The Steering Committee consists of the symposium startup proposers and a small number of representatives who are willing and have the capacity and capability to host the symposium in the next five years. The Steering Committee of the Symposium (Series) sets two co-conveners and two co-secretaries to process the routine duties and run the committee meetings. The duration of each term is five years.
Members of the Steering Committee
Wolfgang Banzhaf(Co-Convener)
Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
Mengjie Zhang(Co-Convener)
Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Bing Xue(Co-Secretary)
Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Ying Bi(Co-Secretary)
Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
Chao Qian
Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Jinghui Zhong
South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
Yanan Sun
Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Cuie Yang
Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
Liang Feng
Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
Duties
- Determine the venue and dates of each symposium
- Discuss and approve the draft program proposed by the organizing committee, including invited speakers of the symposium
- Periodically review the symposium format (e.g., invited-speakers-only, paper submissions, student presentations) to ensure effectiveness and alignment with goals
- Facilitate the organisation of special issues derived from the symposium
- Facilitate the organisation of publishing a book in the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Springer Book Series
Time
To achieve the main goals of the symposium, the preferred timeframe is July–September annually
Organisation
The Steering Committee will appoint a (General) Chair for the symposium each year. The Chair will form a local organizing committee to run the symposium. In addition, the immediate past symposium chair and the symposium chair-elected (immediate next chair) could act as the deputy chairs to help organizing the symposium. The conveners will be served as the Advisory Board, helping seek, recommend and contact the international speakers. The Symposium Chair will take responsibilities to run the symposium smoothly to achieve the goals of the symposia, including seeking sponsorship to make the symposium financially viable.
Invited Speakers
Each symposium will invite a number of international and national innovative researchers in GP and EML.
Committee Meetings
The Steering Committee will meet 2-3 times per year. The main in-person meeting will be held in the symposium, ideally in the first day of registration before the symposium opening. Another meeting will be organised via Zoom/Teams/Tencent/VooV, including one around December/January to discuss the progress of the next symposium planning, and when necessary a third meeting will be held around May/June to help the organisers finalise the symposium program.