The 2012 International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA 2012) will be held in Montréal, Québec, Canada, from October 3rd to 5th, 2012. The conference offers an unique and interesting platform for scientists, engineers and practitioners throughout the world to present and share their most recent research and innovative ideas in the areas of robotics, automation and mechatronics.

Contributed Papers
Prospective authors are invited to submit the full version of their manuscripts in MS Word or LaTeX format. A maximum of 12 pages in the standard ICIRA format is allowed for each paper, including figures, tables and references. Detailed instructions for paper submission are available on the conference website.

Invited Sessions
The conference will feature invited sessions on new topics and innovative applications. These sessions will consist of 4-6 articles and undergo a regular review process. Prospective organizers should include a brief statement of purpose for the session as well as the abstracts of the papers.

Location
Montréal is a welcoming and cosmopolitan city, with legendary dining, world-renowned museums and performing arts, chic shops, and a population ferociously proud of its language and culture. Built on an island of the same name, Montréal lies in a bend of the St. Lawrence River 1,609 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean. It embraces an inner-city mountain and a sea-level riverside, historic buildings and striking modern architecture, a French-speaking majority and a sizable Anglophone population. The downtown core and most visited neighborhoods are busy and vibrant. Autumn is the most picturesque time of year in Montreal and surrounding areas as maple leaves change into vibrant shades of golden yellow, orange and red. It is the perfect time to enjoy the splendid view of maple leaves and experience the unique autumn feeling in Montreal.

Conference proceedings will be published in Springer’s Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence. All published papers will be indexed in EI.