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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-CY">Call for Papers – Minitrack: Blockchain: Enabling Decentralized Innovation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-CY">HICSS-59 - Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) - January 6-9, 2026 - Hyatt Regency Maui<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-CY"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">Th</span><span lang="EN-US">is </span><span lang="en-CY">minitrack explores the transformative potential of blockchain technology in fostering decentralized systems and innovation across industries. Sessions will cover
key topics such as decentralized finance (DeFi), smart contracts, tokenization, and blockchain's role in enhancing transparency, security, and trust, providing insights into real-world applications, emerging trends, and the challenges of scaling decentralized
solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Innovative uses of Blockchain technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Blockchain case studies, applications, and implementations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Blockchain and privacy, security, and identity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Blockchain and digital transformation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Decentralized Finance (DeFi)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Decentralized Applications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Tokenization<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• The social and organizational impact of blockchain<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Barriers and enablers in blockchain adoption<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Blockchain and business model innovation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Regulatory frameworks for Blockchain<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Governance and Blockchain<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Verticals using Blockchain (financial, healthcare, energy, transportation, others)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Blockchain in e-government and public administration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Blockchain and the Internet-of-Things<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Blockchain in education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Blockchain in solving migration and refugee issues<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Blockchain-driven marketplaces<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Uses and challenges of smart contracts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Technology and infrastructure issues in Blockchain<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Blockchain and Metaverse<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Organizational adoption of Blockchain technologies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• The labor market for talent in building and applying DLTs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-CY">• Leveraging blockchain technology for sustainable practices.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Conference Website</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: </span><span lang="DE"><a href="http://hicss.hawaii.edu/" title="http://hicss.hawaii.edu/"><span lang="EN-US">http://hicss.hawaii.edu/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Author Guidelines:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="DE"><a href="http://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-and-minitracks/authors/" title="http://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-and-minitracks/authors/"><span lang="EN-US">http://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-and-minitracks/authors/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"> Important Dates:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">June 15: Papers due<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">August 17: Notification of acceptance/rejection<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">September 4: Deadline for authors whose papers are conditionally accepted to submit a revised manuscript<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">September 22: Deadline for authors to submit final Manuscript for publication<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">October 1: Deadline for at least one author of each paper to register for the conference<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Minitrack Co-Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="PT">Soulla Louca <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT">University of Nicosia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT"><a href="mailto:louca.s@unic.ac.cy">louca.s@unic.ac.cy</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="PT">Roman Beck<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT">Bentley University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT"><a href="mailto:romanbeck@bentley.edu">romanbeck@bentley.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="PT">Christos Makridis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT">University of Nicosia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT"><a href="mailto:makridis.c@unic.ac.cy">makridis.c@unic.ac.cy</a>
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MSc, PhD<br>
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