Diary

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(2009), "Diary", Sensor Review, Vol. 29 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/sr.2009.08729bac.001

Diary

Article Type: Diary From: Sensor Review, Volume 29, Issue 2

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

2009

RoboBusiness 2009 RoboDevelopment Conference and Expo 2008 (C) (E)

15-16 April

Massachusetts, USA

RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition is the first robotics industry event focused on the design and development of commercially viable personal, service and intelligent mobile robotics products – products that are to be used outside of laboratory environments and sold at a profit.Keywords Robotics, Mobile Robotics, Design, DevelopmentContact: Robotics Trends. web site: www.robodevelopment.com/

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

ROCOM ’09The 9th WSEAS International Conference on robotics, control, and manufacturing technology

20-22 May

Hangzhou, China

Keywords Robotics, Control, and ManufacturingContact: WSEAS. E-mail: info@wseas.org; web sites: www.wseas.org/conferences/2009/hangzhou/rocom/; www.ifr.org/index.php?name = News&catid = 1

RoMoCoSeventh International Workshop on Robot Motion and Control (W)

1-3 June

Czerniejewo, Poland

The scope of the workshop includes but is not limited to: control, modelling and parameter identification of robots and manipulators; robot control techniques: non-adaptive and adaptive, robust, hybrid, learning; path and trajectory planning: nonredundant, redundant and hyperredundant manipulators, mobile robots, microrobot holonomic and nonholonomic systems; collision avoidance; applications: manufacturing, space, underwater, civil engineering and service, medicine, economic and social aspects of robotics; neural networks in robot motion and control.Keywords Robot motion and control, Mobile robots, Neural networksContact: IEEE. E-mail: waldemar.wroblewski@put.poznan.pl; web sites: http://romoco.put.poznan.pl/; www.ifr.org/index.php?name = News&catid = 1

ATX East 2009 (C) (E)

8-11 June

New York, USA

Stay ahead of your competition – find the automated solutions you need for lean manufacturing, cost reduction, enhanced productivity, and six-sigma process control at ATX. With recent trends toward off-shore outsourcing, it’s more important than ever for North American manufacturers to automate in order to remain competitive in today’s global marketplace.Keywords Automation, ManufacturingContact: Canon Communications LLC. Tel.: +1 310 445 4200; Fax: +310 996 9499; web site: www.devicelink.com/expo/atxe09

IRVSInternational 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 controlContact: 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 vehiclesContact: 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

ReMAR ’09ASME/IFToMM International Conference on Reconfigurable Mechanisms and Robots (C)

22-24 June

London, England

The ASME/IEEE International Conference on Reconfigurable Mechanisms and Robots (ReMAR 2009) is to provide an international forum for presenting and discussing new mechanisms and robots developed in the past decade for their new properties in changing the topological structure of a mechanism or a robot and for discussing their uses for domestic, hazardous, out-space and manufacturing environments. The conference will be held at King’s College of London.Keywords Robots, Mechanisms, ManufacturingContact: ASME, IEEE. Tel.: +44 (0)20 7848 1991; E-mail: remar2009@kcl.ac.uk; web sites: www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/pse/diveng/research/cmms/remar2009; www.ifr.org/index.php?name = News&catid = 1

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, AutomationContact: 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

Seattle, 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 perceptionContact: University of Washington. web site: ww.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 controlContact: 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 applicationsContact: 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-09The 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 transducersContact: 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 systemsContact: IEEE/ASME. E-mail: michen@ntu.edu.sg; web sites: www.aim2009.org/; www.ieee-ras.org/calendar/calendartec.php

ICAL 2009 2009 IEEE International Conference on Automation and Logistics (C)

5-7 August

Shenyang, China

The purpose of this conference is to promote activities in areas of Automation and Logistics, by providing a forum for researchers to exchange ideas, present technical achievements, and discuss future challenges. The scope of the conference includes technical sessions, tutorials and panels, as well as exhibition and working group meetings.Contact: Tel.: +1 314 935 6037; Fax: +1 314 935 7500; E-mail: gc@ieee-ical.org; web site: www.ieee-ical.org/

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

9-12 August

Changchun, 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 processContact: 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, VehiclesContact: 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

MTT2009 MTT Indonesia 2009 (C) (E)

12-15 August

Jakarta, Indonesia

The 4th international metalworking technology and machine tools exhibition and conference.Keywords Manufacturing, Metalworking, Machine toolsContact: The Federation of Indonesian Metalworks & Machinery Industries Association. web site: www.mtt-indonesia.com

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 networksContact: SICE. web site: www.sice.or.jp/iccas-sice2009/index.html

Robotics World Show 09 (E)

20-23 August

New Delhi, India

The core mission of the “Robotics World Show 09” is to promote and elevate the domestic and global players operating in the robotics sector, by providing a common platform to reach and interact with their prospective buyers, suppliers and the target audience in a well controlled environment enabling room for personalized interactive communication growth and development of Engineering and Machinery Industry.Contact: KMG Business Technology. Tel.: +91 79 32410602; Fax: +91 79 26851716; E-mail: info@kmgindia.com; web sites: www.kmgindia.com/rawe/home.html; www.ifr.org/index.php?name = News&catid = 1

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

COMS 2009COMS – Commercialization of Micro and Nano Systems Conference (C)

30 August-2 September

Copenhagen, Denmark

COMS (Commercialization of Micro and Nano Systems Conference) is the world’s most important meeting place for all those bringing emerging small technologies from concept to the marketplace. It addresses issues on an international front, gathering input from MNT leaders representing regions all over the globe. COMS is connecting the international Micro-Nano marketplace!Keyword Micro and nano-science and engineeringContact: MANCEF. E-mail: info@mancef-coms2009.org; web site: http://mancef-coms2009.org/

SYROCCO 099th International IFAC Symposium on Robot Control

10-12 September

Gifu, Japan

Automation 2009 (E)

16-19 September

Mumbai, India

India Automation 2009 is a first-class automation show. It will provide an excellent opportunity to the exhibitors to show new products and services to the potential buyers. It will bring the visitors & exhibitors related to the field Automation on a common platform. The event would be very beneficial to meet and interact with the decision makers from the foremost automation companies.Keywords Automation, Manufacturing, IndustryContact: Confederation of Indian Industry Mumbai. Tel.: +(91) (22) 24931790; Fax: +(91) (22) 24939463/24945831; web site: www.biztradeshows.com/india-automation-mumbai/

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 robotsContact: IEEE. E-mail: sec@ro-man2009.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

ICICRA 2009 The International Conference on Intelligent Control, Robotics, and Automation (C)

28-30 October

Venice, Italy

The International Conference on Intelligent Control, Robotics, and Automation (ICICRA 2009) aims to bring together researchers, scientists, engineers, and scholar students to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas, and research results about all aspects of Intelligent Control, Robotics, and Automation, and discuss the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted.Keyword Intelligent control, robotics, and automationContact: World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET). web sites: www.waset.org/wcset09/chicago/icicra/; www.ifr.org/index.php?name = News&catid = 1

CARVE 2009 International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision Engineering (C)

25-27 November

Johannesburg, South Africa

The International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision Engineering (CARVE 2009) aims to bring together researchers, scientists, engineers, and scholar students to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas, and research results about all aspects of Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision Engineering, and discuss the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted.Keywords Control, Automation, Robotics, VisionContact: World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET). web sites: www.waset.org/wcset09/sydney/carve/; www.ifr.org/index.php?name = News&catid = 1

2010

ICRA2010Robotics for Energy (C) (E)

3-7 May

Alaska, USA

The theme of the conference is ”Robotics in the Environment,” reflecting the ever growing interests in research, development and applications in the dynamic and exciting areas of robotics and automation.Keywords Robotics, AutomationContact: IEEE. web sites: http://icra2010.grasp.upenn.edu/ ∼ graspweb/dynamic/icra2010/?q = overview; www.ifr.org/index.php?name = News&catid = 1

Automatica 20104th 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 technologyContact: 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

Laser Additive Manufacturing Workshop Conference

3-4 March

San Antonio, USA

This workshop will bring together academic researchers, universities, government researchers, national labs, and several industry specialists from around the world with the goal of advancing this state-of-the-art process to effectively and affordable meet the needs of today’s manufacturing challenges. The results of this Workshop are expected to have a significant impact on the widespread industrial implementation of the laser additive manufacturing processes (cladding, sintering and rapid manufacturing).Contact: web site: http://optics.org/cws/event/13625

WHC 2009 World Haptics Conference

18-20 March

Salt Lake City, USAContact: web site: www.worldhaptics2009.org

IEEE/NIST VMAC CompetitionIEEE/NIST Virtual Manufacturing Automation Competition

25-26 March

Gaithersburg, USA

Striving to bring together the three groups of industry, researchers, and developers to tackle some of today’s leading edge research in automated guided vehicles including the ability to safely operate in dynamic, unstructured environments and amongst humans.Contact: web site: http://vmac.hood.edu/

Robotica ’2009 9th Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions

7 May

Castelo Branco, PortugalContact: web site: www.est.ipcb.pt/robotica2009/

Jisso Protec 2009 Jisso Process Technology Exhibition

3-5 June

Tokyo, Japan

The Triple Collaboration of JPCA Show 2008/2008 Microelectronics Show/JISSO Protec 2008 is the industry’s own and only organized effort to create a reasonable, targeted and fair event with the solution network for electronics manufacturing. The purpose of the events are to be held for the creation of a venue featuring latest Rigid-type PWB Technologies, Flexible Circuits, Design and Manufacturing/Engineering Solutions, Testing/Inspection and Analysis, Electronics Packaging (Jisso) and SMT fields in Electronic Circuits industry originating both Japan and overseas, and to provide valuable information today customers require, and create great opportunities for new business.Contact: web site: www.jpcashow.com/show2008/English/index.html

EOS Conference on Manufacturing of Optical Components

15-17 June

Munich, Germany

The EOS Conference on “Manufacturing of Optical Components” will give an overview of the state-of-the-art of fabrication technologies, and will provide, among other things, an international platform for discussing manufacturability of optical components as well as ongoing scientific research projects and, last but not least, future trends and prospective developments.Contact: web site: http://optics.org/cws/event/13336

EOS Conference on Frontiers in Electronic Imaging 2009

15-17 June

Munich, Germany

The EOS Conference on “Frontiers in Electronic Imaging” addresses scientists and engineers in electronic imaging R&D, users of imaging solutions who demand the highest performance from their equipment for their particular application, interested professionals from all segments of academia and industry where imaging is significant, and all technically-oriented persons who would like to know where electronic imaging is heading.Contact: web site: http://optics.org/cws/event/13335

ICORR 2009 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics

23-26 June

Kyoto, Japan

ICORR 2009 will be focused on a number of topics, including the themes of: Assistive Robotics, Therapeutic Robotics, Mechatronics in Prosthetics, Artificial Human Exoskeletons, Psychosocial Robotics, Robotics for Caregiving, Neural-Machine Interfaces & Control, Robotics for Human-Motion Analysis, Evaluation & Clinical Experience.Contact: web site: www.icorr2009.org/

MED 2009 17th Mediterranean Conference on Control & Automation

24-26 June

Thessaloniki, Greece

The conference, through its technical program, will provide a unique opportunity for the academic and industrial community to address new challenges, share solutions and discuss future research directions. A broad range of topics is proposed, following current trends of combining control/systems theory with software/communication technologies.Contact: web site: www.med09.org/

ICAR 2009 International Conference on Advanced Robotics

24-26 June

Munich, Germany

The theme of ICAR 2009 will be “able robots”, where “able” is the lexical intersection of “cap-able”, “depend-able”, “measur-able”, “afford- able”. These adjectives stand as synonyms for four rather fundamental and important features of robots which are supposed to deliver useful and economically competitive services in everyday environments under everyday conditions.Contact: web site: www.icar2009.org/

MMAR 2009 14th IEEE International Conference Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics

19-21 August

Miedzyzdroje, Poland

The participants of the 14th IEEE International MMAR Conference will have the opportunity to take part in the wide spectrum of categories for technical presentations, including plenary lectures, regular papers of both lecture and poster session types, and panel discussion.Contact: web site: www.mmar.ps.pl

SSRR 2009 2009 IEEE International Workshop on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics

3-6 November

Denver, USAContact: web site: www.engr.du.edu/ssrr2009

International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics Conference

2-5 November

Orlando, USA

The International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics (ICALEO^®) has a 26 year history as the conference where researchers and end-users meet to review the state-of-the-art in laser materials processing and predict where the future will lead. From its inception, ICALEO^® has been devoted to the field of laser materials processing and is viewed as the premier source of technical information in the field. Each year ICALEO^® features areas of topical interest.Contact: web site: http://optics.org/cws/event/13626

2009 International Robot Exhibition

25-28 November

Tokyo, Japan

This show is designed to provide a place to exhibit robots and related equipments in order to enhance market awareness of new technology. At the same time, the show is to be a medium to promote new products and to develop new business through contributing the promotion of new technology.Contact: web site: www.nikkan.co.jp/eve/irex/

ROBIO 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics

16-18 December

Guilin, Guangxi, ChinaContact: web site: www.ieee-ras.org/calendar/323/robio-2009.html

2010

IEEE MEMS 2010 2010 IEEE 23rd International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems

24-28 January

Wanchai, Hong Kong

WHCM 2010IEEE Workshop on Health Care Management

18-20 February

Venice, Italy

This is a primary international event that provides an opportunity to highly qualified researchers, academicians and practitioners in the healthcare management and technology assessment fields to exchange new ideas and results. Scientists and practitioners are invited to present their current research topics in the area of the healthcare modelling, simulation, optimization and management, especially taking into account the modern Information and Communication Technologies innovations. The event aims at providing a forum for international collaboration and dissemination of research and best practices in the healthcare management and technology assessment fields.Contact: web site: www.deei.units.it/WHCM2010/