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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">(Apologies for cross-postings.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear all,<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">We have now an interesting list of participants for the Future of Rescue Simulation workshop.<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:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://staff.fnwi.uva.nl/a.visser/activities/FutureOfRescue/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://staff.fnwi.uva.nl/a.visser/activities/FutureOfRescue/</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks to the RoboCup Federation, there is
</span><span style="color:black">a small amount travel support (€ 300) is available (max number of participants
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">is </span><span style="color:black">25),</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> Because 7 sponsored visits are still available, the deadline is extended to December 10<sup>th</sup>.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The travel support c</span><span style="color:black">ould cover your stay in the Netherlands. The workshop itself has no registration fee.</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">On behalf of the organization committee,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES" style="color:black">Arnoud Visser, Universiteit van Amsterdam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES" style="color:black">Francesco Amigoni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES" style="color:black">Masaru Shimizu, Chukyo University, Aichi, Japan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES" style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">**********************************************************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Call for Participation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Workshop on the Future of Rescue Simulation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">29 Feb - March 4, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Snellius Venue, Lorentz Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Niels Bohrweg 1, Leiden, The Netherlands<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://staff.fnwi.uva.nl/a.visser/activities/FutureOfRescue/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://staff.fnwi.uva.nl/a.visser/activities/FutureOfRescue/</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">**********************************************************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Important Dates<br>
-------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Pre-registration: December 1</span><span style="color:#1F497D">0</span><span style="color:black">th, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Participant selection: December 15th, 2015 (25 participants)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Registration: December 31th, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Workshop Goal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">-----------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The goal of the workshop is to redefine the challenge of the RoboCup Rescue Simulation virtual robot competition, make the transition from the current Unreal based environment towards a ROS / Gazebo based environment
and define the roadmap of the scientific challenge in the competition for the coming 5 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Participants<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">--------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The workshop is a combination of brainstorming and hacking; lectures and tutorials. The venue has a small lecture room, 7 offices and a common room. We actively promote involvement from all over the world, from
participants involved in related initiatives, such as the virtual competition of the DARPA Robotics Challenge, the Japan Virtual Robotics Challenge and the real RoboCup Rescue League.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Pre-registration procedure<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">-----------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The venue and workshop has a limit of 25 participants. Participants will be selected based on their technical and academic background, as indicated in the pre-registration form:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://staff.fnwi.uva.nl/a.visser/activities/FutureOfRescue/IntentWorkshop.txt" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">https://staff.fnwi.uva.nl/a.visser/activities/FutureOfRescue/IntentWorkshop.txt</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please email this form as attachment to <a href="mailto:francesco.amigoni@polimi.it" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">francesco.amigoni@polimi.it</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The selection of participants will be made on a good distribution of diversity and contribution potential.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">----------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Monday - Getting accustomed to USARSim / Gazebo / ROS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Tuesday - Modifying Gazebo with new sensor / actuator models<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Wednesday - Creating a rescue world for Gazebo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thursday - Setting up a try-out competition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Friday - Try to apply your code to real robots<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">A more detailed program is maintained at <a href="https://staff.fnwi.uva.nl/a.visser/activities/FutureOfRescue/" target="_blank">https://staff.fnwi.uva.nl/a.visser/activities/FutureOfRescue/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Travel support<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">---------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Depending on the contribution of the sponsors, partial travel support could be available for the participants. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL" style="color:black">Workshop organizers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL" style="color:black">----------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL" style="color:black">Arnoud Visser, Universiteit van Amsterdam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES" style="color:black">Francesco Amigoni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Masaru Shimizu, Chukyo University, Aichi, Japan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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