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                               Call for Papers 


                     11th ANNUAL GRADUATE STUDENT WORKSHOP


                           to be held as part of the               
             2008 GENETIC AND EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION CONFERENCE (GECCO-2008)
                      July 12-16, 2008 (Saturday-Wednesday)
                          Renaissance Atlanta Hotel
                            Atlanta, Georgia, USA
                           Sponsored by ACM SIGEVO
                           www.sigevo.org/GECCO-2008
                
               PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR WORKSHOP: March 26, 2008

Workshop Website: http://www.gustafsonresearch.com/gecco08_graduate_workshop/

This full day workshop will involve presentations by approximately 12 selected 
students pursing research in some aspect of evolutionary computation. Students will 
make 15-20 minute presentations to an audience that will include a 'mentor' panel of 
established researchers in evolutionary computation. Presentations will be followed 
by a 10 minute question and discussion period led by the mentor panel.  Submit 
a 4-page paper describing your current research.

Students will also be invited present their work as a poster at the Tuesday evening 
Poster Session - an excellent opportunity to network with industry and academic 
members of the community.  

The goal of this workshop is to assist students regarding their research: research 
methodology, goals, and plans. Students will also receive feedback on their 
presentation style. Other attendees will benefit by learning about current research, 
engaging in technical discussions and meeting researchers with related interests. 
Other students are encouraged to attend as a means of strengthening their own 
research.

The group of presenting students will be chosen with the intent of creating a 
diverse group of students working on a broad range of topic areas. 

Awards will be presented for best work and best presentation.
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