The 33rd Research Conference on
Communication, Information and Internet Policy

Held at
The National Center for Technology & Law,
George Mason University School of Law
Arlington, Virginia

Friday, September 23, 2005 through Sunday, September 25, 2005

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The Telecommunications Policy Research Conference (TPRC) hosts an annual forum for dialogue among scholars and decision-makers from the public and private sectors who are 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. Although the TPRC draws mainly on U.S. scholars and policymakers, it also seeks out international participation that shares the experience of the United States and other countries.

The TPRC program is developed primarily from submitted papers. The Program Committee will also consider tutorials and special panels. Suggestions for tutorials or panels can be emailed directly to the Program Committee. Individuals considering submitting a suggestion for a panel or tutorial are requested to submit a one page description and a list of the potential participants. For panels, we would ideally like to offer different points of view about the issues to be discussed.

TPRC is now soliciting abstracts of papers for presentation at its 2005 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 welcomes national, international, comparative, and multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary studies.  Subject areas of particular interest include but are not limited to the following:

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• Comparative History

• Competition Policy in Network Technologies and Industries

• Information and Communication Technologies for Community and National Development

• Intellectual Property

• Mass Media and Content Regulation

• Disruptive New Technologies

• Privacy and Security

• Regulation, E-regulation, and Governance of Information and Communication Technologies

• Spectrum Policy and Wireless Applications

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 (see link below) and should include contact information, a no-larger-than 500 word abstract, and a brief CV.  Submit an abstract ONLY ONCE.

Submissions are due by March 31, 2005.  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.