#### ICIRA 2011 - Aachen, Germany - 2011, December 6-9 ####

The 2011 International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA 2011) will be held in Aachen, Germany, on December 06-09, 2011. The conference theme is “Improving Robot Behavior”.

Robots already have become a part of our life – whether in supporting ourselves in everyday life or for example in increasing the productivity and quality of assembly tasks. This development will even intensify in the future. The ICIRA 2011 forges a link between different disciplines developing and/or using robotics and its applications, on the one hand. On the other hand, the ICIRA 2011 forms a connection between different perspectives on the field of robotics – from the fundamental research to the usage of robotics. Therefore, the ICIRA 2011 provides a platform to discuss „Improving Robot Behavior“.

The conference program will contain paper presentations, poster presentations, special sessions and an exhibition. The community is looking forward to discussing a variety of topics on robotic research and their applications under different scientific perspectives with you at the ICIRA 2011 in Aachen.


#### Call for Papers ####

All accepted papers will be published within Springer’s Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI). An online paper management tool for the submission of your paper based on LaTex or MS Word templates will be provided. Papers can be presented orally or by poster.


#### Call for Special Sessions ####

The technical program of the ICIRA 2011 will include special sessions. Their objective is to complement the regular program with new or emerging topics of particular interest gravitating around interdisciplinary research.

Prospective organizers of special sessions should submit proposals to the secretariat of the conference (general@icira2011.org) indicating:

Title of the session
Description of the event and relevance to the ICIRA 2011 conference theme, motivation, scope and main topics to be covered, intended schedule, and prior history of the proposed session (if applicable)
Short biography of the organizers
Target audience

Prospective organizers of the special sessions are kindly asked to send their proposals until January 30, 2011. Prospective organizers of special sessions will receive the information regarding the acceptance of their special session until February 15, 2011.

The organizer‘s role is to attract the speakers and to chair the session itself. Each special session will consist of at least five papers. The conference proceedings will be published in Springer‘s Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI).


#### Exhibition ####

During the entire conference an accompanying exhibition will take place. The ICIRA 2011 welcomes companies, universities, publishers, and
researchers to participate as an exhibitor at the conference.


#### Important Dates ####

Submission of Special Session (deadline): January 30, 2011
Special Session Acceptance: February 15, 2011
Submission of Full Papers (deadline): March 15, 2011
Paper Acceptance: June 15, 2011
Submission of Final Papers (deadline): July 15, 2011
Early Bird Registration (deadline): August 15, 2011
Technical Program: October 20, 2011
Conference: December 06-09, 2011

All deadlines refer to 11:59 p.m. (GMT+1) on the mentioned date.