RAS Events
RAS Member Luncheons at ICRA
RAS is pleased to arrange three Luncheon Networking events for our Members attending ICRA 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden. Space is limited for these popular events. Don’t miss the chance to attend either or both because the space has been filled. Advanced registration is required. The cost is $5 per lunch. Register Now!
RAS Women In Engineering (WIE) Luncheon
Tuesday, 17 May 2016
12:20-13:30 in Room 24/25
Stockholm Waterfront Convention Center (SWCC)
The luncheon provides the opportunity to foster discussion on the role of women in robotics and automation, inspire girls and promote collaborations and initiatives to advance women in leadership. As the goal for this event is to be more than a lunch for women, but a lunch with women. Therefore, men are more than welcome to participate and enjoy the discussion.
RAS Lunch with Leaders – LwL (for Students)
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
12:00-13:10 in Room (tbd)
Sheraton Stockholm Hotel
This luncheon is open to student attendees offering the chance to meet and interact with and leaders from RAS. At ICRA 2016, the format of the luncheon will be modified slightly, each table will be associated with a focus area and several discussion topics. Leaders will be paired with tables according to their interests and background.
Young Professionals Luncheon
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
12:00-13:10 in Room 24/25
Stockholm Waterfront Convention Center (SWCC)
Under the umbrella of IEEE Young Professionals program, the Robotics & Automation Society (RAS) is further empowering its young professionals through the RAS Young Professionals (YP) group. The 2016 YP Lunch at ICRA will feature some recent “RAS Early Carrier Award” recipients, who will give edifying insights into their approach to robots, R&D, science and life., and a 2016 IEEE Fellow.
Our distinguished speakers are as follows:
Danica Kragic (Fellow) – “For contributions to vision‐based systems and robotic object manipulation”
Dmitry Berenson (Early Career Award) – “For contributions to the theory and implementation of robot motion planning and manipulation”
Ludovic Righetti (Early Career Award) – “For contributions to the theory of, and experiments in, robot locomotion and manipulation”
Conference Organizers and Chapter Chairs – Workshops at ICRA
RAS Conference Organizers Workshop
Tuesday, 17 May
9:30-13:00 in Room 26
Stockholm Waterfront Convention Center (SWCC)
Conference timelines, Bank Accounts, Budgets, Whether to hire a meeting planner, Conference Closings, Hotel Contracts, Insurance, Tax Issues— organizing a conference can be a daunting task, especially a large conference like ICRA or IROS involving a thousand people or more. Anyone who is involved in organizing an IEEE Conference, or is thinking about organizing a conference, is urged to attend. Get answers to your questions about the organization, requirements, logistics and finances of conferences, both large and small. Speak with the experts for advice on how to make sure your conference is executed flawlessly!
Anyone who is involved in organizing an IEEE Conference is urged to attend and get answers to your questions about the organization, requirements, logistics and finances of conferences, both large and small.
Space is limited, so we encourage you to register as soon as your availability is confirmed.
Please register for this FREE workshop on-line here
RAS Chapter Chairs Workshop
Friday, 20 May
12:30-17:00 in Room 33
Stockholm Waterfront Convention Center (SWCC)
On behalf of the Membership Activities Board, Chapter and International Activities Committee within the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, we invite all RAS chapter chairs or a chapter representatives to attend this half-day workshop.
The objective of this workshop is to facilitate communication of local chapters and the IEEE Robotics & Automation Society and to encourage a knowledge share among leaders in terms of best practices from your chapter. In this workshop, representatives from successful chapters will share their experiences, lessons in organizing the local activities and recruiting more members to join. Representatives of RAS will provide tips to take advantage of chapter resources and how to get support from RAS.
Confirmed Speakers include:
2016 Chapter of the Year Award co-Recipient: Marco Moran, Chair, RAS Monterrey Chapter, Mexico
2016 Chapter of the Year Award co-Recipient: Rodney Radford, Chair, RAS Eastern North Carolina Chapter, USA
Co-Chair – Chapter and International Activities Committee: Biao Zhang
Registration is required for this FREE event.
If you are not attending ICRA, but would like to participate in the workshop via the web, please contact RAS@ieee.org.
RAS Student Lounge
Share refreshments and conversation with the RAS Student Leadership. Relax a bit and catch up on work, or join us as we view Robot Blooper videos. Open house hours are as follows:
Tuesday, 17 May from 15:00-17:30 in Room 26
Thursday, 19 May from 15:00-17:30 in Room 26