[Apologies if you receive multiple copies] ======================================================================= 2019 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2019) 13-17 July, 2019, Prague, Czech Republic http://gecco-2019.sigevo.org/ ======================================================================= Important Dates ----------------------------------------------------------------- * Call for Tutorials, Workshops and Competitions * Proposals: November 7, 2018 * Acceptance Decision: December 5, 2018 * Conference: July 13-17, 2019 Call for Tutorials ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Tutorials Chair of GECCO 2019 invites domain experts to submit proposals for presenting a tutorial at GECCO 2019. Tutorials at GECCO 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 attendees. It is expected that all the instructors involved in a tutorial will attend the conference. One instructor/presenter of each accepted tutorial will get a discounted registration. (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 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, content and expected level of knowledge of the intended audience. 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 2019 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: Sébastien Verel Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, Calais, France Email: [log in to unmask] Webpage: https://gecco-2019.sigevo.org/index.html/Call+for+Tutorials Call for Workshops ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Workshops Chairs of GECCO 2019 invite domain experts to submit proposals for organizing a workshop at GECCO 2019. Workshops at GECCO 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. Alternatively, a list of (invited) speakers and titles of talks to be given can be provided. 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 published as part of a companion volume to the conference proceedings in the ACM Digital library. ### Submission Process ### Each workshop proposal should 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 Workshops Chairs and other members of the GECCO 2019 organizing committee. Final decisions will be made based on GECCO attendees' likely interest, the breadth and depth of the topic(s), and the expertise and credentials of the instructor(s). ### Information and Proposal Submissions ### Workshops proposals should be submitted by email to: Carlos Cotta Malaga University, Spain Email: [log in to unmask] Richard Allmendinger The University of Manchester, UK Email: [log in to unmask] Webpage: https://gecco-2019.sigevo.org/index.html/Call+for+Workshops Call for Competitions --------------------- The Competitions Chair of GECCO 2019 invites domain experts to submit proposals for organizing a competition at GECCO 2019.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 There is the option of publishing descriptions of algorithms (2 pages per algorithm) as part of a companion volume to the conference proceedings in the ACM Digital library. The competition organizers decide whether they want to offer this to the competition participants. The deadline for these algorithm descriptions will be in April 2019, and they will be reviewed by the respective competition organizers. ### Information and Submissions ### Competition proposals should be submitted by e-mail to the GECCO 2019 Competitions Chair: Markus Wagner University of Adelaide, Australia Email: markus.wagner (at) adelaide.edu.au Webpage: https://gecco-2019.sigevo.org/index.html/Call+for+Competitions ### Review Process ### Competition proposals will be reviewed by the Competitions Chair and other members of the GECCO 2019 organizing committee. Final decisions will be made based on GECCO attendees' and competitors' likely interest, the breadth and depth of the topic(s), and the expertise and credentials of the organizer(s). The outcome of the review process is scheduled to be announced on December 5, 2018. -- Andrew M. Sutton, University of Minnesota Duluth Nadarajen Veerapen, University of Lille, France Publicity Chairs Manuel Lopez-Ibanez, University of Manchester, UK Editor-in-Chief Anne Auger, INRIA Saclay, France General Chair -- GECCO is sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group for Genetic and Evolutionary Computation (ACM SIGEVO). -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the META-HEURISTICS list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=META-HEURISTICS&A=1