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<br>****Extended Deadline: 22 February 2020****
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<br>Call for Papers
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<br>*25th EURAS Annual Standardisation Conference *
<br>- Standards for Digital Transformation: Blockchain and Innovation -
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<br>10 - 12 June 2020
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<br>Glasgow, Scotland
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<br>Organised by
<br>The European Academy for Standardisation (EURAS)
<br>Adam Smith Business School, The University of Glasgow, UK
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<br>Hosted by
<br>Adam Smith Business School, The University of Glasgow, UK
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<br>Blockchain has received mounting attention as an innovative method of 
<br>reaching decentralised consensus using digital systems. This technology 
<br>is believed to be able to transform a variety of industries by reshaping 
<br>the way to conduct trusted, yet anonymous transactions and to ensure the 
<br>irreversibility of records. It is little surprise that the financial 
<br>sector has already shown considerable interest in the application of 
<br>this technology. Likewise, applications in many other sectors like 
<br>health care, energy and logistics have been envisaged. Closer to home, 
<br>Blockchain applications have been discussed for legal metrology as well 
<br>as for standards setting. On the other hand, certain content may render 
<br>the mere possession of a Blockchain illegal.
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<br>Blockchain is an emerging technology and its standardisation is still at 
<br>an early stage. However, numerous standards bodies have become active in 
<br>the field. Likewise, Open Source implementations are under development. 
<br>Considering the disruptive nature of Blockchain technology, issues to be 
<br>associated with the development of common standards and specifications 
<br>go way beyond the mere technical challenges. They also require the 
<br>alignment of diverse stakeholders' interests and the collaborative 
<br>design of core principles and practices.
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<br>Against this background, EURAS 2020 solicits papers on the above theme. 
<br>However, papers on other standardisation topics will also be considered. 
<br>Sample topics include, but are not limited to:
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<br>* Standards and platforms.
<br>* Standards and patents.
<br>* Standards as innovation policy tools.
<br>* Standardisation roadmaps.
<br>* Standardisation of converging technologies.
<br>* Standards and digitalisation.
<br>* Standardisation for knowledge management
<br>* Standardisation and Europe's research and innovation agenda.
<br>* Standardisation and open source.
<br>* Standards and technical barriers to trade.
<br>* Standards and the transformation of organizations.
<br>* Adoption/implementation of standards.
<br>* Standards for sustainability.
<br>* Standardisation and entrepreneurship.
<br>* The impacts of standards and standardisation.
<br>* Standardisation strategy and strategic alliances.
<br>* Standardisation via industry consortia.
<br>* History of standardisation.
<br>* Standardisation processes.
<br>* Standards and knowledge transfer.
<br>* Relation between standardisation and legislation.
<br>* Legal aspects of standardisation.
<br>* Competition and compatibility among standards.
<br>* Quality of standards.
<br>* Role of industry and their associations in standardisation.
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<br>Submission
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<br>Full papers (up to 30 double-spaced pages; rtf. .doc or .docx format) 
<br>should be submitted to:
<br>Kai Jakobs at mailto:Kai.Jakobs@cs.rwth-aachen.de.
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<br>All papers will be double blind reviewed by members of the Technical 
<br>Programme Committee. All accepted papers will be published in the 
<br>conference proceedings, as part of the 'EURAS Contributions to 
<br>Standardisation Research' book series. Particularly good and relevant 
<br>papers will be fast-tracked to a Special Issue of the International 
<br>Journal on Standardization Research on 'Standards for Digital 
<br>Transformation'.
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<br>Deadlines
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<br>Paper submission:    22 February 2020
<br>Notification:               22 March 2020
<br>Final paper due:        05 April 2020
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<br>Local Organisation and Enquiries
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<br>Please send any enquiries regarding the local organisation to
<br>Dong-Hyu Kim .
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<br>Please direct all other enquiries to Kai Jakobs at 
<br>Kai.Jakobs@cs.rwth-aachen.de
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<br>For more information about EURAS please visit http://www.euras.org.
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<br>Conference Venue
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<br>Main Building Lecture Theatre 206, Level 2
<br>Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow - University Avenue, 
<br>Glasgow, UK (https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/business)
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<br>Technical Programme Committee
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<br>Martin Adolph, ITU, CH
<br>Marie Barani, UK
<br>Knut Blind, TU Berlin, DE
<br>Nils Brunsson, Uppsala U., SE
<br>Sara Candy, BSI, UK
<br>Pavel Castka, U. Canterbury, NZ
<br>Matthew Chiles, BSI, UK
<br>Axel Czaya, Helmut-Schmidt U., DE
<br>Panagiotis Delimatsis, Tilburg U., NL
<br>Tineke Egyedi, DIRoS, NL
<br>Vladislav Fomin, Vilnius U., LT
<br>Andrea Fried, LinkÜping U., SE
<br>Jean-Christophe Graz, UNIL, CH
<br>Eric Iversen, NIFU, NO
<br>Kai Jakobs, RWTH Aachen U., DE
<br>Geerten van de Kaa, TU Delft, NL
<br>Ivana Mijatovic, Belgrade U., SRB
<br>Anne Mione, U. Montpellier, FR
<br>Piergiuseppe Morone, Unitelma-Sapienza, IT
<br>Marta Orviska, UMB, SK
<br>Anke Piepenbrink, Rennes Business School, FR
<br>Cesare Riillo, STATEC, LU
<br>Ivan Salcedo, BSI, UK
<br>Jan Smits, TU Eindhoven, NL
<br>Kees Stuurman, Tilburg U., NL
<br>Valerio Torti, LUISS, IT
<br>Klaus Turowski, U. Magdeburg, DE
<br>Francesco Virili, U. Sassari, IT
<br>Henk de Vries, Erasmus U. Rotterdam, NL
<br>Ray Walshe, DCU, IE
<br>Marc van Wegberg, Independent Consultant, NL
<br>Robert van Wessel, ApexIS, NL
<br>Gill Whitney, Middlesex U., UK
<br>Paul Wiegmann, TU Eindhoven, NL
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<br>Kai Jakobs
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<br>RWTH Aachen University
<br>Computer Science Department
<br>Informatik 4 (Communication and Distributed Systems)
<br>Ahornstr. 55, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
<br>Tel.: +49-241-80-21405
<br>Fax:  +49-241-80-22222
<br>Kai.Jakobs@comsys.rwth-aachen.de  
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