The 34th 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 29, 2006 through Sunday, October 1, 2006

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TPRC is an annual conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy that brings a diverse, international group of researchers from academia, industry, government, and nonprofit organizations together with policy makers. It serves two primary goals: (1) dissemination of research relevant to current communications regulatory and policy debates around the world; and (2) promotion of new research on emerging issues.

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 Chair. Individuals considering submitting a suggestion for a panel are requested to submit a one page description of the purpose of the panel and a list of the potential invited panelists. Ideally we would like the panelists to offer different points of view of the problems to be discussed.

TPRC is now soliciting abstracts of papers for presentation at its 2006 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 Studies of Networked Industries

• Competition Policy in Network Technologies and Industries

• e-Applications and Internet Governance

• ICTs for Development and Community Informatics

• Intellectual Property and Digital Rights

• Laws and Regulation in a Time of Rapid Change

• Next Generation Devices and Networks

• Spectrum Policy and Wireless Applications

• The Transformation and Future of Content/Media

Abstracts should contain a clear statement of the main research question, methods, 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 and should include contact information, a no-longer-than 500-word abstract, and a short biography of the authors. Students are encouraged to submit papers and should see the guidelines and deadlines for the student paper competition. Submit each abstract ONLY ONCE.

Submissions are due by March 31, 2006.  No submission will be accepted after this date. Paper Solicitation is now closed. Acceptance notices will be emailed by May 31, 2006. Primary authors may have only one paper accepted. Contributors may act as secondary authors of multiple papers. Primary authors are expected to present the paper. Although primary authors will only have one paper accepted, they may submit multiple abstracts for consideration.

Selected papers will be due to TPRC on August 30th. TPRC will provide online access to all conference papers. Inquiries and suggestions may be made to members of the Program Committee.