-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] AMCIS 2019 – Workshop: Social Media, Blockchain, IoT, Location Analytics/GIS Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 14:29:50 -0400 From: Daniel Farkas dfarkas@pace.edu To: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org

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Colleagues,

What do Social Media, Blockchain, IoT have in common? They converge around location. Learn how these technologies are transforming the digital space by attending the SIGGIS Workshop:

GIS, Location Analytics and Digital Convergence: Social Media, Blockchain and Internet of Things

Description:

This workshop will serve as a research forum on the varied aspects of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and location analytics. Aligned with the AMCIS 2019 theme, “New Frontiers in Digital Convergence,” the focus of the workshop will be on digital convergence of GIS and location analytics with other existing and emerging technologies, dealing with relevant teaching and research opportunities. Digital convergence is enabled by various technologies, such as Social Media, Blockchain, Internet of Things, Augmented and Virtual Reality, and the Cloud, and is often facilitated and accelerated by locational data and spatial features of such technologies. For example, Location analytics and GIS move the Internet beyond cyberspace to the location-aware Internet of Things, enabling any devices or things to sense and communicate their geographical location over time.

This workshop, including the keynote talk by an industry leader, will highlight emerging opportunities as well as issues such as barriers to adoption and use, and privacy and trust. In addition, a group activity will be facilitated focusing on these research areas to discuss the “who, what, where, when, how, and why” of participating in this burgeoning research domain.

Organizers:

Daniel Farkas, Pace University, dfarkas@pace.edu Brian Hilton, Claremont Graduate University, Brian.Hilton@cgu.edu James B. Pick, University of Redlands, James_Pick@redlands.edu Hindupur Ramakrishna, University of Redlands, Hindupur_Ramakrishna@redlands.edu Avijit Sarkar, University of Redlands, Avijit_Sarkar@redlands.edu Namchul Shin, Pace University, nshin@pace.edu

Contact for more information: Dan Farkas (dfarkas@pace.edu)