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Virtual Conference


The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2024) is right around the corner, with tutorials and workshops starting as soon as July 14, 8:30am (UCT+10)! As this year’s conference will be hybrid, please review the content below for important information regarding how to access the sessions. Note that all registrations include access to the full conference (i.e. also tutorials, workshops and other special events and sessions).

Full Program and Time Zone Information:

An initial program "schedule at a glance" is now available at the Program page.

Conference access details

GECCO 2024 will take place in the online platform Whova, which is already open, at https://whova.com/portal/gecco1_202407/?source=text_link. All live talks (sessions, keynotes, tutorials, workshops and other events involving oral presentations) will be streamed on Whova using Zoom.

Whova access details

Get our official event app,

Get the most out of the app and have a more productive experience!

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NAVIGATE the event agenda and logistics, even without Wi-Fi or data. Access useful information like ridesharing and local attractions through the Community Board

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NETWORK effectively. Plan whom to meet by exploring attendee profiles and sending out messages

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PARTICIPATE in event activities through session likes, comments, ratings, live polling, tweeting, and more

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  • Our Whova site is already online!
    • As you have already registered, you should soon receive an automated email notification from Whova about the opening of GECCO 2024.
  • Whova can be accessed with a web browser (Chrome recommended) or using a mobile app from https://whova.com/portal/gecco1_202407/?source=download_page
  • To access GECCO 2024 using Whova, you must use a Whova account with the same email address as the one you used to register.
  • If you already have a Whova account that uses the same email address as the one used for conference registration, you should already be able to enter GECCO 2024 in Whova. Otherwise:
    • If you don’t have a Whova account, follow these instructions to set one up: https://whova.com/portal/gecco1_202407/
    • If you have a Whova account associated with a different email address, please follow these steps:
      • From the Whova mobile app, you can edit your email by clicking on your profile on the top-left corner, then 'My Contact Info & QR Code', and then 'Email'
  • Once you enter the GECCO 2024 space in Whova, you should have full access to all available functionalities, i.e. agenda, list of attendees, messaging, sponsors, virtual meetups, and more. In particular,
    • The Whova agenda allows you to browse the schedule and access live sessions.
    • When entering a session, you’ll be given the choice of watching it in your browser or using the standalone Zoom application. In our experience the latter tends to work better (and allows changing background, while the former does not).
    • To ask questions and interact with the speakers, use the Whova chat associated with a given session (not subsession). The Zoom chats are intentionally disabled. In regular sessions, you can use your mic too, but please adhere to the guidance of the session chair.
    • Consult our Guide for attendees for more details and recommendations: https://gecco-2024.sigevo.org/Guide-for-Attendees
    • Please notice that the pre-recorded videos will become visible in Whova only shortly before talks.
  • See the Whova Attendee User Guide: https://whova.com/resources/how-to-guide/user-tutorial/
  • Use the ‘Ask Organizers Anything’ feature to inquiry us about problems, or preferably use the contact email address indicated in the GECCO 2024 Help section below.


System Requirements to Access Virtual Platforms:

  • Web access:
    • Any state-of-the-art popular web browser, however, Chrome is recommended for best experience.
    • Zoom Application
  • Mobile access: Whova app, available on iOS and Android

Bring your own laptop computer to join Whova when accessing onsite.
Please make sure you’re running the latest version of your software.

Conference Proceedings

The conference main and companion volumes will be available in the ACM Digital Library and will be accessible for free through the SIGEVO website in the following link:
https://sig.sigevo.org/index.html/tiki-index.php?page=SIGEVO%20Proceedings%20in%20the%20Digital%20Library

We look forward to seeing you personally or virtually (hybrid)!
The GECCO 2024 Team