Conference Committee
Conference
Chair:
Helen Greiner, iRobot
Technical
Program Chair:
Gill Pratt, Olin College
Secretary
John Conrad, Textron Systems
Publicity
Chair:
Peter Meyer, Philips
Tutorial
Chair:
Thaddeus Kochanski, University of New Hampshire
Sponsorship
Chair:
Nithyanandam Mathiyazhagan, Management Consultant
Exhibits
Chair:
Sorin Faibish, EMC
Demonstration
Chair:
Ryan Pettigrew
Plenary
Session Chair:
Steve Valentine, iRobot
Student
Liaison Chair:
William Agassounon, Textron Systems
Robot
Competition Chair:
Ashley Gross, iRobot
Webmaster:
Scott McClure, Olin College
Local
Arrangements Chair:
Bob Alongi, IEEE Boston Sections
CALL FOR PAPERS
November
10 - 11, 2008
Holiday Inn Select Hotel, Woburn, MA (Greater Boston) USA
www.ieeerobot-tepra.org
You are cordially invited to submit a paper or a proposal for an exhibit or tutorial to the 2008 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Practical Robot Applications conference to be held November 10 - 11, 2008 in the Greater Boston area.
What is TePRA?
TePRA is a new conference aimed at catalyzing the development of enabling technologies and encouraging their adoption by robot designers.
How does it differ compared to other robotics conferences?
TePRA is positioned mid-way between an academic conference and a trade show. More so than academic conferences, TePRA emphasizes practical applications and industrial participation. More so than trade shows, TePRA has a serious review process, and is targeted at future applications.
Why should I participate?
The practical application of robots to real world problems has been made possible by a number of enabling technologies, from high speed computation (which enabled the first CNC machines) to LIDAR (which enables most of today's autonomous vehicles).
TePRA's goals are:
1. to expose robot designers to new enabling tools, techniques, and technologies
2. to expose tool, technique, and technology developers to the needs of robot designers
TePRA invites you to come and share:
1. new tools, techniques and technologies that may be of use in the robotics field
2. new practical applications of robots that could benefit from a technical/technology breakthrough
Papers and Posters:
Participants interested in presenting a paper for either an oral or poster presentation, should submit an abstract (500 words maximum) by February 15, 2008. Authors should emphasize either the utility of particular tools, techniques, or technology to enable practical robot applications, or the need of particular practical robot applications for tools, techniques, or technology. Abstract submission instructions can be found below.
Exhibits
We invite interested companies to participate in the Technology Exhibits on robotics and related components and technologies relevant to the robotics field. The exhibits will be featured prominently for all attendees during breaks. Interested parties must submit an exhibit registration form, available on the conference web site.
The call for exhibits is open to any organization involved in the robotics and related manufacturing, research and development areas. The exhibits should present products/prototypes of robotic devices and/or robotic related technologies of reasonable physical sizes. See web site for details.
Demonstrations
There will be an opportunity for robot demonstration at the conference. The demonstrations will be limited to those who have accepted papers at the conference. Full details will be posted on the conference web site after January 1, 2008.
Tutorials
We invite interested participants to submit a proposal to give a tutorial on robotics and related components and technologies relevant to the robotics field. Interested parties must submit an abstract of the tutorial. Further details are available on the conference web site.
Sponsorships
The conference is seeking companies interested in sponsorship opportunities. In addition, the conference will offer a limited number of supporting organization sponsorships to non-profit, industry and other affiliate organizations who can make a significant contribution to the promotion of this conference. See the conference website for details.