Organized by LIRNEasia & the School of Economics and Management (SEM), Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication (BUPT), supported by the International Development Research Centre of Canada (IDRC)

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

CPRsouth3 will offer researchers the opportunity to discuss their research on ICT regulation and policy in the South with a policy-oriented, international audience and obtain useful feedback. A training session on media interaction will also be held for participants. Alongside the conference tutorial sessions will be held for Young Scholars on the fundamentals of technology, markets, regulation and policy.

Chairs of CPRsouth3

From CPRsouth: Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Indian Institute of Technology, MadrasFrom LIRNEasia: Prof. Rohan Samarajiva, Executive Director, LIRNEasiaFrom BUPT: Prof. Tingjie Lv, Dean, School of Economics and Management, BUPT

Participants

The conference is designed to accommodate 21 paper presenters over the course of 2.5 days, and the audience will be made up of 70-80 scholars involved in the field of ICT policy and regulation, broadly defined, including 30 Young Scholars.

Location

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication (BUPT) is one of the leading research-oriented Universities in China. Located in the north-west quadrant of the 3rd ring of China's capital, the spacious campus faces the ruins of ancient Yuan Dynasty capital walls and the scenic Xiaoyue River. One of the four great capitals of China, home to generations of Chinese imperial dynasties and the location for the 2008 Olympiad, Beijing is where history meets the future. The conference excursions include a tour of Tiananmen Square and the Beijing Palace Museum, as well as a trip to the Badaling Great Wall of China sponsored by the School of Economics and Management (SEM), BUPT.

Visas

Visas are required to enter China, with very few exceptions. Letters will be provided for this purpose by BUPT after participant selections have been made. Participants are strongly advised to initiate visa approval procedures immediately thereafter.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

CALL FOR YOUNG SCHOLAR APPLICATIONS

ABOUT LIRNEasia

LIRNEasia is a regional information and communication technology (ICT) policy and regulation research and capacity building organization, based in Sri Lanka. LIRNEasia seeks to identify the institutional constraints on effective use of ICTs to improve the lives of the people of Asia-Pacific; work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders to catalyze changes conducive to greater participation by users and suppliers; and contribute to building capacity within the region for evidence-based intervention in the public-policy process. It serves as the administrative partner for CPRsouth.

Visit www.lirneasia.net for more information.

ABOUT SEM- BUPT

SEM holds to its principle of ‘Survive by excellent quality and develop by unique characters’, and has since developed its own education and research philosophy described as ‘paying equal attention to teaching and research, letting research to lead teaching and letting teaching to facilitate research.’ As a result of 50-year development, SEM has become one of the best schools in economics and management in China or even in the world, with prominent research advantages in information and telecommunication, and outstanding achievement in telecommunication management education. It has produced many excellent managerial professionals in this field.

Visit http://www.bupt.edu.cn/yuanxi/introduce/jinjigl/sem/sem.htm for further information.

For more information about the conference

Mail: CPRsouth, C/o LIRNEasia, 12 Balcombe Place, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka

Telephone: +94 11 493 9992

Fax: +94 11 267 5212

Email: info[at]cprsouth[dot]org

Website: www.cprsouth.org