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Dear Colleagues First International Conference on e-Social Science 22nd – 24th June 2005 Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester, UK The registration deadline for the First International Conference on e- Social Science is this Sunday the 12th of June. The conference will consist of one day workshops and a two day paper session which will include sessions and workshops on collaboration, the usability of e-science, tools for e-social science and access grid technology. If you are unable to join us for the whole conference there is also a choice of 6 one day and half day workshops on Wednesday 22nd. Information regarding the workshops can be found on our conference website. Registration details and registration form can be found at http://www.ncess.ac.uk/events/conference/ Collaboration, Co-Laboratories and e-Research: Understanding and Supporting New Forms of Science and Social Science 21st June FREE workshop The day before the conference we are also hosting a one day free workshop as part of our Agenda Setting Workshop series. We are pleased to welcome Prof. Gary and Judy Olson from the University of Michigan as our guest speakers. The workshop will look at the role of e-science in supporting new forms of community and will also provide an opportunity to share experience from e- science and e-social science pilot demonstrator projects. The event is aimed at researchers working in e-science/social science, those interested in Computer Supported Cooperative Work who might consider the potential of the grid in this area, and those who are interested in collaborative science or how to support it technically. Further information on this free event is available from http://www.ncess.ac.uk/events/agenda/collaboration Best wishes Gillian Sinclair Dr Gillian Sinclair Programme Manager ESRC National Centre for e-Social Science (NCeSS) University of Manchester Dover Street Building Dover Street Manchester UK M13 9PL Tel: 0161 275 1380 Email: [log in to unmask] Website: http://www.ncess.ac.uk Newsletter: http://www.ncess.ac.uk/newsletter