1. EvoNet Highlights by Terry Fogarty, EvoNet Coordinator

2. Improvements to EvoWeb (http://evonet.dcs.napier.ac.uk/) 3123 webpages over half a million webhits per month database driven searchable by keywords (subj categories) EC news & features, evolution@work conferences, courses, careers, books members, consultancy, software, journals

3. EuroGP and EvoWorkshops (abstracts at EvoWeb) Paris 1998 Goteborg 1999 Edinburgh 2000 Lake Como 2001 Kinsale 2002 Essex 2003 EvoWorkshops2003 Bioinformatics Combinatorial Optimisation Image Analysis and Signal Processing Evolutionary Music and Art Scheduling and Timetabling Evolutionary Robotics

4. EvoNet Summer School (tutorials at EvoWeb) 5 EvoNet Summer Schools Tours, France, 1998 Antwerp, Belgium, 1999 Limerick, Ireland, 2000 Thessaloniki, Greece, 2001 Szeged, Hungary 2002 Features: Problem solving Collaboration in teams Technical & skills tutorials Draft paper & presentation reqd from all participants

5. EvoDebates Online web forum Future of evolutionary computing Position statements from leading researchers available at EvoWeb Fit for the Future? publication results

6. Project Whiteboard Online browsable database of research ideas submitted by EvoNet members Specified research intent, scope, required project expertise 33 submissions received in 3 weeks Many became FP6 Expressions of Interest sent to European Commission

7. EvoNet Roadmap To be fully implemented next year Current EvoWeb acts as defacto Roadmap Subject categories provides searchable means to find and display Working Group pages relaunched with boosted content

8. EvoNet Flying Circus Online training tutorials Downloadable demonstrations Being revamped with new content Aimed at 3 distinct groups: industrial users, students, teachers

9. Membership growth Membership keeps on growing 1996: 48 nodes 2002: 175 nodes EvoAlert email bulletin has circulation of approx 1000

10. EvoNet structure 5 Committees each with responsibilities Executive Training Electronic Communications Research Industrial Liaison

11. 14 Working Groups bioinformatics evolutionary design dynamic optimisation evolutionary electronics evolutionary robotics evolutionary art and music image analysis and signal processing evolutionary computing in control and drives industry scheduling and timetabling telecommunications aerospace applications financial applications genetic programming evolutionary theory

12. EvoNet Staff Administrator: finance, admin, events, activities coordination Technical Manager: website and database management Information & Marketing Manager: developing, writing, editing EvoWeb content Training Cttee Asst (PT): Flying Circus Reseach Cttee Asst (PT): Roadmap Electronic Comm Asst (PT): online Repository