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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='color:black'>The Pacific Telecommunications Council's annual conference will be January 18-21 2015 in Honolulu Hawaii. Paper submissions are being accepted for <a href="http://www.xcdsystem.com/ptc2015/PTC15%20Research%20Prize%20Awards.pdf" target="_blank">PTC's annual research paper prizes</a>: <br><br> * </span><span style='color:#333300'>The <i>Meheroo Jusawalla Prize</i> for the best overall paper: Deadline is <b>September 8, 2014</b><br> * The <i>O.S. Braunstein Prize</i> for t</span><span style='color:black'>he best student paper: Deadline is <b>August 4, 2014</b><br><br>The winner for each prize will receive:<br>- US$1,000 cash award<br>- Conference registration waiver<br>- A speaking opportunity to present the winning paper at PTC'15<br>- Up to US$1,500 for travel and accommodations<br>- A certificate presented at the PTC'15 Closing Lunch and Awards Ceremony<br><br>Papers for PTC'15 are welcome on a range of <a href="http://www.xcdsystem.com/ptc2015/PTC15%20Topic%20Write-ups.pdf" target="_blank">telecom-related topics</a> are welcomed, including:<br><br> * wireless mobility/apps and mobile gaming<br> * cloud and big data<br> * cybersecurity<br> * policy challenges for a networked planet<br> * satellite<br> * submarine cable<br> * software-defined networking (SDN)<br> * monetization<br> * mobile/untethered spectrum<br><br>Papers on other telecom-related topics not noted above will be considered, including information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) are also welcome.<br><br>Submission details and link are found at <a href="http://ptc.org" target="_blank">ptc.org</a>.</span><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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