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IEEE Robotics & Automation Society e-News ICRA Special Issue In This Issue RAS New Letters Journal - Topic at Town Hall Meeting Sponsored Luncheons: LwL, Young Professionals and WIE Conference Organizers Workshop at ICRA Chapter Chair Workshop Member Lounge in Exhibition Hall Quick Links Student Activities at ICRA Register for ICRA 2015 Book Your Room in Seattle Town Hall: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 2015 RAS Town Hall Meeting Thursday, May 28, 13:50-14:50, WSCC 6A/6B/6C   Meet your RAS Leadership, and those involved in the newest RAS journal, the IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L). Calling all members of the IEEE Robotics & Automation Society, and those interested in learning more about RA-L. Get your questions answered and learn how you may be able to participate as a reviewer.   For more information on the publication, click here. RAS Sponsored Luncheons at ICRA RAS Women In Engineering (WIE) Luncheon Wednesday, 27 May 2015  12:15-13:45 Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, Washington, USA REGISTER HERE 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. Takako Hashimoto, 2015 IEEE WIE Chair, will be the guest speaker discussing the current initiatives of IEEE WIE, major opportunities and future challenges. RAS Lunch with Leaders - LwL (for Students) Friday, 29 May 2015 12:15-13:45 Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, Washington, USA REGISTER HERE This luncheon is open to student attendees offering the chance to meet and interact with and leaders from RAS. At ICRA 2015, 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.  Students will be asked to indicate topics of interest prior to the luncheon and assigned to tables. The hope is that this format will encourage discussion and create a valuable experience for all attendees. To help identify topics, see the SAC Event section.   Young Professionals Luncheon Friday, 29 May 2015 12:15-13:45 Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, Washington, USA REGISTER HERE 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 2015 YP Lunch at ICRA will feature the three most recent "RAS Early Carrier Award" recipients, who will give edifying insights into  their approach to robots, R&D, science and life.   Our distinguished speakers are as follows: Leila Takayama - "For bringing empirical social science research into the development of personal and telepresence robotics" Sami Haddadin - "For fundamental contributions to robot safety, physical Human-Robot Interaction, and soft-robotics control" Robert J. Webster III - "For innovations in the design, modeling, and control of flexible minimally invasive surgical robots" Takako Hashimoto WIE Luncheon Keynote Speaker and 2015 IEEE WIE Chair Lunch with Leaders Students have a great opportunity to meet with RA leaders RAS Young Professionals Previously GOLD, Graduates of the Last Decade RAS Student Activities Committee Sponsored Events Student Video Contest  Deadline: 1 May 2015   Do you have a robotics idea or project you want to show off? Send in a video for the IEEE RAS SAC student video competition! The best videos will be presented at ICRA 2015 and posted on the IEEE RAS SAC website. Cash prizes will be given to the top three winners ($300 for first place). Be creative! For details, click here. RAS Lunch with Leaders:  New Spin - You Can Choose and Help Create Discussion Topics Being held on Friday 29 May, the Lunch with Leaders (LwL) format is being improved and your help is needed.  As in the past, students will be joined by respected RAS leaders at each table.  To encourage more focused conversation, each table will be associated with a focus area and several discussion topics. Leaders and students will be matched based on the topics of interest. Let us know if you have ideas for discussion topics by contacting RAS SAC Leaders. To register for the luncheon, click here. Career Mentoring Workshop - 30 May 2015   Becoming a Robot Guru:  Integrating Science, Engineering, and Creativity Workshop Workshop for  Broadening Participation in Computing and Building Interest and Knowledge about Robotics   Click here for more information. Conference and Chapter Organizers - Workshops RAS Conference Organizers Workshop Wednesday, May 27 from 13:30-17:30 Washington State Convention & Trade Center (WSCC) Seattle, Washington, USA   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.   For more information and to register click here.  RAS Chapter Chairs Workshop Wednesday, May 27 from 13:30-17:30 Washington State Convention & Trade Center (WSCC) Seattle, Washington, USA   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.   Registration is required for this FREE event. Please send your name, chapter and email address to r...@ieee.org to confirm your attendance.  If you are not attending ICRA, but would like to participate in the workshop via the web, please advise.  RAS Member Lounge - Open on Exhibit Floor Members of RAS are invited to visit the Member Lounge at ICRA.  The lounge will offer seating and beverages.  It will be open:   Wednesday, 27 May from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Thursday, 28 May from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Friday, 29 May from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm   To enter you must be a member of the IEEE Robotics & Automation Society.     About ICRA - IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation ICRA is the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society's flagship conference and is a premier international forum for robotics researchers to present their work. The 2015 conference will be held 26-30 May 2015 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington, USA.   The conference will include plenary and mini-plenary sessions, contributed paper sessions, workshops and tutorials, an industrial forum, exhibits, and robot challenges as well as some events that are new to ICRA, such as a Ph.D. forum, a career fair, and a developing countries forum.   ICRA 2015 Conference Registration Information - REGISTER TODAY! Registration is now open.  Please use the appropriate link based on your participation type: Author registration Non-author registration Contact Details 445 Hoes Lane Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA or call +1 732 562 5832 r...@ieee.org www.ieee-ras.org You are subscribed to IEEE Robotics & Automation Society e-News. To unsubscribe, visit: https://LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=MEMBERS-RAS&A=1

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