-------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: [WI] CFP for Mini-Track "Cryptocurrencies" at AMCIS 2016 Datum: Fri, 05 Feb 2016 10:54:15 +0100 Von: Marcel Morisse morisse@informatik.uni-hamburg.de Antwort an: Marcel Morisse morisse@informatik.uni-hamburg.de An: 'AISWorld' aisworld-bounces@lists.aisnet.org, wi@lists.uni-karlsruhe.de Kopie (CC): Claire Ingram Claire.Ingram@hhs.se, Marcel Morisse morisse@informatik.uni-hamburg.de
Call for Papers AMCIS 2016 Mini-Track “Cryptocurrencies” 22nd Americas Conference on Information Systems August 11-13, 2016, San Diego, CA
Important Dates: • March 2, 2016 (10:00am, PST time zone): Submission deadline.
Mini-track Chair Information: • Marcel Morisse, University of Hamburg, Germany,morisse@informatik.uni-hamburg.de • Claire Ingram, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden,Claire.Ingram@hhs.se
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Description Cryptocurrencies, and Bitcoin in particular, cross the traditional borders of monetary systems and present alternative approaches to exchanging goods, store value and as units of account. Based on peer-to-peer networks and cryptographic tools, users of cryptocurrencies are able to transfer virtual money to other users, and thus sell or buy (digital) goods and services. The most recognized example of a cryptocurrency is Bitcoin has a market capitalization of 3.2 billion USD (August 2015) and has raised a lot of attention in practice and media. It is praised for its low transaction fees and promoted as a viable alternative to banks, credit cards and financial service providers (Brito and Castillo 2013). Cryptocurrencies may be also an easy-to-use tool for money laundering and trade in illicit goods like drugs (Brezo and Bringas 2012, Trautman 2014). Nevertheless, cryptocurrencies present an opportunity to establish new business models in e-commerce and finance by allowing direct worldwide transactions with lower transaction costs and reduced inflationary risk (Kelly 2015, Papp 2014). Although research on cryptocurrencies has not gained much attention from Information Systems (IS) researchers in the past, cryptocurrency research has gained momentum and presents a promising and vivid research field.
In order to gain rich insight into and provide comprehensive examinations of the outlined subject, we seek to bring together researchers from different fields such as business information systems, computer science, software engineering, CSCW, information visualization, management research, organization theory, law, social studies etc. Both conceptual and empirical works are welcome and will be considered for this mini-track.
Topics of Interest may include, but are not restricted to: • Theories, models, approaches to, and concepts related to cryptocurrencies • Theories, models, approaches to, and concepts related to Blockchain technologies • The potential of cryptocurrencies for e-commerce and e-business • Business models and services using cryptocurrencies and/or Blockchain technologies • Emergent and evolving behaviors in cryptocurrency ecosystems • Misuse and illicit behavior using cryptocurrencies • Case studies on cryptocurrencies that offer theoretical insight • Extensions to business processes that incorporate cryptocurrencies and/or Blockchain technologies • Role and possibilities of new technologies and innovations for cryptocurrencies and Blockchain. • Cultural issues in cryptocurrencies • Research methods and theories suitable for guiding research into cryptocurrencies and/or Blockchain technologies