Dear Science of Team Science Community,
We wanted to remind you that we are about a week out from the deadline for abstract submissions (due on April 25th, 2022). For more information, see the conference website<https://sts.memberclicks.net/2022-call-for-abstracts>. Note, though, that abstract submissions are open, so you may submit your abstracts at any time at the abstract submission site<https://sts.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mcform&view=ngforms&id=21…>.
Second, as you may have seen, the call for workshops is also available<https://www.inscits.org/2022-call-for-workshops>. The deadline for workshop submissions is May 1st.
Third, we are pleased to announce that Dr. Margaret Palmer, director of the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) at the University of Maryland will be joining Dr. Wanda Ward, and Dr. Staša Milojević, as one of our invited speakers.
As you know, SciTS is the flagship event of the International Network for the Science of Team Science (INSciTS). As the premier annual gathering of scholars, practitioners, and providers in the field of team science, we bring together a range of disciplines to share and advance the latest evidence-based methods in team collaboration and transdisciplinary research. Speakers and attendees include investigators, administrators, students, funders, and policymakers. Our community includes academia, government, industry, and other sectors, and spans a multitude of knowledge domain spaces. And we offer a full day of workshops free for conference attendees as our way of providing professional development for our stakeholders. Anyone interested in improving collaborative research and discovery is welcome!
Recall that we are planning an in-person conference that is virtual attendee friendly. We have designed a conference for both those who wish to return to the rich experience of in-person conferences, as well as those who prefer virtual attendance while still benefiting from the knowledge exchange. And the committee is working hard to ensure a rewarding experience for our registrants.
You can always review the SciTS website for more information and if you have any questions, please let us know. We look forward to seeing you this summer in Bethesda, MD.
Thank you,
Stephen M. Fiore, Conference Chair & Heather Billings, Conference Co-Chair
On behalf of the 2022 Science of Team Science Planning Committee
Science of Team Science 2022 Invited Speakers
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* Dr. Margaret Palmer, Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, director of the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC). Dr. Palmer is known for her work at the interface of science and policy and in bringing together collaborative, cross-disciplinary research groups that work to identify data-driven solutions to society’s most challenging and complex environmental problems and ultimately inform decision makers.
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* Dr. Staša Milojević, Associate Professor of Informatics in the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, and director of Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research (CNetS). Dr. Milojević is a leader in the study of the dynamics of research teams, collaborative networks, formation and evolution of scientific fields, and research metrics. She is particularly interested in understanding how dramatic changes in knowledge production, exemplified by a shift towards “team science”, interdisciplinarity, and increased pressures on productivity impact the dynamics of scientific workforce and on the overall pace of science.
* Dr. Wanda E. Ward, who is Executive Associate Chancellor for Public Engagement, Office of the Chancellor, University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign. Dr. Ward is a leader in science, with 26 years at the National Science Foundation, including positions such as Senior Advisor to the Director and Head of the Office of International and Integrative Activities. She has also served on the U.S. President's National Science and Technology Council subcommittees and interagency working groups in the areas of the social, behavioral and economic sciences, and science education and workforce development.
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SciTS 2022 - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
13th Annual International Science of Team Science Conference
An in-person conference that is virtual attendee friendly
July 31-August 3, 2022
The Bethesdan Hotel, Bethesda, MD USA
https://www.inscits.org
Abstract Submissions Due April 25, 2022
We hope to see you in Bethesda this summer - and learn more and consider becoming a member of INSciTS<https://www.inscits.org/membership>.
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Stephen M. Fiore, Ph.D.
President, International Network for the Science of Team Science<https://www.inscits.org/>
Professor, Cognitive Sciences, Department of Philosophy <https://philosophy.cah.ucf.edu/>
<http://philosophy.cah.ucf.edu/staff.php?id=134>
Director, Cognitive Sciences Laboratory<http://csl.ist.ucf.edu>, Institute for Simulation & Training<https://www.ist.ucf.edu/>
<http://philosophy.cah.ucf.edu/staff.php?id=134>
<http://philosophy.cah.ucf.edu/staff.php?id=134>
University of Central Florida<https://www.ucf.edu/>
sfiore(a)ist.ucf.edu
The Institute for Research on Innovation and Science (IRIS
<http://iris.isr.umich.edu>) is a consortium of leading research
universities focused on using big administrative data to understand,
explain and improve the public value of research and higher education.
Member institutions submit data on research, purchasing and HR to IRIS, and
receive back campus-specific reports
<https://iris.isr.umich.edu/membership/reports-and-products/> on the
economic and workforce development impacts of their research enterprises.
IRIS reports, which link university data to other publicly available and
proprietary datasets, are aimed at a variety of internal and external
stakeholders.
Members also get no-cost access to the IRIS dataset
<https://iris.isr.umich.edu/research-data/>, which contains data on more
than 535,000 research projects, $127 billion in research spending, $31
billion in spending with 970,000 vendors of research-related goods and
services, and wages to 864,000 employees.
We are holding an introductory webinar in May for anyone interested in
learning more about IRIS and the benefits of membership in the institute.
*What:* IRIS 101, An Introduction to the Institute for Research on
Innovation and Science
*When:* 1 - 2 p.m., ET, Tuesday, May 17
*Where:* Webinar registration at https://myumi.ch/6Nxj2
*Who:* Jason Owen-Smith, Executive Director of IRIS and Professor of
Sociology at the University of Michigan
*More information:* Please contact Dan Meisler, dmeisler(a)umich.edu, with
any questions.
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Understanding diversity in mental models 101 - part 2 of a new introductory guide to the importance of diversity in research https://i2insights.org/2022/04/28/diversity-in-mental-models/. Mental models 1) affect how problems are framed, understood & responded to plus how well contributors can work together, 2) are a person's unique understanding of world & how it works, applying to all aspects of reality, 3) exist in person's mind as small-scale models of different aspects of reality, are functional but incomplete, 4) are based on person's knowledge, experiences, perceptions, values & beliefs; are dynamic but self-reinforcing, 5) explain a person's reasoning, # decision making & behaviour; shape assumptions & expectations of others.
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Professor Gabriele Bammer
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
ANU College of Health and Medicine
The Australian National University
62 Mills Road
Acton ACT 2601
Australia
+61 2 6125 0716
Gabriele.Bammer(a)anu.edu.au<mailto:Gabriele.Bammer@anu.edu.au>
@GabrieleBammer
http://i2s.anu.edu.au<http://www.anu.edu.au/iisn>
http://i2Insights.org<http://i2insights.org/>
CRICOS Provider # 00120C
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Uncovering unknown unknowns through creative writing is described by Lelia Green in her revisited blog post at https://i2insights.org/2019/10/22/creative-writing-and-unknown-unknowns/. Favourable conditions include 1) being focused for some time, 2) investing periods of concentration & attention, but allowing an internal, less-conscious process to take over, 3) intense engagement with the bigger picture that enables the minutiae of detail to fall subconsciously into place. Creativity requires relinquishing control & being open to the unexpected. What's your experience been?
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Professor Gabriele Bammer
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
ANU College of Health and Medicine
The Australian National University
62 Mills Road
Acton ACT 2601
Australia
+61 2 6125 0716
Gabriele.Bammer(a)anu.edu.au<mailto:Gabriele.Bammer@anu.edu.au>
@GabrieleBammer
http://i2s.anu.edu.au<http://www.anu.edu.au/iisn>
http://i2Insights.org<http://i2insights.org/>
CRICOS Provider # 00120C
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3 lessons for policy engagement are described by Emily Hayter in https://i2insights.org/2022/04/26/lessons-for-policy-engagement/. They are: 1) build mutual understanding between researchers & policymakers as actors in a system for an ongoing, messy, iterative, collaborative process; 2) strengthen productive collaboration going beyond dialogue to co-create practical solutions; 3) recognise that research/policy interface is not a power-neutral space & inequities exist in global south as well as between north & south. Inequities in global south are especially experienced by women researchers, early-career researchers & those in 'non apex' institutions. Have you found ways to overcome these? What has your experience been in supporting policy engagement by researchers? Do you have other lessons to share?
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Professor Gabriele Bammer
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
ANU College of Health and Medicine
The Australian National University
62 Mills Road
Acton ACT 2601
Australia
+61 2 6125 0716
Gabriele.Bammer(a)anu.edu.au<mailto:Gabriele.Bammer@anu.edu.au>
@GabrieleBammer
http://i2s.anu.edu.au<http://www.anu.edu.au/iisn>
http://i2Insights.org<http://i2insights.org/>
CRICOS Provider # 00120C
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Understanding diversity 101 – a new introductory guide to the importance of diversity in research https://i2insights.org/2022/04/21/why-diversity/. Part 1 covers the benefits and costs of including different perspectives, plus sources of diversity. Benefits are: 1) developing a more comprehensive understanding of any complex problem, both what is known & what is not known, 2) providing a greater range of ideas about addressing the problem, including what may & may not work, and 3) providing more effective insights into how research can support policy & practice change to address problems by government, business & civil society. Costs are challenges in collaboration. Sources are disciplinary & stakeholder perspectives, plus cross-cutting sources incl gender-identity and ethnicity. This primer will focus on mental models, culture, power, values and more over the next 9 weeks. Your input is welcome!
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Professor Gabriele Bammer
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
ANU College of Health and Medicine
The Australian National University
62 Mills Road
Acton ACT 2601
Australia
+61 2 6125 0716
Gabriele.Bammer(a)anu.edu.au<mailto:Gabriele.Bammer@anu.edu.au>
@GabrieleBammer
http://i2s.anu.edu.au<http://www.anu.edu.au/iisn>
http://i2Insights.org<http://i2insights.org/>
CRICOS Provider # 00120C
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14 knowledge translation competencies are presented by Genevieve Creighton & Gayle Scarrow in their revisited blog post, plus assessment & toolkit to improve skills https://i2insights.org/2019/08/13/improving-knowledge-translation-competenc…. 1) understand context, 2) understand research process, 3) know how knowledge is disseminated, 4) know how to find evidence, 5) know theories, frameworks, models for evidence-based practice, 6) know how to do key activities eg knowledge synthesis. Also know how to 7) collaborate, 8) engage leadership, 9) share knowledge with diverse stakeholders, 10) synthesise knowledge, 11) disseminate findings, 12) use findings for decision making, 13) foster innovation 14) be a knowledge broker.
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Professor Gabriele Bammer
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
ANU College of Health and Medicine
The Australian National University
62 Mills Road
Acton ACT 2601
Australia
+61 2 6125 0716
Gabriele.Bammer(a)anu.edu.au<mailto:Gabriele.Bammer@anu.edu.au>
@GabrieleBammer
http://i2s.anu.edu.au<http://www.anu.edu.au/iisn>
http://i2Insights.org<http://i2insights.org/>
CRICOS Provider # 00120C
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How to combine rigorous research with fostering change based on values is described by Alexandra Knight and Catherine Allan in their blog post https://i2insights.org/2022/04/19/intentional-ecology/. Their framework brings care, reflexivity, methodological pluralism, action & advocacy to ecological & other research. Intention in research highlights choice & action versus chance & habit. It is intrinsically related with active understanding, aims & purposes, meanings & importance, & values. Do you have a framework for incorporating advocacy into your research? Can you see applications for intentional ecology framework to problems that are not necessarily ecological?
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Professor Gabriele Bammer
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
ANU College of Health and Medicine
The Australian National University
62 Mills Road
Acton ACT 2601
Australia
+61 2 6125 0716
Gabriele.Bammer(a)anu.edu.au<mailto:Gabriele.Bammer@anu.edu.au>
@GabrieleBammer
http://i2s.anu.edu.au<http://www.anu.edu.au/iisn>
http://i2Insights.org<http://i2insights.org/>
CRICOS Provider # 00120C
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How collective impact is linked to open living systems is reviewed in Lewis Atkinson's revisited blog post at https://i2insights.org/2019/05/21/collective-impact-and-open-living-systems/. The five characteristics of collective impact (shared aspiration, strategic learning, high leverage opportunities for change, inclusive community engagement, backbone support) can be strengthened by the 12 characteristics of open living systems (holism, feedback, open systems, input/output, boundaries, interrelated parts, equifinality, multiple outcomes, hierarchy, entropy, dynamic equilibrium, and internal elaboration).
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Professor Gabriele Bammer
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
ANU College of Health and Medicine
The Australian National University
62 Mills Road
Acton ACT 2601
Australia
+61 2 6125 0716
Gabriele.Bammer(a)anu.edu.au<mailto:Gabriele.Bammer@anu.edu.au>
@GabrieleBammer
http://i2s.anu.edu.au<http://www.anu.edu.au/iisn>
http://i2Insights.org<http://i2insights.org/>
CRICOS Provider # 00120C
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Hello Science of Team Science Community,
The 2022 SciTS Program Committee wanted to first inform you that, because of numerous requests, we have extended the deadline for abstract submissions. Abstract submissions are now due on April 25th, 2022. For more information, see the conference website<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sts.memberclicks.net/2022-call-for-abst…>. Note, though, that abstract submissions are open, so you may submit your abstracts at any time at the abstract submission site<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sts.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=c…>.
Second, as you may have seen, the call for workshops is also available<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.inscits.org/2022-call-for-workshops…>. The deadline for workshop submissions is May 1st.
Third, we are pleased to announce that Dr. Staša Milojević will be joining Dr. Wanda Ward as one our speakers leading the study and advancement of science (bios below).
As you know, SciTS is the flagship event of the International Network for the Science of Team Science (INSciTS). As the premier annual gathering of scholars, practitioners, and providers in the field of team science, we bring together a range of disciplines to share and advance the latest evidence-based methods in team collaboration and transdisciplinary research. Speakers and attendees include investigators, administrators, students, funders, and policymakers. Our community includes academia, government, industry, and other sectors, and spans a multitude of knowledge domain spaces. And we offer a full day of workshops free for conference attendees as our way of providing professional development for our stakeholders. Anyone interested in improving collaborative research and discovery is welcome!
Recall that we are planning an in-person conference that is virtual attendee friendly. We have designed a conference for both those who wish to return to the rich experience of in-person conferences, as well as those who prefer virtual attendance while still benefiting from the knowledge exchange. And the committee is working hard to ensure a rewarding experience for our registrants.
You can always review the SciTS website for more information and if you have any questions, please let us know. We look forward to seeing you this summer in Bethesda, MD.
Thank you,
Stephen M. Fiore, Conference Chair & Heather Billings, Conference Co-Chair
On behalf of the 2022 Science of Team Science Planning Committee
Wanda E. Ward is Executive Associate Chancellor for Public Engagement, Office of the Chancellor, University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign, where she provides strategic leadership for the university and broader community to advance the university's land-grant, public engagement mission. She oversees Public Engagement and Community and Government Relations. She joined the university in 2018 as the Executive Associate Chancellor for Administration and University Relations, where she served as Chief of Staff to the Chancellor. Dr. Ward also currently serves as Co-Chair of the ad hoc committee on Increasing Diversity and Inclusion in the Leadership of Competed Space Missions by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences and Division of Behavioral and Social Science and Education. Prior to joining the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Ward served in several senior leadership positions throughout her 26 years at the National Science Foundation, including: Senior Advisor to the Director; Head of the Office of International and Integrative Activities; Deputy Assistant Director for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences; and Deputy Assistant Director for Education and Human Resources. In addition, she served as Assistant Director for Broadening Participation at the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), White House Executive Office of the President (Summer 2015-Spring 2017).
Staša Milojević is an Associate Professor of Informatics in the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, the director of Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research (CNetS), a Grant Thornton Scholar, a core faculty of Cognitive Science program, and a fellow of Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics at Indiana University, Bloomington. She studies the dynamics of research teams, collaborative networks, formation and evolution of scientific fields, and research metrics. She is particularly interested in understanding how dramatic changes in knowledge production, exemplified by a shift towards “team science”, interdisciplinarity, and increased pressures on productivity impact the dynamics of scientific workforce and on the overall pace of science. She is a co-founder and past chair of the Association for information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Special Interest Group for the measurement of information production and use - SIG METRICS. She serves on the editorial boards of Scientometrics, BioScience, and Journal of Altmetrics. She is an Associate Editor for the Quantitative Science Studies and Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics. She received a PhD in Information Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Stephen M. Fiore, Ph.D.
President, International Network for the Science of Team Science<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.inscits.org/__;!!KGKeukY!iuklrzt4kR…>
Professor, Cognitive Sciences, Department of Philosophy <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://philosophy.cah.ucf.edu/__;!!KGKeukY!iuk…>
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://philosophy.cah.ucf.edu/staff.php?id=134_…>
Director, Cognitive Sciences Laboratory<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://csl.ist.ucf.edu__;!!KGKeukY!iuklrzt4kRLF…>, Institute for Simulation & Training<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ist.ucf.edu/__;!!KGKeukY!iuklrzt4kR…>
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