I've never been to this conference but I have had good interchanges with some of the hosts. Might be something that others would benefit from. Has anyone else gone to this in the past? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: TPRC <verinder@erols.com> Date: Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 10:47 AM Subject: TPRC Call For Papers To: henry.rubin@gmail.com *CALL FOR PAPERS* *TPRC Presents* *The 37th Research Conference on* *Communication, Information, and Internet Policy* *Hosted by the Center for Technology and the Law* *George* Mason University Law School *Arlington*, Virginia *Friday, September 25, 2009 through Sunday, September 27, 2009* *www.tprc.org* TPRC is an annual conference on communication, information and internet policy that convenes international and interdisciplinary practitioners and researchers from academia, industry, government, and nonprofit organizations together with policymakers. The purpose of the conference is to acquaint policymakers with the best of recent research and to familiarize researchers with the knowledge requirements of policymakers and industry. The conference agenda will consist of papers selected from reviewed, submitted abstracts, student papers and posters, and selected panel submissions. TPRC is now soliciting abstracts of papers, panel proposals, student papers and posters for presentation at the 2009 conference. Proposals should be based on current theoretical or empirical research relevant to communication and information policy, and may be from any disciplinary perspective. TPRC seeks submissions of disciplinary, comparative, multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary excellence. Subject areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to the following: (Click on topic below for topic descriptions.) 1. Network Competition, Policy and Management<http://www.tprcweb.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=24> 2. Next Generation all-IP Networks: Policy, Regulatory, Architectural and Societal Issues<http://www.tprcweb.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=24> 3. Spectrum Policy<http://www.tprcweb.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11&Itemid=24> 4. Societal Issues: Universality and Affordable Access<http://www.tprcweb.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12&Itemid=24> 5. The Transformation and Future of Media in an Age of User- and Community-Produced Content<http://www.tprcweb.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15&Itemid=24> 6. The Transformation and Future of Intellectual Property and Digital Rights<http://www.tprcweb.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=24> 7. Privacy, Security, Identity and Trust<http://www.tprcweb.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17&Itemid=24> 8. Internet Governance and Institutional Strategies for Information Policy<http://www.tprcweb.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18&Itemid=24> 9. International and Jurisdictional Issues<http://www.tprcweb.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=24> 10. The Mobile Phone and its Impacts<http://www.tprcweb.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20&Itemid=24> 11. Other Emerging Topics are highly encouraged<http://www.tprcweb.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=24> Submissions are due by *March 31, 2009.* Abstracts, panel proposals and poster submissions must be submitted electronically at http://www.tprc.org . Abstracts are not to exceed 500 words. For posters and paper abstracts, please identify the methods, central ideas, and outcomes (obtained or expected) of the research. Responses will be made by* May 15, 2009*. Selected papers will be due to TPRC on *August 15th* and authors are expected to present the accepted submission. For additional information please check our web site, www.tprc.org. Thank you to our current 2009 TPRC Sponsors: Comcast, Google, Microsoft, George Mason University School of Law, Georgetown University, Michigan State University Quello Center for Telecommunications Management and Law, Syracuse University, University of Florida PURC; University of Florida PPRC and Silicon Flatirons Center, University of Colorado Boulder. For sponsorship information, please contact Syd Verinder, sverinder@hotmail.com. -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Henry Rubin Instructor of Sociology Quincy College 617-984-1688