ANN: AI - Robotics Meeting Pittsburgh USA Nov 10

Robotics Foundry National Alliance Meeting 
11/10/03 - Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsored by The Robotics Foundry

http://www.roboticsfoundry.org
412-576-9742

Robotics Foundry National Alliance Meeting November 10, 2003 A fall membership
meeting will be held in Pittsburgh, PA on Monday, November 10. The meeting is
scheduled from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. It will be held in the Regional Enterprise
Tower (old Alcoa Headquarters Building), 425 Sixth Avenue, 31st Floor, downtown
Pittsburgh.  The days' meeting will conclude with an option to attend the
opening of the Robotics Hall of Fame commencing at 6:30PM. Transportation to
the opening ceremony will be provided by the Robotics Foundry. 
Suggested hotels in downtown Pittsburgh and in walking distance to the Regional
Enterprise Tower are noted at the end of this correspondence. 

Agenda 
7:30 AM - Gathering and continental breakfast provided by the Robotics Foundry 
8:00 - Welcome - Bill Thomasmeyer 
8:15 - Robotics Foundry Update - Bill Thomasmeyer 
8:30 - OSD Joint Robotics Program Update - Cliff Hudson, OSD
8:45 - Electro-Optics Center Update - Karl Harris 
9:00 - General Business 
- Charter Approval
- Interim Officers 
9:30 - Break 
10:00 - Sensors for Unmanned Navigation 
- Speaker from EOC
- Herman Herman, Carnegie Mellon University
- Speaker from NIST 
11:00 - 1.6TeraFLOPS in 1 cubic foot Embedded Computer for AI & Robotics -
Harold Snyder, Raytheon 
12:00 PM - Lunch 
1:00 - Platform Technologies Panel 
- Platform automation, Lora Weiss, Penn State University
- Fuel Cells, John Weiss, Pittsburgh Electric Engines Inc.
- Legges Robotics, Al Rizzi, Carnegie Mellon Univeristy 
2:00 - Autonomous Navigation Panel 
- Al Kelly, Carnegie Mellon University
- Todd Jochem, Applied Perception, Inc.
- Hans Moravec, Carnegie Mellon University 
3:00 - Break 
3:15 - JAUS Overview/Update - Speaker to be announced 
3:45 - NCDR initial projects - Keith Moore, Robotics Foundry 
4:15 - Proposed Robtics Greenhouse - Bill Thomasmeyer 
5:00 - Closing Comments - Bill Thomasmeyer 
6:30 - Robotics Hall of Fame Inductions at Carnegie Science Center(CSC)

Transportation from the Regional Enterprise Tower to CSC will be provided by
the Robotics Foundry. 

Must RSVP to Patti Rote

Thank you. 

Patricia (Patti) Rote
Director, Alliance
4514 Plummer Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Ph 412.576.9742

Background of the Robotics Foundry, Inc. The Robotics Foundry is an
independent, nonprofit economic development organization that directs programs
and initiatives to accelerate the growth of agile robotics technologies and
establish a significant industry cluster in Western PA and beyond. Our mission
is to direct dual-purpose programs and initiatives through three primary
functions: 
1. The National Center for Defense Robotics (NCDR) - procures DoD and other
federal appropriations to fund and manage projects that accelerate the
development and transition of robotics technologies into defense-related
unmanned systems, vehicles, and other applications. 
2. Economic Development - implements programs to attract businesses and
engineering talent to the region. 
3. The Robotics Foundry Alliance - organizes a globally competitive community
of organizations with comprehensive expertise in advanced robotics system and
component technologies. 
The Foundry's work-in-process website is www.roboticsfoundry.org 
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Recommended downtown Pittsburgh hotels: 

Omni William Penn Hotel 
530 William Penn Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone 412.281.7100

Pittsburgh Marriott City Center
112 Washington Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone 412.471.4000

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