2019IEEE/SITIM servers as a forum for those who are interested in Social Implications of Technologies and Information and Management (SITIM). The main topic includes Information and Management, Management and Technology, Business Ethics, Information Ethics, Technology Development, Digital Divide, Blockchain Technologies, Business and Blockchain Applications. SITIM aims to be an active platform to exchange new ideas and looking into future research topics.

All accepted conference papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore for publication provided that they are actually presented in the conference by one of the authors through "real" presence (i.e. electronic means are not considered as "real" presence).

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. Authors intend to present papers are invited to consider the followings.

• Full Paper submission is invited. -- Describing about such topics but not limited as the "development of blockchain technologies",  "applications of blockchain technologies", "business applications of blockchain technologies",  "ethical issues relating to blockchain" -
• Page limitation of Abstract -- Although Full Paper submission is highly recommended for the inclusion of the presentation, Abstract submission is accepted for reviewing purpose only. Abstract should be more than 4 pages of IEEE/Conference format, clearly stating the relevance of the research topics and methodologies used.
• Page limitations of Full paper -- Please consider the length of the Full Paper not exceeding pages when notified with acceptance.

List of Topics

• Social Implications of Technology and Information Management,
• Blockchain and Technologies, and the applications to the society,
• Blockchain and Business, and the applications to the society,
• Blockchain and Ethics and the applications to the society
• Other related topics

Important of Dates

• Abstract submission deadline: July 31, 2019 September 7, 2019
• Abstract acceptance notice: August 31, 2019 September 13, 2019
• Camera ready submission deadline: September 30, 2019

Registration

• All accepted papers must be presented by at least one of the authors who actually attend the conference physically.
• The attendants of the conference must bear registration fee (TBA).
• The registration fee will cover the right to attend all the sessions of SITIM as well as JSIM79 including plenary sessions and keynotes. No foods nor drinks will be covered with the registration fee.
• For those who are members of JSIM attending JSIM79 paying the registration fee for JSIM79, the registration fee of SITIM can be waived only when notified to the directorate prior to the conference (contact before paying to SITIM).
• All accepted papers must bear publication charge of 150.- US dollar equivalent Japanese Yen, which will be indicated in the acceptance notification.

Committees

Program Committee

• Prof. Takashi Okamoto (Vice-Chair, Ehime University)
• Prof. Shiro Uesugi (General Chair, Matsuyama University)

Organizing committee

• Prof. Hiroshi Koga (Treasurer, Kansai University)
• Dr. Yoko Orito (Treasurer, Ehime University)
• Dr. Vanessa Bracamonte (Treasurer, KDDI Research, Inc.)
• Dr. Masahiro Sakai (Hokkaido Information University)
• Prof. Takashi Okamoto (Vice-Chair, Ehime University)
• Prof. Shiro Uesugi (General Chair, Matsuyama University)

Invited Speakers

• Professor Shigeichiro Yamasaki (Kindai University) "Blockchain Technologies"

Publication

2019IEEE/SITIM proceedings will be published in IEEE Xplore.

Venue

The conference will be held in Matsuyama University, Ehime, Japan.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to 2019sitim.directorate@gmail.com

Sponsors

Japan Society of Information and Management JSIM), Matsuyama Convention and Visitors Bureau, Ehime IEEE SSITJ, Matsuyama University