CFP 2nd European Conference on Mobile Robots

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Call for Papers

2nd European Conference on Mobile Robots September 7-10, 2005 - Ancona, Italy The primary aim of ECMR is to establish an European forum, internationally open, allowing researchers through Europe to become acquainted with the latest accomplishments and innovations in advanced mobile robotics. Most aspects of robotics research and machine intelligence are involved, including (but not limited to) the following topics: control architectures, sensor development, obstacle avoidance, localisation, map building, navigation, active perception, behavior and appearance-based robotics, path and task planning, learning and adaptation, etc.

- Important Dates: April 18, 2005 Submission of papers (Paper submission is open!) May 30, 2005 Notification of acceptance June 30, 2005 Submission of camera-ready papers and early registration

- Keynote speech "Distributed Multi-robot Exploration and Mapping" by Dieter Fox, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington, USA.

- Paper submission Authors are invited to submit original contributions in English not exceeding 6 pages of the 2-column conference format available at the conference web site. Papers should be submitted as a PS or PDF file using the upload form already active at

- Paper publication All papers will be reviewed by at least two members of the Programme Committee. Accepted papers will be published in the conference Proceedings, available upon arrival at the meeting, and a selected number of them will be expanded and revised for possible inclusion in a special issue on an international journal.

- Conference fee Conference fee is 350 euro when paid on or before June 30, 2005 and 400 euro after. It includes admission to the conference, conference proceedings, coffee breaks, lunches, dinners and participation to the social event (excursion and banquet). If a paper is accepted, at least one of the authors is required to register for the conference on or before the early registration deadline. Students (to be proved by an official university letter) and co-authors may apply for reduced fees.

- Accomodation Detailed information about how and where lodging in Ancona and hotels with special discounts given to the participants of the ECMR will be soon made available in the conference web pages.

- Conference Site Ancona is a quiet and nice city with interesting historic parts and natural beauties. It is the main town of the Marche Region, which is located in the centre of Italy and it is famous for the transparency of the sea, the green of the hills and the blue of the mountains. Flat, wide and sandy beaches are in the North of Ancona, while high, small and stony beaches in the South. Ancona is an important commercial port of the Adriatic Sea and it is connected by direct flights with Rome, Milan, Munich, Paris, London, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Moscow.

Prof. Adam Borkowski Prof. Wolfram Burgard Prof. Primo Zingaretti

Conference Secretariat: Emanuele Frontoni DIIGA - Università Politecnica delle Marche Via Brecce Bianche, Ancona - ITALY Phone +39 071 2204473 Fax +39 071 2204474 Email: snipped-for-privacy@diiga.univpm.it