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World Internet Policy Project (WIP2) Workshop'
>> ISCTE, Lisbon, Portugal (6 July 2010)
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>> Call for papers
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>> The increasing centrality of the Internet has made it the focus of policy
>> and regulatory initiatives around the world. Members of the World Internet
>> Project are building on their collaborative network to identify and track
>> key policy developments around the world in ways that can capture trends
>> and better inform debate aimed at avoiding the over- or under-regulation of
>> one of the most important information and communication technology
>> developments of the digital age.
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>> This workshop in Lisbon will be the first organized around the World
>> Internet Policy Project (WIP2), and will be linked to the annual World
>> Internet Project meetings that will follow immediately after the workshop.
>> The organizers of the workshop invite abstracts of papers or presentations
>> from among but also beyond the WIP membership, who wish to participate in
>> this first workshop. Proposed papers or presentations would be welcomed on
>> such topics as:
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>> -         freedom of expression
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>> -         privacy and data protection
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>> -         copyright and intellectual property
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>> 
>> Organizers include:
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>> Gustavo Cardoso, LINI ­ Lisbon Internet and Networks Institute
>> William Dutton, Oxford Internet Institute
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>> Jeffrey Cole, Centre for the Digital Future (USC)
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>> Submissions
>> Submissions of abstracts are to be done via email to
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>> On one page (in English):
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>> 1.     Provide the working title of the paper
>> 2.     Include your name, organizational affiliation with location, and
>> e-mail address
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>> 3.     Short biographical sketch of each author/presenter
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>> On a second page (in English):
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>> 1.     Working title of the paper
>> 2.     Abstract (maximum length is 600 words)
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>> All submissions will be peer reviewed as the basis for acceptance.
>> Reviewers will assess the proposals using the following criteria:
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>> 1.     Relevance to conference theme and topics
>> 2.     Conceptual/analytic quality
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>> 3.     Comparative and empirical research is highly desired
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>> Deadlines
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>> Abstract Submission: May 16th 2010
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>> Notification of Acceptance: May 31th 2010
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