Posted for John Horrigan: This may be of interest to people on this list ... the TPRC comes just a week or so before the AoIR conference. The 2005 Telecommunications Policy Research Conference will be held from Friday, September 23 through Sunday, September 25, 2005 at the George Mason University Law School in Arlington, Virginia. Information on the procedure for submitting a paper to TPRC can be found at the link below. TPRC also invites suggestions on special panels and tutorials. http://www.tprc.org/TPRC05/call05.htm The TPRC is a premier gathering of policymakers, academics, industry officials, and others in the domestic and international telecommunications and technology policy communities. The TPRC seeks to acquaint policymakers with the best of recent research and to familiarize researchers with the knowledge needs of policymakers and industry. This year TPRC is soliciting abstracts for policy-relevant papers in the following topic areas: * Comparative History * Competition Policy in Network Technologies and Industries * Information and Communication Technologies for Community and National Development * Intellectual Property * Mass Media and Content Regulation * Disruptive New Technologies * Privacy and Security * Regulation, E-regulation, and Governance of Information and Communication Technologies * Spectrum Policy and Wireless Applications The deadline for abstract submissions is March 31, 2005. Many thanks, John ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John B. Horrigan, Ph.D. Director of Research, Pew Internet & American Life Project Program Committee Chair, 2005 Telecommunications Policy Research Conference ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~