Programme

Day 1 -- Monday, 17 December 2007

MORNING
09:00 – 09:15 Opening Ceremony

Chair	Prof. Joseph M. Chan Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, CUHK; Changjiang Chair Professor, School of Journalism, Fudan University
Officiating Guest	Prof. Kenneth Young Pro-Vice-Chancellor, CUHK; Professor, Department of Physics, CUHK

09:15 - 10:25 Keynote Speeches

Introduced by Prof. Clement Y.K. So, Director, School of Journalism and Communication, CUHK

The Responsibility of the University in the Age of the Information Commons
Prof. Hal Abelson
Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Founding Director, CCChina Mainland

Introduced by Prof. WANG Jing, S.C. Fang Professor of Chinese Language & Culture, MIT; Founder, MIT Critical Policy Studies of China, MIT; Chair, Advisory Board, CCChina Mainland

The Analysis of Rural Informationization after the Exit of the Government
Prof. WEN Tiejun
Dean and Professor, School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China; Deputy Secretary-General, China Society of Economic Reform

Photo-taking Session (10:25 – 10:45)

10:45 - 12:05 Session 1: Information Society: Visions and Realities

Chair	Prof. Clement Y.K. So Director, School of Journalism and Communication, CUHK
Presenters	ICT, Gender and Communication Activism Prof. BU Wei Professor and Researcher, Institute of Journalism and Communication, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, PRC
	Online Commodity Markets: Jobbing, Speculation, and Soybean Traders in India Ms. Richa Kumar Doctoral Candidate, Technology and Society, MIT
	China's Pursuits for Indigenous Innovations in Information Technology Developments: Hopes, Follies, and Uncertainties Prof. ZHAO Yuezhi Canadian Research Chair and Associate Professor, School of Communication, Simon Fraser University
Discussant	Prof. Jack L. Qiu Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, CUHK
Q&A Session
Lunch at Benjamin Franklin Centre Staff Canteen (12:05 – 13:30)

AFTERNOON
13:30 - 15:10 Session 2: Citizen Responsibility & Digital Media

Chair	Prof. Eric K.W. Ma Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, CUHK
Presenters	New Media, New Social Movements and a New Politics? Prof. Natalie Fenton Senior Lecturer, Department of Media and Communication, University of London
	Environmental Media in China: Communication and Mobilization Prof. Peter C. Perdue Professor, School of Humanities and Social Science, MIT
	The Continuing Co-Evolution of the Internet and Civil Society in China Prof. YANG Guobin Associate Professor, Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures, Barnard College, Columbia University
	Seeking Free and Responsible Internet Media in a Chinese Context Ms. WANG Lili Visiting Research Fellow, John L. Thornton China Center, The Brookings Institution; Doctoral Candidate, Media and Communications, Tsinghua University
Discussant	Prof. Kathleen Hartford Programme Officer, Ford Foundation
Q&A Session
*Coffee Break (15:10 – 15:25)***

15:25 - 16:45 Session 3: In Search of Public Interest: The Digital Commons and Intellectual Property
Politics

Chair	Prof. Kenneth W.Y. Leung Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, CUHK
Presenters	Some Rights Reserved: A Creative Commons Approach to Copyright in the Information Age Prof. WANG Chunyan Project Lead, CCChina Mainland; Associate Professor, the School of Law, Renmin University of China
	Creative Commons for the Socially Marginalized? Model Building for a Developing Country Prof. WANG Jing S.C. Fang Professor of Chinese Language & Culture, MIT; Founder, MIT Critical Policy Studies of China, MIT; Chair, Advisory Board, CCChina Mainland
	Legal Transplants in the Digital Age Prof. Peter K. Yu Kern Family Chair in Intellectual Property Law and Founding Director of Intellectual Property Law Center, Drake University Law School
Discussant	Prof. Rebecca Mackinnon Assistant Professor, Journalism & Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong
Q&A Session
*Visit Art Museum of CUHK (16:45 - 17:15)*

Day 2 – Tuesday, 18 December 2007

MORNING
09:30 - 10:30 Session 4: The Responsibility of the State

Chair	Prof. Louise Edwards Director, UTS China Research Centre & Convenor, ARC Asia Pacific Futures Research Network
Presenters	Working-Class Information Society ? State, Stratification, and ICT in Urban China Prof. Jack L. Qiu Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, CUHK
	Fashioning creative clusters out of technological real estate parks: Is this socially responsible? Prof. Michael Keane Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
	Sharing: The Way to Bridge Digital Divide (Paper presentation) Mr. ZHANG Xiaoxing Deputy Director-General, National Cultural Information Resources Management Center of China
Discussant	Prof. WANG Shaoguang Professor, Department of Government and Public Administration, CUHK
Q&A Session
*Coffee Break* (10:30 - 10:45)

10:45 - 12:05 Session 5: Corporate Responsibility & the Internet

Chair	Prof. Louis Leung Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, CUHK
Presenters	Virtual Property Problems in China: 'Gamer Rights' Violation, 'Corporate Real-Money Trade, ' and 'Subordinated Virtual-World Governance' Prof. Mattew M.T. Chew Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Hong Kong Baptist University Prof. Anthony Y.H. Fung Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, CUHK
	Shi Tao, Yahoo!, and the Lessons for Corporate Social Responsibility Prof. Rebecca Mackinnon Assistant Professor, Journalism & Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong
	Internet Corporate Responsibility in Hong Kong Mr. Charles Mok Chairman, Internet Society Hong Kong
Discussant	Prof. CUI Zhiyuan Professor, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University
Q&A Session
**Lunch at SCR Clubhouse (12:05 – 14:00)**

AFTERNOON
14:00 - 16:15 Session 6 (roundtable): Whose Responsibility?

Co-chairs	Prof. Joseph M. Chan Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, CUHK; Changjiang Chair Professor, School of Journalism, Fudan University
	Prof. WANG Jing S.C. Fang Professor of Chinese Language & Culture, MIT; Founder, MIT Critical Policy Studies of China, MIT; Chair, Advisory Board, CCChina Mainland
Panelists	Prof. Hal Abelson Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, MIT; Founding Director, Creative Commons
	Mr. Iam-Chong Ip Teaching Fellow, Department of Cultural Studies, Lingnan University
	Mr. Larry Nelson Director, Global Citizenship, Sun Microsystems
	Dr. LI Xu Lecturer in Cyberspace Law, School of Law, Tsinghua University; Team Member, CCChina Mainland
	Prof. Louise Edwards Director, UTS China Research Centre & Convenor, ARC Asia Pacific Futures Research Network
	Prof. WEN Tiejun Dean and Professor, School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China; Deputy Secretary-General, China Society of Economic Reform
	Prof. Peter K. Yu Kern Family Chair in Intellectual Property Law; Founding Director of Intellectual Property Law Center, Drake University Law School
	Prof. ZHAO Yuezhi Canadian Research Chair and Associate Professor, School of Communication, Simon Fraser University

16:15 - 16:25 A Concluding World of Thanks

	Prof. WANG Jing S.C. Fang Professor of Chinese Language & Culture, MIT; Founder, MIT Critical Policy Studies of China, MIT; Chair, Advisory Board, CCChina Mainland
	Prof. Joseph M. Chan Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, CUHK; Changjiang Chair Professor, School of Journalism, Fudan University
	Prof. Jack L. Qiu Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, CUHK

17:30 – 23:00 Activities after conference
Visit the Peak
Dine at East Ocean Seafood Restaurant at Tsim Sha Tsui
Stroll along the Avenue of Stars and the Waterfront of Tsim Sha Tsui