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Special Events

Please consult the ICRA Digest (PDF) for date, description and location details of various events. Some highlights are noted here.

Tuesday May 15, 2012

08:30-17:30 Industry Forum (RiverCentre Meeting Room 10-11)
12:00-13:00 Women in Engineering Luncheon in RiverCentre Ballrooms (Information)
13:15-14:15 Plenary Talk: Prof. Brad Nelson in RiverCentre Ballrooms
19:30-21:30 Welcome Reception at the Minnesota Science Musuem (across the street from RiverCentre)

Wednesday May 16, 2012

12:00-13:00 GOLD Lunch in Crowne Plaza Great River Ballroom
12:00-13:00 Lunch with the Leaders in Crowne Plaza "Windows on the River" room
13:15-14:15 Plenary Talk: Prof. Harry Asada in RiverCentre Ballrooms
15:00-17:00 NSF Presentation on i-Corps Program (RiverCentre Meeting Room 10-11)
19:00-21:30 Conference Banquet in RiverCentre Ballrooms

Thursday May 17, 2012

08:30-14:15 Twin Cities Teen Robotics Event (Information)(Registration)
12:00-13:00 Awards Lunch (and tribute to Bernard Roth, see below) in RiverCentre Ballrooms
13:15-14:15 Plenary Talk: Prof. Jun Ho Oh in RiverCentre Ballrooms
14:30-15:30 Robotic Challenge - Summary of Event (RiverCentre Meet ing Room 12)
18:30-20:30 Farewell Reception in RiverCentre Roy Wilkins Auditorium

Friday May 18, 2012

14:00-17:00 Symposium on Robotic Solutions Toward Nuclear Decommission (RiverCentre Ballroom D) (Abstract) - (URL)

Bernard Roth to receive 2012 IEEE Robotics and Automation Award

Bernard Roth, a leader in the field of robotics and automation whose pioneering contributions to robot kinematics and design shaped the field and provided the foundation for the advanced capabilities seen in today’s robotic devices, is being honored by IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional association, with the 2012 IEEE Robotics and Automation Award on Thursday 17 May at the noon Awards Luncheon at ICRA 2012. The award, sponsored by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, recognizes Roth for fundamental contributions to robot kinematics, manipulation and design.