Call for papers TPRC -- The 31st Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

CALL FOR PAPERS
TPRC Presents 

The 31st Research Conference on

Communication, Information and Internet Policy

Hosted by the Center for Technology and Law

George Mason University Law School

Arlington, Virginia

Friday, September 19 to Sunday, September 21, 2003

www.tprc.org <http://www.tprc.org/>

 

TPRC presents this annual forum for dialog 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 recent research and to familiarize researchers
with the knowledge needs of policymakers and industry.

 

The TPRC program is developed primarily from submitted papers. The Program
Committee will also be considering tutorials, special panels, and guest
speakers.  Suggestions for the latter can be emailed directly to the Program
Committee.

 

TPRC is now soliciting abstracts of papers for presentation at its 2003
conference. Proposals should be based on current theoretical and/or
empirical research relevant to communication and information policy, and may
be from any disciplinary perspective. TPRC welcomes national, international,
comparative, and multi- or inter- disciplinary studies. Subject areas of
particular interest include but are not limited to:

 

* Auctions 
* Broadband 
* Community Networks and Technology
* Comparative History
* Competition 
* Convergence 
* Digital Divide 
* Economic Growth and Development, Local Economy
* Education Policy and Technology
* Federal Funding: Universal Service, Erate, TOP,CTC
* Identity and Authentication
* Intellectual Property
* Intercarrier compensation and Interconnection
* Internet Governance
* IPv6, Migration and Govt Policy
* ISPs and Internet Backbones
* Mass Media 
* Mergers and Consolidation
* Online health care & policy implications
* Privacy 
* Public Rights of Way
* Public Safety Policy
* Regulation of Online Activities
* Security 
* Spectrum Policy 
* Standards, Regulations, and Policy
* State and local policy initiatives
* Unbundling 
* User Studies 
* VoIP 


 

An elaboration for each topic is available at www.tprc.org. Abstracts should
contain a clear statement of the central ideas and outcomes of the research,
in addition to a description of the topic being addressed. All abstracts
must be submitted via the submission form at www.tprc.org/submit/ and should
include contact information, a no-larger-than 500 word abstract, and a brief
CV. 

 

Submissions are due by March 31, 2003. No submission will be accepted after
this date. Acceptance notices will be emailed in early May.  Primary authors
may have only one paper accepted. Contributors may act as secondary authors
of multiple papers, including professors supporting the work of students.
Primary authors are expected to present the paper.  Although primary authors
will only have one paper accepted, they may submit multiple abstracts for
consideration.  The availability of funding to reimburse presenters expenses
is expected to be limited.

 

Selected papers will be due to TPRC in late August. TPRC will provide online
access to all conference papers.  Inquiries and suggestions may be made to
members of the Program Committee at www.tprc.org/TPRC03/ProgComm03.htm
<http://www.tprc.org/TPRC03/ProgComm03.htm>

 

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