Begin forwarded message: > From: "CPRsouth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 24 April 2007 6:24:44 AM EDT > To: "CPRsouth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: CPRsouth2: Conference on "Empowering rural communities > through ICT policy and research", December 15-17, 2007 in Chennai, > India > > CPRsouth2: Empowering rural communities through ICT policy and > research > December 15-17, 2007 in Chennai, India > > Organized by LIRNEasia & TeNeT Group and RTBI, Indian Institute of > Technology (IIT), Madras, supported by the International > Development Research Centre of Canada (IDRC) > > > INTRODUCTION > Communication Policy Research South (CPRsouth) intends to build > human capacity in the south by reinforcing and developing the > values and commitment of scholars in the region or with interest in > the region. The overall objective is to create policy intellectuals > capable of informed and effective intervention in ICT policy and > regulatory processes in specific country contexts. > > The conference aims to provide a forum for senior, junior and mid- > career scholars to meet face-to-face and exchange ideas, establish > networking opportunities and improve the quality of their scholarly > work, in order to facilitate the long-term objective of fostering > the next generation of active scholars and in-situ experts capable > of contributing to ICT policy and regulatory reform in the region. > The inaugural conference was held in January 2007 in Manila, > Philippines. > > > ABOUT THE CONFERENCE > The CPRsouth2 conference will offer researchers the opportunity to > discuss their research on ICT regulation and policy in the South > with a largely academic, international audience and obtain useful > feedback. The conference will also include tutorial sessions for > Young Scholars which will focus on the fundamentals of technology, > markets, regulation and policy with insights on how to develop > practical solutions to problems of empowering rural and > marginalized populations. > > Participants > The conference is designed to accommodate 21 paper presenters over > the course of 2.5 days, and the audience will be made up of 70-80 > scholars involved in the field of ICT policy and regulation, > broadly defined, including 15 Young Scholars. > > Location > As described on their website (www.iitm.ac.in/The%20Institute), the > Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras is one of the leading > institutes in higher technological education, basic and applied > research in India. Located in the heart of the city of Chennai, the > capital of the southern Indian state of Tamilnadu, the campus is > spread over 250 hectares of lush green forest designated as a > wildlife preserve. December is one of the most pleasant months in > Chennai, the cool weather bringing in large numbers of classical > musicians and artistes to the annual cultural festival that takes > places throughout the city. As a major regional center, Chennai > provides an ideal springboard for excursions throughout India. As > one of the conference activities, a visit is being planned to the > ancient royal seat of Madurai (www.madurai.com/history.htm), the > location of a number of rural technology projects spawned by The > Telecommunications and Computer Networking (TeNeT) Group > (www.tenet.res.in/) of which CPRsouth Chairman and Professor of the > Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT-Madras, Dr. Ashok > Jhunjhunwala is a prime mover. > > Visas > Visas are required to enter India, with very few exceptions. > Letters will be provided for this purpose by IIT-Madras after the > complete papers have been accepted. Participants are strongly > advised to initiate visa approval procedures immediately thereafter. > > Visit www.cprsouth.org for more information about the conference. > > CALL FOR ABSTRACTS > Abstracts for papers on ICT policy and regulation research carried > out in the South will be accepted. The proposed sessions include: > Data and methods for research on ICTs > National and regional innovation systems > ICT markets and competition > Participation in ICTs: demand side studies > Convergence > Regulation > Governance of ICT and ICT for governance > Content > International telecom policy > Intellectual property rights > Internet governance > Comparative studies of ICT readiness > > The actual program will depend on the papers received. The > organizers reserve the right to combine topics and to not offer > sessions for which adequate numbers of high-quality submissions > have not been received. > > Submission Guidelines > Abstracts should be submitted to [EMAIL PROTECTED] by or before May > 31, 2007 and must contain the following: > a. the title of the paper, > b. your name and contact information, > c. a 200-word abstract of the paper, and > d. a one-page curriculum vita. > > The document should be named CPRsouth2_Abstract&Bio_YourLastName. > > Notification of acceptance will be emailed on or before June 20, > 2007, and authors will be given 2 months to submit their completed > papers i.e. full papers have to be submitted by August 31, 2007. > If full papers of acceptable quality are not received by the > deadline, the paper may be relegated to the online-only category, > in which case travel and accommodation costs will not be provided. > > Accepted paper presenters will be notified by September 30, 2007 > with contact information for the assigned discussant and > instructions on travel arrangements. > > Review Criteria > Abstracts will be reviewed according to the following criteria: > 1. Clarity of the thesis or the research finding > 2. Novelty, significance, and importance to the CPRsouth community > 3. Adequacy of methods; > 4. Quality of writing > 5. Appropriateness of interpretations; > 6. Cohesion among the presentations for the panels (i.e. expression > of different views and balance/representation from different > countries) > > Please note: Only the authors whose papers that are delivered by > the August 31, 2007 deadline AND who meet the quality standard will > be allowed to present their papers at the conference and have their > travel funded. Other papers may be made available on the CPRsouth > website as online-only. These authors may attend the event at > their own expense or if they have applied for and satisfied the > criteria for selection as Young Scholars. > > Funding > Selected presenters will be provided with least-cost travel to and > from Chennai, India and accommodation and meals at the conference > venue for the duration of the conference (December 15-17, 2007). > All incidental costs will have to borne by the participants. Costs > are being tightly controlled to accommodate as many participants as > possible. Accommodations and meals will be simple and in line with > those of students and visitors at IIT-Madras. > > Key Dates > Deadline for abstracts: May 31, 2007 > Deadline for complete papers: August 31, 2007 > > > YOUNG SCHOLAR AWARDS > Fifteen Young Scholars from the Asia-Pacific region will be > selected to participate in the tutorials scheduled to be held a day > before and after the main CPRsouthconference (December 14th and > 18th, 2007). > > Application Guidelines > Applications should be submitted to [EMAIL PROTECTED] by or before > May 31, 2007 and must contain the following: > a. a one-page curriculum vita that includes your contact > information and the name and contact information for current > supervisor or mentor, and > b. a one-page write-up outlining why you wish to be an Asia-Pacific > based expert capable of contributing to ICT policy and regulatory > reform in the region. > > The document should be named CPRsouth2_YoungScholar_YourLastName. > > Notification of acceptance will be emailed on or before June 20, > 2007, with instructions on travel arrangements. > > Review Criteria > Applications will be reviewed according to the following criteria: > 1. Content of application > 2. Evidence of interest in policy-relevant research for the Asia > Pacific > 3. Quality of writing > 4. Gender and country representation > > The selection committee may contact your supervisor or mentor > before making the final selections. > > Funding > Selected applicants will be provided with least-cost travel to and > from Chennai, India and accommodation and meals at the conference > venue for the duration of the tutorials and conference (December > 14-17, 2007). All incidental costs will have to borne by the > participants. > > Key Dates > Deadline for applications: May 31, 2007 > > > ABOUT CPRsouth > CPRsouth is intended to be a vehicle for building capacity in > communication policy research in the Asia-Pacific in the first > instance, and then in the South. The core functions of CPRsouth are > to organize an annual conference and to provide a virtual platform > for interaction among communication policy researchers in the > south. The objective is to create policy intellectuals capable of > informed and effective intervention in ICT policy and regulatory > processes in specific country contexts, within the larger context > of communication policy research as a field flourishing in the > universities and research institutes of the south. > > CPRsouth Board > Dr. Ashok Jhunjhunwala (Chair; IIT-Madras) > Prof. Ledivina Cariño (Alternate Chair; University of Philippines > Diliman) > Prof. Rekha Jain (Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad) > Prof. Yuli Liu (National Chengchi University, Taiwan) > Prof. Myeong-Cheol Park (Information and Communications > University, Korea) > Dr. Milagros Rivera (National University of Singapore) > Prof. Rohan Samarajiva (LIRNEasia, Sri Lanka) > Dr. Patrick Xavier (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia) > Prof. Xu Yan (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology > Business School) > > ABOUT LIRNEasia > LIRNEasia is a regional information and communication technology > (ICT) policy and regulation research and capacity building > organization, based in Sri Lanka. LIRNEasia seeks to identify the > institutional constraints on effective use of ICTs to improve the > lives of the people of Asia-Pacific; work collaboratively with > multiple stakeholders to catalyze changes conducive to greater > participation by users and suppliers; and contribute to building > capacity within the region for evidence-based intervention in the > public-policy process. It serves as the administrative partner for > CPRsouth. > > Visit www.lirneasia.net for more information. > > CONTACT INFORMATION > Mail: CPRsouth, C/o LIRNEasia, 12 Balcombe Place, Colombo 08, Sri > Lanka > Telephone: +94 11 493 9992 / +94 (0) 77 775 6590 > Fax: +94 11 267 5212 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: www.cprsouth.org > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "telecom-cities" group. 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