The International Telecommunications Society (ITS) is an association of academics and other professionals in the information, communications, and technology sectors. Its network of researchers comprises outstanding scholars in the field of telecommunications research that are well known from the...

Papers and panel sessions in the following areas are called for: - Digital divides – their character and how they can be overcome - The contribution of telecommunications to economic growth and development - The development and socio-economic impact of mobile applications - The provision of...

Main Tracks： - The Future of Broadband - The ICT Development - Innovative Business and Applications - Policy and Regulation - Smart Society - Content Issues

Main Tracks: 1) Infrastructure layer (the “net”) 2) Logical and application layers (the “Internet”) 3) Content layer 4) Internet policy and governance 5) Beyond telecoms: the transformational power of IT) Additional relevant topics are also welcomed.

Topics: - The sources of taxation and the fundamental freedoms under the EU Treaty - Direct taxation in the case law of the CJEU and interaction with domestic law - Corporate taxation - Individual taxation - VAT

Topics: - Key concepts of competition policy and economics - Definition of the relevant market - The rules applicable to vertical and horizontal agreements - The abuse of a dominant market position - Public and private enforcement of competition rules - The control of mergers at EU level - EU...

Topics: - EU and WTO trade liberalisation, trade defence instruments and trade controls - Regulations and policies on anti-dumping, anti-subsidies and anti-circumvention - WTO dispute settlement - EU trade defence sanctions

Topics: - EU and WTO trade liberalisation, trade defence instruments and trade controls - Regulations and policies on anti-dumping, anti-subsidies and anti-circumvention - WTO dispute settlement - EU trade defence sanctions

Topics: - Free movement of workers - Applicable law to employment contracts - Posting of workers - Transfer of undertakings - Information and consultation rights - Equality and non-discrimination - Part-time, fixed-term and temporary agency work - Working time

Topics: - Legal and institutional framework - Trade marks and designs - Geographical indications - Copyright, databases and related rights - Patents - Intellectual property and the internal market (competition law and free movement of goods) - Jurisdiction and applicable law - Enforcement of rights