[Air-L] CFP-4th Annual GigaNet Research Symposium

[Nanette Levinson]

FOURTH ANNUAL GIGANET SYMPOSIUM
14 November 2009
Sharm-El-Sheik, Egypt
CALL FOR PAPERS
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.Since 2006, GigaNet has organized an Annual Symposium held jointly
with the United Nations Internet Governance Forum ( IGF ) . Prior
successful symposia in Greece (2006), Brazil (2007) and India (2008) lead
us to the Fourth GigaNet Symposium to be held in Sharm-El-Sheik, Egypt, on
November 14th, 2009 - one day before the IGF official opening.The GigaNet
Annual Symposium is free of charge, although a registration process will be
required close to the event. We are planning to present this year a keynote
speaker, who shall be announced in proper time, if confirmed.Deadline:
Interested scholars should submit abstracts of research papers by June 30,
2009.Themes: Papers should be strictly related to Internet Governance
themes. Innovative approaches and/or emerging research areas will be
considered favorably during the evaluation process. Full descriptions of
the proposed themes can be found at the GigaNet website • 1. What counts as
Internet Governance?• 2. Internet Governance, International Law and
Multistakeholderism.  •3.       Cyber-security and the Internet.• 4. New
Approaches to Internet Governance and Social and Economic Development.
Requirements: Paper proposals should be submitted following these
requirements:- An abstract of 800-1000 words, in English, where it is
mandatory to describe the main research goal(s) and the methodological
background of the paper.- A one page curriculum vitae focused on
institutional affiliations, advanced degrees, scholarly publications and
work in the field of Internet Governance and related issues (for example
ICTs).Submission: Submission material should be e-mailed directly to Raquel
Gatto, Chair of the GigaNet Program Committee, at raquelgatto at uol.com.br
until June 30 . She will send a confirmation that the material has been
received. If no confirmation is sent until the deadline, we recommend to
e-mail again.Evaluation Process: The Program Committee members will
evaluate the abstracts submitted and decisions will be sent to applicants
by e-mail on August 11. Accepted papers for oral presentations should be
followed by a full research paper by September 15. Some quality papers
submitted that are not accepted for oral presentations will be recommended
for poster presentation. Full papers of these should also be sent by
September 15. Full papers and posters will be published on the GigaNet
website.Financial Assistance: Two accepted papers will be awarded GigaNet
Fellowships by the Internet Governance Project, a grant of up to US$
2.000,00 to facilitate the attendance of younger scholars who otherwise
would not be able to attend. Other financial assistance might be available
for accepted emerging scholars who would be unable to attend without
support. If available, the scholarship options and evaluation process will
be notified after the acceptance notification Committee: The 2009 GigaNet
Program Committee who will be responsible for evaluating the papers and
organizing the Fourth Annual Symposium and the members are:Raquel Gatto,
Catholic University of São Paulo - PUC/SP, Brazil (Chair)Lamees El
Baghdady, Modern Sciences and Arts University, Egypt (Symposium
Coordinator)Milton Mueller, Syracuse University, USANanette Levinson,
American University, USAKonstantinos Komaitis, University of Strathclyde,
UKAna Abreu, University of São Carlos - UFSCAR, BrazilOlga Cavalli, ITBA,
ArgentinaBecky Lentz, McGill University, CanadaCarolina Aguerre,
Universidad San Andres, Argentina Short Schedule:30 June: abstract
submission deadline (to be sent to: raquelgatto at uol.com.br).11 August:
decisions notification of acceptance or rejection.15 September: submission
of full papers or poster.
Nanette S. Levinson