We have published a new paper about a recent study of face-to-face proximity and mixing patterns in a pediatric word at the Bambino Gesù Hospital in Rome, Italy. This study shows the feasibility of accurate and reproducible measurements of the pattern of contacts in a hospital setting. The obtained results are particularly useful for the study of the spread of respiratory infections, for monitoring critical patterns, and for setting up tailored prevention strategies.

We will present (the making of) our Infectious SocioPatterns visualization at Arts, Humanities, and Complex Networks, the Leonardo satellite symposium at NetSci2011 in Budapest, as well as at Camp Pixelache during the Pixelache festival in Helsinki.

We have added a new section on the SocioPatterns.org site: the Gallery. It offers an collection of visualizations, pictures, movies and other media created and/or recorded in the context of the SocioPatterns project.

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The Journal of Theoretical Biology recently published our paper with an analysis of face-to-face behavioral networks. The full reference is given in the publications list.