<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span class="gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-im">Dear RoboCuppers,<br></span></div><div><span class="gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-im"><br></span></div><div><span class="gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-im">The following call is for people currently outside of the RoboCup community. If you know of colleagues who might be interested or mailing lists for which it's appropriate, please help us publicize it.<br><br>Thank you.</span></div><div><span class="gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-im">---------------<br></span></div><div><span class="gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-im"><br></span></div><div><span class="gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-im">RoboCup Visiting Fellows Program - Call for Applications - Due Feb. 15</span></div><span class="gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-im"></span><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">
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Ever since 1997, The RoboCup Federation has been holding annual<br>
international research competitions and symposia in an effort to push<br>
the state of the art in robotics, artificial intelligence, and related<br></span>
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The community remains healthy and vibrant, with students, postdocs,<br>
professors, and industry professionals meeting each year to compete and<br>
share their knowledge in a wide range of research competitions.<br>
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Based on the beliefs that 1) RoboCup is a unique and special community<br>
and venue within the research community, and 2) that the only way to<br>
fully appreciate what it has to offer is to experience it firsthand, the<br>
RCF is pleased to announce a new RoboCup Visiting Fellows program.<br>
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Successful applicants will receive:<span class="gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-im"><br>
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- full travel support for two people from your home institution and<br>
free registration to the 2019 international RoboCup Sydney,<br>
Australia July 3-8, 2019 as an honored guest and observer.<br>
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- up to an additional $10k USD in reimbursements of start-up expenses<br>
needed to start a new team for entry in 2020 and/or 2021 RoboCup<br></span>
events. <br><span class="gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-im">
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- detailed, behind-the-scenes education about how the RoboCup community<br>
works, including meetings with current organizers and participants.<br>
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The ideal applicants will be:<br>
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- a pair of University faculty and a Ph.D. student or postdoc who have<br>
never participated in RoboCup, and are interested in learning about<br>
and becoming a part of the community.<br>
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Application Requirements: <br><span class="gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-im">
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- please send your CVs and a 2-page statement of interest that<br>
includes research interests, how RoboCup could support those<br>
interests, and possible RoboCup league(s) of interest. <br>
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- a statement detailing what exposure the applicants have had to RoboCup<br>
in the past, if any, as well as a statement of commitment to attend<br>
RoboCup in Sydney for 6 days, from July 3rd-8th.<br>
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We particularly encourage applications from people from underrepresented<br>
groups within the RoboCup community based on gender, ethnicity, or<br></span>
geography.<br>
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Submission Details:<span class="gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-im"><br>
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- please send your application materials by February 15th to<br>
</span><a href="mailto:april.robocup@gmail.com" target="_blank">april.robocup@gmail.com</a><br>
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Requirements:<span class="gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-im"><br>
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- In addition to attending RoboCup 2019, RoboCup Visiting Fellows will<br>
be asked to submit a report within a month after the event summarizing<br>
their overall impressions as well as a proposed budget of up to $10k for<br>
startup costs of a new team.<br>
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We look forward to receiving your applications!</span></div><div><span class="gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-im"><br></span></div><div><span class="gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-im">
<span class="gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-im gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-HOEnZb gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-adL">Sincerely, <br></span></span></div><div><span class="gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-im"><span class="gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-im gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-HOEnZb gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-adL"><br></span></span></div><div><span class="gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-im"><span class="gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-im gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-HOEnZb gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-adL">The RoboCup Federation Visiting Fellows Committee <br></span></span><div class="gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-HOEnZb gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-adL"><div class="gmail-m_686196317088711094gmail-im">
Minoru Asada<br>
Pedro Lima<br>
Peter Stone<br>
Rong Xiong</div></div>
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