Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Netsci Conference


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. (non-admin closure) &mdash; Music1201  talk  03:28, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

Netsci Conference

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Not notable, and highly promotional. See Articles for deletion/Network Science Society for a related article by the same editor.  DGG ( talk ) 04:36, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions.  SwisterTwister   talk  06:12, 8 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep: plenty of notable participants. Leutha (talk) 15:00, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep. I'm not certain if this is the place for inserting these comments; however, I would argue that this is not G11 (blantantly advertising) or not notable. While it is not necessarily well written (WP:UGLY), it does not provide sufficient grounds for deletion, especially given the significance of the conference in unifying a field of research. The National Research Council of the National Academies organized a committee to explore the new discipline of network science and assess its value for basic and applied research investment opportunities (among other things). Their findings, which were published in 2005, came down strongly in favor of increasing investment in network science research opportunities. While one of the major challenges facing the new field was its disparate sources of funding, the other major challenge noted in the study was the fragmentation of the field. Because funding came from disparate locations, no dedicated conference, and no dedicated journals, research was fragmented, lost in jargon, and often duplicated in unproductive ways. The first conference, held in 2006 in Bloomington, IN, was formed in part to address these issues. In 2006 the same body commissioned and published another book, Strategy for an Army Center for Network Science, Technology, and Experimentation, which again underscored the importance of knowledge-centralizing conferences for establishing improving army (here representing a diverse group of governmental bodies) network-centric operations (NCOs). Both of these texts have been key in setting grant funding agency priorities over the past 10 years, many of which fund scholar participation in the Netsci Conference. Simply arguing something isn't notable isn't sufficient evidence to get it deleted (WP:JNN). This article has potential (WP:Potential) to develop into a more robust article. This year the Office of Secretary of Defense from the Department of Defense has created a Future Directions in Network Science (in September of 2016) to create a similar document, reviewing the accomplishments of the field and predicting challenges going forward. This document will also be circulated to set granting agency priorities. Unlike most popular culture events and individuals, reliable and independent coverage of academic institutions and events can take a long time to be printed. It is a part of the nature of the unique enclave that academia exists within. Given the context of the conference, its origins, and the timelines for governmental and academic publications, this is an article with potential (WP:Potential), and it should not be deleted. Instead, it should be revised to more properly demonstrate its significance.