[computer-go] Change of dates of 2008 World Computer Chess Championship, Computer Olympiad, and International Conference on Computer Games.
Change of dates of 2008 World Computer Chess Championship, Computer Olympiad, and International Conference on Computer Games. Our Chinese hosts for the 2008 ICGA events have just advised us that it has become necessary to change the dates of our events. The reason is that, recently, the International Olympic Committee has insisted that "No large-scale international conferences or events can be held in Beijing, Tianjin and other cities where the Olympic Games are staged, one month before or one month after the period of the 29th Olympic Games and the 13th Paralympic Games." The Chinese government has accepted this request. Therefore, if we hold the 2008 ICGA event on the previously planned dates, our hosts might experience many difficulties, such as with visa applications, accommodation, transportation, media coverage, and the organization of a proposed computer-human competition. In the worst case the Chinese government could simply apply pressure to our host organisation to suspend our event. We have therefore agreed with our hosts that the dates for the ICGA events should be changed, to run from September 28th to October 5th 2008. Our hosts are applying to their government for formal approval of these new dates, and we shall make a further announcement when this approval has been confirmed, which we expect to be before the end of November. We would like to stress that the events themselves are not in any doubt. The ICGA has already received from China a substantial advance payment to guarantee that the events will go ahead. We apologise for any inconvenience caused, but would point out that the weather in late September and early October will not be so very hot and will therefore be more conducive to tourism for our participants than the originally announced dates. David Levy [President ICGA] ___ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
[computer-go] Computer Go Tournament in Chongqing 2007/10/3-2007/10/8
Dear All, This morning, I received the following call for participation regarding ???2007???. Apparently there is a Go tournament. Best regards, Mark -- 1.2007/10/3-2007/10/8 there is a tournament and conference in Chongqing of China(about this location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongqing). There are 4 games in the tournament: (1) Chinese Chess (2) 9 by 9 Go (3) 19 by 19 Go (prof. Chen Zhixing,the author of Handtalk, will participate in this tournament!) (3) Connect Six More information please see the web site: http://www.aigames.cn/ 2.The deadline of registeration is 8/15. 3.Any problem please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Prof. Liu Zhiqing(his email is [EMAIL PROTECTED]) is in charge of Go game in this tournament. Please feel free to contact him. 4.Please Forward this email to other players who are maybe insterested in this tournament, thanks a lot. Shih-Chieh Huang ___ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
[computer-go] CALL FOR PAPERS: CONFERENCE ON COMPUTERS AND GAMES 2008
CALL FOR PAPERS: CONFERENCE ON COMPUTERS AND GAMES 2008 Beijing, China 28-30 July, 2008 Professor Xinhe Xu, Professor Zhu Shiwen, Professor H.J. van den Herik, and Dr. M.H.M. Winands Beijing, China Maastricht, The Netherlands The Beijing Longlife Group is enabling the organization of the Conference on Computers and Games 2008 (CG2008) (28-30 July, 2008), the 16th World Computer-Chess Championship (WCCC) (July 27 August 3, 2008) and the 13th Computer Olympiad (CO) (July 27 August 3, 2008) to be held in Beijing, China. Location: the Beijing Golden Century Golf club, Fangshan, Beijing, China. For the current information on the 16th WCCC and the 13th CO, see www.icga.org. A Chinese website will be opened as well. Below we focus on the CG2008. The start of the event will be on Sunday July 27, 2008 at the Beijing Golden Century Golf club by the President of the Beijing Longlife Group. The conference commences on July 28 at 8.30 h and will take place on three consecutive days, each day from 8.30 h till 12.30 h. The conference aims in the first place at providing an international forum for computer-games researchers presenting new results on ongoing work. Hence, we invite contributors to submit papers on all aspects of research related to computers and games. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: (1) the current state of game-playing programs, (2) new theoretical developments in game-related research, (3) general scientific contributions produced by the study of games, and (4) (adaptive) game AI. Moreover, researchers of topics such as (5) cognitive research of how humans play games, and (6) issues related to networked games are invited to submit their contribution as well. Important Dates Abstract Submission November 15, 2007 Paper Submission December 1, 2007 Acceptance Notification January 20, 2008 Camera-ready Copy February 15, 2008 Paper Submission Requirements Papers of 8 to 10 pages are preferred. The maximum length is 12 pages. The preferred format for submission is PDF, but Postscript or Word is also acceptable. The paper must be written in the English language. The Springer Lecture Note Series (LNCS/LNAI) format is recommended. Please follow the instructions for authors available at the Springer LNCS/LNAI Web: http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html. Refereeing Process The usual full refereeing process will be executed. Papers will be refereed by members of the Programme Committee. In practice, this means that papers are accepted if their topic suits the conference and their overall quality is scientifically appropriate. Accepted papers will be scheduled for presentation during the conference and will be printed in the conference proceedings (see below). Authors of accepted papers, or their representatives, are expected to present their papers at the conference. Notification of the acceptance of papers will be sent by January 20, 2008 to the principal author. Camera-ready papers are due by February 15, 2008. Registration Fee Early (on or before June 15, 2008) Late (after June 15, 2008) Non-Students Euro 150 Euro 180 Students Euro 100 Euro 120 Admission to the conference and a copy of the conference proceedings are included in the conference registration fee as well as an excursion and dinner. Conference Proceedings The Conference Proceedings will appear in the Springer Lecture Note Series. We aim at pre-proceedings (instead of post-proceedings). The time table is therefore rather strict and the abstract submission is necessary to guide the refereeing process. The proceedings will be edited by Professor H.J. van den Herik, Professor Xinhe Xu, Professor Zhu Shiwen, and Dr. M.H.M. Winands. Each conference participant will receive a copy at the start of the conference. The Programme Committee Co-chairs: Professor H.J. van den Herik, Professor Xinhe Xu, Professor Zhu Shiwen, Dr. M.H.M. Winands The other members will be listed soon at the appropriate website. For more information on 16thWCCC, 13thCO and CG 2008: J.W. Hellemons, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
[computer-go] CALL FOR PAPERS: COMPUTER GAMES WORKSHOP 2007
CALL FOR PAPERS: COMPUTER GAMES WORKSHOP 2007 Amsterdam, The Netherlands 15-17 June 2007 H.J. van den Herik and J.W.H.M. Uiterwijk Maastricht, The Netherlands IBM, SARA (Academic Computer Centre Amsterdam) and NCF (Foundation of National Computing Facilities) are enabling the organization of the Computer Games Workshop 2007 (CGW2007) (15-17 June 2007), the 15th World Computer-Chess Championship (WCCC) (11-18 June) and the 12th Computer Olympiad (CO) (11-18 June) to be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Location: The Turing hall, Science Park Amsterdam, Kruislaan 419, 1098 VA Amsterdam. For information on the 15th WCCC and the 12th CO, see elsewhere. Below we focus on the CGW2007. The organization of the events is to highlight the initiation of the new NWO supercomputer, called HUYGENS. The official date of the start of the computer's operation is June 13. The mayor of Amsterdam Dr. Job Cohen will attend the starting meeting. The workshop commences on June 15 at 8.30 h and will take place on three consecutive days, each day from 8.30 h till 12.30 h. The workshop aims in the first place at providing an international forum for computer-games researchers presenting new results on ongoing work. Hence, we invite contributors to submit papers on all aspects of research related to computers and games. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: (1) the current state of game-playing programs, (2) new theoretical developments in game-related research, (3) general scientific contributions produced by the study of games, and (4) (adaptive) game AI. Moreover, researchers of topics such as (5) social aspects of computer games, (6) cognitive research of how humans play games, and (7) issues related to networked games are invited to submit their contribution. Important Dates Paper Submission May 15, 2007 Acceptance Notification May 21, 2007 Camera-ready Papers June 1, 2007 Paper Submission Requirements Papers of 8 to 10 pages are preferred. The maximum length is 12 pages. The preferred format for submission is PDF, but Postscript or Word is also acceptable. The paper must be written in the English language. We prefer the Springer Lecture Note Series (LNCS/LNAI) format. Please follow the instructions for authors available at the Springer LNCS/LNAI Web: http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html. Refereeing Process Since this announcement is rather late, the usual full refereeing process is impossible to execute. Therefore papers will be refereed in a "light" way by members of the Programme Committee. In practice, this means that papers are accepted if their topic suits the workshop and their overall quality is acceptable. Accepted papers will be scheduled for presentation during the workshop and will be printed as workshop proceedings. Authors of accepted papers, or their representatives, are expected to present their papers at the workshop. Please submit papers via email to [EMAIL PROTECTED], before May 15, 2007. Notice of acceptance of papers will be sent by May 21, 2007 to the principal author. Camera-ready papers are due by June 1, 2007. The best contributions of the workshop will be published in the ICGA Journal. Moreover, depending on the quality, a submission of material for publication in the LNCS series may be considered. Registration Registration FeeEarly (on or before June 1) Late (after June 1) Participants Euro 50 Euro 70 Students Euro 25 Euro 35 Admission to the workshop and a copy of the workshop proceedings are included in the workshop registration fee. Workshop Proceedings The proceedings will be edited by Professor H.J. van den Herik, dr. J.W.H.M. Uiterwijk, dr. M.H.M. Winands, and M.P.D. Schadd, M.Sc.. Each workshop participant will receive a copy at the start of the workshop. The Programme Committee The relatively short period between the final agreement on the organization and the actual dates of the events has inspired us to work with almost the same programme committee as last year (Turin, 2006, see below), except that three co-chairs are supplied by the scientific staff of our sponsors. Co-chairs: Professor H.J. van den Herik Representative IBM-research to be announced later Dr. A. Osseyran (SARA) Dr. P. Aerts (NCF) For more information on WCCC, CO and CGW 2007: J.W. Hellemons, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.icga.org ___ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
[computer-go] Call For Participation: 12th Computer Olympiad
The 15th World Computer-Chess Championship and the 12th Computer Olympiad will be held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in conjunction with the Computer Games Workshop 2007 (CGW2007). IBM, SARA (Academic Computer Centre Amsterdam) and NCF (Foundation of National Computing Facilities) are enabling the organization of the Computer Games Workshop 2007 (CGW2007) (15-17 June 2007), the 15th World Computer-Chess Championship (WCCC) (11-18 June) and the 12th Computer Olympiad (CO) (11-18 June) to be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Location: The Turing hall, Science Park Amsterdam, Kruislaan 419, 1098 VA Amsterdam. Below we mention 27 different games for which a program can be submitted to the Olympiad. Abalone Amazons Arimaa Backgammon Bao Bridge Chinese Chess 8x8 Checkers Clobber Computational Pool Diplomacy Dominoes Dots and Boxes 10x10 Draughts Gipf Go 9x9 Go Hex Kriegspiel Lines of Action 6x7 OCTI 9x9 OCTI Othello Poker Renju Scrabble Shogi The game of Renju, claimed to be solved, is still welcome since we have not seen a fully-operational program on internet that plays perfectly. Moreover, we are willing to host more games, such as Ataxx, Dvonn, Mediocrity, Onyx, Tamsk, TwixT and Zèrtz but we do not know of the existence of adequately playing programs. We are awaiting suggestions and proposals of programmers before we include them in the official list given above. For each game a tournament will take place provided that at least two programs enter the tournament for that particular game. Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be awarded to the leading programs in each tournament. The Tournament Director of the WCCC and Computer Olympiad will be: H.J. van den Herik. The rules of the WCCC and Computer Olympiad will be soon published. The entry fees for the WCCC are as follows: Amateur: 25 Semi-professional: 250 Professional: 500 The entry fees for the other tournaments are as follows: Amateur: 25 Semi-professional: 100 Professional: 250 A participant is expected to be ICGA member ( 40). Deadline early registration: May 21, 2007. Registration after May 21, 2007 will double the entry fee. "Amateur": programmers who have no commercial interest in their program, and are not professional game programmers. Applications for amateur classification must supply information to justify their claim. "Semi-professional": Any program submitted by an employee or associate from a games-programming company. The program's name must not be derived from or similar to a commercial product. "Professional": A program whose name is the same as or derived from a commercial product. www.icga.org ___ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
