**************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS "The Peer-to-Peer Paradigm" Minitrack Part of the "Internet and the Digital Economy" Track at the Thirty-eighth Annual HAWAI'I INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCES on the Big Island of Hawaii January 3 - 6, 2005 **************************************************** For more information: http://www.wim.uni-koeln.de/p2p/hicss-38/index.htm This minitrack focuses on the analysis of potentials, challenges, recent developments and current research issues applying to the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) paradigm. The term Peer-to-Peer (P2P) refers to the concept that in a network of equals (peers), two or more individuals are able to collaborate spontaneously or share resources without necessarily needing a central coordination. We invite contributions dealing with File Sharing, Grid Computing, Collaboration, and Instant Messaging. Furthermore we have a strong interest in papers regarding the economics of P2P and the intersection of P2P, Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing. The minitrack is interdisciplinary by nature. We invite contributions from a broad spectrum including economics, information systems, information management, and computer sciences in order to incorporate the whole range of economic as well as technical aspects of P2P. We would also like to involve practitioners whose experiences with business applications of P2P could certainly enrich the discussions. The minitrack focuses on but is not limited to the following topics: - Economic analysis of P2P networks - P2P business models - P2P electronic business strategies - P2P applications: file sharing, grid computing, instant messaging, collaboration - Designing P2P information systems: system architectures, products, digital rights management - Experiences with real-world implementations in various domains, i.e. knowledge and content management - Coping with uncertainty: availability of resources and content - Security and trust: identity management, authentication, accountability, reputation, reliability and attack resistance - Payment and currency systems - Metadata: describing the content, quality, condition and other appropriate characteristics of data - Intelligent Agents in P2P Computing - Adoption, integration and utilization of P2P systems by individuals and organizations including user behavior and system performance - Policy and societal issues that need to be addressed and recognized as part of the adoption of P2P networking - Knowledge sharing and communication in global, distributed networks of humans and computers including incentives and disincentives for sharing resources in P2P networks - Management of resources and applications in a globally distributed environment - Accounting and settlement mechanisms - New theories of organizing and coordination in P2P environments - The intersection of P2P, Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing: Working and living environments embedded with computing devices in a seamless, invisible way esp. for spontaneous interaction and machine-to-machine communication IMPORTANT DEADLINES March 31, 2004 Abstracts to be submitted to Minitrack Chairs for guidance and indication of appropriate content (optional). June 15, 2004 Authors submit full manuscripts to Minitrack Chairs. August 15, 2004 Minitrack Chairs send notices of accepted manuscripts to Authors. October 1, 2004 Deadline for Authors to submit the final version of their accepted papers electronically for publication. CONTACT INFORMATION Detlef Schoder and Kai Fischbach (primary contact) Department of Information Systems and Information Management University of Cologne Pohligstr. 1, 50969 Cologne, Germany Phone: +49 (221) 470-5394 Fax: +49 (221) 470-5393 E-Mail: fischbach@wim.uni-koeln.de INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSION 1. Submit an electronic version of the full paper, consisting of no more than 25 double-spaced pages, including diagrams, to Kai Fischbach (fischbach@wim.uni-koeln.de). (NOTE: The final paper must be NO MORE THAN 10 pages, double-column, single spaced.) 2. Do not submit the manuscript to more than one Minitrack Chair. Papers should contain original material and not be previously published, or currently submitted for consideration elsewhere. 3. Each paper must have a title page to include title of the paper, full name of all authors, and complete addresses including affiliation(s), telephone number(s), and e-mail address(es). 4. The first page of the manuscript should include only the title and a 300-word abstract of the paper. For the latest information; visit the HICSS web site at: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu HICSS conferences are devoted to advances in the information, computer, and system sciences, and encompass developments in both theory and practice. Invited papers may be theoretical, conceptual, tutorial or descriptive in nature. Submissions undergo a peer referee process and those selected for presentation will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Submissions must not have been previously published. CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION: Ralph Sprague, Conference Chair Email: sprague@hawaii.edu Sandra Laney, Conference Administrator Email: hicss@hawaii.edu Eileen Dennis, Track Administrator Email: eidennis@indiana.edu