Mobile communication and social policy
New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
October 9-11, 2009
Conference organized by the Center for Mobile Communication Studies, Rutgers University
Many topical sessions are being organized, and more will be developed out of the accepted submissions.
Among the topics being considered include (but not limited to):
- Identity and anonymity in location and communication
- Access and responsiveness of political leaders to mobile-equipped citizens
- Role of mobile communication in political activism
- Policy-making for mobiles
- First responders/crisis management/emergency notification/disaster recovery
- Issues of national integration and diasporas related to use of mobile communication
- Mobile learning
- Wellness, health and the role of the mobile
- Mobile device accessibility and integration/empowerment of handicapped people
- Mobile phone/device crimes and crime prevention Religious and spiritual activities and their implications for social practices
- Interpersonal contact services and related commercial activities
