Welcome from the ASONAM 2013 program chairs

As program committee chairs of the 2013 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining, held at Sheraton on the Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario from August 25 to August 28, 2013, and on behalf of the members of the organizing committee and members of the technical program committee we would like to welcome you and wish you will enjoy every moment of your stay in Niagara Falls, whether attending the sessions or sightseeing during your free time. The ASONAM conference series bring together researchers from around the world to share the latest advances in the emerging and attractive field of Social Networks Analysis and Mining. The ASONAM conference series provide a single, high-profile forum for research in the theory and practice of social networks analysis and mining. It was initiated in 2009 in Athens at the Hellenic American University. ASONAM 2010, the second of the series, was held at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark followed by ASONAM 2011, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan National University of Kaohsiung, and we had another interesting gathering in Istanbul in August 2012 who enjoyed an outstanding ASONAM 2012 from the rich and informative scientific program, to the organization and hospitality, to the uniqueness of the city connecting two continents. Fortunately, ASONAM 2013 is not less important in terms of the venue which stands on the fascinating area of Niagara Falls at the connection between Canada and the United States.