CONFERENCE TOPICS (not limited to)

Economics of Information and Computation

• Market Models for Information Systems
• Economic paradigms for design of large information systems
• Pricing models for computer and information resources
• Information and Computation market organizations
• Speed, costs and dynamics of electronic transactions
• Emergent phenomena in information and computation

Multi-Agent and Distributed Systems Technologies

• Market based network systems, architectures and protocols
• Simulation systems and test beds for information markets
• Specification of, and guaranteeing, Quality of Service
• Electronic extensions to price negotiation mechanisms
• Directory Services, Advertising and Trading Services
• Language and protocols for economic transactions in information and computation

Network and Economic Interaction

• Models for network centric economies
• Co-evolution of networks and economies
• Organizational structures and policies for the network economy