Workshops
Information
Call
for Workshop Proposals
**** Deadline
15 November, 2006 ****
The GECCO-2007 Program Committee would
like to invite proposals for
workshops to be held during the 2007 Genetic and Evolutionary
Computation Conference (GECCO-2007).
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
organizers, all organizers 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
program.
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
organizer(s) and
a brief descriptions of their relevant expertise.
*5.* A brief resume of the qualifications of the organizers
providing
evidence of workshop organization ability or experience,
their
contributions 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.
Organizers’ whose
proposals are accepted for GECCO workshops will be
responsible for coordinating the workshop and gathering
abstracts/papers
for publication if applicable. Attendance of the workshops
will be open
to all GECCO attendees. ALL organizers, participants,
and presenters
must register for the GECCO-2007 conference. Organizing
a workshop does
NOT qualify the organizer 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. Please
note that all
papers should abide to the ACM formatting rules and it
is the
responsibility of workshop organizers to enforce this.
Workshop proposals
should be submitted as soon as possible and must be
received no later than *November 15, 2006*. Please submit
proposals in
PLAIN TEXT e-mail format. Please do not send HTML formatted
text or
encoded attachments. Organizers will be notified of the
committee’s
decisions by *November 30, 2006*.
Please send proposals and inquiries regarding workshops
by e-mail to:
Tina Yu - 
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