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2017 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2017)
July, 2017, Berlin, Germany
http://gecco-2017.sigevo.org/

Important Dates:

Tutorials, Workshops and Competitions Proposals:  November 7, 2016
Conference [tentative]:   15-19 July, 2017



*** Call for Tutorials ***

Deadline for tutorial proposals: November 7, 2016
Tutorial acceptance decision: TBA

Tutorials at GECCO 2017 will be presented by domain experts to cover 
current topics relevant to evolutionary computation researchers and 
practitioners. Each tutorial will be 110 minutes long. We encourage the 
inclusion of interactive activities and demos.

Tutorials will be free to all GECCO 2017 attendees. It is expected that 
all the instructors involved in an accepted tutorial will attend the 
conference. One instructor/presenter of each accepted tutorial will be 
able to register for GECCO at half the regular rate. (The discount can 
be divided among tutorial instructors if there are more than one. Each 
presenter is eligible for only a single tutorial discount, i.e., it is 
not possible to aggregate discounts from more tutorials).

Accepted tutorials' slide sets will be collected by Sheridan/ACM Press, 
and published as part of a companion volume to the conference 
proceedings in the ACM Digital library.

* Submission Process *

Each tutorial proposal should include:

1. A half-page extended abstract (in plain text) that includes: the 
title of the tutorial, the name and affiliation of the instructor(s), 
and a description of the tutorial scope and content.
2. Short bio of the instructor(s) (about half page in plain text).
3. [Highly encouraged] A description of any interactive activity or demo 
planned within the tutorial presentation.

* Reviewing *

Tutorial proposals will be reviewed by the GECCO 2017 organising 
committee, based on the GECCO attendees' likely interest in them, the 
breadth and depth of the topic(s), and the expertise and credentials of 
the instructor(s).

* Information and Submissions *

Submit the tutorial proposals to:

Petr Posik, GECCO 2017 Tutorials Chair
Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
Email: petr.posik (at) fel.cvut.cz



*** Call for Workshops ***

GECCO workshops provide the possibility to commonly develop visions and 
exchange ideas in an informal setting, especially if focused on an 
emerging research field or interdisciplinary research area. In contrast 
to regular sessions, workshops can (and should) host interactive 
sessions (posters, discussions, demonstrations, etc.). Attendance at the 
workshops will be free to all GECCO attendees.

Workshop organisers are responsible for coordination and publicity. They 
collect and review papers, and provide a list of accepted papers and 
their authors, if applicable. If required, the GECCO organisers may 
provide additional support to the workshop organisers, such as 
publicity. Note that organisers, participants and presenters must 
register for the conference. Accepted workshop papers will be collected 
by Sheridan/ACM Press, and published in a companion volume to the 
conference proceedings.

* Submission Process *

Each workshop proposal needs to include:

1. A half-page extended abstract (in plain text) that includes: the 
workshop title, the name and affiliation of the organiser(s), and a 
description of scope and content. Please refrain from using special 
characters in the title.
2. Short bio of the organiser(s) (about half-page in plain text).
3. [Highly encouraged] A description of any interactive activity or demo 
planned within the workshop.
4. A draft schedule of the workshop, including the estimated duration (1 
to max 4 sessions) and type of sessions.
5. If this workshop (or a similar event coordinated by the same 
organisers or a subset of them) has taken place in previous years, 
either at GECCO or at other events, then include URLs to the event pages.

* Reviewing of Proposals *

Workshop proposals will be reviewed by the GECCO 2017 organising 
committee, based on GECCO attendees' likely interest, the breadth and 
the depth of the topic(s), and the expertise and credentials of the 
organiser(s).

* Information and Proposal Submissions *

Julia Handl and Markus Wagner, GECCO 2017 Workshops Chairs
Manchester Business School, United Kingdom
University of Adelaide, Australia
Email: julia.handl (at) mbs.ac.uk
markus.wagner (at) adelaide.edu.au
Webpage: http://gecco-2017.sigevo.org/index.html/Workshops



*** Call for Competitions ***

Competitions demonstrate how Evolutionary Computation and related 
techniques can be utilized in challenging practical, real-world and 
gaming settings. They also enable fair comparisons between algorithms 
and (for recurrent competitions) provide the possibility to follow the 
development of approaches over time.

* Submission process *

Each competition proposal should include:

1. A half-page abstract (plain text) that includes: competition title, 
the name and affiliation of the organiser(s), a description of the 
competition, and web address of last edition if already held before.

* Information and Submissions *

Mike Preuss, GECCO 2017 Competitions Chair ERCIS/Westfaelische
Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster
Email: geccocompetitions (at) sigevolution.org
Webpage: http://gecco-2017.sigevo.org/index.html/Competitions

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GECCO is sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery Special
Interest Group for Genetic and Evolutionary Computation (ACM SIGEVO).
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-- 
Javier Ferrer
E.T.S. Ingeniería Informática
University of  Málaga
Tel: +34 95213 2815
Fax: +34 95213 1397
ferrer [at] lcc.uma.es
http://neo.lcc.uma.es/staff/javi/

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Publicity Chair for GECCO 2017
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