I saw this come by today and thought people here may be interested in this event:
When: Friday, October 31, 2007 Where: The Terrace Restaurant, SUNY New Paltz campus (all campus facilities are fully accessible and comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act). Registration Fee: $20 per person - free to Mid-Hudson IEEE members or students with valid ID (includes coffee breaks and buffet lunch, plus CD ROM with presentation materials and invited papers). Advance registration payments (checks drawn on a U.S. bank only) may be made out to the CAS 8600. Send check to: School of Science and Engineering, 1 Hawk Drive, State University of New York, New Paltz, NY 12561. Attendees may also register at the door on the day of the workshop. Scope and Purpose: Robotics has emerged as one of the principle technology growth industries of the coming decade, with applications ranging from autonomous vehicles, military systems, and space exploration to microchip manufacturing. This has in turn driven a strong interest in education programs and prototype development to train the next generation of engineers in the multi-disciplinary field of robotics. In this workshop, we’ve invited a number of distinguished speakers with first-hand experience in robotics from across the Hudson Valley to describe their exciting work in this area. The emphasis will be on development of robot hardware and software for a range of practical applications, and on the many initiatives under way which use robots to facilitate engineering education from middle schools through college level programs. Applications to both private industry and military systems will be highlighted, featuring a preview of the keynote presentation from the IEEE International TePRA conference (Technologies for Practical Robot Applications) given by the IEEE national secretary Colonel Barry Shoop. A panel discussion on current trends and directions in this field will also be included. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with the guest speakers through informal discussion breaks throughout the day, and a question/answer session will be held at the end of the panel discussion to assess those attendees wishing to apply for continuing education units under the New York State Professional Engineers program (there are no prerequisites for this workshop). Attendees will also have the opportunity to provide written feedback on the various sessions during the day. Invited papers and other presentation materials will be made available on CD as part of the registration package. More information here: http://ewh.ieee.org/r1/mid-hudson//index.htm then follow the link to their monthly news letter in pdf format to get the real details (on page 7). -Sean -- __________________________________________________________________ Sean Dague Mid-Hudson Valley sean at dague dot net Linux Users Group http://dague.net http://mhvlug.org There is no silver bullet. Plus, werewolves make better neighbors than zombies, and they tend to keep the vampire population down. __________________________________________________________________
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