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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">With apologies for cross-posting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We are delighted to announce registrations are open for the 2022 Policy & Internet Conference, to be held at the University of Sydney, September 28 and 29.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://internet-policy-meco.sydney.edu.au/datafication-platformization-metaverse-the-state-of-global-internet-policy/">https://internet-policy-meco.sydney.edu.au/datafication-platformization-metaverse-the-state-of-global-internet-policy/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">With a focus on the immediate crises in our communication space, our invited speakers will address the conference theme, <i>Datafication. Platformization. Metaverse. The state of global internet policy, </i>to
explore how the current developments within digital media spaces has a regulatory impact. The conference will present cutting edge research from around the globe that address issues such as what is the current state of play for the platform society and its
associated internet regulation, how internet regulation includes/excludes groups and individuals, and the consequences of contemporary communication on the environment. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">This conference will be held in a hybrid mode, so if you can’t make it to Sydney for the live event, please consider registering for the streaming online alternative.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The conference will feature the following Keynote presentations:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor Rohan Samarajiva, Chair of LIRNEasia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Associate Professor Tanya Lokot, Dublin City University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor John Hartley, A.M., University of Sydney<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Associate Professor Crystal Abidin, Curtin University
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">With a series of specialist panels featuring the work of:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Damar Juniarto, Executive Director of Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Matthew Nguyen, Tony Blair Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Jay Thompson, RMIT University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor Terry Flew, University of Sydney<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor Julian Thomas, Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society, RMIT University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Joanne Gray, University of Sydney<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Associate Professor Diana Bossio, Swinburne University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor Kim Weatherall, University of Sydney<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor Gerard Goggin, University of Sydney<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor Katie Ellis, Curtin University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Wayne Hawkins, Director of Inclusion, ACCAN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr Natasha Layton, Monash University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Associate Professor Paul Harpur, University of Queensland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">More speakers will be announced soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Looking forward to seeing you there, and for any further information, please contact Dr Jonathon Hutchinson [jonathon.hutchinson@sydney.edu.au] or Milica Stilinovic [millica.stilinovic@sydney.edu.au].<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4D4D4D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">DR JONATHON HUTCHINSON</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4D4D4D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> |
Senior Lecturer Online Communication and Media </span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4D4D4D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Department of Media and Communication | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4D4D4D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Editor-in-Chief, Policy & Internet Journal [<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/19442866"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/19442866</span></a>]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4D4D4D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Treasurer of Australian and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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