[Ict4women] CPRSouth conference in Beijing - Scholarship application deadline extended

[Sophia Huyer]

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YOUNG SCHOLAR AWARDS
Fifteen Young Scholars from the Asia-Pacific region and 15 from China  
will be selected to participate in the tutorials scheduled to be held  
after CPRsouth3 (December 8 and 9, 2008).

Application Guidelines
Applications should be submitted to info at cprsouth.org by or before  
June 6, 2008 and must contain the following:

a one-page curriculum vita that includes your contact information and  
the name and contact information of current supervisor or mentor, and
a one-page write-up outlining why you wish to be an Asia-Pacific based  
expert capable of contributing to ICT policy and regulatory reform in  
the region.
The document should be named CPRsouth3_YoungScholar_YourLastName.

Notification of acceptance will be emailed on or before June 20, 2008,  
with instructions on travel arrangements.

Review Criteria
Applications will be reviewed according to the following criteria:

Content of application
Evidence of interest in policy-relevant research for the Asia Pacific
Quality of writing
Gender and country representation
The selection committee may contact your supervisor or mentor before  
making the final selections.

Funding
Selected applicants will be provided with least-cost travel to and  
from Beijing, China, twin-sharing accommodation and meals at the High- 
Tech Mansion of BUPT for the duration of the tutorials and conference  
(December 5-9, 2008). All incidental costs will have to borne by the  
participants. Costs are being tightly controlled to accommodate as  
many participants as possible.

Key Dates


Extended deadline for applications: June 6, 2008


ABOUT CPRsouth
CPRsouth is intended to be a vehicle for building capacity in  
communication policy research in the Asia-Pacific in the first  
instance, and then in the South. The core functions of CPRsouth are to  
organize an annual conference and to provide a virtual platform for  
interaction among communication policy researchers in the South. The  
objective is to create policy intellectuals capable of informed and  
effective intervention in ICT policy and regulatory processes in  
specific country contexts, within the larger context of communication  
policy research as a field flourishing in the universities and  
research institutes of the South.

CPRsouth Board
•    Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala (Chair; Indian Institute of Technology,  
Madras)
•    Prof. Ledivina Cariño (Alternate Chair; University of  
Philippines, Diliman)
•    Prof. Rekha Jain (Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad)
•    Prof. Yuli Liu (National Communications Commission, Taiwan)
•    Prof. Myeong-Cheol Park (Information and Communications  
University, Korea)
•    Prof. Milagros Rivera (National University of Singapore)
•    Prof. Rohan Samarajiva (LIRNEasia, Sri Lanka)
•    Prof. Patrick Xavier (Swinburne University of Technology,  
Australia)
•    Prof. Xu Yan (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology  
Business School)


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.


CONTACT INFORMATION
Mail: CPRsouth, C/o LIRNEasia, 12 Balcombe Place, Colombo 00080, Sri  
Lanka
Telephone: +94 11 267 1160
Fax: +94 11 267 5212
Email: info at cprsouth.org
Website: www.cprsouth.org

  
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