Call for Proposals - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2018 Location
RAS Vice President of Conference Activities, Nikos Papanikolopoulos and the RAS Conference Activities Board are seeking proposals to host ICRA 2018 to be held in Oceania (IEEE Region 10).
Minimum proposal information required includes the following: Location and plan, venue description, accessibility; Proposed organizers provide information about their backgrounds and interactions with the RAS; Technical program discussion, in particular new events or changes in organization of technical program; Budget plan; Milestones to be met; Statement of willingness to sign a contract with responsibilities of organizers.
The IEEE provides many resources for conference organizers. Before submitting their proposals, candidates are encouraged to visit the following site and review the information: www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/organizers/index.html
Proposals must be submitted by 15 October to Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos at npapas@cs.umn.edu. Proposals will be reviewed by the RAS Conference Board at their November meeting and two finalists will be submitted to the AdCom in June 2014.