Welcome to the XXXIX Sunbelt Social Networks Conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA). Here are some conference-related information... There are more on the Conference Website (you can download some helpful documents directly from the home page, under ’’Shared Files’’). WiFi: Network: Visiteurs UQAM User name: asunbelt2019 Password: DQ32fK23 OR EDUROAM is also available everywhere in all UQAM Buildings. There is also a Public WIFI Network in Downtown Montréal: MTL-WIFI (see here for more details). RESTAURANTS There is no lack of good restaurants and bars near the Conference venue and in Montréal globally. Download the pdf file for a few suggestions (under ’’Shared Files’’ on the website).
Open sessions propose abstracts that have been grouped by topics. In this a Sunbelt tradition that these sessions be chaired by the last person presenting in the session.
08:20 Leveling Ties in Two-Mode Networks David Schoch
08:40 Pixels and Flows: Conceptual Tools for Analyzing Disjointed Fluidity Jacqueline Joslyn
09:00 Mostly Dead Is Slightly Alive: Distinguishing Between Inactive and Absent Ties Chang Z. Lin, Alexandra Marin
09:20 Partitioning Networks by Social Influence Ulrik Brandes
09:40 *CANCELED PRESENTATION* Classification and Typology of Social Networks: A Finite Mixture Perspective CANCELLED Tessa L. Johnson, Tracy M. Sweet