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2018 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2018)
July, 2018, Kyoto, Japan
http://gecco-2018.sigevo.org/

Important Dates:

Tutorials, Workshops, and Competitions:
  Proposals:           November 7, 2017
  Acceptance Decision: December 5, 2017
Conference:           July 15-19, 2018


*** Call for Tutorials ***

Tutorials at GECCO 2018 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 2018 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 2018 organizing
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 *

Tutorials proposals should be submitted to:
   Hisao Ishibuchi, GECCO 2018 Tutorials Chair
   Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka, Japan
   Email: [log in to unmask]
Webpage: http://gecco-2018.sigevo.org/index.html/Tutorials



*** 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 organizers 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 organizers may
provide additional support to the workshop organizers, such as
publicity. Note that organizers, 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 organizer(s), and a
description of scope and content. Please refrain from using special
characters in the title.
2. Short bio of the organizer(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
organizers 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 2018 organizing
committee, based on GECCO attendees' likely interest, the breadth and
the depth of the topic(s), and the expertise and credentials of the
organizer(s).

* Information and Proposal Submissions *

Workshops proposals should be submitted to:
   Carlos Cotta and Tapabrata Ray, GECCO 2018 Workshops Chairs
   Malaga University, Spain
   Email: ccottap (at) lcc.uma.es
   University of New South Wales, Australia
   Email: t.ray (at) adfa.edu.au
Webpage: http://gecco-2018.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 organizer(s), a description of the
competition. If the competition has been held before, then also
provide the web address of last edition and what you will change
in case you plan any changes.
2. In addition, you can voluntarily provide your thoughts on the
following items:
 * sourcing of prizes
 * judging process
 * think about newcomers: can you provide tutorials (incl. videos)
   to make the entrance easier?
 * think about the eventual sharing of submitted algorithms and
   their descriptions

We are currently exploring the possibility of offering the publication
of algorithm descriptions as 2-page contributions to the GECCO
Companion.

* Information and Submissions *

Competition proposals should be submitted by e-mail to:
   Markus Wagner, GECCO 2018 Competitions Chair
   University of Adelaide, Australia
   markus.wagner (at) adelaide.edu.au
   Webpage: http://gecco-2018.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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Tomohiro Yoshikawa
Associate Professor
Dept. of Information and Communication
Nagoya University

Andrew M. Sutton
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
University of Minnesota Duluth

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Publicity Chairs GECCO 2018
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