[robocup-worldwide] CLAWAR 2017 - call for contributions - **submission deadline extended to 20th Feb. 17**

Manuel Silva MSS at isep.ipp.pt
Thu Feb 2 06:48:56 EST 2017


Notice: Due to popular demand the organising committee of CLAWAR 2017
has decided to extend the deadline of submission of draft papers to
*Monday 20th February 2017*. All other key dates remain unchanged.



Dear colleague,

We are pleased to inform you that the 20th International Conference on
Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile
Machines (CLAWAR 2017) will be held within the premises of Instituto
Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal, during 11-13 September 2017.

URL: https://clawar.org/clawar2017/

The conference will feature technical and social programs. The
technical program will comprise plenary, regular, and special/invited
sessions. All articles submitted for inclusion in the conference will
be peer reviewed before acceptance. It is envisaged that all accepted
papers will appear in the conference proceedings, to be published by
World Scientific Publishing Company and indexed in SCOPUS, as well as
on CD/flash drive, subject to registration of at least one author for
presenting the work. A selection of presented papers will also be
recommended for possible publication in reputable ISI-indexed
scientific journals. CLAWAR 2017 will also feature Robot Competition
and Industrial Robot Exhibition.

Scope
Original contributions in the general area of mobile robotics,
covering climbing, walking, flying robots with assistance and service
provided to humans and machines are welcome. The conference will cover
analysis (modelling and simulation) techniques, design approaches and
developed robotic systems. Support technologies for realisation of
such systems, associated economic, ethical and social considerations
are integral part of the conference theme.

Key dates
20 Feb 2017: Submission of full draft papers  ** NEW DEADLINE **
15 Mar 2017: Notification of paper acceptance
12 Apr 2017: Submission of final (accepted) papers
03 May 2017: Early bird registration (reduced fee)
05 Jul 2017: Preliminary program
11-13 Sep 2017: Conference

We would like to invite you to submit your contributions according to
the key dates given above.

Submission of Papers
The technical program of the conference will feature Regular Papers
and Special Session Papers. Authors are invited to submit their full
draft papers in PDF format from the paper submission page of the
conference web-site by the indicated deadline for consideration for
inclusion in the relevant category (special/regular paper).

All papers will be peer reviewed before acceptance, and all accepted
papers (subject to registration) will be published in the conference
proceedings. Final accepted papers will be limited to 8 pages in
length in the prescribed style and format given in the paper
submission web page.

A selection of presented papers will also be recommended for possible
publication in reputable international journals.

Workshop and Special Session Proposals
Proposals should be submitted to the Conference Secretariat and a copy
sent to Professor Gurvinder S. Virk (gsvirk at clawar.org). Each proposal
should be limited to one A4 page in length and must include title,
aims/objectives, brief outline/scope, name and affiliation of the
organizer(s).

Exhibition
Organisations and research groups can promote their robots and
robotics research work by exhibiting these at the conference. Those
wishing to participate in the exhibition programme of the conference
are invited to seek relevant information via the conference web-site.

Robot competition
The conference will feature a ?Climbing Robot Competition?. Research
groups wishing to take part in the competition are invited to seek
relevant information via the conference web-site.

Sponsorship:
Organisations wishing to sponsor the conference in any way and gain
the corresponding benefits, by promoting themselves and their products
to the robotics community through conference publications, conference
web-site and conference publicity, are invited to view relevant
information on the conference web-site and further to contact the
conference secretariat to discuss the terms of sponsorship and
necessary arrangements.

Conference web-site: https://www.clawar.org/clawar2017

Secretariat:
CLAWAR 2017 Secretariat
Email: clawar2017 at clawar.org

Kind regards

Manuel F. Silva and Gurvinder S. Virk, Conference Co-Chairs
M. Osman Tokhi, International Scientific Committee Chair
Benedita Malheiro, Local Organising Chair


Manuel Silva
Professor Adjunto
Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica

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