[AISWorld] Second Call for Participation: Fifth International Blockchain School in Copenhagen in January 2022

[Roman Beck]

Second Call for Participation

The deadline for applying to the Fifth International Blockchain School is approaching, organized by the European Blockchain Center<https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-center/> and taking place in-person at the IT-Universitetet i København<https://www.linkedin.com/company/it-university-of-copenhagen/> between January 24th and 28th 2022!

Blockchain-enthusiastic PhD and master students interested in working together with organizations such as Algorand<https://www.linkedin.com/company/algorand/>, A Better Ocean<https://www.linkedin.com/company/abetterocean/>, Danmarks Nationalbank<https://www.linkedin.com/company/danmarks-nationalbank/>, eToro<https://www.linkedin.com/company/etoro/>, Januar<https://www.linkedin.com/company/thejanuargate/>, Tryg<https://www.linkedin.com/company/tryg/>, and ZTLment<https://www.linkedin.com/company/ztlment/> on use cases on Sustainable Decentralized Finance can still register for the event until December 19th under https://lnkd.in/e8VdwTmq, where also additional information can be found.

Not only will participating students have the chance to develop solutions in hackathons and makathons in close collaboration with these case-giving partner organizations but they will also be able to attend introductory lectures on computer science, information systems, economics, and law aspects of blockchain and DLT. Among the lecturers are highly regarded blockchain researchers such as Roman Beck<https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAABKQkS4BX2cNHtqhDDxWQagfMhdTuX4RtIg>, Peter Sestoft<https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAAAc3YB9VQyvfTCMDTzVux5e2f8FRNUxow>, Fritz Henglein<https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAB03WEB0CLqDCbd17xytplEa437S15NeKY>, Michel Avital<https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAABTEBEBSaN7cLPMNdpb1WNsT2o4HtdTBTQ>, Dr. Alexandra Andhov<https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAATO80EBcR7c5werdWw4mml1HihDovOjH6Q>, Jonas Valbjørn Andersen<https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAACTRq0BDzr6VWVxfH-BSUKT8dgPtiGECT0>, Boris Düdder<https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAEh3uEBuLXzXE7zaq7li067m-b2KWQvJJg>, Qin Xin<https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAEoQ1MB1YbWki8W8owaBPeeJaw82aFrk5I>, and Stefan Voigt<https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAABYd1fYBePZSrPwacBNHih6FUPs7F3HIkaY> from Copenhagen Business School<https://www.linkedin.com/company/copenhagen-business-school/>, Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen<https://www.linkedin.com/company/university-of-copenhagen/>, The University of the Faroe Islands<https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-university-of-the-faroe-islands/>, and IT-Universitetet i København<https://www.linkedin.com/company/it-university-of-copenhagen/>.

We are grateful for the generous support from Algorand Foundation<https://www.linkedin.com/company/algorandfoundation/>, Copenhagen Fintech<https://www.linkedin.com/company/copenhagen-fintech/>, Industriens Fond<https://www.linkedin.com/company/industriens-fond/> , A.P. Moller - Maersk<https://www.linkedin.com/company/maersk-group/>, Tryg<https://www.linkedin.com/company/tryg/> and the PhD school of the IT-Universitetet i København<https://www.linkedin.com/company/it-university-of-copenhagen/>, without which the event would not be possible.

The Blockchain School will conclude on January 28th, 2022 with the Nordic Blockchain Summit, with keynote speakers from Algorand<https://www.linkedin.com/company/algorand/>, the European Commission<https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-commission/>, and the Europäische Zentralbank<https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-central-bank/>, moderated by Anders Høeg Nissen<https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAAFWJUBSsaQ1gdt0zX6copmeBD5NPq3Cs8>. Additionally, the best teams from the Blockchain School will present their work to the public.

We are looking forward to hosting the world's leading young talents in blockchain research in Copenhagen in 2022!

Prof. Dr. Roman Beck | Professor
IT University of Copenhagen | BusinessIT Department | European Blockchain Center | Rued Langgaards Vej 7 | DK-2300 Copenhagen S | Denmark | beck at itu.dk<mailto:beck at itu.dk> | www.romanbeck.com<http://www.romanbeck.com/> | www.blockchainschool.eu<http://www.blockchainschool.eu/> | phone +45 7218 5323 | skype roman-beck | twitter @roman_beck

Head of European Blockchain Center | Blockchain Expert at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and Convenor of WG2 Blockchain Interoperability Governance | Member of the OECD Blockchain Expert Policy Advisory Board | Convenor of ISO TC 307/WG 5 Blockchain Governance | Representative of Denmark at the European Blockchain Partnership Technical Steering Group | Convenor of the EU Commission Blockchain Ethical Guidelines Working Group | Chair of the Danish National Mirror Committee to ISO/TC 307 Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies | Co-Conference Chair ECIS 2022 in Timișoara | Co-Conference Chair ICIS 2022 in Copenhagen | Senior Editor, Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS)  | Senior Editor, Management Information Systems Quarterly Executive (MISQE) | Department Editor, Business and Information Systems Engineering (BISE)