
France=0A    Andrea Lancichinetti, Northwestern University, US=0A    Michae=
l M=C3=A4s, ETH Z=C3=BCrich, Switzerland=0A    Tam=C3=A1s Nepusz, E=C3=B6tv=
=C3=B6s Lor=C3=A1nd University, Hungary=0A    Orion Penner, IMT Lucca, Ital=
y=0A    Nicola Perra, Northeastern University, US=0A    Filippo Radicchi, U=
niversitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain=0A    Jos=C3=A9 J. Ramasco, IFISC, Spain=
=0A    Carlos Roca, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain=0A    Giancarlo Ruf=
fo, University of Turin, Italy=0A    Daniel Villatoro, Barcelona Digital Te=
chnology Centre, Spain=0A

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