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DEADLINE EXTENDED to 12th of April for:

2008 IEEE/IFR Invention & Entrepreneurship Award for Outstanding Achievements in Commercializing Innovative Robot and Automation Technology

Call for Applications

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in conjunction with

IEEE/IFR Joint Forum on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics and Automation

June 11, 2008 – 12:30-16:30
International Congress Centre Munich, Germany

co-located with

Robotik 2008 – Germany’s largest robotics conference – June 11-12, 2008 - International Congress Centre Munich, Germany

and

Automatica 2008 – International Trade Fair for Automation – Assembly, Robotics, Vision – June 10-13, 2008 New Munich Trade Fair Centre, Germany

Sponsoring Organizations:

International Federation of Robotics
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society

Deadline for applications/nominations: April 12 (extended from 4th), 2008

http://www.ieee-ras.org/industrial

Announcement

The purpose of this award is to highlight and honor the achievements of the inventors with value creating ideas and entrepreneurs who propel those ideas into world-class products. This is a key element to the continuing success of robotics and automation today. Active infusion of innovation and entrepreneurship into technological advancement is regarded critical at this juncture to strengthen a healthy balance between research and practice as well as a healthy growth of industrial and commercial sectors in robotics and automation. In a joint event the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society and the International Federation of Robotics will therefore recognize and honor outstanding achievements of entrepreneurs in the commercialization of innovative robotic and automation technology.

These achievements will be recognized in a specially organized IEEE/IFR Joint Forum on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics and Automation, which is being held in conjunction with the conference “Robotik 2008”, Germany’s largest bi-annual robotics conference. The selected finalists will have the opportunity to present their story of the genesis of a successful innovative product in robotics and automation from its very inception to the final state of commercialization in a series of plenary lectures. The ultimate winner will be chosen by an evaluation board, consisting of distinguished individuals from industry and academia. A prestigious plaque will be awarded to each finalist and a US$ 2,000 prize will be awarded to the winner.

Applications should describe the original work that has been translated into a commercial success. The application must include statements regarding:

Applications should not exceed a maximum length of 5 pages. Product descriptions and public relation material will not be accepted as an application. References and links to online material are permitted.

Submission of Applications

Please send as PDF document (< 6MB) no later than April 4 (any time zone) to

Previous recipients of the IERA award are shown on the Awards Page

Schedule

  • April 4, 2008: Submission of applications
  • April 28, 2008: Evaluation of applications and selection and notification of finalists
  • June 11, 2008: Award Ceremony with plenary lectures of the finalists at the IEEE/IFR Joint Forum on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics and Automation

    Awards Committee

    Contact

    Klas Nilsson
    Dept. of Computer Science
    Lund University. Box 118, 221 00, Lund, Sweden
    phone: +46-46-2224304 / fax: +46-46-131021 / skype: klas_nilsson
    http://www.cs.lth.se/~klas
    e-mail:

    IERA'08:IEEE/IFR Joint Industry Forum on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics and Automation

    - June 11, 2008 - 14:00-17:00

    International Congress Center
    New Munich Trade Fair Centre
    Munich, Germany

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