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Computing and Applications (BCCA 2021)</span></b></p>

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– 17, 2021 – TARTU, ESTONIA</span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;color:red">CALL FOR WORKSHOP
PROPOSALS</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18pt"></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We invite you to submit proposals
for one-day or two-day workshops in any area related to the field of blockchains. In particular, workshops on
challenging, emerging areas related to the conference topics are especially sought. The workshops will take place in
physical and/or virtual form, depending on the situation with COVID-19. </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The workshop proceedings will be included in the main conference proceeding main
conference proceedings  <b><u>that will be submitted to IEEEXplore,
dblp and Scopus for inclusion</u></b>. However, workshop organizers are encouraged and free to organize
journal special issues as well.</p>

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DATES</span></b><span style="color:red"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Workshop Proposal submission deadline: <span style="color:red">May 31st, 2021</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Workshop Proposal acceptance notification: June 7th, 2021</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Workshops: November 15th/16th/17^th 2021 </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:red">SUBMISSIONS</span></b><span style="color:red"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Workshop proposals should be
authored by at least two organizers, preferably from different institutions,
and they should contain the following three sections and address each
corresponding point:</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1. Organizers</p>

<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Name: organizers’ full names</li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Contact information: affiliations, job titles, postal
     addresses, e-mail addresses, URLs, and phone</li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Brief biography: 100-200 words, focusing on the
     organizers’ expertise in the field and experience as workshop organizers</li>
</ul>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2. Workshop content</p>

<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Title: workshop title and acronym</li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Abstract: max 150 words describing the workshop
     (suitable for the conference’s website)</li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Topics and motivation:</li>
 <ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
  <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">What are the topics, themes, and areas of interest
      of the workshop?</li>
  <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">How is the workshop relevant to BCCA?</li>
  <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">How does the workshop connect BCCA to other research
      communities?</li>
 </ul>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Goals and expected results:</li>
 <ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
  <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Explicitly state the goals of the workshop and how
      you intend to reach them</li>
  <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">What are the expected results of the workshop?</li>
  <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">How will these results be disseminated?</li>
 </ul>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Format:</li>
 <ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
  <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">What is the planned workshop format (paper
      presentations, working sessions, lightning talks, demonstrations, etc.)?</li>
  <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">With the aim of avoiding workshops cancellation, in
      case of insufficient number of submissions, what is the “backup” plan?</li>
  <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">What will be done to stimulate collaborative
      interaction?</li>
  <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If the workshop takes place in virtual form, what
      is the virtual plan? Please describe in a few sentences how to present
      research contributions and how to foster online discussion. </li>
  <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">What are the planned pre- and post-workshop
      activities?</li>
 </ul>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Participants:</li>
 <ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
  <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">What is the expected number of submissions and
      participants? Provide a plan for attracting sufficient submissions and
      promoting attendance</li>
  <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If applicable, please provide information from
      previous or related workshops. Have there been previous workshops on the
      same or a closely related topic? When, where and with how many
      participants?</li>
  <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Required equipment (if the conference remains
      physical): Overhead projector, PC projector, whiteboard, flip charts,
      microphone, etc.</li>
 </ul>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Program committee: list of tentative program
     committee members, names and affiliations.</li>
</ul>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">3. Preliminary Call for Papers</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This will necessarily repeat some
of the information from the previous sections but should be targeted towards
prospective participants. It should address the following items:</p>

<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Overview of the motivation, topics, and goals</li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Workshop format</li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Deadlines of the workshop (see dates in this call for
     proposals)</li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Submission guidelines and review process</li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">References to previous workshops (websites)</li>
</ul>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">A workshop proposal must be at
most 4 pages.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please send your workshop
proposals by e-mail to the following addresses:</p>

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