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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Below you will find the Call for Tutorials for the next International Conference on Computational Creativity (ICCC’20), which will take place in Coimbra, Portugal. </p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">June 29 – July 3 2020, Coimbra, Portugal</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">The 11th International Conference on Computational Creativity (ICCC) is looking for tutorial proposals to be held along with the main conference in the historic town of Coimbra, Portugal on June 29th (full day) and 30th (morning) 2020. We welcome proposals covering between one and four 120-minute sessions, and addressing any aspect of computational creativity research. Each proposal will be evaluated by independent reviewers.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">- Introduce the audience to emerging areas, new technologies and methods for computational creativity research;</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">- Provide a substantial overview of state-of-the-art research on a certain topic;</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">- Raise and discuss ethical and societal implications of computational creativity;</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">- Provide meta-skills, such as writing papers and grant proposals, making research videos, giving presentations, etc.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">You are welcome to contact the tutorial chair to discuss your ideas before submitting a full proposal (email below). </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">The ICCC’20 local team is likely going to offer live streaming technology and support to tutorial organisers, so that all content and discussions can be recorded and shared. We also provide student volunteers where needed, e.g. to support interactive sessions. </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">In an effort to encourage fresh perspectives, we offer a limited amount of conference fee waivers for tutorial (co-)organisers who have not previously presented at ICCC or engaged with the ICCC community. Decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">- Organising committee (including affiliations);</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">- Desired duration (number of 120 minute sessions);</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">- A description of your promotional strategy for attracting attendees (next to advertising it as part of the conference programme);</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">- Any technical or space requirements (e.g., projector, PA, whiteboards);</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">- Whether you require a student volunteer, and for what task(s);</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">- Whether you would like your tutorial to be streamed;</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">- Whether or not you are applying for a conference fee waiver to support a tutorial organiser who has not previously engaged with ICCC and its community.</span></p>
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