FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS:

12th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON REHABILITATION ROBOTICS, ICORR 2011

June 29 – July 01, 2011
Zurich, Switzerland

http://www.icorr2011.com/

Paper and workshop/tutorial submission date: January 14, 2011

ICORR is a biennial international IEEE conference that highlights the latest results from world leading research labs and clinics in the field of rehabilitation robotics. ICORR 2011 will have a special focus on clinical evaluation and promotion of interaction between engineers, clinicians and therapists. The conference will also include patient and caregiver testimonials as well as sessions about standardization of technology, technology transfer, and assessment tools.

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM TOPICS INCLUDE

• Assistive Robotics
• Robotic Wheelchairs
• Diagnostic Robotics
• Therapy Robotics
• Orthotics and Prosthetics
• Brain Machine Interfaces
• Neuroprosthetics
• Neuroscience Robotics
• Social Robotics
• Evaluation and Clinical Experience

PLENARY SPEAKERS

• Olaf Blanke, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
• Hugh Herr, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Tim Lüth, Technical University Munich
• Skip Rizzo, University of Southern California
• Zev Rymer, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
• Carolee Winstein, University of Southern California

IMPORTANT DATES

January 14, 2011 Paper and workshop/tutorial submission date
March 4, 2011 Notification April 15, 2011 Early registration rate ends
June 29-July 1, 2011 ICORR Conference

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

• Robert Riener, General Chair
• Roger Gassert, Co-Chair and Scientific Chair
• Just Herder, Scientific Co-Chair
• Martin Simnacher, Local Arrangement Chair

LOCATION/VENUE

ETH Zurich is one of the most prestigious scientific and technical universities in the world. It provides an ideal environment for education and research. Since 2003 ETH Zurich has been steadily developing its Science City university campus on the Hönggerberg site, where the conference will take place.

HOSTS

The ICORR 2011 will be organized in the frame of the Rehab Week Zurich 2011, http://www.rehabweekzurich.com/, which will take place at ETH Zurich from June 27 to July 1, 2011 combining three events:

• ICORR 2011 International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, June 29 – July 1
• INRS 2011 International Neurorehabilitation Symposium, June 27 – June 29
• ICVR 2011 International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation, June 27 – June 29

SPECIAL SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS

Workshops and special sessions on the scientific topics and beyond are solicited, e.g. the standardization of assessments in rehabilitation robotics. Proposals for workshops should be submitted to [email protected] and will be evaluated by the scientific committee.

EXHIBITION/INTERACTIVE DEMOS

Leading institutions, manufacturers and distributors can use this unique platform to demonstrate their research prototypes and products. Contact [email protected] for further information.

FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT

http://www.icorr2011.com/ or contact the Local Arrangements Chair: Martin Simnacher, Phone: +41-44-632 59 17, Fax: +41-44-632 18 76, E-Mail: [email protected]

Rehabilitations Robotics homepage with links to past events can be found at: http://www.rehabrobotics.org/

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