[Air-l] Call for Papers, The Internet in China Conference

[Randolph Kluver (Assoc Prof)]

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 at 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
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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/