[robocup-worldwide] Last Call for Participation - 17th Portuguese Robotics Open (ROBOTICA 2017)

[Nuno Lau]

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(Our apologies for any cross-posting)

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 register your team in one
of the following competitions:


== Competitions ==

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

  Major Competitions

    - RoboCup Middle Size League
    - RoboCup 2D Simulation League*
    - RoboCup 3D Simulation League*
    - RoboCup Rescue Simulation League*
    - Autonomous Driving Competition
    - Robot at Factory
    - FreeBots Competition

  Junior Competitions

    - RoboCupJunior OnStage (primary/secondary)
    - RoboCupJunior Soccer Lightweight (primary/secondary)
    - RoboCupJunior Soccer Open League
    - RoboCupJunior Rescue Line
    - RoboCupJunior Rescue Maze
    - RoboCupJunior Rescue CoSpace (primary/secondary)
    - FreeBots Junior Competition

*International teams participating in Simulation leagues may participate
remotely.

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


== Schedule ==

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

All deadlines are 23:59 GMT.


== Registration ==

Registration is performed through the online form at:

https://goo.gl/forms/7WAMwMNFoWH3Nlif1

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, authors of the best works presented at ICARSC will be invited to
submit extended versions of their work to a special issue to be
published by
*Robotics and Autonomous Systems* journal from Elsevier and to regular
editions of *Industrial Robot: An International Journal* and *Sensor
Review* from Emerald.

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