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2012 Giganet Annual Symposium

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:56 GMT

7th GigaNet Annual Symposium, held on 5 November 2012, one day before the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Since 2006, GigaNet has organized an Annual Symposium to showcase research about Internet Governance, focusing on an interdisciplinary approach. As in previous years, the symposium will provide room to discuss current and future questions as well as the challenges encountered and results achieved in Global Internet Governance.

Time:November 5, 2012 all day
Location:Baku, Azerbaijan
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Giganet 2012 Annual Symposium - Call for Papers

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:30 GMT

CALL FOR PAPERS

7th Annual Symposium

5 November 2012

Baku, Azerbaijan

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The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) is seeking submissions of research about Internet Governance to be presented at the Seventh GigaNet Annual Symposium, held on 5 November 2012, one day before the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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. http://giga-net.org/

Conference themes

GigaNet is interested in receiving abstracts related to Internet Governance themes, especially those containing innovative approaches and/or emerging research areas. We encourage submissions on the following topics:Internet policies on freedom of expression (censorship, kill-switches, filtering, policies that promote free expression, corporate social responsibility)

* Internet freedom and governance in regions in transition (Arab region, Caucasus etc.)

* From PIPA to ACTA: National and international agreements on online copyright enforcement

* Cyber-security, the state and international relations

* Dataveillance and privacy - the economic perspective

* Global Internet infrastructure policy (net neutrality, peering and interconnection, ASN assignment, routing infrastructure security, etc.)

* Innovative methods for Internet Governance research

* The role of the UN and intergovernmental institutions in global Internet Governance

* Policy issues surrounding ICANN’s new gTLD program

* IP addressing: economic and technical challenges of scarcity and governance

* Internet governance and development

Other proposals on questions of global Internet governance will also be considered.

Submissions

Interested scholars should submit abstracts of research paper not later than 20 May 2012, at the Easy Chair platform: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=giganet2012.

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 short bio note focused on institutional affiliations, advanced degrees, scholarly publications and work in the field of Internet Governance and related issues (for example ICTs). Please include a link to a more detailed CV.

* Important note: accepted abstracts will be required to deliver their full paper a month before the conference. Those unable to do so will be removed from the program.

Process and publication

The Program Committee members will evaluate the abstracts submitted and decisions will be sent to applicants by email before 15 June 2012.

Accepted papers for oral presentations should be followed by a full research paper to be sent by 30 September 2012. Some quality papers submitted that are not accepted for oral presentations will be recommended for poster presentations.

Accepted speakers and poster presenters’ submissions and final papers will be published on the GigaNet website. An online publication with selected papers on the main challenges of Internet Governance is also planned for the Azerbaijan IGF.

Registration

The GigaNet Annual Symposium is free of charge. However, registration will be required to gain entry to the event venue. Please continue visiting our website for further information about registration, venue and accommodation.

GigaNet 2012-13 Program Committee

* Leo Van Audenhove – PC Chair, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

* Milton Mueller – GigaNet Steering Committee Chair, Syracuse University, USA

* Titi Akinsanmi – University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

* Sandra Braman – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA

* Fatima Cambronero – AGEIA DENSI, Argentina

* Laura DeNardis – American University, USA

* Dmitry Epstein – Cornell University, USA

* John Gathegi – University of South Florida, USA

* Hans Klein – Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

* Francesca Musiani – MINES ParisTech, France

* Jamal Shahin – University of Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, The Netherlands

* Sonny Zulhuda – International Islamic University, Malaysia

If you have any question related to the submission or the symposium activities, please e-mail the Program Committee Chair: leo.van.audenhove@vub.ac.be.

New Book: Normative Experience in Internet Politics

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:30 GMT

The ways in which the Internet is managed and controlled – often labeled as Internet Governance – are usually considered as standing on four main pillars: Technology, Market Laws, State Regulation and Uses. Nevertheless, its specific features, the consequences of the plurality of norms it involves and of the decision-making processes it entails are rarely addressed in a comprehensive analysis.
This book explores the Internet’s functioning both as a practical-intellectual experience and a political challenge. By means of several case studies, it proposes a substantial and reflexive treatment of multileveled, formal or informal Internet Politics.The book’s overall endeavor is to outline an understanding ofwhat is –or may be– a “digital common good”.
The authors are members of a European academic team gathered by the Vox Internet research program’s meetings. They adopt a multi-disciplinary approach, embedding technological innovation in the fi eld of social sciences (communication studies, sociology, law, political science and philosophy).

By Romain Badouard, Dominique Boullier, Herbert Burkert, Dominique Cardon, Mireille Delmas-Marty, Françoise Massit-Folléa, Paul Mathias, Cécile Méadel, Laurence Monnoyer-Smith, Francesca Musiani, Claudia Padovani, and Bernhard Rieder.

The book can be ordered on the website of Presses des Mines at http://www.pressesdesmines.com/sciences-sociales/normative-experience-in-internet-politics.html

New Book: Frames and Connections in the Governance of Global Communications: A Network Study of the Internet Governance Forum

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:30 GMT

Lexington will release next month Frames and Connections in the Governance of Global Communications: A Network Study of the Internet Governance Forum, a new book by GigaNet member and University of Trento postdoc researcher Elena Pavan. Pavan's book examines how governance of global communications is consolidating as a field where innovative political practices of multi-actor collaboration are being experimented. Within this broad political landscape, the Internet governance domain is emerging as one of the most relevant areas where institutional and non-institutional actors are converging in order to reform collectively governance mechanisms that will determine the future developments of the Internet technology.

Pavan's study adopts a network approach to study the progressive and collective construction of a new discourse on Internet governance fostered by the realization of the United Nations Internet Governance Forum, a new “space for multi-stakeholder policy-dialogue” (WSIS Tunis Agenda 2005, art. 72). Looking both at how semantic and social connections are created in the online and the offline discursive spaces, her book seeks to provide insights on how principles of democratic collaboration between institutional and non-institutional actors are translated into actual political dynamics; on how the global political agenda on the governance of the Internet comes to be shaped thanks to the provision of heterogeneous and sometimes opposite thematic inputs; and, finally, on how the roles of States, intergovernmental bodies, civil society entities in participatory supra-national politics are progressively being (re)defined.

The research provides an alternative approach to the study of supra-national politics as well as of global communication governance processes: one that considers simultaneously content and processes of political dynamics and examines how immaterial resources, such as information and communication, become a new field for multi-actor politics experiments, conflicts and network construction.

Book on net neutrality (in French)

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:52 GMT

New book is out! Schafer V., Le Crosnier H., Musiani F., 2011, La neutralité de l'Internet, Un enjeu de communication, Paris, CNRS Editions/Les Essentiels d'Hermès, 168 p. (http://ning.it/o5JqOj)

REGISTRATION AND PRELIMINARY PROGRAM FOR SIXTH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:00 GMT

GigaNet Sixth Annual Symposium

United Nations Office, UNON complex, Nairobi, Kenya

September 26, 2011

The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GIGANET) will hold its Sixth Annual Symposium on 26 September 2011, one day before the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Nairobi, Kenya.

Since 2006, GigaNet has organized an Annual Symposium to showcase research about Internet Governance, focusing on an interdisciplinary approach. Prior successful symposia took place in Greece (2006), Brazil (2007), India (2008), Egypt (2009) and Lithuania (2010). In 2011, the Internet Governance Forum has entered its second phase, after having reached the end of its first 5-years mandate. This year’s event will provide room to discuss the challenges encountered and results achieved during the first five years of IGF. As in previous years the GigaNet Symposium will further discuss current and future questions of Global Internet Governance.

The symposium will be organized in co-operation with Research ICT Africa (RIA). RIA is a network of researchers in 20 African countries conducting research on ICT policy and regulation and facilitating evidence-based and informed policy making for improved access, use and application of ICT for social development and economic growth. http://www.researchictafrica.net/

Registration and preliminary program

Registration is free of charge. If you are planning to either attend in person or remotely participate, please register at http://www.amiando.com/giganet2011 or send an email to jpohle@vub.ac.be.

Please visit our website for the preliminary program: http://giga-net.org/page/2011-annual-symposium.

Call for Papers: GigaNet Sixth Annual Symposium

Fri, 20 May 2011 13:26 GMT

GIGANET

Global Internet Governance Academic Network

in co-operation with

Research ICT Africa

CALL FOR PAPERS

Sixth Annual Symposium

26 September 2011

Nairobi, Kenya

The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GIGANET), in co-operation with the Research ICT Africa (RIA), is seeking submissions of research about Internet Governance to be presented at the Sixth GigaNet Annual Symposium, held on 26 September 2011, one day before the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Nairobi, Kenya.

In 2011, the Internet Governance Forum has entered its second phase, after having reached the end of its first 5-years mandate. This year’s event will provide room to discuss the challenges encountered and results achieved during the first five years of IGF. As in previous years the GigaNet Symposium will further discuss current and future questions of Global Internet Governance.

Organizers

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. http://giga-net.org/

Research ICT Africa is a network of researchers in 20 African countries conducting research on ICT policy and regulation and facilitating evidence-based and informed policy making for improved access, use and application of ICT for social development and economic growth.

http://www.researchictafrica.net/

Symposium Themes

§ The first 5 years of the IGF: Taking stock and the way forward

§ Developing countries perspectives on internet governance

§ New approaches to theorizing internet governance

§ Between global and local: the question of territory in internet governance

§ Freedom of Expression / Right to Information

§ New approaches to Human Rights on the Internet

§ Internet governance and political uprising

§ International relations and cyber-security

§ Online privacy and dataveillance

§ Cloud Governance

Other proposals on more general questions of Global Internet Governance will also be considered.

Submissions

Interested scholars should submit abstracts of research paper not later 15 July 2011, through Easy Chair platform at:

https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=giganet2011.

Paper proposals should be submitted following theses 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).

Evaluation Process

The Program Committee members will evaluate the abstracts submitted and decisions will be sent to applicants by email on August 1^st.

Accepted papers for oral presentations should be followed by a full research paper, to be sent by September 15^th. Some quality papers submitted that are not accepted for oral presentations will be recommended for poster presentations.

Accepted speakers and poster presenters’ submissions and final papers will be published on the GigaNet website.

Registration process

The GigaNet Annual Symposium is free of charge. However, a registration process will be required close to the event. Please continue visiting our website for further information about registration, venue and accommodation.

Financial Assistance

One outstanding accepted paper by an African researcher may be awarded financial support by the Research ICT Africa. This support includes a travel grant up to US $ 1.000,00 to facilitate the participation of (emerging) African scholars who otherwise would not be able to attend. If available, information regarding additional scholarship options will be available following notification of acceptance.

GigaNet 2011 Program Committee

§ Leo Van Audenhove – PC Chair, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

§ Roy Balleste – St. Thomas University, Miami, USA

§ William Drake - University of Zurich, Switzerland

§ Dmitry Epstein – Cornell University, USA

§ Marianne Franklin – Goldsmiths University London, UK

§ Raquel Gatto – Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil

§ Alison Gillwald – Director Research ICT Africa

§ Nanette Levinson – American University, USA

§ Milton Mueller – Syracuse University, USA

§ Rolf H. Weber – University of Zurich, Switzerland

Important Dates

July 15^th: abstract submission deadline

August 1^st: notification of acceptance

September 15^th: submission deadline for complete papers

September 26^th: Sixth Annual GigaNet Symposium

If you have any question related to the submission or the symposium activities, please e-mail the Program Committee Chair: leo.van.audenhove@vub.ac.be

GigaNet welcomes observers

Wed, 04 May 2011 07:50 GMT

As of May 2011, GigaNet participation is open to those who have not yet had the chance to extensively contribute to scholarly literature on Internet Governance, but who wish to participate in the GigaNet community, enhancing its intellectual exchange. The newly proposed observer status is designated for post-graduate students as well as all IG and ICT community members, who would like to take active part in the academic debate on the shape and future of Internet Governance.

The observer status allows participants to make full use of all the GigaNet features, such as the members mailing lists and all the website insights. It does not include the possibility to run ifor GigaNet offices, however does not eliminate the possibility to re-apply for full membership, once the membership criteria are met by the observer (more IG peer-reviewed papers are published or a post-graduate degree is obtained).

The details of the status are now available on the GigaNet webpage: http://giga-net.org/page/membership-1.

Please feel free to direct any queries to the Membership Committee Chair, Joanna Kulesza at joannakulesza|at|gmail|dot|com.

Program Committee for 2011 GigaNet Symposium named

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 08:30 GMT

The program committee for 2011 GigaNet Annual Symposium has been formed. The committee will be chaired by Leo Van Audenhove, Associate Professor and Program Director of the Master of Communication Studies - New Media and Society in Europe at Vrije University in Brussels, Belgium. Committee members include:

Roy Balleste – St. Thomas University, Miami, USA
William Drake - University of Zurich, Switzerland
Dmitry Epstein – Cornell University, USA
Marianne Franklin – Goldsmiths University London, UK
Raquel Gatto – Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil
Alison Gillwald – Director Research ICT Africa
Nanette Levinson – American University, USA
Milton Mueller – Syracuse University, USA
Rolf H. Weber – University of Zurich, Switzerland

Stay tuned for the call for papers!

Event: Global Internet Governance: Research and Public Policy Challenges for the Next Decade

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:30 GMT

Please join us May 5-6, 2011, when GigaNet will host a workshop, Global Internet Governance: Research and Public Policy Challenges for the Next Decade, at American University School of International Service in Washington DC. (Abramson Family Founders Room, Terrace Level)

The Internet’s status as a communication medium that is decentralized, scalable and global continues to pose challenging new problems in governance and regulation. GigaNet, an international scholarly community created in 2006, holds a two-day conference to explore issues such as IP address scarcity, ICANN accountability, the role of social media in toppling dictatorships, censorship, privacy online, and the tensions between national security and Internet freedom. Assistant Secretary for Commerce Larry Strickling (NTIA) will provide the keynote speech during lunch on Thursday, May 5.

Day one engages policy makers, academics and civil society at large in dialogue on policy issues in global Internet governance. The goal is to facilitate informed dialogue on policy issues and related matters between scholars and Internet governance stakeholders. Day two features presentations of scholarly research based on peer reviewed papers. The goal is to support scholarship and advance theoretical and applied research on Internet governance. All are welcome to attend this exciting event. However due to limited seating, you must register.

View the complete program and register for the event.

introduction about myself

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 05:06 GMT

Wu Fei is an associate professor at China Guangzhou Jinan University. Also a columnist and writer for several major Hong Kong and international newspapers and magazines and has published more than 20 books in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Also is a commentator for several television channels that have a combined audience of 20 million viewers in China mainland and Hong Kong. Wu Fei is an alumna of the US East West center, has been a Visiting Researching Fellow at the US Center for Strategic and International Studies media section, and the Brookings Institution media section.

Call for Program Committee Members

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:12 GMT

The Program Committee is looking for new members to help shape activities and programs of upcoming events and the annual symposium. This call is open to all of you who are willing to put in some effort in actively shaping and organizing events in the next two years. More information on the PC can be found here. I'm looking forward to your application. If you would like to actively participate in the PC, please send an email to Leo Van Audenhove before March 7.

Call for MemCom members

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:30 GMT

GigaNet Membership Committee is looking for new members. The role of the MemCom is to review applications from researchers interested in joining our community. More information on the Committee and its procedures may be found here. Send your applications to Joanna Kulesza until January 31st.

Giganet Members at State of the Net 2011

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:30 GMT

GigaNet members Milton Mueller and Rebecca MacKinnon participated recently in the panel, "Can the US Continue to Support a Free Global Internet?", at the 2011 State of the Net conference in Washington DC.

Call for Papers: Global Internet Governance: Research and Public Policy Challenges for the Next Decade

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:30 GMT

Global Internet Governance: Research and Public Policy Challenges for the Next Decade

Deadline for abstract submissions is extended to February 25, 2011!

May 5 and 6, 2011
American University, School of International Service, Washington, DC
Fifth Regional Workshop of the Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet)
[pdf]

Internet Governance is an emerging international field of scholarship, public interest advocacy, diplomacy, governmental and corporate policy-making, and philanthropic investment. The problem of how or whether we should control or regulate a communication medium that is decentralized and global is critically important to anyone who relies on the Internet to communicate, mobilize political action, run online businesses, purchase products and services or access critical information services.

GigaNet is a scholarly community initiated in spring 2006 in conjunction with the UN Internet Governance Forum. Its four principal objectives are to: (1) support the establishment of a global network of scholars specializing in Internet governance issues; (2) promote the development of Internet governance as a recognized, interdisciplinary field of study, (3) advance theoretical and applied research on Internet governance, broadly defined: and; (4) facilitate informed dialogue on policy issues and related matters between scholars and Internet governance stakeholders (governments, international organizations, the private sector, and civil society).

Building on the success of its first four regional workshops in Paris, France (2008), Brussels, Belgium (2009), Seoul, So. Korea (2009) and Montreal, Canada (2010), the purpose of the Washington, DC regional GigaNet workshop is twofold:

May 5. The first day is dedicated to outreach sessions exploring issues in global Internet governance among policy makers, academics and civil society at large. Attendance is open to anyone interested in Internet governance. The goal of the sessions on this day is to facilitate informed dialogue on policy issues and related matters between scholars and Internet governance stakeholders (governments, international organizations, the private sector, policy analysts, civil society, and funders). Issues being considered include but are not limited to governance of critical Internet resources, surveillance and privacy, Wikileaks, copyright protection laws such as the "Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act" (COICA), network transparency and net neutrality. Presenters in these sessions will be invited by the program committee. To propose speakers or ideas, contact any member of the Program Committee listed below.

May 6. The second day features presentations of scholarly research based on a rigorous peer reviewed selection process. Attendance is open to anyone interested in Internet governance. The goal of the second day is to support scholarship and advance theoretical and applied research on Internet governance. Scholars are invited to submit 2-page abstracts describing recently completed research or work in progress on any aspect of Internet Governance. In order to provide a survey of current academic activities in the field, share ideas and forge possible collaborations, presentations will focus on problematics, research designs, preliminary empirical results and conclusions in the aim of stimulating reflection and discussion amongst the audience. Any theme or topic relevant to global Internet governance is welcome.

Deadline for abstract submissions is extended to February 25, 2011 February 14, 2011. Submissions can be made through the Easy Chair web site.

Decisions will be made by March 15, 2011.

Manuscripts expected by April 18, 2011.

Program Committee members include:

Derrick Cogburn, American University and Syracuse University, Chair
Milton Mueller, Syracuse University, Vice-chair
Leo van Audenhove, Free University of Brussels
Laura DeNardis, Yale University
Nanette Levinson, American University
J.P. Singh, Georgetown University

Fifth GigaNet Annual Symposium - Feedback

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:17 GMT

Dear GigaNet members,

It was a pleasure to have many of you, including the remote participants, during the Fifth GigaNet Annual Symposium, in Vilnius.

Despite our usual tight schedule, we had good presentations and discussions!

We had a total number of 74 pre-registered attendants, most from Europe, North America and Latin America/Caribbean regions. There are a set of numbers related to pre-registration here: giganet%202010%20-%20numbers.pdf

I was very glad to serve GigaNet Program Committee for the past 2 years and I wish the new Chair a lot of happiness for the next years ahead.

Last, but not least, I want to thank you all GigaNet members that voluntereed for the 2009 and 2010 Program Committees. Nothing would have happened without you. And I would like to say a special thanks to Milton Mueller who made the difference by mentoring all PC activities, besides his position as GigaNet Chair.

Hope to see you next year at GigaNet Workshops and Annual Symposium!

[]s, Raquel Gatto

2010 GigaNet Steering Committee Elections Report

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:14 GMT

Dear GigaNet Colleagues,

The 2010 election for our Steering Committee has now concluded. I am pleased to report that we had a good level of participation, with half (50%, n=52) of our membership casting ballots in the election. Please join me in thanking all of our members that participated in the nominations and voting process, and in congratulating the candidates who stood for election.

The voting results are as follows:

Chair (Two-Year Position)

Milton Mueller                75% (n=39)
Derrick Cogburn                21% (n=11)
Laura DeNardis (write-in)     2% (n=1)
(no response)                 2% (n=1)

Vice Chair (One-Year Position)

Laura DeNardis             62% (n=32)
Konstantinos Komaitis     33% (n=17)
(no response)             5% (n=3)

Secretary (Two-Year Position)

Roy Ballaste     92% (n=48)
(no response)     8% (n=4)

Program Committee Chair (Two-Year Position)

Leo van Audenhove                     86% (n=45)
Konstantinos Komaitis (write-in)     2% (n=1)
Milton Mueller (write-in)             2% (n=1)

Membership Committee Chair (Two-Year Position)

Joanna Kulesza     88% (n=46)
(no response)     12% (n=6)

Welcome to our new Steering Committee members!

FIFTH GIGANET ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM - VILNIUS

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:30 GMT

Dear GigaNet community,

First, I would like to thanks all the 2010 Program Committee (PC) members for the hard work on evaluations and program shaping.

An updated Symposium Program is now available.

Those that are planning to attend the event or to follow remotely, please register. We are working to provide remote participation options which will be detailed soon.

Please disseminate the information widely.

Kind Regards,

Raquel Gatto, 2010 PC Chair

Call for Papers - Fifth GigaNet Annual Symposium - deadline 15 July 2010

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:30 GMT

Dear GigaNet members and followers,

On behalf of the Program Committee, we are pleased to announce below the Call for Papers for the Fifth GigaNet Annual Symposium, to be held in Vilnius, Lithuania on 13 September 2010.

The event is a good opportunity to share and discuss your research with experts in Internet Governance or just to follow the high quality interdisciplinary research which are being conducted now.

I am grateful for the Program Committee work and I hope to receive several submissions in order to have an outstanding Symposium this year. Since IGF is going to happen early this year, please note that we have a tight schedule to submissions and evaluations.

I kindly ask you to also disseminate among interested researchers this CFP!

If you have any questions, please contact me immediately.

Best Regards,
Raquel Gatto
GigaNet Program Committee Chair

FIFTH GIGANET ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM

13 September 2010

Vilnius, Lithuania

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GIGANET) is seeking submissions of research about Internet Governance to be presented at the Fifth GigaNet Annual Symposium, on 13 September 2010, held one
day before the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF), in Vilnius,
Lithuania.

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. For more information, please visit http://giga-net.org/

Since 2006, GigaNet has organized an Annual Symposium to showcase the research about Internet Governance, focusing on the interdisciplinary approach. Prior successful symposia in Greece (2006), Brazil
(2007), India (2008) and Egypt (2009) lead us to the Fifth GigaNet Annual
Symposium at Lithuania in 2010.

Submissions

Interested scholars should submit abstracts of research papers no later than July 15th, 2010, through EasyChair platform at:

https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=giganetsymposium2010

GigaNet is interested in receiving abstracts related to Internet Governance themes, especially those containing innovative approaches and/or emerging research areas related to the following topics:

1. Assessing the results, effectiveness and renewal process of the Internet Governance Forum;

2. The ICANN Affirmation of Commitment and its implications for the accountability of ICANN;

3. Policies for governing critical internet resources, such as IDNs, gTLDs, IPv4 and IPv6 addresses;

4. Intermediary responsibility in the Internet environment;

5. How copyright and trademark protection relate to Internet Governance, including new treaties such as ACTA;

6. Cyber-security and cyber-crime;

7. Implications of Internet Governance mechanisms and processes for development and developing countries;

8. Balance between openness, privacy and security from the Internet Governance perspective;

9. Innovative methods for Internet governance research.

10. Globally-applicable principles on public policy issues for Internet Governance in the context of the Tunis Agenda and Geneva Declaration of
Principles;

11. Multistakeholderism in Internet Governance: stakeholders, strategies of participation and collaboration including national and regional levels;

Requirements

Paper proposals should be submitted following these requirements:

Ø 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.

Ø 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).

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Evaluation Process

The Program Committee members will evaluate the abstracts submitted and decisions will be sent to applicants by e-mail on August 1st.

Accepted papers for oral presentations should be followed by a full research paper by September 1st. Some quality papers submitted that are not accepted for oral presentations will be recommended for poster presentation.

Publishing information

Accepted speakers and poster presenters’ submissions and final papers will be published on the GigaNet website.

Registration process

The GigaNet Annual Symposium is free of charge, although a registration process will be required close to the event. Please continue visiting our website.

Program Committee

- Slavka Antonova, University of North Dakota, USA

- Lamees El Baghdady, Modern Sciences and Art University, Egypt

- Roy Balleste, St. Thomas University, USA

- Olga Cavalli, South SSIG, Argentina

- Dmitry Epstein, Cornell University, USA

- Marianne Franklin, University of London, UK

- Raquel Gatto - PC Chair, PUC-SP, Brazil

- Konstantinos Komaitis - Membership Chair, University of Strathclyde, UK

- Brenden Kuerbis - Communications Chair, Syracuse University, USA

- Nanette Levinson, American University, USA

- Milton Mueller - GigaNet Chair, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

Short Schedule:

15 July: abstract submission deadline (no extension will be granted).

01 August: notification of acceptance.

01 September: deliverance of final papers.

13 September: Fifth GigaNet Annual Symposium.

Venue and accommodations

Please check the Vilnius UN Internet Governance Forum information at

http://www.igf2010.lt/index.php/en/welcome/index

If you have any question related to the submissions or the symposium activities, please e-mail giganetPC2010@gmail.com

Montreal workshop was great

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:30 GMT

The Montreal regional meeting concluded Monday afternoon, and it took me until now to find the time to report on it. It was an energizing meeting. Attendance hovered around 50 most of the time. Our experiment with a more outreach-oriented program on the first day was definitely a success. Thanks to support from Media@McGill and specifically Professor Becky Lentz, the first-day program attracted a large number of students, mainly undergraduate students. Many new members joined, and plans for another workshop and program in Washington DC next year were discussed, although nothing is definite yet.

The first day started out with a long panel discussion of what internet governance is and how different academic disciplines, ranging from law to sociology to economics and political science, relate to it. This was a rich discussion, perhaps overly long. I started out with an overview and was followed by Sandra Braman, Derrick Cogburn, Laura DeNardis, Chris Marsden Caludia Padovani and Daniel Pare. The panel discussed the definition of "governance," the Internet in relation to other historical communication technologies, the problem of agency in studies of the relationship between technology and society, the role of the state and private sector in Internet governance, and whether IG as a field is a "flash in the pan" or more enduring. Questions from the audience forced the panelists to define terms that they normally take for granted, such as when Laura DeNardis was asked to explain what she meant by "protocol".

That session was followed by an outreach session tailored to issue-oriented presentations and discussions by civil society advocacy groups. Net neutrality, copyright, and privacy/surveillance. This included representatives of CIPPIC, SaveourNet.ca, and the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group.

On the second day we had more standard academic research presentations. These are intended to be "workshops" where ongoing research is discussed, but it is often difficult to walk the fine line between presenting finished or near-finished papers, and presenting work in progress at various stages, and the presentations occupied various places on that spectrum. The panel with Braman's research analyzing the entire corpus of RFCs and Kuerbis's research on the social networks underlying the development of RFCs related to the security of critical internet resources was especially interesting. As a purely personal opinion I enjoyed and learned a lot from Xu's presentation on the Green Dam incident in China and Wouter Stol's analysis of police case data on cybercrime.

The small but comfortable facility (Thomson House) facilitated a lot of useful networking and interactions among the participants.

Most of the slide presentations will be available - look for a blog about those. I see that someone has already posted some photos from the event.

My thanks to the other program committee members, the program committee chair Meryem Marzouki, the local organizing committee Becky Lentz and her student Juliana, Claire Roberge and Media@McGill.