[hpc-announce] [GECCO CFP] Call for Proposals for Tutorials, Workshops and Competitions - Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference 2019

[Andrew M Sutton]

[Apologies if you receive multiple copies]

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2019 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2019)
13-17 July, 2019, Prague, Czech Republic http://gecco-2019.sigevo.org/
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Important Dates
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 * Call for Tutorials, Workshops and Competitions
   * Proposals:           November 7, 2018
   * Acceptance Decision: December 5, 2018
   * Conference:          July 13-17, 2019


Call for Tutorials
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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: verel at univ-littoral.fr
   Webpage: https://gecco-2019.sigevo.org/index.html/Call+for+Tutorials


Call for Workshops
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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: ccottap at lcc.uma.es

   Richard Allmendinger
   The University of Manchester, UK
   Email: richard.allmendinger at manchester.ac.uk
   Webpage: https://gecco-2019.sigevo.org/index.html/Call+for+Workshops


Call for Competitions
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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.


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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

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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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