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Notice: Due to popular demand the organising committee of CLAWAR 2017 </div>
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has decided to extend the deadline of submission of draft papers to </div>
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*Monday 20th February 2017*. All other key dates remain unchanged.</div>
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Dear colleague,</div>
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We are pleased to inform you that the 20th International Conference on </div>
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Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile </div>
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Machines (CLAWAR 2017) will be held within the premises of Instituto </div>
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Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal, during 11-13 September 2017.</div>
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URL: https://clawar.org/clawar2017/</div>
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The conference will feature technical and social programs. The </div>
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technical program will comprise plenary, regular, and special/invited </div>
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sessions. All articles submitted for inclusion in the conference will </div>
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be peer reviewed before acceptance. It is envisaged that all accepted </div>
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papers will appear in the conference proceedings, to be published by </div>
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World Scientific Publishing Company and indexed in SCOPUS, as well as </div>
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on CD/flash drive, subject to registration of at least one author for </div>
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presenting the work. A selection of presented papers will also be </div>
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recommended for possible publication in reputable ISI-indexed </div>
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scientific journals. CLAWAR 2017 will also feature Robot Competition </div>
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and Industrial Robot Exhibition.</div>
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Scope</div>
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Original contributions in the general area of mobile robotics, </div>
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covering climbing, walking, flying robots with assistance and service </div>
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provided to humans and machines are welcome. The conference will cover </div>
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analysis (modelling and simulation) techniques, design approaches and </div>
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developed robotic systems. Support technologies for realisation of </div>
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such systems, associated economic, ethical and social considerations </div>
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are integral part of the conference theme.</div>
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Key dates</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">20 Feb 2017: Submission of full draft papers ** NEW DEADLINE **</span><br>
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15 Mar 2017: Notification of paper acceptance</div>
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12 Apr 2017: Submission of final (accepted) papers</div>
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03 May 2017: Early bird registration (reduced fee)</div>
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05 Jul 2017: Preliminary program</div>
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11-13 Sep 2017: Conference</div>
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We would like to invite you to submit your contributions according to </div>
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the key dates given above.</div>
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Submission of Papers</div>
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The technical program of the conference will feature Regular Papers </div>
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and Special Session Papers. Authors are invited to submit their full </div>
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draft papers in PDF format from the paper submission page of the </div>
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conference web-site by the indicated deadline for consideration for </div>
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inclusion in the relevant category (special/regular paper).</div>
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All papers will be peer reviewed before acceptance, and all accepted </div>
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papers (subject to registration) will be published in the conference </div>
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proceedings. Final accepted papers will be limited to 8 pages in </div>
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length in the prescribed style and format given in the paper </div>
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submission web page.</div>
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A selection of presented papers will also be recommended for possible </div>
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publication in reputable international journals.</div>
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Workshop and Special Session Proposals</div>
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Proposals should be submitted to the Conference Secretariat and a copy </div>
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sent to Professor Gurvinder S. Virk (gsvirk@clawar.org). Each proposal </div>
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should be limited to one A4 page in length and must include title, </div>
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aims/objectives, brief outline/scope, name and affiliation of the </div>
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organizer(s).</div>
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Exhibition</div>
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Organisations and research groups can promote their robots and </div>
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robotics research work by exhibiting these at the conference. Those </div>
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wishing to participate in the exhibition programme of the conference </div>
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are invited to seek relevant information via the conference web-site.</div>
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Robot competition</div>
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The conference will feature a ?Climbing Robot Competition?. Research </div>
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groups wishing to take part in the competition are invited to seek </div>
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relevant information via the conference web-site.</div>
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Sponsorship:</div>
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Organisations wishing to sponsor the conference in any way and gain </div>
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the corresponding benefits, by promoting themselves and their products </div>
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to the robotics community through conference publications, conference </div>
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web-site and conference publicity, are invited to view relevant </div>
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information on the conference web-site and further to contact the </div>
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conference secretariat to discuss the terms of sponsorship and </div>
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necessary arrangements.</div>
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Conference web-site: https://www.clawar.org/clawar2017</div>
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Secretariat:</div>
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CLAWAR 2017 Secretariat</div>
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Email: clawar2017@clawar.org</div>
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Kind regards</div>
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Manuel F. Silva and Gurvinder S. Virk, Conference Co-Chairs</div>
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M. Osman Tokhi, International Scientific Committee Chair</div>
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Benedita Malheiro, Local Organising Chair</div>
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