Newsletter: July, 2024

Announcing the TPRC52 Program

The TPRC Program Committee has been working diligently to produce an engaging and exciting program for TPRC52. While we are still filling in some details, we are excited to share with you a first look at the program for TPRC52 which will be held September 20-21 at Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. This year's program features a pre-conference tutorial, more than 80 papers, 6 panels, posters and keynote speakers. As an exciting new addition this year there will be a book talk on Friday evening during which four members of our community will discuss their newly released books. See the full program details by opening the pdf linked below.

Registration is open! Early bird rates will be offered until August 15th so be sure to register soon. We are looking forward to seeing you in September for another great conference!

TPRC52 Program

2024 Graduate Student Workshop

Thursday, September 19, 2024

Washington, D.C.

There are still a few spots left! Attendance at the workshop is FREE and includes free registration to the full TPRC52 conference.

TPRC organizes a mentoring workshop attracting around 20 grad students annually. The workshop is open to grad students in an accredited program in any country, whose research is within TPRC’s mission.

Students who are accepted based on a short abstract of their research and accomplishments and the alignment of their research with TPRC interests, will present their research, receive advice and feedback, and build networks with other students and with mentors from academia and industry. While no funding is available for travel or accommodations, students receive complimentary registration and an early orientation to the TPRC52 Conference, held September 20-21, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Apply HERE

Sponsorship

The TPRC sponsorship program is off to a great start thanks to the support of many returning and new sponsors! If your organization is interested in becoming a TPRC sponsor, find more details in the packet linked below. Sponsorship Relations Coordinator, Syd Verinder would be happy to talk with you by phone (804)445-6453 or email syd.verinder@gmail.com

2024 Sponsorship Opportunities Packet

Community News

Call for conference papers

Infrastructure for Economic Growth:

Telecommunications, Electricity, Water, and Transportation in Developing Economies

This two-day conference, organized by Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) and convened by Lukasz Grzybowski (University of Cape Town), invites academics, researchers, policymakers, sector regulators, and development experts from South Africa, other African countries, and the rest of the world to explore the challenges and opportunities presented by infrastructure development in telecommunications, electricity, transportation, water, and other sectors. By focusing on developing economies, the workshop intends to shed light on the critical role of infrastructure in driving economic growth, enhancing competitiveness, and improving the quality of life.

The conference should bring together about 50 South African and international participants and participation by researchers from smaller South African universities is particularly encouraged.

The conference will consist of keynote speeches, panel discussions, and sessions with presentations of selected research papers. There will also be opportunities for networking and collaborative discussions.

Topics of interest include:

Regulation of Network Industries – Competition Dynamics and Antitrust – Electricity andEnergy Markets – Telecommunications and Internet Infrastructure –Transportation

Infrastructure and Services – Pricing in Regulated Industries – Cost-Benefit Analysis of Infrastructure Investments – Financing Models for Infrastructure Development – State aid and Subsidies in Network Industries

Paper submission deadline:

31 August 2024

Submissions of both research and policy papers that offer insights into infrastructure development policies are particularly encouraged.

There is no registration fee. ERSA will cover accommodation for local and international presenters of selected papers and local travel expenses for South African presenters. The total number of participants is limited to 50.

To learn more about this Conference, submit your papers, or register in advance, visit our website.

Learn more and submit

For any further information or if you have any questions, please send an email to Prof. Lukasz Grzybowski, on lukasz.grzybowski@uct.ac.za.

Please share this with any colleagues you think may be interested.

Kind regards

The ERSA team

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