The 5th International Conference on Information Capital, Property, & Ethics (ICPE-2013) was held at Tsurumi University, Yokohama, Japan . Scholars and professionals interested in intellectual property issues, information studies, and international politics are invited to submit a paper or poster and also to participate in the conference that brings together scholars and professionals from various countries .
The conference was held at Tsurumi University Kinenkan Hall and was brought together scholars and professionals interested in intellectual property issues, information studies and international politics. The theme of the conference is "Globalizing Intellectual Property: The Geopolitics and Ethics of Information Rights.," It was expected that high quality papers will emerge from this conference, and that it will lead to our increased understanding of the dynamics of information capital as represented by intellectual property, and how geopolitics affect information ethics. Areas of interest include. It was also expected that lasting and productive linkages will be developed among the participating scholars from various parts of the world.The 20 faculties and 28 students from overseas, such as the United States, Turkey, South Africa, China and Taiwan, took part in the 5th ICPE2013. A total of 50 research presentations, 24 oral and 26 poster presentations, were held in the 5th ICPE2013. More than 200 faculties and students from both home and abroad participated in the 5th ICPE2013.