IP: CFP -- TPRC Presents: The 28th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> CALL FOR PAPERS
> http://www.tprc.org/
>
> TPRC Presents: The 28th Research Conference on Communication,
> Information and Internet Policy
>
>         September 23-25, 2000
>         Alexandria, Virginia
>
> TPRC is an annual forum for dialogue among scholars and decision-
> makers from the public and private sectors engaged in communication
> and information policy.  The purpose of the conference is to acquaint
> policymakers with the best of recent research and to familiarize
> researchers with the knowledge needs of policymakers and industry.
> The TPRC program is assembled from submitted and invited abstracts.
>
> TPRC is now soliciting proposals for papers for presentation at its
> 2000 conference.  Proposals should be based on current theoretical
> and/or empirical research relevant to the making of communication
> and information policy, and may be from any disciplinary perspective.
> TPRC welcomes national, international, or comparative studies.
> Subject areas of particular interest include, but are not limited
> to the following.  An elaboration for each topic is available at
> the above URL.
>
>      Privacy
>      Universal Service (Social and Economic perspectives)
>      International Governance (e.g. WIPO, WTO, ITU, ICANN, IETF, W3C)
>      Pricing Structure
>      User Studies
>      Infrastructure (e.g. Broadband Development)
>      Mass Media and the Internet (e.g. Streaming Media)
>      Intellectual Property (e.g. Deep Linking and Copyright)
>      Wireless Policy Challenges (e.g. 3G, Bluetooth, Spread Spectrum, WAP)
>      Sustainable Open Source Models
>      Network Reliability (e.g. Y2K, 2036, NRIC)
>      Real Options and Investments
>      Access, Pinch Points and Antitrust
>      Accessibility Issues
>      Community Networking
>      Internet and Human Rights (e.g. Culture, Gender and Censorship)
>      IP Telephony (e.g. Settlement and QOS)
>      Internet Service Quality Economics & Policy
>      Value Sensitive Design of Cyberspace
>      Regulation of Online Activity (e.g. Taxation, Gambling, Protection
>        of the Vulnerable, Grey Markets)
>      Civil Society, Political Participation and the Internet
>      E-Commerce (e.g. Trust, Security, Liability and Dispute Resolution)
>      Bandwidth and Spectrum Markets
>      Regulatory Design for Economic Growth and Development
>      Globalization of the Knowledge Economy
>      Statistical Studies
>      Critical Infrastructure, Cyberwar and Law Enforcement
>      Internet Appliances
>      Evolution of Industry Structure
>
> Abstracts should be certain to contain a clear statement of the central
> ideas and outcomes of the research, in addition to a description of the
> topic being addressed.  All submissions must be submitted via the TPRC
> web site at <http://www.tprc.org/>.  The site contains a form that you
> can use to submit your contact information, a 500 word abstract, and a
> brief CV.  In addition, if you have already written a full paper, you
> may post that online and submit the URL.
>
> Submissions are due by March 24, 2000.  No submission will be accepted
> after this date.
>
> Selected papers will be required to be no more than 30 pages and will
> be due to TPRC by August 18, 2000.  Papers not received by that date
> will be removed from the program.  TPRC intends to provide access to
> all accepted papers either through publication on our web site or
> through a link to its publisher.
>
> Inquiries may be made to Dawn Higgins: (202) 452-9033 or >Inquiries may be made to Dawn Higgins: (202) 452-9033 or 
> tprc () ei com.
>
>
>
> Posted by:
> Robert Cannon
> <rcannon () fcc gov>