Robotics & Automation: CFP: IEEE Int. Conf. on Technologies for Practical Robot Applications (1-week notice)

IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Practical Robot
Applications (TePRA)

November 9-10, 2009
Greater Boston Area, Massachusetts, USA

www.ieeerobot-tepra.org

IMPORTANT DATES
July 15, 2009: Submission of abstracts
August 15, 2009: Notification of acceptance
September 15, 2009: Submission of final contributions

CALL FOR PAPERS
The 2nd Annual IEEE International Conference on Technologies
for Practical Robot Applications (TePRA) will be held in

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the Greater Boston Area, Massachusetts, USA from November 9-10, 2009.
TePRA is aimed at catalyzing the development of enabling technologies
and encouraging their adoption by robot designers. With an emphasis
on practical applications and industrial participation, TePRA provides
researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs and robotics professionals with
a forum balanced between an academic conference and an exhibitio

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n,
while presentations are selected through IEEE's rigorous peer-review
process.

The conference theme this year will be new technologies in robotics
and automation and their practical applications. While papers are
solicited in all related areas of robotics and automation, the
conference tracks include::

Robot Applications
-Military
-Medical
-Consumer
-Industrial
-Service

Robot Technologies
-Sensing

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-Actuation
-Computation
-Power
-Communication

Prospective authors are invited to submit an extended abstract of their
proposed contributions electronically in PDF or MS Word format. Detailed
instructions for abstract submission can be found on the conference
website. Sponsorship, exhibit and demonstration opportunities are
available. Please see the conference website for further details.

Website: www.ieeerobot-tepra.org
Email: info@ieeerobot-tepra.org

Conference Chair

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Helen Greiner, Founder and CEO, The Droid Works, Inc.
Technical Program Chairs
Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
William R. Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Conference Secretary
John Conrad, Textron Defense Systems
Publications Chair
Karen Panetta, Tufts University
Publicity Chair
Peter Meyer, Philips
Technical Program Coordinato

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r
Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Tutorials Chair
Ted Kochanski, University of New Hampshire
Exhibits Chair
Sorin Faibish, EMC
Demonstrations Chair
Ryan Pettigrew, IEEE RAS Boston Chapter
Student Liaison Chair
William Agassounon, Textron Defense Systems
Sponsorships Chair
Nithyanandam Mathiyazhagan, Management Consultant
Local Arrangements Chair
Bob Alongi, IEEE Boston Section

Technical Program Committee
William Agassounon, Textron Defense Systems
Kevin Blankespoor, Boston Dynamics
Martin Buehler, iRobot
Julian Center, Autonomous Explorations, Inc.

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Jeanne Dietsch, Mobile Robots, Inc.
Sorin Faibish, EMC
Gregory Fischer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Todd Jochem, Foster-Miller
Chris Jones, iRobot
Ted Kochanski, University of New Hampshire
John Masciola, Caliper Life Sciences
Peter Meyer, Philips
Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Karen Panetta, Tufts University
Ryan Pettigrew, IEEE RAS Boston Chapter
Jean-Pierre Rasaiah, Applied Manufacturing Technologies, Inc.
Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Peter Wells, Foster-Miller