THE ECONOMICS, TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY OF UNLICENSED SPECTRUM
A research conference organized by
Quello Center for Telecommunication Management and Law, Michigan State University
Wireless Information Network Laboratory (WINLAB), Rutgers University
Eric Friedman, Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, Cornell University
May 16-17, 2005, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Objectives | Format | Topics | Schedule and Papers | Audio-visual equipment
Location and directions | Travel and Accommodations | Contact information | Acknowledgements
The main goal of the conference is to explore the frontiers of economic and technological knowledge on unlicensed spectrum and to draw lessons for management and policy. We would like to achieve this through trans-disciplinary dialogue between experts in economics, engineering, management, law, and policy. With this conference, we hope to elevate the quality of the theoretical and policy debates on spectrum policy.
Participants will convene for one and a half days in a retreat-like setting on the campus of Michigan State University. The conference will feature a mix of sessions dedicated to research paper presentations and sessions devoted to a general discussion of current policy issues, how research might be made more directly relevant to these issues, and the next steps in a forward-looking research agenda. To facilitate discussion and interaction, we have limited the number of participants.
Although the conference will address a broad range of issues related to unlicensed spectrum, we will emphasize the following topics:
Schedule and Papers (all sessions are in the Heritage Room)
| Monday, May 16, 2005 | |
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8:00-9:00 |
Breakfast (Centennial Room) |
| 9:00-10:00 |
Session 1: Introduction of themes and participants, background, goals of conference
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| 10:00-10:15 |
Refreshment break |
| 10:15-12:30 |
Session 2: Economics and Policy (I)
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| 12:30-1:30 |
Lunch (Galaxy Room) |
| 1:30-3:45 |
Session 3: Economics and Technology (I)
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| 3:45-4:15 |
Refreshment break |
| 4:15-5:45 |
Session 4: Current and future policy issues, coordinating research and policy (moderated discussion) Chair: Johannes M. Bauer, Michigan State University
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| 7:00-9:00 |
Dinner at Beggar's Banquet, 218 Abbott Road, East Lansing, phone 517-351-4540 |
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Tuesday, May 17, 2005 | |
| 7:30-8:30 |
Breakfast (Centennial Room) |
| 8:30-10:30 |
Session 5: Economics and Technology (II)
|
| 10:30-11:00 |
Break |
| 11:00-12:30 |
Session 6: Economics, Technology and Policy
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| 12:30-1:30 |
Lunch (Galaxy Room) |
| 1:30-2:30 |
Session 7: Next steps in the research and policy agenda
Co-chairs: Johannes M. Bauer, Eric Friedman, Steven S. Wildman, Roy Yates
Joseph B. Evans, NSF
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| 2:30-3:00 |
Synthesis, concluding remarks, and adjournment |
Standard audio-visual equipment includes computer + projector, overhead projector, whiteboard, and flip chart.
The conference will be held at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center on the campus of Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 55 South Harrison Road, East Lansing, MI 48824, Phone 517-432-4000. Directions can be found at http://www.hfs.msu.edu/kellogg/about/location.html.
Nearby airports are Lansing, MI (10 miles, 15 minute/$18 taxi ride), Grand Rapids, MI (60 miles); and Detroit, MI (90 miles).
For last-minute questions please contact either Johannes M. Bauer [bauerj@msu.edu, 517-432-8003 (o) or 517-944-4154 (m)], Steven S. Wildman [swildman@msu.edu, 517-432-8004], or Joy Mulvaney, Administrative Assistant [mulvaney@msu.edu, 517-432-8001] at the Quello Center.
The conference is part of a three-year research effort by the three organizers. Funding by the National Science Foundation, grant CCR 020581, is gratefully acknowledged.
Johannes M. Bauer, May 14, 2005.