Call for contributed papers

Contributed Papers are invited in the form of regular manuscripts (allotted 6 Proceedings pages). A Contributed Paper must be submitted through the conference submission website (PaperPlaza) and must conform to the submission policy, under the responsibility of Ian Walker, Publication Chair, requiring that all manuscripts be in 2-column format and meet strict page limits. For the purpose of review only, manuscripts may be up to eight (8) pages long. However, normal length for the final manuscript is limited to six (6) pages. Papers exceeding the normal length may be submitted upon payment of overlength page charges of USD 200.00 for each page in excess of six. A maximum of two extra pages above normal six are permitted for Contributed Papers, as well as for Invited Session Papers (see below).

One novelty of ICRA'07 is that a short Video Clip of 1-2 minutes may accompany a Contributed Paper. The video clip is intended to enhance the contents of a paper, both in clarity and in added value. While the paper should be self contained (i.e., fully readable and understandable independently from the video), the video clip can be something like those shown during authors' presentations at the conference. Please, keep it short and focused. Video clips are submitted in parallel with the related paper through the conference submission website (PaperPlaza). A video clip is reviewed together with the related paper. If the paper is accepted, the video clip will be included in the conference DVD.

A Contributed Paper can be considered for the ICRA'07 Best Student Paper Award, provided that the first author is a student and primary developer of the ideas contained in the paper. A recommendation letter from the student's advisor must be attached at the time of submission through the conference submission website (PaperPlaza).

Bruno Siciliano, Program Chair