<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">FYI...<br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">Adam Jacoff</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b><b>Intelligent Systems Division • Engineering Laboratory • </b><b>National Institute of Standards and Technology</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD USA 20899-8230 • <a href="mailto:adam.jacoff@nist.gov">adam.jacoff@nist.gov</a> • 301-975-4235<span> </span></p></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br></span></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></span></div></span> </div><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">===========================================================</div></div><div>The Safety, Security and Rescue Robotics Summer School 2012<br>10-14 September 2012<br>Alanya Response Robot Test Facility, Alanya, Turkey<br><a href="http://www.ssrrsummerschool.org/">http://www.ssrrsummerschool.org/</a><br>===========================================================<br><br>ADVANCED CALL FOR PARTICIPATION<br><br>The Safety, Security and Rescue Robotics Summer School is a hands-on <br>summer school for graduate students and early career researchers on the <br>challenges and Best-in-Class solutions for Safety, Security and Rescue <br>Robotics (SSRR).<br><br>This intensive five-day educational and development summer school has <br>been established by members of the SSRR research community, including <br>members of the Organising Committee of the International RoboCupRescue <br>Robot League, to better address the rapidly growing need for effective <br>robotic solutions in emergency response scenarios. The continuation of <br>the highly successful Rescue Robotics Camps held in Rome from 2004 to <br>2007, it will consist of single tracked lectures and multi-tracked, <br>focused, hands-on practical sessions lead by world class researchers, <br>developers and responders. It will also leverage the outcomes of the <br>preceding ROS RoboCup Rescue Summer School (to be held mid-August in <br>Graz, Austria - see http://www.tedusar.eu/cms/de/summerschool2012), such <br>as common software modules for autonomy and mapping.<br><br>This event is open to all graduate students and early career researchers <br>interested in a broad understanding of the SSRR field, coupled with <br>in-depth knowledge of specific topics of great current relevance. We <br>welcome applications from both inside and outside the RoboCupRescue <br>Robot League community. In particular we welcome those interested in <br>participating in the DARPA Robotics Challenge and who would like to <br>leverage the wealth of experience from the RoboCupRescue Robot League <br>and the broader SSRR community.<br><br>This is an advanced call for participation and provides a summary of <br>this event. Further details will be made available in the near future. <br>Please visit the website at http://www.ssrrsummerschool.org/ and send <br>email to info@ssrrsummerschool.org if you have any further questions or <br>if you would like to be added to the low volume SSRR Summer School <br>announcements mailing list.<br><br>DATES and REGISTRATION:<br>The main summer school runs from Monday the 10th to Friday the 14th of <br>September, 2012. An optional tutorial on the Robot Operating System <br>(ROS) and the Gazebo simulator will be held on Sunday the 9th of <br>September. Registration will be open by June 2012 and will close in July <br>2012 with notifications of acceptance sent shortly thereafter. Space is <br>limited, please consult the website closer to the date and/or subscribe <br>to the mailing list for further information on the registration process <br>and dates.<br><br>STRUCTURE:<br>Over the course of five days, single tracked lectures and multi-tracked, <br>hands-on practical sessions will guide researchers through a wide <br>spectrum of topics vital to the SSRR field, focusing on the needs of the <br>Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) and Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) <br>communities. During the lectures, participants will gain a comprehensive <br>overview of the state-of-the-art in crucial areas of research and <br>deployed capabilities, as well as the experiences and needs of the end <br>users. Participants will also select one of several multi-tracked <br>practical sessions where they will work in small groups to generate <br>tangible outcomes, such as software implementations of Best-in-Class <br>capabilities, simulation components, user interfaces, standard test data <br>or new robot designs. Through these practical sessions, participants <br>gain an in-depth understanding and help to build an archive of open, <br>Best-in-Class implementations that everyone can use in their research. A <br>tentative program will be posted to the website shortly.<br><br>TOPICS:<br>The Safety, Security and Rescue Robotics Summer School will cover topics <br>as diverse as locomotion, sensors, mapping, mobile dexterous <br>manipulation, operator interfaces, autonomous behaviours, high fidelity <br>simulators, end user experiences and requirements, and standard test <br>methods. It will teach Best-in-Class robotic capabilities demonstrated <br>in the international RoboCupRescue Robot League, and introduce <br>researchers to other emerging technologies and approaches. The Robot <br>Operating System (ROS) infrastructure and the Gazebo robot simulator <br>will be used as a common platform to ensure that developments at the <br>Summer School may be widely disseminated and built upon. The optional <br>ROS and Gazebo tutorial, held on the Sunday prior to the start of the <br>Summer School, will allow participants to come up to speed with these <br>software packages and learn about the latest developments from the <br>preceding ROS RoboCup Rescue Summer School. Please consult the website <br>closer to the registration date and/or subscribe to the mailing list for <br>updated information.<br><br>VENUE:<br>This event will be held at the Alanya Response Robot Testing Facility, <br>managed by Robolit LLC in the city of Alanya, in the Antalya region of <br>Turkey. This soon to be completed facility will be equipped with the <br>DHS-NIST-ASTM International Standard Test Methods for Response Robots, <br>on which the RoboCupRescue Robot League competition is based. It is <br>co-located with the Drita Hotel, a 4-star all-inclusive Mediterranean <br>seaside resort. As a venue for technical workshops and summer schools, <br>the Drita Hotel will provide both conference and technical workshop <br>facilities.<br><br>TRAVEL:<br>Alanya may be reached via regular scheduled flights by Turkish Airlines <br>and Atlasjet from Istanbul to Antalya with connecting coach services to <br>Alanya. Local transfers between Alanya and the hotel will be included in <br>the Summer School registration.<br><br>COST:<br>Attendees will be charged a nominal registration fee; details will be <br>made available in the near future. Attendees will also be offered <br>discounted 4-star accommodation at the Drita Hotel, including <br>transportation from Alanya, all meals, beverages and snacks, for an <br>estimated cost of between $45.00 USD (triple share) and $81.00 USD <br>(single room) per person per day. Please consult the website closer to <br>the date for updated information, including information on registration <br>fees and possible travel support.<br><br>ORGANISERS:<br>General Chair:<br>- Raymond Sheh, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), <br>Robolit LLC<br>Local Chair:<br>- Haldun Komsuoglu, Robolit LLC, NIST, Drita Hotel<br>Co-Chairs:<br>- Tetsuya Kimura, Nagaoka University of Technology<br>- Gerald Steinbauer, Graz University of Technology<br>- Johannes Pellenz, Bundeswehr Technical Center for Engineer and Field <br>Equipment (WTD 51)<br>Advisory Committee:<br>- Adam Jacoff, NIST<br>- Daniele Nardi, University of Rome "La Sapienza"<br><br><br><br>We look forward to seeing you in Alanya!<br><br><br><br><br>-- <br>Dr. Raymond Sheh<br><br>raymond.sheh@robolit.com<br><br>Associate<br>Intelligent Systems Division, Engineering Laboratory<br>National Institute of Standards and Technology<br>100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8230, USA<br><br>Research Scientist<br>Robolit LLC<br>1829 Pine Street, Suite 404, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA<br><br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>