Just as a quick reminded, this is tomorrow. Sean Dague wrote: > 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 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > > Sep 3 - Porkchop - The Areas of My Expertise > Oct 1 - Ubikeys > Oct 4 - Linux Fest > Nov 5 - Releasing Open Source Software > Dec 3 - TBD >
-- __________________________________________________________________ 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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_______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Sep 3 - Porkchop - The Areas of My Expertise Oct 1 - Ubikeys Oct 4 - Linux Fest Nov 5 - Releasing Open Source Software Dec 3 - TBD
