Preliminary Call For Papers IEEE 9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON REHABILITATION ROBOTICS (ICORR): Frontiers of the Human-Machine Interface June 28 - July 1, 2005, Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.smpp.northwestern.edu/ICORR2005 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM The agenda for ICORR 2005 will blend both the basic sciences of rehabilitation robotics and the results of their employment in clinical trials and case studies. Planned themes are: . Assistive Robotics . Therapeutic Robotics . Brain-Machine Interfaces for Rehabilitation . Robotics in Prosthetics/Orthotics . Hardware/control developments for Rehabilitation . Evaluation methods & Clinical Experience . Biorobotics and Biomimetics . Sensorimotor Control and Learning The program consists of oral presentations and poster sessions. Participants are invited to submit papers for peer review on the subjects of interest. Instructions will be sent with the second announcement and will be available soon at the official website. HOSTS: ICORR 2005 is hosted by the Sensory Motor Performance Program of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (http://www.ric.org) and Northwestern University. LOCATION AND VENUE: ICORR 2005 will take place in the heart of Chicago's luxurious Magnificent Mile district on the shores of Lake Michigan. Conference activities will take place in the Conference Center in the Feinberg Pavilion of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, in the heart of downtown Chicago. Blocks of rooms have been reserved at the Wyndham Chicago, Radisson Hotel and Best Western Hotel. The Wyndham Chicago and Radisson Hotel are across the street from the conference center. The Best Western Hotel is located two blocks from the conference center. The congress will also offer a various social programs (welcome reception, luncheons, tours and excursions, lab tours, and an exceptional gala dinner). KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Paolo Dario, Pisa, Italy John Hollerbach, Salt Lake City, Utah Andrew Schwartz, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: ICORR 2005 Executive committee: James Patton, General Chair, Chicago, IL, USA Richard F. ff. Weir, Co-Chair, Chicago, IL, USA Yoky Matsuoka, Scientific Co-Chair, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Yasin Dhaher, Scientific Co-Chair, Chicago, IL, USA Derek Kamper, Finance Chair, Chicago, IL, USA Lennie Kahn, Exhibits Chair, Chicago, IL, USA Moshen Makhsous, International Liaison, Chicago, IL, USA Daniel Ferris, Awards Chair, Ann Arbor, MI, USA ICORR 2005 Scientific Program Committee Machiel Van der Loos, Palo Alto, CA, USA Dimitar Stefanov, Cardiff, Wales, UK David J. Reinkensmeyer, Irvine, CA, USA Hermano Igo Krebs, Cambridge, MA, USA Jiping He, Tempe, AZ, USA Just Herder, The Netherlands Gill Pratt, Needham, MA, USA Kasuhiro Kosuge , Sendai, Japan Gerry Colombo, Zurich, Switzerland Reggie Edgerton, Los Angeles, CA, USA John F. Soechting, Minneapolis, MN, USA Stefan Schaal, Los Angeles, CA, USA Maureen K. Holden, Cambridge, MA, USA Carolee J. Winstein, Los Angeles, CA, USA ICORR 2005 Advisory Committee: W. Zev Rymer (Chair), Chicago, IL, USA Charles G. Burgar, Temple, TX, USA Dudley Childress, Evanston, IL, USA J. Edward Colgate, Evanston, IL, USA Volker Dietz, Zurich, Switzerland William Harwin, Reading, England Neville Hogan, Cambridge, MA, USA Kevin Lynch, Evanston, IL, USA Michael Peshkin, Evanston, IL, USA Tariq Rahman, Wilmington, DE, USA Elliot Roth, Chicago, IL, USA Edward Taub, Birmingham, AL, USA Machiel Van der Loos, Palo Alto, CA, USA International Steering Committee for ICORR: Tariq Rahman (Chair), Wilmington, DE, USA Z. Zenn Bien, Daejeon, Korea Axel Graeser, Bremen, Germany William Harwin, Reading, England Michael Hillman, Bath, England, UK Machiel Van der Loos, Palo Alto, CA, USA Richard Mahoney, Mount Laurel, NJ, USA Mounir Mokhtari, Evry, France James Patton, Chicago, IL, USA Dimitar Stefanov, Cardiff, Wales, UK Noriyuki Tejima, Kyoto, Japan REGISTRATION FEES: (Rates may change if more funding becomes available) Before April 15: IEEE member $475 non-member $575 Students & PostDocs $275 After April 15: IEEE member $575 non-member $675 Students & PostDocs $425 FINANCIAL SUPPORT: Following the tradition set by previous ICORR meetings, the Organizing Committee does its best to secure funds for conference grants. Such grants may be used to reduce registration fees. We especially encourage students, disabled investigators, women, minorities and users of these technologies to participate. Special awards will be granted for exceptional papers submitted by these individuals. Please check the website for more information. SPECIAL SESSIONS: Proposals for special sessions should be submitted to the co-chair Richard Weir rweir@northwestern.edu by December 1, 2004. IMPORTANT DATES: November 15, 2004: Preliminary call for papers November 30, 2004: Online submission opens December 1, 2004: Call for papers February 4, 2005: Abstracts Due March 25, 2005: Acceptance Notifications April 14, 2005: IEEE Copyright Forms Due April 15, 2005: Last day of early Registration May 2, 2005: Final IEEE-Compliant-PDF Deadline June 28-July 1, 2005: ICORR Conference FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Please see http://www.smpp.northwestern.edu/ICORR2005 OR contact: Mary Ellen Devitt, ICORR 2005 Conference Secretariat Ph: +01 (312) 238-2910 (ICORR Secretariat) Fax: +01 (312) 238-2208 E-mail: medevitt@ric.org