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 workshop proceedings will be included in the main conference proceeding main conference proceeding that will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion. However, workshop organizers are encouraged and free to organize journal special issues as well.

SUBMISSIONS

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:

1. Organizers

Name: organizers’ full names;
Contact information: affiliations, job titles, postal addresses, e-mail addresses, URLs, and phone;
Brief biography: 100-200 words, focusing on the organizers’ expertise in the field and experience as workshop organizers.

2. Workshop Content

Title: workshop title and acronym;
Abstract: max 150 words describing the workshop (suitable for the conference’s website);
Topics and motivation:
- What are the topics, themes, and areas of interest of the workshop?
- How is the workshop relevant to BCCA?
- How does the workshop connect BCCA to other research communities?
Goals and expected results:
- Explicitly state the goals of the workshop and how you intend to reach them
- What are the expected results of the workshop?
- How will these results be disseminated?
Format:
- What is the planned workshop format (paper presentations, working sessions, lightning talks, demonstrations, etc.)?
- With the aim of avoiding workshops cancellation, in case of insufficient number of submissions, what is the “backup” plan?
- What will be done to stimulate collaborative interaction?
- 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.
- What are the planned pre- and post-workshop activities?
Participants:
- What is the expected number of submissions and participants? Provide a plan for attracting sufficient submissions and promoting attendance.
- 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?
- Required equipment (if the conference remains physical): Overhead projector, PC projector, whiteboard, flip charts, microphone, etc.
Program committee: list of tentative program committee members, names and affiliations.

3. Preliminary Call for Papers

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:

Overview of the motivation, topics, and goals;
Workshop format;
Deadlines of the workshop (see dates in this call for proposals);
Submission guidelines and review process;
References to previous workshops (websites).

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Please send your workshop proposals by e-mail to the following addresses:
Moatsum Alawida, Abu Dhabi University, UAE (Moatsum.alawida@adu.ac.ae)
Jamal Al-Karaki, Zayed University, UAE (Jamal.Al-Karaki@zu.ac.ae)
Amjad Gawanmeh, University of Dubai, UAE (agawanmeh@ud.ac.ae)

ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

Each workshop proposal will be evaluated according to the relevance of its topic, the expertise and experience of the workshop organizers, and the workshop’s potential for attracting participants and generating useful results. We underline the importance of active and creative workshops that foster a collaborative environment of interest to both practitioners and researchers. The organizers of accepted workshops will be required to create and maintain a Web site in a timely manner to serve as a workshop information center and to provide a repository for documenting pre- and post-workshop activities.

At least one author of each accepted proposal must register and attend BCCA 2024 in order for the workshop to be accepted and the summary of the workshop published.