[Commlist] TPRC48 Online Graduate Student Research Symposium

*Call for Papers *

*/American University Internet Governance Lab
TPRC48 Online Graduate Student Research Symposium /*

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February 18, 2021

1:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. EST

Hosted by:

The Internet Governance Lab at American University

The Research Conference on Communications, Information, and Internet 
Policy (TPRC48)

*_Open to all students enrolled in university masters and doctoral 
degree programs _*

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Abstracts due: January 31, 2021

See submission link posted at the end of this Call.

We are currently seeking research paper abstract submissions for /the 
American University Internet Governance Lab TPRC48 Online Graduate 
Student Research Symposium/ 
<https://internetgovernancelab.org/events/2020/9/24/tprc48-graduate-research-symposium-pre-conference>.This 
year’s symposium will be held completely online and will feature a 
globally distributed network of emerging and established scholars 
presenting cross-disciplinary research on communications, information, 
and Internet policy. The conference will enable students (any students 
enrolled in a university masters or doctoral degree program) to discuss 
and advance their work in conversation with experts from law, economics, 
engineering, computer science, public policy, data science, social 
sciences, and related fields working in academia, industry, government, 
and civil society organizations around the world.

The online symposium will take place on February 18, 2021, on the first 
afternoon of the TPRC48 main virtual conference, and will feature online 
sessions with virtual breakout rooms and networking opportunities .

Prior to the symposium we will provide an orientation session for 
presenters providing advice and tips on getting the most out of the 
conference, as well as ensuring technical proficiency ahead of the event.

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*_Submissions_:*Submit a maximum 250-word abstract of research in 
progress or recently completed and, if selected for the Symposium, 
present your resulting research in an online conference session.  The 
link for submission by 11:59 p.m. on Januiary 31,2021 is posted at the 
end of this Call.

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*_Topic Areas:_*

The program committee encourages submissions from a diverse range of 
disciplines and methodological approaches, including but not limited to:

  * Broadband technologies, deployment, adoption, and regulation
  * Wireless policy (e.g. auctions, 5G, Radio spectrum, IMT-2020)
  * Internet governance
  * Platforms, media, and content and their regulatory design and
    convergence
  * Social media, video-sharing platforms, harmful content, regulatory
    initiatives
  * User and consumer behavior in communications and media; advertising
    and targeting
  * Privacy, information security, cybersecurity, data protection, and
    surveillance
  * Encryption, lawful access, and law enforcement
  * Innovation policy and intellectual property (copyright, trademark
    and patent)
  * Emerging technologies (e.g. AI, facial and biometric recognition,
    etc.) and their social economic, and policy implications
  * Gender, race, ethnicity, diversity, social justice, and social
    inclusion and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
  * Competition and antitrust in ICT, big tech
  * ICT and developing countries
  * International dimensions of ICT policy: trade, geopolitics,
    localization, security, and digital platform markets
*_Online sessions: _*

Online paper sessions will include presentations of selected papers with 
a moderator introducing the presenters. Presentations should be no more 
than 10 minutes and will be followed by a 10-minute discussion period.

*_Guidelines:_*

Open to all students enrolled in university masters, juris doctor ,or 
doctoral degree programs. Authors may present only one paper at the 
symposium, although they may also be a coauthor of papers presented by 
others, including in the TPRC general conference and TPRC student paper 
competition. An author may submit multiple abstracts for consideration, 
including to the TPRC general conference or TPRC student paper 
competition, but at most one will be accepted to the Online Graduate 
Student Research Symposium.

*Specific questions can be addressed to*(internetgovlab /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(internetgovlab /at/ gmail.com)>.**

*_Important Date for Receipt of Abstracts: _*

  * Abstracts due: *January 31, 2021* *by 11:59 p.m. only at this link:*


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