[robotics-worldwide] ICRA2011 Advance Registration Deadline Approaching (March 31, 2011)

[Zhidong Wang]

IEEE ICRA 2011 Call for Participants

May 5-19, 2011, Shanghai, China
http://www.icra2011.org/

Advance Registration Deadline: March 31, 2011


The 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA
2011) will take place from May 9 to 13, 2011 at the Shanghai
International Conference Center and the Shangri-La Hotel Shanghai Pudong
in Shanghai, China. The theme of the conference is "Better Robots,
Better Life", an expectation that the ever growing technology in
robotics and automation will help build a better human society. The
conference will provide a unique opportunity for the academic and
industrial communities to address new challenges, share solutions, and
discuss research directions for the future.


--Keynote Speech and Plenary Talks
  Keynote Speech: “China's Lunar Exploration Program: Status and Future”
          Prof. Ziyuan OUYANG, Chief Scientist,
          The China’s first Lunar Exploration Program

  Plenary Speech I: “Paving the Road to Autonomous Driving:
                      a New Challenge in Vehicular Robotics”
          Prof. Alberto Broggi, the University of Parma, Italy

  Plenary Speech II: “Ultra Automation: Challenges and Opportunities”
          Prof. Ning Xi, Michigan State University, USA
                        & The City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong,
China

  Plenary Speech III: “On Legs, Tracks and Wheels –
                        Mobile Robots for Unstructured Environment
          Dr. Martin Buehler, Director, Research, iRobot, USA


--Program at a Glance
  http://www.icra2011.org/show.asp?id=66

--Advance Technical Program
  https://ras.papercept.net/conferences/conferences/ICRA11/program/


Conference Technical Program includes
  15 Tracks, 168 Oral Sessions, 2 Interactive Sessions,
  2 Video Sessions
  5 Communications Paper Sessions
  30+ Workshops and Tutorials
  4 Special Forums
  Robotic Challenge
  Exhibitions
  3 Technical Tours


Detailed information could be found in the conference web site:
http://www.icra2011.org/


Advance Registration Deadline: March 31, 2011

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Zhidong WANG,  Ph.D, Professor
Dept. of Advanced Robotics
Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan
Tel/Fax: +81-47-478-0142