[alife] ALIFE 13 Call for Workshop and Tutorial Proposals

[Philip McKinley]

CALL FOR WORKSHOP AND TUTORIAL PROPOSALS

ARTIFICIAL LIFE 13 - "Evolution in Action"

The Thirteenth International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems
July 19-22, 2012,  Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
http://www.alife13.org/

The Artificial Life 13 Organizing Committee invites proposals for workshops and tutorials, to be hosted in conjunction with the main conference. The workshops provide researchers and educators an opportunity to present results and participate in focused discussion of timely topics related to artificial life. The tutorials provide an opportunity for attendees to learn about selected topics, or emerging areas, from the experts. The ALIFE 13 conference registration fee includes participation/attendance in all associated workshops and tutorials.

Details for proposing workshops and tutorials are described below. The workshop or tutorial may have been held previously at ALIFE or another conference, or it may be an entirely new event. Members of all corners of the artificial life community are invited to submit proposals for review.

A Workshop Proposal should include:

- Title of the workshop
- A brief (300-500 word) description of the workshop, identifying the technical focus, timeliness, relevance to the
  artificial life community, and target audience.  
- An indication of whether this is a new workshop or one that has been held previously or is derived from a prior workshop. 
  In the latter case, please include a brief history (venues, number of submissions, acceptances, attendance, etc.) in prior years.
- A tentative description of the format for the workshop, including number and type of sessions, as well as whether the workshop 
  is planned for a full day or half day. These can be changed later.
- A description of the planned review process and timetable, including posting of a call for papers, submission deadline,
  notification date, and camera-ready due date. Please note that workshop programs should be posted by June 1, 2012.
- Names and contact information for the organizing committee, including postal addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses,
  and web sites.   Please identify one member of the organizing committee as the primary contact.   If a partial program
  committee has already been established, please include that list as well.

  Workshop proposal due date: December 15, 2011.   Notification of acceptance: January 15, 2012.


A Tutorial Proposal should include:

- Title of the tutorial
- A brief description of the tutorial, identifying the technical focus, relevance to the artificial life community,
  list of major topics to be covered, and the target audience.   
- An indication of whether the tutorial is new or has been offered previously. In the latter case, please include 
  a list of previous offerings and the number of attendees for each.
- Anticipated length of the tutorial (hours).
- Name and contact information for the instructor(s), including postal address, phone number, e-mail address, and web site.  
- A brief biography of each instructor.

  Tutorial proposal due date: February 26, 2012.   Notification of acceptance: April 22, 2012.


Review Process:

All proposals for ALIFE 13 workshops and tutorials should be submitted by email to mckinley at cse.msu.edu . The proposals will be reviewed by members of the ALIFE 13 organizing committee. Factors to be considered include relevance to the conference, anticipated interest from the community, and expertise and credentials of the proposers.

In the case of a workshop, once the proposal is accepted, the workshop organizing committee will be responsible for hosting a workshop web site and for producing and distributing a call for papers.  These will be linked into the ALIFE 13 conference web site. Whether the workshop organizers publish a workshop proceedings is their decision. Options include: simply posting accepted papers on the Internet, working with the ALIFE 13 organizers to publish the proceedings via MIT Press, or working with another publishing company.


Please direct any questions to:

Prof. Philip K. McKinley
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
3115 Engineering Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan  48824            
USA                  
 
Phone:	+1 517 353 4396
Fax: 	+1 517 432 1061
E-mail:    mckinley at cse.msu.edu