****************************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference GECCO-2002 ****************************************************************** A recombination of the Seventh Annual Genetic Programming Conference (GP-2002) and the International Conference on Genetic Algorithms (ICGA-2002) Co-Sponsored by the American Association for Artificial Intelligence July 9-13, 2002 (Tuesday - Saturday) New York City, New York, USA See the latest in YOUR favorite branch of Evolutionary Computation, AND explore developments in other, related tracks. The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO-2002) will continue the tradition of presenting 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, agents, and ant colony optimization (AAAA); optimal design of engineered structures; methodology, pedagogy, and philosophy (MPP); evolutionary scheduling and routing (ESR); and other areas to be announced. Papers are now invited (see further information below), with manuscripts to be received for review no later than WEDNESDAY January 23, 2002. 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 the web site for details. WORKSHOPS Proposals for Birds-of-a-Feather Workshops for GECCO-2002 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- 2002, on Tuesday, July 9. See the web pages (www.isgec.org/GECCO- 2002/workshops) or contact the Workshops Chair, Alwyn Barry, alwyn.barry@uwe.ac.uk, for the latest list of topics or for information on submitting a proposal to organize a workshop. In addition to the regular workshops, there will be a full-day Industrial Applications track featuring fielded applications of genetic and evolutionary computation. TUTORIALS Thirty tutorials by recognized experts on diverse areas of GEC are being planned for presentation on Wednesday, July 10, 2002 (see listing and updates on www.isgec.org/GECCO-2002). CONFERENCE CHAIR: Erick Cantu-Paz (cantupaz@llnl.gov) PROCEEDINGS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Bill Langdon CHAIRS OF CORE PROGRAM POLICY COMMITTEES: GA -- Keith Mathias GP - Riccardo Poli ES & EP - Guenter Rudolph Real-World Apps - L. "Dave" Davis CHAIRS OF SPECIAL PROGRAM COMMITTEES: (Additional Special Program Committees are still being organized) Alife, Adaptive Behavior, Agents, and Ant Colonies - Vasant Honavar Evolutionary Robotics - Alan Schultz Evolutionary Scheduling and Routing - Edmund Burke Evolvable Hardware - Julian Miller Industrial Roundtable - L. "Dave" Davis Search-Based Software Engineering - Joachim Wegener BUSINESS COMMITTEE: David E. 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-2002. For technical matters, email the General Chair, Erick Cantu-Paz at cantupaz@llnl.gov. For administrative matters, email gecco@aaai.org. Conference administered by the American Association for Artificial Intelligence. 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 23, 2002. The address is GECCO 2002, c/o AAAI, 445 Burgess Drive, MenloPark, 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-2002. 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) will be notified of acceptance or rejection on approximately the first week of March, 2002. It is preferred (but not required) that the format of submitted papers roughly follow the required format for final camera-ready papers, which is posted on the GECCO web page and is similar to that of GECCO-2001. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION, see the web site, www.isgec.org/GECCO-2002 MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW for an exciting meeting with the latest high- quality results in Genetic and Evolutionary Computation. New York, NY, July 9-13, 2002. -------------------- Erick Cantu-Paz, General Chair, GECCO-2002 Center for Applied Scientific Computing Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory