3rd GigaNet Annual Symposium
The 3rd GigaNet Annual Symposium will be held in Hyderabad, India, on 2 December 2008, one day prior to the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The GigaNet Annual Symposium is an opportunity to showcase some of the best current research on internet governance from around the world and provides a venue for scholars to discuss and debate these crucial issues. The GigaNet Program Committee encourages all scholars in the field to submit proposals on their current Internet Governance related research.
Deadline for submissions is 15 July 2008.
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The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) is a scholarly community that promotes the development of Internet Governance as a recognized, interdisciplinary field of study and facilitates informed dialogue on policy issues and related matters between scholars and governments, international organizations, the private sector, and civil society.
Each year, GigaNet organizes a one-day research symposium in conjunction with the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and in the same premises. After the first two editions in Athens, Greece (October 2006) and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (November 2007), the 3rd GigaNet Annual Symposium will be held on December 2, 2008, in Hyderabad, India, the day before the 3rd IGF meeting. Attendance at the Symposium will be open to all and free of charge. The Symposium will be at the same location as the IGF and registration with the UN as an IGF participant may be necessary to gain entry to the building.
This is a call for papers from scholars interested in presenting an original research paper at the conference.
Submission topics
In addition to papers on methodological aspects of Internet governance-related studies, this year’s Symposium particularly
encourages submissions on the following themes, which are described in more detail below:
1. Comparing Internet Governance to other Global Governance Domains
2. Networked Governance Theories and the Institutionalization of Internet Governance
3. The Role of NGOs, Social Movements and Civil Society in Internet Governance
4. Year 3 of the UN Internet Governance Forum: Assessing its Structure, Process and Impact
5. Law and Jurisdictions in Internet Governance
6. Copyright Protection, Internet Service Providers and Technical Mechanisms of Control
7. Internationalized Domain Names: Expanding Access or Tower of Babel?
Submission requirements
Applicants should submit: 1) an abstract of 800-1000 words, in English, of the proposed paper that describes the main research question(s), methods employed, and the paper?s relevance and value to the thematic area; and 2) a one page summary curriculum vitae listing in particular the applicant?s current institutional affiliation(s), advanced degrees, scholarly publications relevant to Internet governance, and web sites, if available.
Submission materials should be emailed directly to the chairperson of the 2008 Program Committee, Dr. Meryem Marzouki, at Meryem.Marzouki@lip6.fr by no later than July 15, 2008, midnight GMT.
Members of the 2008 program committee will review submissions according to the same criteria. In order to ensure fairness of the evaluation process, submissions that do not conform to the requested format will not be considered.
The Program Committee will notify applicants of its decisions via email by September 15, 2008.
A full paper upon which oral or poster presentation will be based must be delivered to the same address by October 10, 2008, midnight GMT in order for the author(s) to be included in the program.
While GigaNet asserts no copyright to authors’ work, it is expected that the version of the paper presented orally or as poster will be made available for posting on the GigaNet website.
Travel scholarships for a few outstanding accepted papers may be available for scholars who would otherwise be unable to attend. Applicants who are accepted will be informed of these opportunities after September 15.
2008 GigaNet Symposium Program Committee:
- Ana Abreu, Labeurb/Unicamp and Paulista University, Campinas (SP), Brazil
- Slavka Antonova, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
- Meryem Marzouki, LIP6/PolyTIC-CNRS Laboratory, Paris, France (Chair)
- John Mathiason, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Syracuse (NY), USA
- Milton Mueller, Syracuse University School of Information Studies, Syracuse (NY), USA
- Max Senges, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- Rolf H. Weber, University of Z?rich, Z?rich, Switzerland
Important dates:
- 15 July 2008: abstract submission deadline (to be sent to: Meryem.Marzouki [at] lip6.fr)
- 5 September 2008: notification to applicants
- 10 October 2008: full papers due
- 15 October 2008: 2008 GigaNet symposium program finalized
- 2 December 2008: 2008 GigaNet symposium, HICC, Hyderabad, India
For further information, go to the Symposium webpage.
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