Call for proposals
Bird-of-a-feather Workshops
at the
2003 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference
(GECCO-2003)
July 12-16, 2003 (Saturday-Wednesday)
Chicago, Illinois USA
**** Deadline November 1, 2002 ****
The GECCO-2003 Program Committee would like to invite
proposals for Bird-of-a-feather workshops to be held
during the 2003 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation
Conference (GECCO-2003).
Workshops provide an opportunity for researchers to meet
and discuss topics with a selected focus in an informal
and interactive setting. Workshops are an excellent
forum for participants with common interests to explore
new approaches, critique existing approaches, and
identify emerging areas of interest in genetic and
evolutionary computation (GEC). Members of all segments
of the GEC community are encouraged to submit proposals.
Individual workshops can be two hours, half day, or full
day in length. Although the format of the workshops will
be determined by their organisers, all organisers will
be STRONGLY encouraged to allocate significant time to
interactive sessions (discussions, panels, question and
answer sessions, group problem-solving, brainstorming,
etc.) that cannot normally be accommodated within a larger
conference programme.
Proposals for workshops should not exceed THREE pages in
length and should contain the following information:
1. A description of the workshop topic. Identify the
specific issues on which the workshop will focus.
2. A brief discussion of why the topic is of particular
interest to the GEC community at this time.
3. A brief description of the proposed workshop format
and identification of the points where the workshop will
encourage the participation of all workshop attendees.
(For example, workshops have often included a combination
of the following: panel discussion, question and answer
sessions, hands-on demonstrations, small group problem
solving sessions, brainstorming sessions, short paper
presentations, poster sessions, general discussion).
4. The names and full contact information (e-mail and
postal addresses, fax, and telephone numbers) of the
workshop organiser(s) and brief descriptions of their
relevant expertise.
5. A brief resume of the qualifications of the organisers
providing evidence of their previous workshop
organisation experience, their contribution to the field
of Evolutionary Computation and evidence of peer-esteem
in the subject area of the workshop.
6. A brief description of the preferred length (2hr,
half day, or full day).
7. An indicative list of potential attendees.
Proposals for workshops that are repeated from previous
GECCO conferences need only identify points 1, 4 and 6
together with a brief description of how the proposed
workshop will be changed in order to further improve the
delivery of the workshop.
Organisers' whose proposals are accepted for GECCO
workshops will be responsible for co-coordinating the
workshop and gathering abstracts/papers for publication if
applicable. Attendance of the workshops will be open to
all GECCO attendees. ALL organisers, participants, and
presenters must register for the GECCO-2003 conference.
Organising a workshop does NOT qualify the organiser for
a reduction in the registration or accommodation costs.
Where workshops include paper or poster presentations
abstracts and/or full papers from each workshop will be
published in the separate workshop proceedings. Details
and additional deadlines will be provided once decisions
have been made on the proposals.
Workshop proposals should be submitted as soon as
possible and must be received no later than November 1,
2002. Please submit proposals in PLAIN TEXT e-mail
format. Please do not send HTML formatted text or encoded
attachments. Organisers will be notified of the
committee's decisions by November 17, 2002.
Updated information about the workshop program will be
provided at http://www.isgec.org/GECCO-2003/workshops/ (c.f.
(http://www-illigal.ge.uiuc.edu:8080/GECCO-2003/workshops/)
as it is received.
Please send proposals and inquiries regarding workshops to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
or
Dr Alwyn Barry,
Department of Computer Science,
University of Bath,
Claverton Down,
Bath, UK.
BA2 7AY.
