The University of Limerick will hold a Summer School for OPAALS on the 19th and 20th of June (Thurs and Fri), 2008.
We have an exciting line-up of lectures, discussion groups etc where some lectures will be given by pairs of OPAALS members.
This event is a great opportunity to attend guest lectures in multiple emerging research areas.
For more information on the OPAALS project see www.opaals.org
Note: Please email Lorraine [dot] Morgan [at] ul [dot] ie in order to confirm attendance by May 20th for both the summer School and Dinner on the night of the 19th of June. Also please inform of any special dietary requirements in advance if possible.
Schedule for Summer School:
OPAALS Summer School 2008 Programme
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| Wednesday, 18th June 2008 | |||
| Event | Speaker | Room | |
| 6:30-8:30pm | Drinks Reception and Registration | Professor Brian Fitzgerald and Lorraine Morgan | Millstream Common Room |
| Thursday, 19th June 2008 | |||
| 9:30-9:45am | Welcome (VIDEO) | Professor Brian Fitzgerald and Dr Maha Shaikh (UL) | Schuman Building - SG18 |
| 9:45-10:00am | Introduction to Summer School (VIDEO) | Dr Paolo Dini (LSE) | Schuman Building - SG18 |
| 10:00-10:45am | Lecture 1 - Natural Science: The Construction of Order (VIDEO) | Dr Paolo Dini (LSE) and Dr Alistair Munro (Dundee) | Schuman Building - SG18 |
| 10:45-11:00am | Coffee break | Schuman Building -SG17 | |
| 11:00-12:00pm | Lecture 2 - P2P Networks, Computer Models and Social Science (VIDEO) | Professor Paul Krause (UNIS) | Schuman Building - SG18 |
| 12:00-12:30pm | Lecture 3 - Online Conferencing (VIDEO) | Neil Rathbone (LSE) | Schuman Building - SG18 |
| 12:30-2:00pm | Lunch | Kemmy Business School | |
| 2:00-3:00pm | Lecture 4 - Social Science Associative Systems, Language & Power (VIDEO) | Marco Braeuer (UniKassel) | Schuman Building - SG18 |
| 3:00-3:15pm | Coffee break | Schuman Building -SG17 | |
| 3:15-4:00pm | Lecture 5 - Transaction Models (VIDEO) | Dr Sotiris Moschoyiannis (UNIS) | Schuman Building - SG18 |
| 4:00-6:00pm | Break-Out Session 1 | Architecture, SBVR, SE models, Policies, Empirical research, Agricultural knowledge | Schuman Building - SG18 and SG19 |
| 7:00-10:00pm | Summer School Dinner | BunrattyCastle | |
| Friday, 20th June 2008 | |||
| Event | Speaker | Room | |
| 10:00-11:00am | Lecture 6 - Systems Theory & Autopoiesis: Strengths & Weaknesses (VIDEO) | Marco Braeuer (UniKassel), Dr Paolo Dini (LSE) and Mehita Iqani (LSE) | Schuman Building - SG18 |
| 11:00-11:15am | Coffee break | Schuman Building -SG17 | |
| 11:15-12:00pm | Discipline Swap: Trust, Identity and Accountability (VIDEO) | Paul Malone (WIT) and Panayiota Tsatsou (LSE) | Schuman Building - SG18 |
| 12:00-1:00pm | Break-Out Session 2 | Trust, Identity and Accountability | Schuman Building - SG18 |
| 1:00-2:30pm | Lunch | Kemmy Business School | |
| 2:30-3:30pm | Lecture 7 - DE and Regional Development: The Hard Facts, Policies, & Economic Models (VIDEO) | Andrea Nicolai (T6) and Dr Antonella Passani (T6) | Schuman Building - SG18 |
| 3:30-3:45pm | Coffee break | Schuman Building -SG17 | |
| 3:45-4:45pm | Lecture 8 - OSS 2.0 and Open-Sourcing (VIDEO) | Professor Brian, Dr Maha Shaikh, Gary Gaughan and Lorraine Morgan (UL) | Schuman Building - SG18 |
| 4:45-5:30pm | Break-Out Session 3 | OKS Infrastructure, Collaborative Tools, and Governance | Schuman Building - SG18 and SG19 |
| 5:30-6:00pm | Wrap up of Summer School | Dr Maha Shaikh (UL) and Dr Paolo Dini (LSE) | Schuman Building - SG18 |
We hope to see you there!
Best wishes,
The UL Team
Professor Brian Fitzgerald
Maha Shaikh
Gary Gaughan
Lorraine Morgan
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