Conference Announcement and Call for Papers Fourth Annual Chinese Internet Research Conference "China's Internet and Chinese Cultures" Singapore Internet Research Centre School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University Singapore Friday, July 21 and Saturday, July 22, 2006 Recent statistics indicate that close to ten percent of China's population is or will soon be online. Today, China boasts the world's second largest online population, behind only the United States. What impact will the Internet and other new media technologies have on China's culture and society? How will China's many people see their social lives, work lives, and relationships changed by the experience of the Internet? In addition, how will China affect the development of the global Internet? The Fourth Annual Chinese Internet Research Conference will focus on these questions and more as we explore the ways in which the Internet and other technologies interact with Chinese cultural and social life. We welcome contributions from any discipline that can address the critical questions. This interdisciplinary conference brings together scholars, analysts, industry leaders, journalists and legal practitioners from around the world to examine the impact of the Internet on Chinese culture, and vice versa. Keynote speakers will address these and other important questions. We welcome proposal submissions from all disciplines. Suggestions for papers might include: Chinese culture and new media technologies Bridging the political divide: the Internet and Cross-Straits Relations Chinese communities and the Internet "Internet pollution" and social impacts "Let a billion voices bloom"- e-government, e-democracy Addressing China's digital divide The Chinese diaspora and the Internet China and global governance (ICANN, WSIS etc) China and Asia's Digital Future (China's role in Internet development in Asia) All proposals will be peer reviewed and should consist of at least 1000 words. Full papers are welcome, but not required. Submissions should be sent via e-mail to the SIRC at sirc@ntu.edu.sg by March 1, 2006. The proposals will be reviewed on a rotating basis. Authors will be notified of acceptance by April 15, 2006. If you need an expedited review of your proposal, please include the request with your submission. Selected papers from the conference may be published in a conference volume or a special symposium issue of an academic journal. Participation in the conference neither guarantees nor compels publication of a paper. All participants are responsible for their travel expenses. The conference registration fees will be waived for presenters. The conference language will be in English. The conference will be hosted by the Singapore Internet Research Centre and the School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University and cosponsored by the China Internet Project of UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, the Intellectual Property & Communications Law Program at the Michigan State University College of Law, and the School of Journalism and Communication at Chinese University of Hong Kong. Previous conferences were held at the USC Annenberg School for Communication, UC Berkeley, and Michigan State University. For further information, please contact: Randolph Kluver Singapore Internet Research Centre School of Communication and Information Nanyang Technological University Singapore 637718 phone (65) 6790-5770 http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/ About the Singapore Internet Research Centre ________________________________________ The Singapore Internet Research Centre (SIRC) at the School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, initiates and conducts research related to the Internet across Asia, including East, Southeast, and South Asia. Faculty associates of the Centre engage in wide variety of collaborative research efforts with other researchers around the globe. International collaborative projects include the World Internet Project and the Internet and Elections Project. Randolph Kluver Singapore Internet Research Centre School of Communication and Information Nanyang Technological University Singapore 637718 phone (65) 6790-5770 http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/