[robocup-nao] Fwd: Call for Participation - RoboCup SPL *** DEADLINE REMINDER ***

[Tim Laue]

Hi teams,

just a short reminder:

"All applications with the (pre-)qualification material must be 
submitted by November 27, 2013, by email to rc-spl-tc at lists.robocup.org. 
Applications must not be sent to personal SPL TC/OC email addresses and 
must not contain video attachments."

Best regards,

Tim


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Betreff: 	Call for Participation - RoboCup SPL
Datum: 	Wed, 30 Oct 2013 12:16:26 -0500
Von: 	Katie Genter <katie at cs.utexas.edu>
Antwort an: 	katie at cs.utexas.edu
An: 	spl_teams at tzi.de, robocup-nao at cc.gatech.edu,
robocup-worldwide at cc.gatech.edu, robotics-worldwide at usc.edu,
euron-dist at iais.fraunhofer.de, ras-learning at lists.csail.mit.edu,
all at learning-robots.de, eetn at iit.demokritos.gr,
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Call for Applications for Participation

RoboCup 2014 Standard Platform League
www.tzi.de/spl <http://www.tzi.de/spl>
João Pessoa, Brazil
Saturday 19th through Friday 25th July 2014
www.robocup2014.org <http://www.robocup2014.org>

RoboCup is an international initiative that fosters research and
education in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence through a variety of
competitions (RoboCupSoccer, RoboCupRescue, RoboCup at Home, RoboCupJunior)
involving mostly multi-robot systems. RoboCup currently includes a
number of different robot soccer leagues that focus on different
research challenges.

The Standard Platform League (SPL) is characterized by the use of an
identical robot platform by all the teams. Participating researchers
focus on algorithmic development for fully autonomous robots, i.e.,
robots that operate with no external control. The SPL at RoboCup 2014
will use any H21 or H25 version of the NAO humanoid robot manufactured
by Aldebaran Robotics. The SPL robot soccer games at RoboCup 2014 will
be played between teams of five robots on a 6m x 9m field.

The RoboCup 2014 SPL will host three main competitions: a team
competition (similar to the SPL competition in previous years), a
drop-in player competition, and 2-3 technical challenges. The RoboCup
2014 SPL will be able to host 20 teams which will compete in all three
competitions, as well as at least 4 teams that will compete in just the
drop-in player competition and the technical challenges. All teams will
be selected from the interested parties responding to this call.

The full rules of RoboCup 2014 SPL are posted on the SPL website. A
document detailing the possible technical challenges will be posted on
the SPL website by November 8, 2013.

Qualification
-------------

All interested teams need to submit an up-to five pages original
qualification document that includes:

1. the team name
2. a statement of commitment to participate in the RoboCup 2014 SPL
3. the leader(s), the constitution, and the affiliation(s) of the team.
4. number of each type of NAO used by the team (eg, intend to buy 6 H25
NAO v4s or currently have 5 H21 V3.3, etc)
5. preference and willingness to compete in all 3 SPL competitions or
just the drop-in player competition and the technical challenges
6. a statement of the team's related research interests and planned
activities
7. a summary of past relevant work and scientific publications

The written material must be complemented by a link to a video (maximum
5 min long, uploaded on the team's web site or on some video server)
that demonstrates the current status of the robotics research of the
team. Videos of simulation contributions will also be accepted, only in
case real robots are unavailable. If the candidates already have NAOs,
the video should show the current state of their robot soccer
performance. Preference will be given to teams that use real robots in
their video.

Pre-Qualification
-------------

Teams that reached the quarter-finals at RoboCup 2013 will be
pre-qualified for RoboCup 2014, if they submit the following original
qualification document that includes::

1. the team name
2. a statement of commitment to participate in the RoboCup 2014 SPL
3. the leader(s), the constitution, and the affiliation(s) of the team
4. number of each type of NAO used by the team (eg, intend to buy 6 H25
NAO v4s or currently have 5 H21 V3.3, etc)
5. preference and willingness to compete in all 3 SPL competitions or
just the drop-in player competition and the technical challenges
6. a team research report describing their work for RoboCup 2013

If a joint 2013 team splits, only one team can be pre-qualified for 2014
(please, indicate which one).

Submission and Evaluation
-------------

All applications with the (pre-)qualification material must be submitted
by *November 27, 2013*, by email to rc-spl-tc at lists.robocup.org
<mailto:rc-spl-tc at lists.robocup.org>. Applications must not be sent to
personal SPL TC/OC email addresses and must not contain video attachments.

Teams are encouraged to consider joint participation. Joint proposals
will be judged on combined merit.

Qualification decisions will be announced by December 12th, 2013.

Robot Acquisition
-------------

Aldebaran Robotics will have a special pricing package for teams
participating in the RoboCup SPL Competition. Details will be announced
on the SPL website soon.


RoboCup 2014 Standard Platform League Technical and Organizing Committees