8:30

Breakfast

9:00

Welcoming Remarks

• Prof. Peter K. Yu, Michigan State University College of Law

• Prof. Mark R. Levy, Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media, Michigan State University

9:15

eGovernance, Control and Intermediaries

Moderator and Speaker:

• Prof. Randy Kluver, School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University

"The Architecture of Control: A Chinese Strategy for E-governance"

Speakers:

• Derek E. Bambauer, Research Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School

"Internet Filtering in China 2004-2005"

• Chen Xiaoyan, Ph.D. Candidate, School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University

"Internet Police in China: Regulation, Scope and Myth" (with Ang Peng Hwa)

• Zhao Jinqiu, Ph.D. Candidate, School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University

"China's Control over the Internet: A Mission Impossible?"

12:00

Keynote Luncheon

Presentation of Awards for the Graduate Student Paper Competition (co-sponsored by the School of Communication & Information at Nanyang Technological University)

• Dean Ang Peng Hwa, School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University

Keynote Speaker:

• Prof. Chin-Chuan Lee, Head, Department of English and Communication, City University of Hong Kong

"New Media, Social Mobilization, and Political Control in China: Notes and Observations"

2:00

Legal Challenges in Digital China

Moderator:

• Prof. Adam Candeub, Michigan State University College of Law

Speakers:

• Dr. Tuen-yu Lau, Director, Master of Communication in Digital Media Program, University of Washington

"Internet Regulations in China"

• Prof. Benjamin Liebman, Columbia University School of Law

"Courts and the Internet: Justice or Populism?" (Part I)

• Prof. Timothy Wu, University of Virginia School of Law

"Courts and the Internet: Justice or Populism?" (Part II)

• Prof. Peter K. Yu, Michigan State University College of Law

"The Path of Sinicyberlaw"

Commentator:

• Prof. Eric Easton, University of Baltimore School of Law

3:45

Coffee Break

4:15

eCommerce and Digital Intellectual Property

Moderator:

• Prof. Peter K. Yu, Michigan State University College of Law

Speakers:

• George Yijun Tian, Visiting Scholar, University of Washington School of Law; Ph.D. Candidate, University of New South Wales

"Growth of the Internet and Establishment of Proper Digital Copyright Strategies: China as a Case Study"

• Prof. Charles Steinfield, Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media, Michigan State University

"When do SMEs Benefit from E-Commerce in an Industrial Cluster? Evidence from a Biotech Cluster"

• Prof. Jane K. Winn, University of Washington School of Law

"Electronic Commerce Law with Chinese Characteristics?"

• Prof. Xue Hong, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong

"Digital Agenda in China—A Critical Study of IPR Protection on the Internet"

Commentator:

• Prof. Matt Jackson, Department of Telecommunications, Penn State University

Friday Sessions Adjourned

7:00

Dean's Dinner Reception

8:30

Continental Breakfast

9:00

Informatization and Social Change

Moderator:

• Prof. Mark R. Levy, Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media, Michigan State University

Speakers:

• Prof. Kathleen Hartford, Department of Political Science, University of Massachusetts-Boston

"Not Just the Net: What Informationizing China Really Means"

• Andrea Leung, Representative-U.S. and Canada, Social Brain Foundation

"Usages of Social Software for Social Changes in China"

• Prof. Jack Linchuan Qiu, School of Journalism and Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong

"Space, Class and ICT in the Pearl River Delta"

10:45

Coffee Break

11:00

Connecting the Billions

Moderator:

• Prof. Jack Linchuan Qiu, School of Journalism and Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Speakers:

• Jiang Min, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Communication, Purdue University

"Chinese Network State? Chinese E-government in the Age of Technological Revolution and Social Change"

• Kevin Y. Wang, Master of Communication in Digital Media Program, University of Washington

"Public Service in the Information Age: A Study of E-Government in Taiwan"

• Wu Yuehua, Ph.D. Candidate, College of Communication Arts & Sciences, Michigan State University

"E-government in China: A Preliminary Exploration of Provincial E-government Differences"

12:30

Luncheon

2:00

New Media and New Propaganda

Moderator:

• Prof. Jane Briggs-Bunting, School of Journalism, Michigan State University

Speakers:

• Prof. Chen Huailin, Department of Communication, University of Macao

"The Impact of Internet Use on the Acceptance of the Party Propaganda in China"

• Zhan Li, Ph.D. Candidate, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania

"The New Medium Internet vs. the 'Internet News Media': A Case Study of the Chinese Government's Strategic Utilization of the Internet as a New Terrain of Journalism Reform"

Commentator:

• Rebecca MacKinnon, Research Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School

3:30

Coffee Break

4:00

Internet Governance and Asia's Digital Future

Moderator:

• Dean Ang Peng Hwa, School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University

Speakers:

• Dr. Madanmohan Rao, Research Director, Asian Media Information and Communication Centre

"The Internet in China and India: Two Giants, Two Tracks"

• Tsui Lokman, Ph.D. Candidate, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania

"Use and Regulation of Satellite Internet (VSAT) in the Asia-Pacific Region"

Commentator:

• Izumi Aizu, Institute for HyperNetwork Society

5:45

Closing Remarks

Prof. Peter K. Yu, Michigan State University College of Law

Conference Adjourned

7:00

Dinner Reception

Golden Wok Restaurant

2755 E Grand River Ave, East Lansing, MI