IP and IT Conferences

Maturing Internet Studies

This one-day conference and forum brings from across Northwestern University scholars whose work looks at the Maturing Internet and its implications. In 2008, residential broadband penetration passed 50% for the first time: now more than half the country has high-speed Internet access at home. And, as broadband access has become more widespread, content and applications are increasingly moving to the Internet.

The title of the conference – Maturing Internet Studies – is meant to convey two themes. The first is the study of the Internet as a mature (or nearly so) communications medium, with its unique characteristics of high-bandwidth, interactivity, and (given wireless broadband) ubiquity. The second is the maturing of Internet studies in a variety of disciplines. As the Internet has come into its own, study of it has proceeded beyond “compare and contrast” with past forms of communications.

Northwestern academics from across the University will share their research projects, together with a small number of similarly interdisciplinary scholars from other universities. Selected papers will be published in the Northwestern University Law Review, one of the leading law school academic reviews.

Attendance is free, but please RSVP to Jim Speta (j-speta@northwestern.edu) by Monday, May 18, 2009, to make sure we have enough chairs and lunches.

Schedule of Events —

Northwestern University School of Law
357 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
McCormick Rooms 375 & 381

May 20, 20080

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8:00-8:25 Continental Breakfast

8:25-8:35 Welcome and Introduction
Dean David E. Van Zandt, Law School
James B. Speta, Law School

8:35-10:05 Panel 1

· “You Tube, Digital Music and Sharing: Competing Cultural and Business Models in the Digital Era,” Olufunmilayo Arewa, Law School

· “Journalism + Technology =? How an Interdisciplinary Approach Can Transform Journalism,” Jeremy Gilbert, Medill School of Journalism

· “The Web Use Project: Exploring the Relationship between User Characteristics and Online Behavior,” Eszter Hargittai, Department of Communication Studies

· “After Web 2.0: Information, Personalization, Community,” Larry Birnbaum & Kristian Hammond, Department of Computer Science

· “Network Theory, Journalism, and Media,” Rich Gordon, Medill School of Journalism“

10:05-10:30 Coffee Break

10:30-12:00 Panel 2

· “Creating Advanced Communications for the 21st Century: Applications, Technology, and Global Facilities,” Joel Mambretti, Director, International Center for Advanced Internet Research

· “What Constitutes a Measure of Internet Maturity?,” Douglas Sicker, Professor, University of Colorado Department of Computer Science and Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program

· “Solving the Circular Conundrum: Communications and Coordination in Two-Sided Markets,” Daniel Spulber, Kellogg School of Management

· “The Maturation of the Broadband Industry, and the Shift from Extensive to Intensive Competition,” Christopher Yoo, University of Pennsylvania School of Law

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-2:30 Panel 3

· “Battle of the Bandwidths: Spectrum Markets, Interference Management, and Wireless System Design,” Michael Honig, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

· “A Domain Name System in the Air,” Kevin Werbach, The Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania

· “Identity and Interdependence: A Working Theoretical Framework To Understand Communities,” Rachel Davis Mersey, Medill School of Journalism

· “News at Work: Imitation in an Age of Information Abundance,” Pablo Boczkowski, Department of Communications Studies

· “A Multi-Dimensional Perspective on Privacy in the Age of the Mature Internet,” Jacqueline Lipton, Case Western Reserve University School of Law

2:30-3:00 Coffee Break

3:00-4:30 Panel 4

· “Karaoki Callout and Tunebot: Bootstrapping Music Search with Game-based Tagging,” Bryan Pardo, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

· “Hidden Consequences of Global Innovation: When U.S. –Trained Foreign Workers Leave To Join Foreign Competitors,” Paul Leonardi, Department of Communications Studies/Industrial and Engineering Management Sciences

· “User Information Regimes: How Social Media Shape Patterns of Consumption,” James Webster, Department of Communications Studies

· “The Google Library Project Settlement,” Peter DiCola, Law School, and Matthew Sag, DePaul College of Law

· “News and Media in Developing Democracies,” Craig LaMay, Medill School of Journalism

4:30-5:30 Conclusion and Wine/Beer

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