Diary

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(2009), "Diary", Sensor Review, Vol. 29 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/sr.2009.08729aac.001

Diary

Article Type: Diary From: Sensor Review, Volume 29, Issue 1

Key: C = Conference, E = Exhibition, S = Seminar, W = Workshop

2009

17th AIA Annual Business Conference (C)

4-6 February

California, USA

Contact: web site: www.machinevisiononline.org/public/calendar/

ISPRA ’09 The 8th WSEAS International Conference on Signal Processing, Robotics and Automation (C)

21-23 February

Cambridge, UK

The World Conference of WSEAS on SIGNAL PROCESSING, ROBOTICS and AUTOMATION is the internationally recognized Forum for the dissemination of the latest advances on Signal Processing, Automatic Control and Robotics, etc. as well as their impact and their interaction with other areas of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering.

Keywords Robotics, Signal processing, Automation

Contact: WSEAS. E-mail: info@wseas.org, web sites: www.wseas.us/conferences/2009/cambridge/ispra/; www.ifr.org/events/calendar.asp

HRI 2009 International Conference on Human Robot Interaction (C)

11-13 March

California, USA

The Fourth Annual Conference on Human-Robot Interaction is dedicated to the advancement of natural human-robot interaction, which highlights the importance of the technical and social issues underlying future long-term human-robot interaction, in the context of companion and assistive robots for long-term use in everyday life and work activities. HRI is a single-track, highly selective annual international conference that seeks to showcase the very best interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research in human-robot interaction with roots in social psychology, cognitive science, HCI, human factors, artificial intelligence, robotics, organizational behavior, anthropology and many more, and we invite broad participation.

Keywords Robot-team learning, Lifelike robots, Multi-modal interaction, HRI foundations

Contact: Indiana University. web sites: http://Hri2009.Org/; www.ieee-ras.org/calendar/calendartec.php

AM EXPO Advanced Manufacturing Exposition and Conference

11-12 March

North Carolina, USA

At SouthPack 2009, You will Find the Latest Ideas, Innovations, and Solutions for All Your Packaging Challenges.

Keywords Robotics, Manufacturing

Contact: Canon Communications LLC. Tel.: +1 310/445-4200, Fax: +1 310/996-9499, E-mail: spinfo@cancom.com, web site: www.devicelink.com/expo/spack08/index.html

MV China Machine Vision China

18-20 March

Shanghai, China

Contact: web site: www.machinevisiononline.org/public/calendar/

China International Machine Vision Exhibition (E)

24-26 March

Shanghai, China

Machine Vision China 2008 presented 112 exhibitors, with a remarkable increase of 15.5percent in comparison with last year, from 13 countries, among these being market leaders like DALSA, Cognex and SIEMENS. The visitors were mainly Chinese experts and users, professionals and agents of the main institutions and agencies for industrial image processing and identification technologies. Chinese visitors came from all over the mainland.

Keywords Vision, China

Contact: Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society. Tel.: +86 (0)21 6875 8536 ext 1675, Fax: +86 (0)21 6875 8573 ext 5675, E-mail: guo.qinrui@sh.china.ahk.de, web sites: www.fairsandmore.cn/index.php?id=31&L = 1; http://machinevisiononline.org/public/calendar

The Vision Show

31 March-2 April

Arizona, USA

The Vision Show is North America’s leading showcase of machine vision and imaging components and solutions. This show will bring you up-to-date with the latest technologies from the top suppliers! Also offered are high-quality, yet affordable training sessions at The Vision Conference.

Keywords Machine vision, Imaging, Automation, OEMs

Contact: Automation Imaging Association. Tel.: +1 734 994 6088, Fax: +1 734 994 3338, E-mail: jhayman@robotics.org, web sites: www.machinevisiononline.org; www.machinevisiononline.org/public/articles/index.cfm?cat = 127

World Radar Fair (E)

1-3 April

Beijing, China

Based on the complete success of last three fairs, the World Radar Fair has become a focus of the attention of radar industry. During this fair, domestic and foreign manufacturers would show various advanced civil and military radar, the relevant components, parts elements, inspect equipment and material, the necessary technology and equipment for information launch and receive, optoelectronics radar technology systems, as well as civil utilized technology and product transformed from military related to radar.

Keywords Radar, Optoelectronics

Contact: China Enterprises International Exhibitions & Advertising Co., Ltd web site: www.ceieac.net/wrf/default1/index_en.asp?type = 1

Hannover Messe

20-24 April

Hannover, Germany

HANNOVER MESSE remains the world’s leading showcase for industrial technology. Better, faster, more effective: to survive and prosper in the face of global competition companies need to constantly maintain and improve their performance potential. Leading-edge technology plays a pivotal role in corporate competitiveness. HANNOVER MESSE is the ideal place to obtain the latest industrial know-how. Established sixty years ago, HANNOVER MESSE today ranks as the leading international showplace for industrial technologies, materials and product ideas. Over the years the focus has shifted from stand-alone components to end-to-end solutions. Technical innovation is one key element in the success of HANNOVER MESSE. Another is its sharp focus on the creative application of existing knowledge. The program for HANNOVER MESSE 2009 encompasses 14 leading trade fairs.

Keyword Industrial technology

Contact: Deutsche Messe. Tel.: +49 511 890, Fax: +49 511 893 2626, E-mail: emanuel.marra@messe.de, web site: www.hannovermesse.de

RoboGames 2009 5th Annual International RoboGames

1-3 May

San Francisco, USA

RoboGames is the world’s largest open robot competition (even the Guinness Book of World Records says so!) We invite the best minds from around the world to compete in over 70 different events. Combat robots, walking humanoids, soccer bots, sumo bots, and even androids that do kung-fu. Some robots are autonomous, some are remote controlled – but they are all cool!

Contact: E-mail: dcalkins@robotics-society.org, web site: http://robogames.net

ICRA2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (C)

12-17 May

Kobe, Japan

The theme of the conference is “Robotics and IRT for Livable Societies”, reflecting the ever growing interests in research, development and applications in the dynamic and exciting areas of robotics and automation.

Keywords Robotics, Manufacturing, Simulation, Micro-machines, Automation, CAD, CAM, CAE, Sensors

Contact: System Robotics Laboratory, Department of Bioengineering and Robotics, Tohoku University, Japan. Fax: +81-22-795-6915, E-mail: info+@ + icra2009.org, web sites: www.icra2009.org/; www.ieee-ras.org/calendar/calendartec.php

IA Robotics

13-17 May

Bangkok, Thailand

IA Robotics 2009 is the industry and machinery Trade show that will be held in May 13-17 at the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre. IA Robotics 2009 will present the latest news in the Industrial Automation sector, set May 13-17. Robotics and Industrial Automation Exhibition Intermach Thailand provides the backdrop for the annual IA Robotics Show where industry meets to examine and compare the latest offerings from the world of Industrial Automation. From food plant operation and monitoring to high orbit satellite manufacture, the scope of this event is increasingly varied and complements the concurrent High Tech Machinery exhibition.

Keywords Robotics, Manufacturing

Contact: Tel.: +66 2642 6911, Fax: +66 2642 7433, E-mail: intermach@cmpthailand.com, web site: www.thai-exhibition.com/intermach/

IRVS International Robots & Vision Show and Conference (C) (E)

9-11 June

Illinois, USA

One of the largest and longest running international robot shows in the world.

Keywords Robotics, Machine vision, Motion control

Contact: Automation Technologies Council. Tel.: +1 734 994 6088, Fax: +1 734 994 3338, web sites: www.robots-vision-show.info; www.robotics.org/events/index.cfm

C-ELROB 2009 Civilian European Land-Robot Trial (C)

15-18 June

Oulu, Finland

C-ELROB aims to bridge the gap between users, industry and research in the field of robotics in security domains, fire brigades, civil protection, and disaster control.

Keywords Robotics, Unmanned vehicles

Contact: Research Establishment for Applied Science. Tel.: +49 228 9435 481, Fax: +49 228 9435 508, E-mail: elrob@fgan.de, web site: www.elrob.org

ICIA 2009 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation (C)

22-25 June

Zhuhai/Macau, China

ICIA is a young, vibrant and growing international conference – running annually since 2004 and gaining increasing international prominence. Its scope was broadened in 2008 to emphasize the importance of information to automation research. We are pleased to bring you the 2009 conference, with the theme of Fusion of Information and Automation, as a forum that facilitates timely and effective academic and scientific exchanges among researchers in a wide range of research fields in information science and automation engineering.

Keywords Robotics, Sensors, Artificial intelligence, Mechatronics, Automation

Contact: IEEE. E-mail: icia09@cs.ualberta.ca, web sites: www.cs.ualberta.ca/ ∼ icia09/; www.ieee-ras.org/calendar/calendartec.php

RSS 2009 Robotics: Science and Systems

28 June-1 July

Washington, DC, USA

The 2009 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference will bring together researchers working on algorithmic or mathematical foundations of robotics, robotics applications, and analysis of robotic systems. High quality, original papers are solicited in all areas of robotics. The final program will be the result of a highly selective review process designed to include the best work of its kind in every category. The conference will be single track to allow attendees an opportunity to experience the best research in all areas of robotics. The program will include invited talks as well as oral and poster presentations of refereed papers.

Keywords Mechanisms, Manipulation, Human-robot interaction and human centered systems, Distributed systems, Mobile systems and mobility, Applications, Medical robotics, Robot perception

Contact: University of Washington. web site: www.roboticsconference.org/

ICINCO 2009 6th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (C)

2-5 July

Milan, Italy

The purpose of this conference is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the application of informatics to Control, Automation and Robotics.

Keywords Intelligent control systems, Optimization, Robotics, Automation, Signal processing, Systems modeling and control

Contact: ICINCO. Tel.: +351 265 520 185, Fax: +44 203 014 5435, E-mail: secretariat@icinco.org, web sites: www.icinco.org/; www.ifr.org/events/calendar.asp

CITSA 2009 6th International Conference on Cybernetics and Information Technologies, Systems and Applications (C)

10-13 July

Florida, USA

The 6th International Conference on Cybernetics and Information Technologies, Systems and Applications is an international Multi-Conference being organized with the purpose of providing researchers, practitioners, developers, consultants, and end-users of computerized, communications and/or control systems and technologies, as well as their industrial and social applications in the private and the public sectors, an opportunity to join in a common place sharing experience and knowledge.

Keywords Cybernetics, Information technologies, Systems and applications

Contact: International Institute of Informatics and Systemics. Tel.: +58 212 232 7062, Fax: +1 407 656 3516, E-mail: citsa@mail.iiis2009.org, web sites: www.iiis2009.org/imeti; www.ifr.org/events/calendar.asp

ARCS-09 The International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Control Systems (C)

13-16 July

Florida, USA

ARCS is an important event in the areas of automation, robotics, control and other related areas. The conference will be held at the same time and location where some other major events will be taking place. The scope of the conference includes all areas of automation, all areas of robotics, all areas of control systems and related areas such as computer vision, etc.

Keywords Robotics, Tele-robotics, Adaptive control, CAD/CAM/CIM, Fuzzy systems, Intelligent automation, MEMS/ NEMS, Micro robots and micro-manipulation, Nano-scale automation and assembly, Sensors, Actuators and transducers

Contact: International Society for Research in Science and Technology. E-mail: contact@promoteresearch.org, web sites: www.promoteresearch.org/2009/arcs; www.ifr.org/events/calendar.asp

AIM 2009 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (C)

14-17 July

Singapore

The 2009 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics will be held on July 14-17, 2009 in Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Center, Singapore. The theme of the conference is “Mechatronics for Everyday Lives”. AIM 2009 conference invites submissions of high quality research papers describing original work on abstractions, algorithms, theories, methodologies, and case studies on the following topics: Actuators, Automotive Systems, Bioengineering, Data Storage Systems, Electronic Packaging, Fault Diagnosis, Human-Machine Interfaces, Industry Applications, Information Technology, Intelligent Systems, Machine Vision, Manufacturing, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems, Micro/Nano Technology, Modeling and Design, Motion Vibration and Noise Control, Neural and Fuzzy Control, Opto-Electronic Systems, Prototyping, Real-Time and Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation, Robotics, Sensors, System Integration, Transportation Systems, and other fields of mechatronics.

Keywords Mechatronics, Robotics, Sensors, Intelligent systems

Contact: IEEE/ASME. E-mail: michen@ntu.edu.sg, web sites: www.aim2009.org/; www.ieee-ras.org/calendar/calendartec.php

ICMA 2009 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (C)

9-12 August

Jilin, China

The objective of ICMA 2009 is to provide a forum for researchers, educators, engineers, and government officials involved in the general areas of mechatronics, robotics, automation and sensors to disseminate their latest research results and exchange views on the future research directions of these fields.

Keywords Intelligent mechatronics, Robotics, biomimetics, automation, and control systems, Teleoperation, telerobotics, haptics, and teleoperated semi-autonomous systems, Sensor design, multi-sensor data fusion algorithms and wireless sensor networksAI, intelligent control, neuro-control, fuzzy control, Industrial automation, process control, manufacturing process

Contact: IEEE. E-mail: fukudamein.nagoya-u.ac.jp, web site: www.ieee-icma.org/

AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America 2009 (C) (E)

10-13 August

Washington, DC, USA

AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America 2009 is the world’s largest event focusing on the international ground, air and maritime unmanned systems marketplace. It will host the largest gathering of government, business, technology and academic leaders in the unmanned systems community. It will have a plenary session featuring senior unmanned systems speakers addressing both defense and civilian markets.

Keywords Unmanned systems, Military, Vehicles

Contact: Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International. Tel.: +1 703 845 9671, Fax: +1 703 845 9679, E-mail: info@auvsi.org, web sites: http://symposium.auvsi.org/; www.auvsi.org

SICE 2009 SICE (Society for Instrumentation and Control Engineering) Annual Conference (C)

18-21 August

Fukuoka, Japan

The conference covers a wide range of fields from measurement and control to system analysis and design, from theory to application and from software to hardware. Newly developed interdisciplinary ideas and concepts transferable from one field to another are especially welcome.

Keywords Sensors and transducers, Opto-electronic measurement, Intelligent control, Computer aided design, Systems theory and engineering, Robotics and mechatronics systems, Industrial applications, Fuzzy systems, Neural networks

Contact: SICE. web site: www.sice.or.jp/ICCAS-SICE2009/index.html

IEEE-CASE 2009 5th IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (C)

22-25 August

Bangalore, India

The goal of the conference is broad coverage and dissemination of foundational research on automation among researchers, academicians and industry practitioners. The focus would be on scientific methods for machines and systems operating in structured environments over long periods, and also on the explicit structuring of environments. Special themes for the 2009 conference include: Green Technologies and Automation; Knowledge Services and Automation; Self Aware Automation; Internet Automation and Internet Search and Analytics.

Keywords Green technologies, Automation

Contact: IEEE Robotics and Automation Society. web sites: www.ieee-case.org/assets/pdf/CASE%202009%20Poster.pdf; www.ieee-ras.org/calendar/calendartec.php

SYROCCO 09 9th International IFAC Symposium on Robot Control

10-12 September

Gifu, Japan

RO-MAN 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Robot an Human Interactive Communication (C) (W)

27 September-2 October

Toyama, Japan

RO-MAN addresses fundamental issues in coexistence of robots and humans from psychological and philosophical aspects over interaction and communication mechanisms to technological systems and architectures. Manifold real-world application areas such as rescue, assistance, care, education, or entertainment require cognitive and social skills in order to provide safe, intuitive, and efficient interaction and goal-directed proactive behavior.

Keywords Multi-modal communication, Human-robot interactions, Collaborative robotics in manufacturing environments, Robot assistants for housekeeping and care, Situation recognition, Socially interactive robots, Entertainment and education robots

Contact: IEEE. E-mail: sec@roman2009.org, web site: http://ro-man2009.org

IROS 2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (C)

10-15 October

Missouri, USA

Contact: web site: www.ieee-ras.org/calendar/227/iros-2009.html

2010

Automatica 2010 4th International Trade Fair for Automation Assembly, Robotics and Vision (E)

8-11 June

Munich, Germany

AUTOMATICA presents an international product range covering assembly and handling technology, robotics, machine vision and associated technologies.

This makes AUTOMATICA the very first international event that brings together all branches of the robotics and automation industry under the same roof in a single event. It is being staged in Munich, the central hub of the biggest European market for robotics and automation products.

Keywords Assembly and handling technology, Robotics, Machine vision, Positioning systems, Drive technology, Sensor technology

Contact: Messe München GmbH. Tel.: +49 899 491 1538, Fax: +49 899 491 1539, E-mail: info@automatica-munich.com, web site: www.automatica-muenchen.de