Dear Colleague, Below please find some updated information about 2016 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (IEEE WCCI 2016). 2016 IEEE World Congress on Computational IntelligenceVancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, Canada 25-29 July 2016 www.wcci2016.org*---------------~*******~-------------------* * Paper Submission is now OPEN* *---------------~*******~-------------------* IEEE WCCI 2016 paper submission is now OPEN. All papers should be submitted through the IEEE WCCI 2016 online submission system before the deadline of 15 January 2016. Click here for more information: http://www.wcci2016.org/submission.php *-----~*******~------* * Speakers* *-----~*******~------* World renowned computer scientist and computational theorist, Chair Professor at Harvard University, 2010 Turing Award winner, Professor Leslie Valiant will deliver a keynote at IEEE WCCI 2016. The 2016 IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award winner, Professor Ronald R. Yager (IEEE Fellow), will receive his award and deliver a keynote at IEEE WCCI 2016. The 2016 IEEE CIS Evolutionary Computation Pioneer Award winner and 2015 IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award winner, Professor Marco Dorigo (IEEE Fellow), will receive his award and deliver a keynote at IEEE WCCI 2016. *---------~*******~---------* * Best Paper Awards* *---------~*******~---------* IEEE WCCI 2016 will present the Best Overall Paper Awards and the Best Student Paper Awards to recognize outstanding papers published in each of the three conference proceedings (IJCNN 2016, FUZZ-IEEE 2016, IEEE CEC 2016). The awards will be judged by an Awards Committee and the recipient of each award will be given a certificate of the award and a cash prize to be presented during the conference banquet at IEEE WCCI 2016. *--------~****~--------* * Travel Grants* *--------~****~--------* The IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (IEEE CIS) will offer a limited number of travel grants for - Students (undergraduate or graduate students, from any country) - Professional researchers from developing countries who are presenting one or more papers at IEEE WCCI 2016. Click here for more information:http://www.wcci2016.org/sponsors.php *---------~****~---------* * Important Dates* *---------~****~---------* - Special Session & Workshop Proposals Deadline: 15 November 2015 - Competition & Tutorial Proposals Deadline: 15 December 2015 - *Paper Submission Deadline: 15 January 2016* - Paper Acceptance Notification Date: 15 March 2016 - Final Paper Submission & Early Registration Deadline: 15 April 2016 - IEEE WCCI 2016: 25-29 July 2016 For more information on the congress, please visit: [www.wcci2016.org] www.wcci2016.org *Alternatively we can also be reached on the following social media platforms:* - https://www.facebook.com/wcci2016; - https://twitter.com/wcci2016; - http://www.weibo.com/wcci2016; - http://t.qq.com/wcci2016 We look forward to welcoming you in Vancouver next year! Best wishes, Kay Chen Tan and Gary G. Yen 2016 IEEE WCCI General Co-Chairs