[ecrea] 40th Annual TPRC Call for Papers Announcement

TPRC,  the 40th Research Conference on Communication, Information and 
Internet Policy, is an annual conference on communication, information 
and internet policy that convenes international and interdisciplinary 
researchers and policymakers from academia, industry, government, and 
nonprofit organizations. Its purpose is to present original research 
relevant to policy making, share information about areas where research 
is needed, and engage in discussion on current policy issues. The 
conference program consists of presentations selected from submitted 
paper abstracts, student papers, and proposals for panels, tutorials, 
and demonstrations.
TPRC is now soliciting abstracts of papers, proposals for panels, 
tutorials and demonstrations, and student papers for presentation at the 
2012 conference, to be held September 21-23, 2012 at the George Mason 
University Law School, in Arlington, Virginia. These presentations 
should report current theoretical or empirical research relevant to 
communication and information policy.
Contributions may be from any disciplinary perspective -- the sole 
criterion is research quality. Topic areas in previous conferences have 
included competition, antitrust, and other market issues; broadband 
deployment and adoption; spectrum and wireless application policy; 
media, old and new; intellectual property, technology, and Internet law; 
privacy, security, identity and trust; governance and institutions; 
innovation and entrepreneurship; and distributional outcomes and social 
goals.
Submission opens on March 1, 2012 at http://www.tprc.org 
<http://www.tprc.org/>.  The deadlines are:
March 31, 2012: Main conference abstracts, and proposals for panels, 
tutorials and demonstrations. Acceptances/rejections will be provided by 
May 31, 2012. Complete papers for accepted abstracts will be due to TPRC 
on August 15, 2012.
April 30, 2012: Student papers. The student paper competition requires 
submission of completed papers rather than abstracts.  
Acceptances/rejections will be provided by June 30, 2012.
Details about submission requirements and review criteria can be found 
on these web pages:
Conference Papers 
<http://www.tprcweb.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=210>
Panels and Tutorials 
<http://www.tprcweb.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=211>
Demonstrations 
<http://www.tprcweb.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=212>
Student Paper Competition 
<http://www.tprcweb.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=213>
The journals Telecommunications Policy and Journal on Information Policy 
will both invite papers for special issues from this year's conference.
Thank you to our 2012 Sponsors:
* *
*Host: *George Mason University School of Law
*Platinum: *Comcast
*Gold: *U.S. Telecom Association; Google
*Silver: *Time Warner Cable
*Bronze: *Georgetown U./Communication, Culture & Technology Program; 
T-Mobile USA, Inc.; Sprint
*Academic: *The Quello Center for Telecommunication Management and Law 
at Michigan State University <http://www.quello.msu.edu/>; The Public 
Policy Research Center at the University of Florida 
<http://bear.warrington.ufl.edu/centers/pprc/>; The Public Utility 
Research Center at the University of Florida 
<http://warrington.ufl.edu/purc/>; Syracuse University School of 
Information Studies; University of Pennsylvania Law School - Center for 
Technology, Innovation and Competition
*Contributing Sponsor: *The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
Please address inquiries to (info /at/ tprc.org) <mailto:(info /at/ tprc.org)>.

Amit M. Schejter, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Co-director, Institute for Information Policy <http://www.comm.psu.edu/iip>
The College of Communications <http://www.comm.psu.edu>
The Pennsylvania State University <http://www.psu.edu>
Office: 314C Willard
Mail address: 115 Carnegie Building
University Park, PA 16802-5101
http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/a/m/ams37/