Connectionists: Call for Workshops, IEEE CEC 2021, Extended deadline -- December 3, 2020

[Marcin Paprzycki]

Call for Workshops

IEEE CEC 2021 (https://cec2021.mini.pw.edu.pl/) will host a few 
pre-Congress workshops, focusing on discussing contemporary topics in 
the Congress area. Workshops offer a technical community the opportunity 
to polarize ideas towards a common vision for a sub-field, or the 
development of a position on topic.

Workshops can be organized around emerging research areas, challenging 
problems and industrial applications. Workshops may include tutorials, 
keynote / invited lectures, contributed papers and presentations, panel 
discussions. Other forms, structures and content are also possible.

Organizers of accepted workshops are expected to prepare a workshop 
website and call for papers, publicize the workshop, gather submissions, 
conduct the reviewing process and decide upon the final workshop program.

A workshop proposal should include
•	a workshop title and a short introduction to the topic,
•	aims and relevance of the proposed workshop to IEEE CEC 2021,
•	a list of potential speakers,
•	the expected length of the workshop (half a day or a full day),
•	the workshop tentative form and structure,
•	names, affiliations, websites and bios of the organizers.

Papers accepted at a workshop will not be published in the main 
proceedings. Workshop organizers may, either, seek an independent 
publication such as a post-even special issue in a journal, or, organize 
a special session within IEEE CEC 2021. In the latter case, accepted 
papers will appear in the main conference proceedings.

Proposals and inquiries, regarding workshops, should be addressed to the 
Workshop Chair: Maria Ganzha (m.ganzha at mini.pw.edu.pl).

Workshop proposals should be submitted by December 3, 2020. All 
workshops will be held on June 28th, 2021.