[Amdnl] The 2nd CFP of IEEE ICMA 2012 (Chengdu, Sichuan, China, August 5-8, 2012)

[icma2012 at biomecha.eng.kagawa-u.ac.jp]

Dear Colleague,

  Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this announcement.  
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  Wish you and your family a happy holiday season and a successful New Year!

  2012 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA 2012)  
  will take place in Chengdu, Sichuan, China from August 5 to August 8, 2012.

  Please visit the website http://2012.ieee-icma.org/ for the detailed information.

  As the host city of ICMA 2012, Chengdu not only provides the attendees with a great  
  venue for this event, but also an unparallel experience in Chinese history and  
  culture. You are cordially invited to join us at IEEE ICMA 2012 in Chengdu to live  
  this unique experience. The objective of ICMA 2012 is to provide a forum for  
  researchers, educators, engineers, and government officials involved in the general 
  areas of mechatronics, robotics, automation and sensors to disseminate their latest 
  research results and exchange views on the future research directions of these fields. 

  The topics of interest include, but not limited to the following:

  - Intelligent mechatronics, robotics, biomimetics, automation and control systems
  - Opto-electronic elements and Materials, laser technology and laser processing
  - Elements, structures, mechanisms, and applications of micro and nano systems
  - Teleoperation, telerobotics, haptics, and teleoperated semi-autonomous systems
  - Sensor design, multi-sensor data fusion algorithms and wireless sensor networks
  - Biomedical and rehabilitation engineering, prosthetics and artificial organs
  - Control system modeling and simulation techniques and methodologies
  - AI, intelligent control, neuro-control, fuzzy control and their applications
  - Industrial automation, process control, manufacturing process and automation


  Contributed Paper: 

  All paper must be submitted in PDF format prepared strictly following the IEEE PDF 
  Requirments for Creating PDF Documents for the IEEE Xplore. The standard number of 
  pages is 6 and the maximum page limit is 8 pages with extra payment for the two extra pages. 
  See detailed instructions in the conference web site. All papers accepted by IEEE ICMA 2012 
  will be indexed by EI and included in IEEE Xplore. Extensions of selected papers will be 
  published in a regular or a special issue of the journals of IJMA and JRM.

  Organized Sessions: 
  Proposals with the title, the organizers, and a brief statement of purpose of the session must
  be submitted to an OS Chair by March 20, 2012.

  Tutorials & Workshops:
  Proposals for tutorials and workshops that address related topics must be submitted to one of
  the Tutorial/Workshop Chairs by May 1, 2012.

  Best Paper Competition: 
  IEEE ICMA conference has the following four categories of conference awards:
  1) Best Conference Paper Award
  2) Toshio Fukuda Best Award in Mechatronics
  3) Best Paper Award in Automation
  4) Best Student Paper Award

  The winner of the Best Paper Award will receive a certificate. 

  Important Dates:

       March 20, 2012:    Full papers and organized session proposals
       May  1, 2012:       Proposals for tutorials and workshops
       May 15, 2012:       Notification of paper and session acceptance
       June 1, 2012:       Submission of final papers in IEEE

  The Speakers of Plenary Talks:

  Prof. Bruno Siciliano, 
  University of Naples Federico II, Italy

  Prof. Miroslav Krstic, 
  University of California, USA 

  Prof. Kazuhito Yokoi, 
  National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan

  Extensions of selected papers will be published in a regular or a special issue of the following journals: 

  International Journal of Mechatronics and Automation (IJMA) 
  Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics 

  You are expected to make contributions to this conference via contributing high quality papers
  and attending the conference. 

  We are striving to make IEEE ICMA 2012 a high quality conference. Your strong support is greatly appreciated. 


  Sincerely, yours

  Tatsuo Arai & Shuguo Wang , General Chairs of IEEE ICMA 2012
  Xinkai Chen, Program Chair of IEEE ICMA 2012
  Shuxiang Guo & Yili Fu, Organizing Chairs of IEEE ICMA 2012