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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The following announcement is being brought to you on behalf of the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br>The proposal deadline for scholarly papers and panels/sessions for PTC'13, the theme of which is <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Capacity, Capability, Collaboration,</span></em> is July 9, 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The Conference itself will be held January 20-23, 2013 in Honolulu, Hawaii. <br><br>Suggested topics include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Can Carriers Learn to Stop Worrying and Love OTT ("Over the Top" voice and video services)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Global Wholesale Meets Retail<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Voice (Re)Evolution<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>New Economy, New Players, New Business Strategies<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Carriers, Competition and the Cloud<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Big Data, Big Bandwidth, Big Opportunity<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mobile<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>New Developments, New Structures in Submarine Cables<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Policy and Regulations<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>As in past years, two research paper prizes will be awarded for excellence in research. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The O.S. Braunstein Prize for the best student-authored research paper includes $500 in cash, conference registration, and up to $1,500 to cover travel and accomodation expenses to</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>attend and present at PTC'13. The deadline for complete student paper submissions is Sept. 5, 2012.<br><br>The Meheroo Jussawalla Award is given to the Conference participant authoring the best overall research paper. This prize includes a $1,000 cash award, conference registration and up to $1500 to cover travel and accomodation expenses to attend and present at PTC'13. The deadline for submitting full research papers is September 24, 2012.<br><br>A selection of the best papers will be considered for inclusion in a special issue of the journal <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Telecommunications Policy</span></em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Further information about the Conference is available at <a href="http://www.ptc.org/" target="_blank" title="http://www.ptc.org/
blocked::http://www.ptc.org/">http://www.ptc.org</a>.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br>Please direct any questions you may have about the Call for Papers, or the research paper prizes described above, to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br>Elizabeth Fife, Ph.D.<br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Co-<span style='color:black'>Chair, PTC Research Committee<br>E-mail: <a href="mailto:fife@marshall.usc.edu" target="_blank" title="mailto:fife@marshall.usc.edu">fife@marshall.usc.edu</a> <br><br></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Mark Chun, Ph.D.<br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Co-<span style='color:black'>Chair, PTC Research Committee<br>E-mail: <a href="mailto:mark.chun@pepperdine.edu">mark.chun@pepperdine.edu</a> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>To Your Success,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Mark<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:5.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:5.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Dr. Mark W.S. 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