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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The <a href="http://www.ptc.org/" target="_blank">Pacific Telecommunications Council</a> (PTC) hosts its annual conference <i>PTC’14: New World, New Strategies</i> in Honolulu, Hawaii 19–22 January 2014. <a href="https://registration.ptc.org/ptc14/index.cfm" target="_blank">Register for PTC'14</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Papers across a range of telecom-related topics are welcomed, including: <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:l2 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>wireless and mobility <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>consumerization of IT (BYOD) <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Internet of Things <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>cloud and big data <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Internet governance policy, cybersecurity <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>satellite, 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:l2 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>new business models <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The PTC website has a <a href="http://www.xcdsystem.com/ptc2014/pdfs/PTC14_CFP%20Topics.pdf" target="_blank">complete listing and description of topics</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#232323'>Proposals and papers are also sought for PTC's annual research paper prizes:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><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:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.ptc.org/ptc14/images/pdf/OSBraunsteinAward.pdf" target="_blank"><i><span style='color:#232323'>O.S. Braunstein Student Prize Award</span></i></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#232323'> for the best student authored paper: valued at over $2000, deadline: <b>26 August 2013</b></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.ptc.org/ptc14/images/pdf/MeherooJussawallaAward.pdf" target="_blank"><i><span style='color:#232323'>Meheroo Jussawalla Research Prize Award</span></i></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#232323'> for best overall paper submission: valued at over $2500, deadline: <b>13 September 2013</b></span><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#232323'>Please feel free to distribute this message to colleagues and graduate students. The <i>O.S. Braunstein Student Prize Award</i> is a great opportunity for a student to gain exposure and experience with industry and academic audiences. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>For more information, please visit the <a href="https://www.xcdsystem.com/PTC2014/abstract/index.cfm?ID=LtAdZ5x&CFID=1080575&CFTOKEN=87297152&jsessionid=d430913d6546ef5cbfc1486d75557c5e6757" target="_blank">PTC’14 proposal submission site</a> or <a href="http://www.ptc.org" target="_blank">ptc.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></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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