[Sigiii-l] Conference German Online Research 04

[Dr. Olaf Wenzel]

Dear Internet Researchers,

We are pleased to announce the program of the sixth international 
conference 

German Online Research 04 

that will take place March 30 + 31, 2004 at the University Duisburg-
Essen (Germany). 

The conference is jointly organized by the German Society for 
Online Research and the Social Survey Research Center, Institute 
of Sociology, University Duisburg-Essen. 

We have wonderful sessions on topics such as online groups, 
e-democracy and civil society, the digital divide, the Internet and 
social networks, and others. As a good tradition, additionally there 
is a stream of sessions focussing on methodological questions 
concerning issues of online data collection.

Before and after the conference (March 29 & April 1, 2004) there is 
a tutorial workshop program that covers crucial topics of internet 
research:

Prof. Don A. Dillman (Washington State University): How the 
Visual Layout of Questions Influences Answers to Web and Other 
Self-Administered Surveys

Dr. Nicola Döring (University of Hamburg): The Analysis of Online 
Groups: Topics, findings, techniques, and applications

Dr. Christian Stegbauer (University of Frankfurt): The Analysis of 
Social Networks in the field of Internet Research 

Dr. Dietmar Janetzko (University of Freiburg): Non-Reactive 
Methods of Data Collection on the Internet

Dr. Ulf-Dietrich Reips (University of Zuerich): On-line Experimenting

Holger Geissler (Psychonomics GmbH): Online Employee Surveys

The (preliminary) conference program is a available at 

http://www.dgof.de/gor04/programm_en.html.

Some minor changes may be implemented later. Registration is 
available at http://www.dgof.de/gor04/index_e.htm. 

Prof. Don Dillman (Washington State University) will give a Keynote 
Speech on: How On-Line Surveys are Democratizing Social 
Research and Challenging Survey Methodology

Attendance of the tutoral workshops is 
available only for those who register for the conference. 

I hope to meet you at the GOR 04!

Regards,
Dr. Olaf Wenzel
German Society for Online Research
Member of the Board