ECAL 2017
We are hosting some events at ECAL 2017.
Social Event
Thursday, Sept 9, 20:30 Location TBA
We're going to grab drinks and food after the Thursday session. Come join!
Student Meeting
There is a student meeting during the Friday session (10:30-12). The agenda is:
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Student group overview
The ISAL Student group formed at the 2016 Alife conference and has been meeting regularly on Slack, Discord, and Hangouts since. We discuss articles, do presentations, and chat about artificial life topics.
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Chair positions explanation and nominations
There are five current chairs, and we are looking to add a sixth, Secretary:
- General Chair
- Vice Chair
- ISAL board representative
- Communications Chair
- Treasurer
- Secretary
Nominations are open until September 15th, and students can announce their nominations and introduce themselves during the meeting.
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Projects and ideas
There are a number of ideas we've had as a group that we'd like to realize, like a podcast and entries in the ISAL journal. We'll discuss other ideas as a group during the meeting.
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Flash talks
Students are welcome to give a 5 minute talk about their research or a topic they find interesting. Sign up to give a flash talk. There are 5 slots for talks, and they will be given first-come, first-serve.
Contact
Follow us on twitter or email the Communications Chair Dennis to get a Slack invite.