[alife] Artificial Life 13 || Early Registration deadline extended to May 28th

[Luis Zaman]

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

Artificial Life 13 || Call for Participation

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EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL MAY 28th

The early registration deadline to attend Artificial Life 13 with the reduced registration fees has been extended until midnight, May 28th.  Registration at the regular rate may be made at any time thereafter.

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Artificial Life 13
The Thirteenth International Conference on
the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems
"Evolution in Action"

July 19-22, 2012, Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan, USA

www.alife13.org/ (http://www.alife13.org/)

You are invited to participate to the upcoming Thirteenth International
Artificial Life Conference.  Please forward this call responsibly.


I. OVERVIEW
It is a great pleasure for the BEACON Center for the Study of
Evolution in Action at Michigan State University to host the 13th
International Artificial Life Conference.  Artificial life (ALife)
refers to the synthesis and simulation of living systems as these
occur in nature and also to possible alternative life forms and
concepts that may not have occurred in natural evolution-that is, not
only in "life-as-we-know-it", but also "life-as-it-might-be".  ALife
research may use not only biochemical models, but also computer models
and robotics.  The Artificial Life conference is held every other year
under the auspices of the International Society for Artificial Life
(ISAL), alternating with the European Conference on Artificial Life.

This year's major conference theme is "Evolution in Action."  Life is
shaped by evolutionary processes, and ALife models are a powerful way
to investigate and utilize this key characteristic of living systems.
We encourage submissions by biologists as well as by computer
scientists and engineers, especially interdisciplinary papers that
explore the many ways that evolution and artificial life research
intersect.  Other tracks this year include Behavior & Intelligence,
Collective Dynamics, Synthetic Biology, and The Humanities and ALife.
See the list of tracks below for examples of topics that may fall
under these headings.


II. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
- Steven Benner, Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution, Synthetic Biology
- Oron Catts, University of Western Australia, Biotechnology & Art
- Benjamin Kerr, University of Washington, Experimental Evolution
- Radhika Nagpal, Harvard University, Self-Organizing Systems
- Jack Szostak, 2009 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine,
Massachusetts General Hospital,  Evolution in Action


III. IMPORTANT DATES
- Conference: 19-22 July 2012


IV. SUBMISSIONS
Submissions are now closed.


V. TRACKS
- Evolution in Action - Including evolutionary dynamics, simulations
of evolution, developmental systems, experimental evolution, viral and
bacterial evolution, evolution of drug resistance.

- Behavior & Intelligence - Including animal behavior; evolution of
cognition and intelligence; evolutionary robotics; embedded systems.

- Collective Dynamics - Including group selection; evolution and
stability of ecosystems; network dynamics; social dynamics; evolution
of cooperation and conflict; collective motion and swarming in animals
and animats.

- Synthetic Biology - Including synthetic cells, synthetic organisms,
biological engineering, artificial genetic systems, artificial
chemistry, origin of life, paleogenetics

- The Humanities and ALife - Including art, music, history and
philosophy of artificial life.

See the conference web site www.alife13.com (http://www.alife13.com/) for more detailed
descriptions of each of the tracks.


VI. LOCATION & LOGISTICS
The conference will be held in East Lansing, Michigan, home of
Michigan State University (MSU).  Sessions will take place at MSU's
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, located on the Red Cedar River on
the edge of campus and within walking distance of downtown East
Lansing.

Flights are available directly into Lansing, Michigan's Capital City
Airport.  Alternatively, one may fly to Detroit and then take a bus
(the Michigan Flyer - www.michiganflyer.com (http://www.michiganflyer.com/)) from Detroit Metro
Airport to East Lansing.

Accommodations: A block of rooms in the Kellogg Center hotel will be
available, as well as some university dormitory rooms.  See the
conference web page for further information.


VII. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
- Charles Ofria - Organizing Chair
- Chris Adami - Program Chair
- Adam Brown - Art Advisory Committee Chair
- David Bryson - Technology Chair
- Erik Goodman - Engineering Advisory Committee Chair
- Connie James - Local Logistics Chair
- Taylor Kelsaw - Sponsorship Chair
- Richard Lenski - Scientific Advisory Committee Chair
- Phil McKinley - Workshops & Tutorials Chair
- Robert T. Pennock - Publicity & Proceedings Chair
- Danielle Whittaker - BEACON Coordination Chair


VIII. HOST INSTITUTION
BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
U.S.A.

BEACON is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Science and Technology
Center founded with the mission of illuminating and harnessing the
power of evolution in action to advance science and technology and
benefit society. Research at BEACON focuses on biological evolution,
digital evolution, and evolutionary applications in engineering,
uniting biologists who study natural evolutionary processes with
computer scientists and engineers who are harnessing these processes
to solve real-world problems.
For more information see the BEACON web site at: http://beacon-center.org/


IX. CONTACT INFORMATION
For further information about the conference program, travel,
accommodation, and local arrangements, please see
http://www.alife13.org/.  For questions not addressed on the web site,
please email info at alife13.org (mailto:info at alife13.org).