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First Announcement and Call for papers

11^th International Facet Theory Conference

Design, Analysis and Application

 in Multivariate Approaches

<st1:date w:st="on" month="8" day="6" year="2007">August 6-9, 2007</st1:date>

<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Philadelphia</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">PA</st1:state>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>

Organized by the FACET THEORY ASSOCIATION

In cooperation with Temple University

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to attend the Eleventh International Facet Theory Conference, which will take place at Temple University in Philadelphia, USA, August 6-9, 2007.

Facet Theory (FT) is a systematic and integrative approach to coordinating theory and research. As a design tool it includes experimental design and sample construction as special cases. Thus, FT comprises the universe of observations, the population of respondents, and the range of observations. It stratifies these universes by facets, and integrates the design into a mapping sentence which guides item construction and formulation of hypotheses. Finally, particular multivariate data analysis methods (such as SSA, POSAC, MSA) have been developed to test these hypotheses.

Facet Theory has been successfully applied to a large number of research areas where it helped to discover and refine empirical laws. This, in turn, has been instrumental in developing the principles and methods of FT.

Because of its systematic and taxonomic features, FT also proved to be a didactically useful tool for teaching methods.

We look forward to seeing you at the FT conference.

The Aims of FT Conference 
• to present theoretical advance in Facet Theory and Facet design
• to review recent and innovative applications of the Facet approach in diverse fields and illustrate the contribution of these studies to cumulative science
• to demonstrate methodological advances in multivariate analysis as well as comparisons with other methodologies.
 

Temple University  -   Philadelphia PA, USA

Individual Papers and Poster Presentations
Abstracts of 250 words related to FT Conference topics are invited.

Symposia
Colleagues interested in organizing a symposium are invited to submit a 250 words abstract characterizing the symposium and, in addition, one abstract per paper supposed to be presented in this symposium (abstracts are supposed to be submitted collectively by the respective organizer).

Workshops and Software Demonstrations
Colleagues interested in organizing a workshop or software demonstration should submit a 250 words abstract characterizing the workshop or software demonstration.

FT Conference Abstracts, together with information about the preferred type of presentation (oral, poster, symposium, workshop, software demonstration) must be submitted electronically
• by typing the text in the Abstract Submission Form or
• be submitting by e-mail to Professor Arie Cohen - ariecohen40@hotmail.com
 
Abstract Submission Deadline is January 15, 2007

Upon acceptance of the abstract, participants will be asked to submit a camera ready version of their paper (up to 10 pages). It should be submitted by April 15, 2007 for publication in the Conference Proceedings. The Proceedings will be printed before the conference, and participants will receive a copy upon their registration in Philadelphia. Details regarding the format of the paper will be sent along with the letter acknowledging its acceptance by February 28, 2007 .

SCIENTIFIC ISSUES (Abstracts, Submissions, Programme, Session Chairs):

Prof. Arie Cohen
School of Education
Bar-Ilan University
Ramat-Gan 52900
ISRAEL

e-mail: ariecohen40@hotmail.com

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS (Registration):

Prof Frank Farley
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
USA

e-mail: frank.farley@comcast.net