[robocup-worldwide] Robotica 2017 - 17th Portuguese Robotics Open

[Lino Marques]

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ROBOTICA 2017 - 17th Portuguese Robotics Open

http://robotica2017.isr.uc.pt/

April 26-30, 2017
Coimbra, Portugal

The Portuguese Robotics Open is a RoboCup Event that aims at
promoting Science and Technology among students from the 1st grade to
university studies, as well among the general public, through robotic
competitions.
We would like to invite you to participate in the 17th Portuguese Robotics
Open which will take place on April 26-30, 2017, in Coimbra, Portugal.
If you are interested in participating, please pre-register your team
and follow the procedure as outlined below.

== Competitions

The following competitions are offered for the 17th Portuguese Robotics 
Open:

  Major Competitions

    - RoboCup Middle Size League
    - RoboCup Standard Platform League
    - RoboCup 2D Simulation League
    - RoboCup 3D Simulation League
    - RoboCupRescue Simulation
    - Autonomous Driving Competition
    - Robot at Factory
    - FreeBots Competition

  Junior Competitions

    - RoboCupJunior OnStage
    - RoboCupJunior Soccer
    - RoboCupJunior Rescue
    - RoboCupJunior CoSpace sub-leagues
    - FreeBots Junior Competition

The rules of RoboCup competitions will be based on the RoboCup 2017 
rules for
each League. All competitions rules are available, and will be updated, 
if needed, at:
http://robotica2017.isr.uc.pt/rules

Some Competitions may not take place if the number of participating teams
(judged by the pre-registrations) does not reach a minimum.

== Schedule ==

     Team pre-registration deadline:    Mar.  01, 2017
     Registration deadline:             Mar.  31, 2017
     Late registration deadline:        Apr.  20, 2017
     Portuguese Robotics Open:          Apr.  26-30, 2017

All deadlines are 23:59 GMT.

== Pre-registration ==

To pre-register, send an E-Mail to robotica2017 at isr.uc.pt
with the subject 'Pre-registration TEAM_NAME'. The E-Mail should contain 
the
following information:

1. Competition:
2. Team-Name:
3. Team-Leader:
4. E-Mail:
5. Country/ies:
6. Affiliation(s):
7. Number of team members:

You should receive a confirmation E-Mail for your pre-registration within a
few days of submission.

== Registration ==

Registration is performed through the online form at:

http://robotica2017.isr.uc.pt/Fich/ROBOTICA-form.pdf

Registration Fees:

    - Until March 31st, 2017 (early registration) - Payment until April 7th

      Major Leagues
        Fee per team:           250 euros (up to 5 members)
        Additional team member:  60 euros (no limit of extra members)

      Junior Leagues
         Fee per team:          100 euros (up to 4 members)
         Additional team member: 35 euros (limited to 2 extra members)

    - After March 31st, 2017 (late registration) - Payment until April 24th

      Major Leagues
        Fee per team:           300 euros (up to 5 members)
        Additional team member:  75 euros (no limit of extra members)

      Junior Leagues
        Fee per team:           125 euros (up to 4 members)
        Additional team member:  50 euros (limited to 2 extra members)


== Description and History ==

The Portuguese Robotics Open (also known as Festival Nacional de Robótica)
had its 1st edition in 2001. The event has had an enormous growth since
the 1st edition, both in the number of teams, participants and visitors
and also includes an international IEEE conference where national
an international researchers present their latest work in the field
of Robotics (http://icarsc2017.isr.uc.pt/).
The conference has been an IEEE co-sponsored event for a long time and its
proceedings have been indexed in IEEExplore and in Scopus.
Moreover, similarly to previous editions, a special section in a 
specialized
journal will be set up to accommodate the publication of extended 
versions of
selected papers.
The 17th edition of the Portuguese Robotics Open will be held in Coimbra,
Portugal, on April 26-30, 2017.
The University of Coimbra (UC), founded in 1290, was the first Portuguese
university, and one of the oldest in the world (http://www.uc.pt/en).
Nowadays, UC maintains a unique mix of tradition, contemporaneity and
innovation that led to its recognition as a world heritage site by UNESCO
since 2013.
Coimbra is located at the center of Portugal, about 200km north of 
Lisbon and
100km south of Oporto, the closest cities with international airports.
Coimbra can be easily reached by train, coach or car from these airports.

The Portuguese Robotics Open is currently an initiative of
Portuguese Society of Robotics.


Hoping to see you at Portuguese Robotics Open!

Kind Regards,
The Portuguese Robotics Open Organizing Committee