RoboCup 2007 Atlanta Newsletter #2

RoboCup 2007 Atlanta Newsletter #2


In this issue:

o Registration is open
o Robot Summer
o Message from the chair
o The RoboCup Village
o Planning your trip
o Website updates


Qualified Teams Invited to Register

Teams that have qualified in the Humanoid Leagues, the Middle Size League, and the Nanogram Demostration may start
the registration process at

http://www.robocup-us.org/registration.html

As soon as other leagues complete their qualification process, registraton will open to them as well. Visit the RoboCup 2007 Wiki to learn about the qualification process for your league:

http://wiki.cc.gatech.edu/robocup

Early registration will close on March 31, 2007. After that date rates will increase, and some options may no longer be available. So please register as soon as you are able to.


Robot Summer 2007 at Georgia Tech

RoboCup 2007 Atlanta is one of a series of events hosted at Georgia Tech as part of Robot Summer 2007. Georgia Tech is
pleased to welcome more than 3000 of the top robotics researchers and students from around the world to our campus for these events.

Robot Summer starts with a robot camp for kids from June 25 to June 29. See:

http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/summercamps

Up next, from June 26-30 is Robotics: Science and Systems, one of the world's premier robotics conferences. See:

http://www.roboticsconference.org

RoboCup competitions commence July 1-8, and the RoboCup Symposium runs July 9-10. See:

http://www.robocup-us.org

Several robot companies will demonstrate their robots at RoboCup July 7-8, additional booth space is available. For information, email Director of Operations Steve Kearney at stevekearney1@gmail.com

The International Aerial Robotics Competition will be organized by Georgia Tech July 23-27 at Fort Benning, Georgia.


RoboCup Village on the Georgia Tech Campus

We encourage all teams and team leaders to sign up for on campus housing. These accomodations were built for the athletes participating in the 1996 Olympics. Our on campus housing is just steps away from the main RoboCup 2007 venues. All other locations are easily reached by our special bus service.

On campus options range in cost from $35 to $50 per person per night. The lowest cost option provides a single bed in rooms with two beds. At the other end of the spectrum we offer bedrooms in apartments. All rooms have wired Internet connections (guests will need to bring their own ethernet cable) and are air conditioned (important in summer in Atlanta!).

You may also register for convenient campus dining to include breakfast and dinner each day. Dining is adjacent to campus housing.


Planning Your Trip

To make your travel to the USA a little bit easier, we have created an International Travel Information page on the RoboCup Wiki,

http://wiki.cc.gatech.edu/robocup/index.php/Travel_Information

where you can find more information and tips regarding your travel as well as contact information for RoboCup Ambassadors. Our ambassadors are Georgia Tech student volunteers who are offereing to share their knowledge and experience about traveling to the US.


Message from the Chair...

Dear RoboCuppers!

I am proud that the Georgia Institute of Technology is hosting one of the most exciting robotics events of the year, an event that truly integrates research and invention with fun, excitement, adventure and team spirit - RoboCup 2007 Atlanta. We are all curious to see what another year of development and creativity will bring to the field.

As we get closer to the event be sure to keep your eye out for this newsletter as we will be bringing you important news about registration and travel to RoboCup 2007. We will also highlight some of the teams around the world and provide more information about Atlanta.

On behalf of the RoboCup organizing team, let me say that we are dedicated to making RoboCup 2007 a wonderful experience for you, the participants.

I look forward to seeing you all in July 2007.

Tucker Balch

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We are able to host RoboCup 2007 Atlanta thanks to the
generosity of:

CITIZEN
Lockheed Martin
Georgia Tech

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