<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>May be of interest,</div></div></div></div></div></span><div>Becky Lentz, Mcgill</div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ryan Budish</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rbudish@cyber.law.harvard.edu">rbudish@cyber.law.harvard.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 10:46 PM<br>Subject: [berkmanfriends] Student Writing Competition: Case Studies on Multistakeholder Models<br><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Dear Friends:</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The Berkman Center for Internet and Society is excited to announce a student writing competition to identify innovative multistakeholder governance groups and help us understand the conditions under which they are most effective. We are seeking original papers (8 to 12 pages, single spaced) that help us better understand innovative, globally diverse governance groups. The top submissions with receive cash stipends.</font></span></p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are hoping that you will share this announcement with any students or post-doctoral scholars that might be interested in submitting a short case study. Submissions will be due </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">September 15, 2015</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, and the full details about the competition and submission are available here: </span><a href="https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/98897" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/98897</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></font></p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Berkman Center, in collaboration with the </span><a href="http://networkofcenters.net/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Global Network of Interdisciplinary Internet & Society Research Centers</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (NoC), recently examined </span><a href="http://ssrn.com/abstract=2549270" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">twelve diverse examples</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> of multistakeholder governance groups. Through this writing competition, we are seeking submissions that will add to this list and help us help us explore other globally diverse and unique real-world examples. A sample case study (based on the NoC case study about Switzerland’s fiber optic cable deployment) is available for reference <a href="https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/sites/cyber.law.harvard.edu/files/Swiss%20ComCom_abridged.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> From the submitted case studies, we will select the top three. First place will receive a cash stipend of $4000; second place will receive $3000; and third place will receive $2000. Additional awards for honorable mentions may be given at the discretion of the Berkman Center. These cash stipends are made possible by a generous </span><a href="http://research.google.com/university/relations/research_awards.html" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Google Research Grant</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> awarded to the Berkman Center. In addition, the top case studies will be published as part of a forthcoming Berkman Center report on mulstistakeholder governance groups.</span></font></p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">We believe this is a great opportunity for students to contribute to our understanding of how these governance groups operate and what makes them successful. We hope you’ll help us publicize this opportunity and let students know about this competition.</font></span></p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If you have any questions, please contact me (</span><a href="mailto:rbudish@cyber.law.harvard.edu" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">rbudish@cyber.law.harvard.edu</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">).</span></font></p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Warmly,</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Ryan Budish</font></span></p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div></font></span></span><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div>-- <br><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><br><div>Ryan Budish</div><div>Senior Researcher</div><div> Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University</div><div><a href="mailto:rbudish@cyber.law.harvard.edu" target="_blank">rbudish@cyber.law.harvard.edu</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/budish" target="_blank">@budish</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></font></span></div><br><br><br></div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></span></body></html>