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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hell</span><span style='color:#1F497D'>o Dear RoboCup teams</span><span style='color:#1F497D'>. </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>This is to </span><span style='color:#1F497D'>remind </span><span style='color:#1F497D'>all</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> teams intending to compete in RoboCup 2014 that the </span><span style='color:#1F497D'>qualification material must be submitted (both Video and TDP) by February 28th</span><span style='color:#1F497D'>, 23:59 (GMT +01:00)</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Please be mindful that the Committees will not be able to extend the deadline, and late submissions may be rejected.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The </span><span style='color:#1F497D'>current status of the submissions</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> can be seen at <a href="http://robocupssl.cpe.ku.ac.th/robocup2014:teams">http://robocupssl.cpe.ku.ac.th/robocup2014:teams</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Angelo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>On behalf of the SSL Committees for RoboCup 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>********************************************************************<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Call for Participation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>RoboCup Small Size League Competition 2014<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=PT-BR>July 19-25, 2014 (Joao Pessoa, Brazil)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.robocup2014.org/"><span lang=PT-BR>http://www.robocup2014.org/</span></a><span lang=PT-BR><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Small Size League Wiki<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://wiki.robocup.org/wiki/Small_Size_League">http://wiki.robocup.org/wiki/Small_Size_League</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://robocupssl.cpe.ku.ac.th/">http://robocupssl.cpe.ku.ac.th/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>********************************************************************<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Robocup is a competition domain designed to advance Robotics and AI research through a friendly competition.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Small Size robot soccer is one of the Robocup league divisions, focused on the problem of intelligent multi-agent cooperation and control in a highly dynamic environment with a hybrid centralized/distributed system. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Researchers and students are invited to participate in the RoboCup Small Size League competition 2014, in Brazil.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To participate, teams must complete the qualification process, available on the League’s Wiki, at<a href="%20http:/robocupssl.cpe.ku.ac.th/robocup2014:qualification"> http://robocupssl.cpe.ku.ac.th/robocup2014:qualification</a>, and summarized in this e-mail.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>IMPORTANT DATES<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• Pre-Registration Deadline : January 31, 2014<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• Qualification Deadline : February 28, 2014<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• Qualification Announcement : March 15, 2014<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• Financial Support Confirmation Deadline : April 15, 2014<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The qualification process consists of:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1. Pre-Registration<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>Indicate participation intent by sending an email to the organizing committee(<a href="mailto:rc-ssl-oc@lists.robocup.org">rc-ssl-oc@lists.robocup.org</a>), containing the following:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>• Team Name<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>• Country<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>• University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>• Main contact name and Email<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>• Team Website (optional) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>The email subject should be: 2014 Participation Intent <your team name>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2. Submission of the Qualification Material:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>Teams are required to send the following qualification material to the organizing committee (<a href="mailto:rc-ssl-oc@lists.robocup.org">rc-ssl-oc@lists.robocup.org</a>):<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>• A Team Description Paper (TDP) in LNAI format (<a href="http://www.springer.com/series/1244">http://www.springer.com/series/1244</a>)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>• A Team Video demonstrating the team capabilities<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>The detailed requirements of the qualification material are posted on the League’s wiki, at<a href="http://robocupssl.cpe.ku.ac.th/robocup2014:qualification"> http://robocupssl.cpe.ku.ac.th/robocup2014:qualification</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* (Special requirement for Top 8 teams from Robocup 2013) - Top 8 teams have to submit also an Extended Team Description Paper (ETDP) by April 15, 2014.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hope to see you at Robocup 2014.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2014 Robocup Small Size League Organizing and Technical Committees<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>