ACORN-REDECOM, a cross-disciplinary academic network of research centers which seeks to advance knowledge on the social, economic and political impact of ICT in the Americas.

ACORN-REDECOM is now soliciting abstracts of papers for presentation at the 2009 conference to be held in in Mexico City, May 21-22, 2009, dedicated to the theme “ICTs and their Social and Economic Impact in the Americas".

Proposals should be based on current theoretical or empirical research relevant to the communication and information sector, and may be from any disciplinary perspective. ACORN-REDECOM seeks submissions of disciplinary, comparative, multi-disciplinary or interdisciplinary excellence. Graduate students are encouraged to submit abstracts.

Travel funds will be available on a competitive basis.

Subject areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to the following: