San Diego, California
June 11, 2007

in conjunction with ACM Conference on Electronic Commerce (EC'07)

Call For Papers

We invite submissions of technical or position papers on topics related to the goals of the workshop. Submissions should be at most 6 pages in length with 10pt fonts or larger. Additional information (such as proofs) may be included in a clearly marked appendix, which will be read at the discretion of the the referees. Papers will be selected based on both technical merit and their potential to spark discussion at the workshop. Accepted papers will be published on the workshop website.

Note: This workshop is intended to exchange new ideas. Submission of a paper that has already appeared in conference proceedings or journal form, or papers under review for another workshop or conference, is not allowed without prior permission from the PC chairs. In case of questions regarding this policy, email the PC chairs at netecon-ibc-chairs@umich.edu.

Submit papers electronically at the submission site. You will need to first register to create an account on the server. Submissions should be in PDF format only. In case of difficulty, email the PC chairs at netecon-ibc-chairs@umich.edu.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Potential roles of economics in networks: analysis, design, or just a distraction?
• Application of incentive mechanisms for peer-to-peer systems, grids, SPAM, security, Internet routing and peering, wireless networks, etc.
• Methods for engineering incentives and disincentives (e.g., reputation, trust, control, accountability, and anonymity, etc.)
• Empirical studies of strategic or non-strategic behavior in existing systems
• Incentive mechanisms for scheduling, resource allocation, and computation
• Models and solution concepts (e.g., evolutionary games, repeated games, cooperative games, etc.)
• Algorithmic mechanism design and distributed protocols based on markets or auctions
• Experimental methodologies for testing incentive schemes
• Privacy-preserving incentive mechanisms
• What systems researchers think theoreticians should do, and vice versa?

Important Dates

Deadline for paper submission	March 26, 2007, 11:59pm Pacific Daylight Time
Notification of acceptance	April 30, 2007
Deadline for camera-ready papers	May 21, 2007
Workshop date	June 11 or 12, 2007