INTERNATIONAL MEASUREMENT CONFEDERATION
Technical Committee on Robotics TC-17

First Announcement and Call for Papers

6th International Symposium on

Measurement and Control in Robotics
- ISMCR '96 -

Brussels, 9 - 11 May 1996

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Scope of the Symposium:

ISMCR'96 is the 6th edition in a series of international conferences on
Measurement and Control in Robotics; this event which will be held in
Brussels succeeds ISMCR'95 held in Slovakia on 12-16 June 1995.

The objective of this symposium is to bring high quality papers on relevant
topics for reporting new research results, together with
cross-fertilization among experts in each speciality.

Special sessions will be included in the symposium, dealing with sensor
fusion, dynamic motion control, micro robots, robots for health care and
telerobotics. Proposals on topics of current interest are welcome.
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Main Topics:
Robotic Sensors
Sensory Systems
Human Interface
Motion Control
Artificial Reality/Virtual Reality
Kinematics and Dynamics
Micro Machines/Micro Robots
Intelligent Manipulation
Micro Sensors/Micro Actuators
Robot Language
Space Robotics
Locomotion
Robots in Hazardous Environment
Autonomous Navigation
New Applications of Intelligent Robots
Sensor Fusion
Home Robots
Robot Measurement
Robots for Health Care
Telerobotics
National Projects/R&D Projects
Intelligent Robot Control
Real-Time Aspects of Measurement & Control
Emergent Architectures for Robot Control

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Submission of Abstracts:
Abstracts, in English, must be headed as follows: Title. Topic (max. 3
keywords). Author's Name(s) and Affiliation(s). Speaker's Name. Address.
Telephone. Facsimile. E-mail.
Six copies of the abstract (250-400 words) should be received by the
Conference Secretariat before 1 December 1995.

Deadlines:
        Submission of Abstracts           1 December l995
        Notification of Acceptance        15 January 1996
        Receipt of Final Papers           15 March 1996
        Early Registrations               8 April 1996

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Registration Fees:
All participants, including authors/speakers have to pay a registration fee.
Members of BSMEE / IBRA-BIRA / Fabrimetal:            Non-Members:
Before 8 April 1996:     12000 BEF (400 US$)          14000 BEF (467 US$)
After 8 April 1996:      15000 BEF (500 US$)          17000 BEF (567 US$)

Rates include admission to all sessions and the international exhibition
EUROTECH96, lunches and refreshments during the breaks, social event(s),
and proceedings.

One-day fee for Members                          Non-Members
Before 8 April 1996: 7000 BEF (234 US$)          8500 BEF (284 US$)
After 8 April 1996: 8500 BEF (284 US$)           10000 BEF (334 US$)

Rates include admission to the sessions, lunch and refreshments during the
selected day, a permanent ticket for the exhibition EUROTECH96 and a copy
of the proceedings. Participation in the Social Event(s) is NOT included.

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This symposium is organized in parallel with EUROTECH 96 which will take
place from 7 till 11 May 1996, in the same buildings.

EUROTECH is the most important industrial trade fair in the Benelux.
Several industrial sectors are presented: hydropneumatical technology,
motion and power controls, logistic and machine tools. The presence of 900
exhibitors and 40 000 trade visitors makes this event one of the most
efficient fair in Europe ! A permanent ticket for EUROTECH 96 is included
for every participant at the symposium.

Venue:
Brussels International Exhibition Center: Hall 7
Place de Belgique / Belgieplein,
B-1020 BRUSSELS Belgium
Brussels, of course, is easily accessible by all kinds of transport (air,
rail, road, ...)

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Conference Secretariat:
BSMEE
Belgian Society for Mechanical and Environmental Engineering
21 Rue des Drapiers
B 10SO Brussels, Belgium
Tel. + 32 2 511 82 86
Fax +32 2 51217 48
E-mail: Baudoin@mapp.rma.ac.be