Call for proposals

Bird-of-a-feather Workshops

at the

2000 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference
(GECCO-2000)

Las Vegas, NV, USA
July 8-12, 2000


Deadline extended to November 15, 1999


The GECCO-2000 Program Committee would like to invite proposals for Bird-of-a-feather workshops to be held during the 2000 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO-2000).

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. The format of the workshops will be determined by their organizers. Organizers are strongly encouraged to develop an interactive workshop including ample time for general discussion.

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. The names and full contact information (e-mail and postal addresses, fax, and telephone numbers) of the workshop organizer(s) and brief descriptions of their relevant expertise.
  4. A brief description of the preferred length (2hr, half day, or full day).
  5. A brief description of the proposed workshop format, e.g. panel discussion, question and answer sessions, hands-on demonstrations, small group problem solving sessions, brainstorming sessions, short presentations, general discussion, or a combination of methods.
  6. A list of potential attendees.
Organizers' whose proposals are accepted for GECCO workshops will be responsible for coordinating the workshop and gathering abstracts for publication. Attendance of the workshops will be open to all GECCO attendees. All organizers, participants, and presenters must register for the GECCO-2000 conference. Abstracts from each workshop presentations will be published in a separate workshop proceedings. Details and additional deadlines will be provided once decisions have been made on the proposals.

Workshop proposals should be submitted as soon as possible and must be recieved no later than November 15, 1999. Please submit proposals in PLAIN TEXT email format. Please do not send html formatted text or encoded attachments. Organizers will be notified of the committee's decisions shortly thereafter.

Please send proposals and inquiries regarding workshops to:

Annie S. Wu
University of Central Florida
School of Computer Science
P. O. Box 162362
Orlando, FL 32816-2362
407-823-5922
aswu@cs.ucf.edu

Last Updated: 9/27/99