The 35th Research Conference on
Communication, Information and Internet Policy

Hosted by
The National Center for Technology & Law,
George Mason University School of Law
Arlington, Virginia

Friday, September 28, 2007 through Sunday, September 30, 2007

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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 in the US and 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 proposals for panels, tutorials, and technology demonstrations. Proposals for a panel should include a one-page description of the panel, its purpose, and a list of the potential invited panelists, preferably offering different points of view of the problems to be discussed. Individuals interested in leading a tutorial or technology demonstration should submit a one-page description and a list of the topics to be covered. If it is a technology demonstration please specify if the participants will have opportunity to use the technology during the conference.

TPRC is now soliciting abstracts of papers for presentation at its 2007 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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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 online submission form, should not exceed 500 words, and should be accompanied by contact information and a 200-word biographical note for each author. Students are encouraged to submit full papers and should consult the guidelines and deadlines for the Student Paper Competition. Submit each abstract ONLY ONCE.

Submissions are due by March 31, 2007.  No submission will be accepted after this date.  Paper Solicitation is now closed.   Acceptance notices will be emailed by May 31, 2007. 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. If several abstracts are submitted please specify which one would be your first preference in each of the abstracts submitted.

Accepted papers are due by August 17st. TPRC will provide online access to all conference papers. Inquiries and suggestions may be made to the Chair of the Program Committee.