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 <http://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 disciplinar perspective. TPRC seeks submissions of disciplinary, comparative, multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary excellence. Subject areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Network Competition, Policy and Management
  • Next Generation all-IP Networks: Policy, Regulatory, Architectural and
  • Societal Issues
  • Spectrum Policy
  • Societal Issues: Universality and Affordable Access
  • ICTs for Development and Growth
  • Broadband Policy
  • The Transformation and Future of Media in an Age of User- and
  • Community-Produced Content
  • The Transformation and Future of Intellectual Property and Digital Rights
  • Privacy, Security, Identity and Trust
  • Internet Governance and Institutional Strategies for Information Policy
  • International and Jurisdictional Issues
  • The Mobile Phone and its Impacts
  • Other Emerging Topics are highly encouraged

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.

Students are encouraged to submit papers for the student paper competition (see Student Papers CFP). Full Student papers must be submitted by April 30, 2009. Poster sessions will be available to enable the display of current student work.

We also welcome theme and industry-specific but not vendor-specific panel proposals. These should include the Panel topic, a brief abstract, the name of the Panel Moderator and an initial list of proposed panelists. The Panel proposals should be submitted by March 31, 2009.

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