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Call for Papers Deadline: Access to Knowledge - Geneva

July 24, 2008

The Information Society Project at Yale Law School (Yale ISP) and the International Journal of Communications Law and Policy (IJCLP) are pleased to announce their fifth interdisciplinary writing competition and call for papers in conjunction with the Third Access to Knowledge (A2K3) Conference taking place on September 8-10, 2008 in Geneva, Switzerland.We invite students, scholars, policy-makers, technologists, activists, and industry representatives to submit papers on access to knowledge (A2K) and communications law and policy for publication by the IJCLP. Submissions must be received by July 24th, 2008, to be considered for the A2K3 writing competition.The authors of the selected papers will be invited to publish their work in a special volume of the International Journal of Communications Law and Policy, in memoriam of former IJCLP lead editor Boris Rotenberg.

This year’s writing competition will feature an award sponsored by Kaltura. The Kaltura Prize will be granted to the author of the best submission on a topic relating to digital media remix, open-source business models, collaborative production, democratic culture, or related themes which speak to the identity of Kaltura as the world’s first open-source video platform. The Kaltura Prize will include a cash stipend of $1,000 and funding for travel to and accommodations in Geneva to accept the award at the A2K3 conference.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 18th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

Access to Knowledge - Geneva

September 8, 2008toSeptember 10, 2008

The Information Society Project at Yale Law School (Yale ISP) and the International Journal of Communications Law and Policy (IJCLP) are pleased to announce their fifth interdisciplinary writing competition and call for papers in conjunction with the Third Access to Knowledge (A2K3) Conference taking place on September 8-10, 2008 in Geneva, Switzerland.We invite students, scholars, policy-makers, technologists, activists, and industry representatives to submit papers on access to knowledge (A2K) and communications law and policy for publication by the IJCLP. Submissions must be received by July 24th, 2008, to be considered for the A2K3 writing competition.The authors of the selected papers will be invited to publish their work in a special volume of the International Journal of Communications Law and Policy, in memoriam of former IJCLP lead editor Boris Rotenberg.

This year’s writing competition will feature an award sponsored by Kaltura. The Kaltura Prize will be granted to the author of the best submission on a topic relating to digital media remix, open-source business models, collaborative production, democratic culture, or related themes which speak to the identity of Kaltura as the world’s first open-source video platform. The Kaltura Prize will include a cash stipend of $1,000 and funding for travel to and accommodations in Geneva to accept the award at the A2K3 conference.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 18th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

Access to Knowledge - Geneva

The Information Society Project at Yale Law School (Yale ISP) and the International Journal of Communications Law and Policy (IJCLP) are pleased to announce their fifth interdisciplinary writing competition and call for papers in conjunction with the Third Access to Knowledge (A2K3) Conference taking place on September 8-10, 2008 in Geneva, Switzerland.We invite students, scholars, policy-makers, technologists, activists, and industry representatives to submit papers on access to knowledge (A2K) and communications law and policy for publication by the IJCLP. Submissions must be received by July 24th, 2008, to be considered for the A2K3 writing competition.The authors of the selected papers will be invited to publish their work in a special volume of the International Journal of Communications Law and Policy, in memoriam of former IJCLP lead editor Boris Rotenberg.

This year’s writing competition will feature an award sponsored by Kaltura. The Kaltura Prize will be granted to the author of the best submission on a topic relating to digital media remix, open-source business models, collaborative production, democratic culture, or related themes which speak to the identity of Kaltura as the world’s first open-source video platform. The Kaltura Prize will include a cash stipend of $1,000 and funding for travel to and accommodations in Geneva to accept the award at the A2K3 conference.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 18th, 2008 | Communications Law, CALLS FOR PAPERS, Intellectual Property, CONFERENCES | no comments

July 17, 2008 Colloquia/Workshops

July 17, 2008

Harvard

Mark Roe (Harvard Law), Political Instability’s Impact on Financial Development

Posted by pittlegalscholarship on July 18th, 2008 | Law and Politics, EVENTS, COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, Law and Economics | no comments

July 17, 2008 Colloquia/Workshops

Harvard

Mark Roe (Harvard Law), Political Instability’s Impact on Financial Development

Posted by pittlegalscholarship on July 18th, 2008 | Law and Politics, COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, Law and Economics | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Critical Pedagogy and Library Instruction

July 16, 2008toSeptember 15, 2008

This isn’t specifically about legal research instruction, but might be of interest to those who teach legal research:  Critical Pedagogy and Library Instruction: An Edited Collection. Abstracts are due Sept. 15, 2008. Jump to full post

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 16th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

Innovation and Communications Law - Turku, Finland

July 17, 2008toJuly 18, 2008

The University of Turku Faculty of Law, University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, Michigan State University College of Law, Drake University Law School and IPR University Center are organizing a trans-Atlantic conference on Innovation and Communications Law. The conference will take place July 17-18, 2008, in Turku, Finland.

The registration deadline is May 31, 2008.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 1st, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

Int’l Conf on the Humanities - Istanbul

July 15, 2008toJuly 18, 2008

The Sixth International Conference on the Humanities (a/k/a Sixth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities) will be held in Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey, July 15-18, 2008.

The conference will address a range of critically important themes in the various fields that make up the humanities today.
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Anthropology, Archaeology, Classics, Communication, English, Fine Arts, Geography, Government, History, Journalism, Languages, Linguistics, Literature, Media Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology or Religion-these are just some of the many disciplines represented at the Humanities Conference. The focus of papers ranges from the finely grained and empirical to the expansive and theoretical.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 20th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

Legal Pluralist Perspectives on Humanity, Development and Cultural Diversity

July 15, 2008toJuly 23, 2008

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Posted by pittlegalscholarship on September 3rd, 2007 | EVENTS | no comments