Special issue: Papers from the 39th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy (TPRC 2011)

摘要

The fall of 2011 marked the 39th anniversary of the annual Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy, also known as TPRC. In recent years the conference has been held annually in the early fall in the Washington, DC area. Participants include academics, policy makers and private sector executives who present and debate research on a variety of policy, technical and societal issues. The 2011 conference received 228 abstract submissions, of which roughly 90 were accepted. Submissions came primarily from academia (77%), followed by government (13%), other (5%), civil society (4%), and industry (1%). The majority were from authors submitting to TPRC for the first time, with 60% having never previously presented at the conference. Overall, 45% were from authors outside the U.S., enhancing dialog on international issues and providing international perspectives, as evidenced by the papers in this special issue.