[alife] ALIFE 2018: call for proposals to host conference

[Tim Taylor]

The International Society for Artificial Life (ISAL) is now calling for 
proposals to host the next International Conference on Artificial Life, 
to be held in 2018.

After community consultation, the ISAL board has decided*to merge the 
previous ALIFE and ECAL conference series into a single new annual 
series*. There will be no geographic restrictions on where each year's 
conference is held, although the intention is that the event will move 
between different regions of the world from one year to the next.*The 
2018 conference will be the first in this new merged series, and may be 
hosted anywhere in the world*.

Interested parties should inform the ISAL Secretary 
(secretary at alife.org) of their intention to submit a proposal as soon as 
possible.*Final proposals should be emailed to the ISAL Secretary by 1 
June 2016*.

A proposal should be 2-4 pages and include the following items:

  * Key members of the organizing committee
  * The conference theme
  * Conference location and likely facilities available as the
    conference venue
  * Conference duration
  * External funding to be solicited
  * A guide registration price
  * Any other considerations (such as special events, potential keynote
    speakers, or local attractions)

With best regards,

Charles Ofria
ISAL President

http://www.alife.org


[announcement sent via Tim Taylor, ISAL Public Relations Chair]