******************************* SECOND, UPDATED CALL FOR PAPERS GECCO-2001 ******************************* Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (A recombination of the Sixth Annual Genetic Programming Conference (GP-2001) ----------------------------------------------------- and the International Conference on Genetic Algorithms (ICGA-2001)) ---------------------------------------------------------- Co-Sponsored by AAAI (American Association for Artificial Intelligence) July 7-11, 2001 (Saturday - Wednesday) San Francisco, California USA Holiday Inn Golden Gateway Hotel ***(IN THE HEART of downtown San Francisco, a block from the cable car)*** One Conference: Many "Mini-Conferences": GECCO = GP + GA + ES + EP + EH + ER + DNA + CS + RWA + AAA + ACO + ... See the latest in YOUR favorite branch of Evolutionary Computation, AND explore developments in other, related tracks. The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO-2001) will present the latest high-quality results in the growing field of genetic and evolutionary computation. Topics include, but are not limited to, genetic algorithms (GA); genetic programming (GP); evolution strategies (ES); evolutionary programming (EP); evolvable hardware (EH); evolutionary robotics (ER); real-world applications (RWA); classifier systems (CS); DNA and molecular computing (DNA); artificial life, adaptive behavior and agents (AAA); ant colony optimization (ACO); optimal design of engineered structures; methodology, pedagogy, and philosophy (MPP); evolutionary scheduling and routing (GS); and other areas to be announced. Papers are now invited (see further information below), with manuscripts to be received for review no later than January 24, 2001. Each paper submitted to GECCO will be rigorously reviewed, in a blind review process, by one of at least seven separate and independent program committees specializing in various aspects of genetic and evolutionary computation. These committees make their own final decisions on submitted papers for their areas, subject only to conference-wide space limitations and procedures. STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS Travel grants to assist graduate students in meeting the expenses of attending GECCO to present a paper will be available (see web site for details). WORKSHOPS Proposals for Birds-of-a-Feather Workshops for GECCO-2001 are now being solicited. In addition to a Graduate Student Workshop, many other workshops on a variety of EC-related topics will be held during GECCO-2001, on Saturday, July 7. See the web pages (www.isgec.org/GECCO-2001/workshops) or contact the Workshops Chair, Soraya Rana-Stevens, sstevens@bbn.com, for the latest list of topics or for information on submitting a proposal to organize a workshop. Workshops already in planning include Optimal Scheduling and Routing, Optimal Design of Engineered Structures, and the Fourth International Workshop on Learning Classifier Systems. TUTORIALS Twenty-eight tutorials are being planned, for presentation on Sunday, July 8, 2001 (see the current list on www.isgec.org/GECCO-2001). Tutorials and the tutorials notes book are free to all registered GECCO-2001 attendees. The tutorials are grouped into four broad categories: Introductions to Topics in Evolutionary Computation (EC), advanced topics in EC, New Directions in EC, and Specialized Applications of EC, and will be presented by outstanding leaders in each field. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS LOTFI ZADEH: "From Computing with Numbers to Computing with Words -- from Manipulation of Measurements to Manipulations of Perceptions" JOHN KOZA: "Human Competitive Machine Intelligence" CONFERENCE CHAIR: Erik Goodman (goodman@egr.msu.edu) PROCEEDINGS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Lee Spector CHAIRS OF CORE PROGRAM POLICY COMMITTEES: GA -- Annie Wu GP - Bill Langdon ES & EP - Hans-Michael Voigt Real-World Apps: Mitsuo Gen CHAIRS OF SPECIAL PROGRAM COMMITTEES: (Additional Special Program Committees are still being organized) Evolutionary Scheduling and Routing: Edmund Burke Optimal Design of Engineered Structures: Shahram Pezeshk Fourth International Workshop on Learning Classifier Systems: Pier Luca Lanzi, Wolfgang Stolz, Stewart Wilson BUSINESS COMMITTEE: David Goldberg and John Koza ADDITIONAL INFORMATION For information concerning hotel reservations, travel discounts, student housing, student travel grants, graduate student workshop, proposals for workshops, proposals for additional tutorials, late-breaking papers, and other matters, visit www.isgec.org/GECCO-2001. For technical matters, email: Erik Goodman, GECCO-2001 Gen. Chair, goodman@egr.msu.edu. For administrative matters, email: gecco@aaai.org. Conference administered by the American Association for Artificial Intelligence, 445 Burgess Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA. Phone: 650-328-3123. Fax 650-321-4457. Conference operated by the International Society for Genetic and Evolutionary Computation, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation. HOW TO SUBMIT A PAPER TO THE GECCO CONFERENCE The deadline for ARRIVAL at the physical address below of the eight (8) paper copies of each submitted paper is WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2001. The address is GECCO-2001, c/o AAAI, 445 Burgess Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. Phone 650-328-3123. Submitted papers are to be in single-spaced, 10-point type on 8-1/2" x 11" OR A4 paper with 1" margins at top and 3/4" margin at left, right, and bottom, and are a maximum of eight (8) pages. Papers may not be submitted by email or fax. Details regarding the formatting and content of the papers are contained at the web site, www.isgec.org/GECCO-2001. Review criteria will include significance of the work, novelty, clarity, writing quality, and sufficiency of information to permit replication (if applicable). The first-named author (or other corresponding author designated by the authors when submitting) will be notified of acceptance or rejection (on approximately the first week of March, 2001). It is preferred (but not required) that the format of submitted papers roughly follow the required format for final camera-ready papers. The required style for the final camera-ready papers is posted on the GECCO web page and is similar to that of GECCO-2000. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION, see the web site, www.isgec.org/GECCO-2001 -- Erik Goodman, General Chair, GECCO-2001 Genetic Algorithms Research and Applications Group (GARAGe) Michigan State University