[alife] Call for Participation: TAROS 2011, 12th Conference Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems

[Roderich GROSS]

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

TAROS 2011
12th Conference Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems
31 August - 2 September 2011. Sheffield, United Kingdom

Registration online: http://www.taros.org.uk

Now in its 12th edition, TAROS is the UK's premiere annual conference
for autonomous robotics. The meeting encompasses topics across the
entire range of robotics research and is open to worldwide
participants. TAROS 2011 is a single-track conference that offers a
friendly environment for robotics researchers and industry to take
stock and plan future progress.
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Plenary speakers: Joseph Ayers (Northeastern University), Simon
Blackmore (UniBots Ltd), Yiannis Demiris (Imperial College London),
Paul Newman (The Oxford Mobile Robotics Group)
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Full programme online (http://www.taros.org.uk); 94 submissions, 41%
full paper acceptance rate; 20 oral presentations and 42 poster
presentations; proceedings: LNCS (LNAI), vol. 6856, 2011; best papers
in Robotics and Autonomous Systems
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Industry-Academia Day & Exhibitions: TAROS 2011 invites broad
participation of representatives from industry in the main conference
and particularly in the industry-academia 1-day symposium
(http://www.taros.org.uk); including the launch of the BARA Robotics
Academic Forum and contributions from Libor Kral (EU) and Daniel
Dearing of the UK Knowledge Transfer Network, as well as a range of
exhibits from both academic and industry partners.
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Sheffield Centre of Robotics: TAROS 2011 provides the opportunity for
the local hosts — Sheffield Hallam University and the University of
Sheffield — to launch their new city-wide initiative for robotics
research. The Sheffield Centre for Robotics (SCentRo) will bring
together five existing research groups across the two Universities
with the aim of enhancing inter-disciplinary research and raising the
profile of robotics research in Sheffield.
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Location: The City of Sheffield is built on seven hills and near the
confluence of five rivers, it borders on to the UK's largest national
park (the Peak district). The city is known for its industrial
heritage, current hi-tech industries, and as a cultural hub for South
Yorkshire.


Looking forwards to seeing you in Sheffield.

Jacques Penders & Tony Prescott
Conference chairs, TAROS 2011

http://www.taros.org.uk
info at taros.org.uk