The 2006 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
(ICRA 2006) will be held in Orlando, Florida (Lake Buena Vista)
from May 15 to May 19, 2006. The conference theme is “Humanitarian
Robotics,” reflecting the strong potential of robotic
technology in areas such as demining, search/rescue missions,
homeland security, humanoid robots, personal and service robots,
etc. Papers from academic and industrial communities and government
agencies are solicited in all areas of robotics and automation.
For general and technical program inquiries about the conference,
please contact the conference General Chairs, Norman Caplan (nscaplan@comcast.net)
and Dr. George Lee (csglee@purdue.edu),
and the Program Chair, Dr. Nikos Papanikolopoulos (admin@icra2006.org),
respectively.
Contributed Papers/Posters: All papers must be submitted
electronically in PDF format by September 21, 2005.
The review will be double-blind and the papers themselves
should contain no information that helps identify the authors.
The maximum number of pages is limited to six, including figures.
A maximum of 2 additional pages will be permitted at an extra page
charge of US$200 per page. We will also accept three-page posters (in PDF format).
Detailed instructions for paper/poster submission and format can be found
on the conference web site
(http://www.icra2006.org).
Invited Sessions: Invited sessions are to provide
a forum for focused discussions on new
topics, or innovative applications of established approaches.
An invited session consists of four
papers that must be electronically submitted for review using
the same procedure for contributed
papers. A proposal must include: (1) Title, (2) Organizers, (3)
Brief Statement of Purpose for the
session, and (4) A List of Authors and Paper Titles with paper
IDs that will be given at the electronic submission. The invited/special session
organizers must submit proposals to the Invited and Special Sessions Chair (wes@ncsu.edu) by September
21, 2005.
Video Submissions: Exciting videos of 1.5-3
minutes are sought for the conference’s video
proceedings. Videos should be accompanied by an extended abstract
and submitted by following the guidelines available on the conference
web site. The submission deadline is September 21, 2005.
Tutorial & Workshop Proposals: Proposals
for half-day or full-day tutorials and workshops must be submitted
to the Tutorials/Workshops Chair. Proposals that address topics
related to the conference theme as well as robotics and automation
in general are welcome. Proposals must include (1) Title, (2)
Organizers, (3) Objectives and Topics, (4) Intended Audience,
and (5) List of Speakers. Proposals must be submitted to the Tutorials/Workshops
Chair by September 21, 2005.
Exhibitions: There will be an exhibition site
at the conference. More information for exhibitors will be available
on the conference web site.
Best Student Paper Award: A $1,000 award will
be given to the best student paper. The student should be a member
of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, the key developer
of the ideas in the paper, and has done the work as part of an
academic degree program. The student’s advisor should send
a nominating letter to the Program Chair at the time of submission.
Important Deadlines
| September 21, 2005 (11:59 PM Pacific Time) |
Submission of full-length papers/posters and videos. |
| September 21, 2005 (11:59 PM Pacific Time) |
Proposals for Invited/Special Sessions & Tutorials/Workshops. |
| January 6, 2006 |
Notification of paper/poster and video acceptance. |
| February 3, 2006 |
Submission of final camera-ready papers/posters. |
| February 10, 2006 |
Submission of final video clips. |
