When and Where
Tuesday - May 21, 2019
11:00 – 15:45 - Room 518ab
Montreal Convention Centre
Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle
Montréal, QC H2Z 1H5
Introduction
The Government Forum is a set of sessions where speakers from government agencies from all over the world convene to present funding opportunities, success stories, and roadmaps to the attendees of ICRA 2019. The structure of the forum is a series of presentations followed by a short panel with discussion and questions from the audience.
Schedule
Session 1 (11:00-12:15)
| Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Janice Bailey (FRQNT) | FRQNT Programs and Opportunities for International Collaboration |
| 11:20 | Tim Chung (DARPA) | DARPA Presentation |
| 11:40 | David Miller (NSF) | NSF Presentation |
| 12:00 | Mini panel and questions |
Lunch Break (12:15-13:30)
Session 2 (13:30-14:45)
| Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 13:30 | Roscoe Klinck (DRDC) | The Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) Program |
| 13:50 | Junku Yuh (KIST) | Robotics R&D in Korea and KIST/RMI |
| 14:10 | Sylvain Langlois (NSERC) | Alliance: NSERC's new partnerships program |
| 14:30 | Mini Panel and questions |
Coffee Break (14:45-15:15)
Session 3 (15:15-16:30)
| Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 15:15 | Tomoyuki Yamamoto (NEDO) | Outline of NEDO and NEDO’s Technology Strategy Center (TSC) |
| 15:35 | Gianfranco Visentin (ESA) | European Harmonised Roadmap for Space Robotics Development |
| 15:55 | Panel and Closing remarks |
Organizer
Giovanni Beltrame, Professor, Polytechnique Montreal