2^nd Workshop of the Social Science Genetic Association Consortium
Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach CA, 29 Oct 2011
Organizers: Daniel Benjamin (Cornell), David Cesarini (NYU) and Philipp Koellinger (Erasmus)
Note: A workshop dinner will be held on 28 October 2011 at 7pm at the Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach, CA.

Topic	Presenter(s)		Time
Breakfast			8:45-9:15
Remarks by NSF and NIH Representatives	Nancy Lutz Mike Spittel		9:15-9:30
· Session 1. Welcome, and Results to Date of the Consortium Introduction of the organizers and the advisory board The need for a consortium for social science phenotypes Progress report from the educational attainment meta-GWAS	Philipp Koellinger Slides Daniel J. Benjamin Slides David Cesarini Slides Philipp Koellinger Slides	9:30-11:00
Light refreshments			11:00-11:15
· Session 2. Socially Responsible Research at the Intersection of Genetics and Social Science Consent and privacy Concerns about stigma, discrimination, and long-term consequences of genetic research in social science Communicating science to the public and the media	Michelle Meyer Slides	11:15-11:45
· Session 3. The Interaction of Genes and the Social Environment Importance of GxE interactions Challenges for identifying GxE interactions in observational data Analytical strategies for identifying GxE interactions	Dalton Conley Slides Jeremy Freese Slides	11:45-12:45
Lunch		12:45-1:45
· Session 4. Beyond Meta-GWAS The joint predictive power of SNPs Polygenic risk score Candidate gene approaches	Sarah Medland Slides Peter Visscher Slides	1:45-2:45
· Session 5. Subsequent Phenotypes for the Consortium Which phenotypes are feasible Discussion of which feasible phenotypes to prioritize Timeline for analysis of new phenotypes	Daniel J. Benjamin Slides Meike Bartels Slides	2:45-3:45
Light Refreshments		3:45-4:00
· Session 6. Coordinating Harmonized Phenotyping Efforts Catalog of best-practice phenotyping measures Discussion of phenotyping to prioritize Funding opportunities for phenotyping	Daniel J. Benjamin Slides Philipp Koellinger Slides David Cesarini Slides Bob Krueger Slides Chris Dawes Slides Jinkook Lee Slides	4:00-5:00