2003 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

May 12-17, 2003

Progress Report

General Chair : Ren C. Luo

Program Chair : Li-Chen Fu

November 2, 2001 for IROS2001

Conference Theme

Conference Organization

General Chair : Ren C. Luo, National Chung Cheng Univ.

Co-Chair : S. H. Lu, National Taiwan Univ. G. Bekey, Univ. of Southern Calif. F. Harashima, Tokyo Metropolitan Inst.Technology G. Giralt, LAAS-CNRS

Program Chair : Li-Chen Fu, National Taiwan Univ. Co-Chair : C.S. G. Lee, Purdue Univ. Bruno Siciliano, Univ. degli Studi di Napoli Federico II B. Lee, Univ. of Seoul S. Hirose, Tokyo Inst. of Technology

Conference Organization (Cont’d.)

Advisory Committee Chair : T. J.Tarn, Washington Univ., St. Louis

Co-Chair : T. Fukuda, Nagoya Univ.

Awards Committee Chair : Steven Hsia, Univ. of Calif., Davis

Publicity Chair : Y.F. Zheng, Ohio State Univ.

Publication Chair : H.-P. Huang, National Taiwan Univ.

Video Proc. Chair : Rajiv Dubey, Univ. of South Florida

Finance Chair : F.-T. Cheng, National Cheng Kung Univ.

Workshop/Tutorial Chair : Ken Goldberg, Univ. of Calif., Berkeley

Local Arrangement Chair : Tsai-Yen Li, National Chengchi Univ.

Exhibitions Chair : MeDer Jeng, National Taiwan Ocean Univ.

Conference Site: The Grand Hotel Taipei

• It has about 400 hotel rooms and enough break-up session

rooms so that it can accommodate registrants and conferen

ce venue together in one hotel

• Room rate : Round of House US$150/night

Budget Room US$ 90/night

• Overflow hotels include Taipei Imperial Inter-Continental

Hotel , Chien Tan Overseas Youth Activity Center, etc.

Conference Site: The Grand Hotel Taipei

Taipei MRT Systems

Conference Agenda

Conference Week

Events

Monday

(5/12)

1) Tutorials & Workshops

2) Committee Meetings

Tuesday

(5/13)

1) Tutorial & Workshops 3) Reception

2) Conference Board Meeting

Wednesday

(5/14)

1) Plenary Session (Opening) 3) P anel Session

2) Technical Sessions (12 parallel tracks)

Thursday

(5/15)

1) Plenary Session 3) Banquet

2) Technical Sessions (12 parallel tracks) 4) Industrial Sessions

5) Technical Tour

Friday

(5/16)

1) Plenary Session 4) Technical Tour

2) Technical Session (12 parallel tracks) 5) Program Committee Dinner

3) Panel Session

Saturday

(5/17)

1) AdCom Meeting

2) Nontechnical Tour

Conference Room Assignment

Function Room Location Area (sq/m) Purpose

The Grand Ballroom 12th Floor 250 Banquet Plenary Session

Auditorium 10th Floor 183 Panel Session Technical Session

Evergreen Room 10th Floor 105 AdCom Meeting VIP Room 10th Floor 60 Secretariat Room

International Reception Hall 1st Floor 166 Reception Technical Session

East Corridor 1st Floor Registration VIP Room 101¡B102¡B106¡B107 1st Floor 20 Technical Session VIP Room 103¡B104¡B108¡B109 1st Floor 24 Technical Session VIP Room 105¡B110 1st Floor 42 Technical Session The Grand Club West Wing 1st Night Event Der-Hou Room Fu-Chuan Hall

Basement 193+144=342 Exhibition

Ru-Yi Room Basement 32 Computer Room VIP Room Basement 20 Preview Room

Technical Content

• Electronic paper submission will be enforced as in ICRA

2001 and 2002.

• Paper presentation will be broken into 12 parallel tracks

per day.

• Papers in the areas of “Automation” will be extensively

advocated.

• Some kind of large-scale contest during the conference

may be arranged.

Technical Content (Cont’d.)

• Industrial sessions reflecting the strongest regional enterprises

at the time of conference will be especially arranged.

• Exhibition will be in cooperation with our annual large-scale

“International Automation Show”.

• Cooperation with back-to-back National Automation

Technology Conference.

Publicity/Information

• Preliminary call for Papers of ICR&A 2003 is now available.

• Web site of ICR&A 2003 is available at

http://www.icra2003.org.

• Updated 1st Announcement has already been delivered to

associated colleagues.

Web site Front-page

Proposed Budget Income Amount Number Subtotals Totals Income Amount Number Subtotals Totals

I.Registration III.Prooceeding Sales

A. Advance A.At Conference and by Mail $150 80 $12,0001.Members $500 300 $150,000 B.Video Proceedings 100 20 $2,0002.Non-Members 620 100 $62,000 C.IEEE Book Broker Sales 185 250 $46,2503.Students 200 140 $28,000 D.Net Page Charge 180 100 $18,000B.Late

1.Members 570 35 $19,950 Total Proceedings $78,250

2.Non-Members 690 15 $10,3503.Students 270 10 $2,700 IV.Sponsorship

Total Registration 600 $273,000 A.National Science Council $55,000

C.Various Industries 3,000II.Workshop&Tutorial

Total Sponsorship $58,000A.Advance1.Members $200 80 $16,000

2.Non-Members 250 40 $10,000 V.Exhibits Income $1,000 10 $10,000 $10,000

3.Students 100 40 $4,000

B.Late

1.Members 250 20 $5,000 VI.Total Income $458,950

2.Non-Members 320 10 $3,200

3.Students 150 10 $1,500 VII. Advance Loan $40,000

Total Workshop&Tutorial 200 $39,700

Proposed Budget

Expense Amount Number Subtotals Totals Expense Amount Number Subtotals Totals

I.Promotion C.Office Materials 6,000D.Equipment Rental (AV and word processing) 35,000

A.Call for Papers $4,000 $4,000 E.Meeting Room Rental 17,000B.Advance Program 6,000 6,000 F.Miscellanceous Admin 7,000C.Final Program 14,000 14,000 G.Signs 3,000

H.Telephone/Fax & Electronic Mail 5,000Total Promotion $24,000 I.VISA/MC Discount 7,000

J.Audit 3,000II.Proceedings K.Insurance 10,000

A.Printing Paper Proceeding$70 330 $23,100 Total Administration Expenses $114,000B.Video Proceedings 17 1,000 17,000C.Shipping and Handling 3,000 IV.SocialD.CD Rom 10 1,000 10,000

A.Reception $25 400 $10,000Total Proceedings $53,100B.Coffee Breaks 6 4000 24,000

C.Conference Banquet 70 580 40,600

III.Administration D.PC Member Dinner 60 180 10,800E.Society Banquet 80 80 6,400

A.Registration $15 600 $9,000

B.Secretarial and Local Arrangements 12,000 Total Social Expenses $91,800

Proposed Budget

Expense Amount Number Subtotals Totals Expense Amount Number Subtotals Totals

V.Committee Expense VI.Workshop/Tutorial Expenses

A.General Chairman A.Workshop/Tutorial Notes $6,000

1.Travel $4,000 B.Speaker Honoraria and Travel 20,0002.Contingency 3,500 C.Setup Expenses 5,0003.Secretarial 2,000B.Program Committee Total Workshop/Tutorial Expenses $31,0001.Travel 30,0002.Plenary Speakers 12,000 VII.Setup cost for Exhibits $3,0003.Miscellaneous 6,0004.Secretarial 3,000 Total Expenses $390,4005.Mailing/Telephone 5,0006.Awards 3,000 VIII.Payback Advance Loan $40,000C.All Other Committees 5,000

Total IncomeTotal Committee Expenses $73,500 Total Expenses

US$458,950

Surplus US$68,550

390,400