Events

25 Aug 2021

TPRC Town Hall-The information Society: Restoring the Future

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Session Topics Information Society: The promise and the reality Is the information society a happy society? Is scholarship of the information sector inherently off-base, and why? So what do we do next to advance a happier information society? How to deal with market power How to deal with AI and algorithms How to spend the billions of infrastructure money Facilitators:  Eli M. Noam, Columbia University Johannes Bauer, Quello Center, Michigan State University Comments by: The Honorable Ro Khanna, U.S. Representative Sherry Turkle, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Robin Mansell, London School of Economics Michael R. Nelson, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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11 Feb 2021

Quello Center Researchers @ TPRC 48

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TPRC 48 will take place virtually from February 17-19, 2021. The conference, to be hosted by American University in September 2020, was rescheduled for February 2021 in the hope that in-person interaction might be possible by then. In response to continuing concerns about the COVID-20 pandemic, the conference was move to an online mode. The Quello Center will have a strong presence at TPRC 48. Quello Center Director Johannes M. Bauer and CITI Director Eli M. Noam will co-moderate a townhall titled Free speech, diverse media, and social harmony. In addition, we will host a panel discussion on the role of […]
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26 Jun 2019

Quello at the 47th TPRC

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Quello Researchers will present five papers at the 47th Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy in Washington, DC. Topics include communications policy and political participation, policies to narrow the digital divide in distressed communities, international comparisons of online political expression, 5G policy, and next generation internet innovation.
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08 Jun 2018

New Director of the James H. and Mary B. Quello Center: Professor Johannes M. Bauer

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True to news in the digital age, we’ve been scooped by the Internet and Twitter, specifically. But if you have not seen the news yet, we are most pleased to report that Johannes M. Bauer has accepted an offer from the College of Communication Arts & Sciences to serve as the next Director of the Quello Center, and the new Quello Chair in the Department of Media and Information. His appointment is effective August 16, 2018. Professor Bauer has been affiliated with the Quello Center since its inception in 1998, and during his tenure as Chair of the Department of […]
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