GECCO 2006 Program

Conference at a Glance

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Saturday, July 8
 
 
8:30 - 18:00
Free Workshops and Tutorials
Sunday, July 9
 
 
8:30 - 18:00
Free Workshops and Tutorials
 
19:00 - 22:00
Opening Reception (Courtyard Ballroom, B-Level)
Monday, July 10
 
 
8:15 - 9:45
Keynote:  Dr. William H. Calvin (Courtyard Ballroom, B-Level)
 
9:45 - 10:10
Coffee Break (Courtyard Ballroom and Third Floor Foyers)
 
10:10 - 12:10
Paper Presentations
 
12:10 - 13:45
Lunch on your own
 
13:45 - 15:45
Paper Presentations
 
15:45 - 16:10
Coffee Break (Courtyard Ballroom and Third Floor Foyers)
 
16:10 - 18:10
Paper Presentations
Tuesday, July 11
 
 
8:15 - 9:45
Keynote: Dr. Mike Hawrylycz (Courtyard Ballroom, B-Level
 
9:45 - 10:10
Coffee Break (Courtyard Ballroom and Third Floor Foyers)
 
10:10 - 12:10
Paper Presentations
 
12:10 - 13:45
Lunch on your own
 
13:45 - 15:45
Paper Presentations
 
15:45 - 16:10
Coffee Break (Courtyard Ballroom and Third Floor Foyers)
 
16:10 - 18:10
Paper Presentations
 
19:00 - 22:00
Poster Session: a light food reception and beverages followed by poster presentations (Courtyard Ballroom and Third Floor Foyers)
Wednesday, July 12
 
 
 
8:15 - 9:45
Plenary Session: presentation of Best Paper Awards, Humie Awards, and Competition winners, followed by SIGEVO meeting, all are welcome.
 
9:45 - 10:10
Coffee Break (Courtyard Ballroom and Third Floor Foyers)
 
10:10 - 12:10
Paper Presentations
 
12:10 - 13:45
Lunch on your own
 
13:45 - 15:45
Paper Presentations

Instructions for Paper Presentations

Speakers presenting papers are allotted the following presentations time, which includes equipment set up, presentation, and questions period. If a session is without a chair, we ask the last scheduled speaker to perform those duties.

Speakers presenting accepted papers during the technical sessions are allocated 30 minutes.

Speakers in the Late Breaking Papers sessions are allocated 20 minutes.

Speakers in the Evolutionary Computing in Practice (ECP) sessions are allocated 30 minutes for each presentation.

Instructions for Session Chairs

 Keep the session on schedule:

Please adhere to the scheduled order of talks, as well as presentation times. If a speaker is absent, we ask you to announce a short break until the next presentation is due to start. Do not start early, as participants may be moving between sessions/presentations.

Introduce each speaker

Moderate questions

Arrive a few minutes early to check on room and equipment set-up. Please let conference organizers know immediately if problems arise or adjustments are needed.

Instructions for Poster Presenters

A 30" wide x 40" high foam-core poster board on an easel will be provided, as well as push-pins and two-sided Velcro.

Poster presenters may set up their posters in the Courtyard Ballroom on Tuesday beginning at 17:30. The Poster Session begins with a reception at 19:00. Poster presenters will be available to discuss their posters beginning at 19:30

 
One Conference: Many "Mini-Conferences"
Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO-2006)
 
GECCO is sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Evolutionary Computation (SIGEVO). ACM SIG Services: 1515 Broadway, New York, NY, 10036, USA, 1-800-342-6626 (USA and Canada) or +212-626-0500 (Global)