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<p class="p1"> CALL FOR PAPERS</p>
<p class="p1">Spectrum, Society and Communication: Digital Radio in Brazilian Context</p>
<p class="p1"> International Conference | Second Edition</p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1"> <a href="https://www.conferences.telemidia.puc-rio.br/esc2013/" target="_blank"><span class="s2">https://www.conferences.telemidia.puc-rio.br/esc2013/</span></a></span></p>
<p class="p1"> Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil</p>
<p class="p1"> November 26-28, 2013</p>
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<p class="p1">OVERVIEW:</p>
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<p class="p1">The second edition of International Conference “Spectrum, Society and</p>
<p class="p1">Communication” will be dedicated to the theme of digital radio, of</p>
<p class="p1">interactivity through this medium and the necessary spectrum allocation for</p>
<p class="p1">itsimplementation.</p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p1">Aiming at to promote knowledge production, innovation, and the technological</p>
<p class="p1">exchange about Digital Radio, addressing the theme through an</p>
<p class="p1">interdisciplinary approach, we gather important actors of national academy, organized civil</p>
<p class="p1">society, engineers and public managers who participates actively on the</p>
<p class="p1">definition process of the Latin America Digital Radio System.</p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p1">We understand that this is a necessary gathering, because this theme is</p>
<p class="p1">essentially a technological question which, nevertheless, carries important</p>
<p class="p1">social, political and economical implications.</p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p1">By means of the activities developed during ESC2 we look for strengthen the</p>
<p class="p1">articulation of a network of researchers that already works on the theme and</p>
<p class="p1">spread this research field to the undergraduate and graduate students.</p>
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<p class="p1">TOPICS OF INTEREST:</p>
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<p class="p1">The conference will be organized in three main topics:</p>
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<p class="p1">1. Right to communication and digitalization – rethinking and remaking media</p>
<p class="p1">laws in Brazil and Latin America;</p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p1">2. Interactivity and innovation in digital radio;</p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p1">3. Spectrum regulation, usage and sharing.</p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p1">The papers must be addressed to one of the above topics and we expect that</p>
<p class="p1">articles proposals contemplate at least one of the following questions:</p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p1">- Technical implications of broadcasting digitalization, such as the</p>
<p class="p1">possibility of new services and spectrum usage optimization, opens new usage</p>
<p class="p1">possibilities for radio that demands law revisions that regulate social communication in</p>
<p class="p1">Latin America countries and its present privates, state-owned, public and</p>
<p class="p1">communitarian?</p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p1">- What can we learn from recent experiences of other South America countries?</p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p1">- Which are the technical implications of civil society, industry and market</p>
<p class="p1">demands in this field?</p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p1">- In which ways Digital Radio will change radio as we know, with the</p>
<p class="p1">introduction of new tools as interactivity, multiprogramming, surround</p>
<p class="p1">sound, emergency alert, information distribution about road transport, unique</p>
<p class="p1">frequency networks, business new models and other?</p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p1">- In the context of TV, radio and telephone frequency channels reallocation</p>
<p class="p1">and the possibility of 20kHz usage for digital channels on AM band and 100 kHz</p>
<p class="p1">for VHF, which are the critical points of a policy that permits a new spectrum</p>
<p class="p1">channelization and sharing?</p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p1">- The popularization of software defined radio (SDR) and cognitive radio</p>
<p class="p1">technologies can offer new paradigms of spectrum usage as those contained</p>
<p class="p1">in Free and Open Spectrum proposals?</p>
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<p class="p1">PAPER SUBMISSION:</p>
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<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p1">Papers must be submitted through the Easychair platform:</p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s2"><a href="https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esc2" target="_blank">https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esc2</a></span></p>
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<p class="p1">It will be accepted papers in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Submitted</p>
<p class="p1">papers must contain a minimum of 4 pages and maximum of 6 pages, and follow the</p>
<p class="p1">formatting options contained in the IEEE template for A4 paper, available in:</p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s2"><a href="http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html" target="_blank">http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html</a></span></p>
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<p class="p1">All selected articles will be published together as a digital book. At</p>
<p class="p1">least one author must be in the seminar, for presentation.</p>
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<p class="p1">IMPORTANT DATES:</p>
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<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p1">November 01, 2013: Submission of regular papers</p>
<p class="p1">November 13, 2013: Notification of paper acceptance/rejection</p>
<p class="p1">November 18, 2013: Camera-ready copy</p>
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<p class="p1">Author registration due date: November 22, 2013</p>
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<p class="p1">PROGRAM COMMITTEE:</p>
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<p class="p3"><span class="s2"><a href="https://www.conferences.telemidia.puc-rio.br/esc2013/doku.php?id=cientifica" target="_blank">https://www.conferences.telemidia.puc-rio.br/esc2013/doku.php?id=cientifica</a></span></p>
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<p class="p1">CONTACT:</p>
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<p class="p1">For further information, please contact the conference organizer:</p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s2"><a href="esc@sarava.org" target="_parent">esc@sarava.org</a></span><span class="s1"> / <a href="marcio@telemidia.puc-rio.br" target="_parent"><span class="s2">marcio@telemidia.puc-rio.br</span></a></span></p>
<p class="p1">Marcio Ferreira Moreno</p>
<p class="p1">Multimedia Networking Researcher</p>
<p class="p1">Adjunct Coordinator - TeleMidia Lab</p>
<p class="p1">Department of Informatics</p>
<p class="p1">Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro</p>
<p class="p1">Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 225 ITS</p>
<p class="p1">22453-900</p>
<p class="p1">Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil</p>
<p class="p1">Phone: + 55 21 3527-1500 ext. 3503</p>
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<div class="signature">Nils Brock<br/>
Jornalismo, Campanhas, Relações Públicas<br/>
Amarc Brasil<br/>
Tel. +55 21 2532 9942<br/>
Cel. +55 21 6119 9977<br/>
<a href="http://amarcbrasil.org/" target="_blank">http://amarcbrasil.org/</a><br/>
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil</div>
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