1. [FIRA] FIRA RoboWorld Congress and RoboWorld Cup 2009 Korea

14th FIRA RoboWorld Cup 2009 Korea is scheduled from 16th to 20th August 2009 in Incheon, Korea is coming up.
FIRA RoboWorld Congress and FIRA RoboWorld Cup are planned as per the schedule below.
FIRA RoboWorld Congress 2009
Date: 16th -18th August 2009
Venue: Ramada Hotel, Song-do, Incheon, Korea
FIRA RoboWorld Congress 2009 consists of six conferences.
International Conference on Computational Intelligence, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (CIRAS)
International Symposium on Autonomous Minirobots for Research and Edutainment (AMiRE)
International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR)
International Conference on Advanced Humanoid Robotics Research (ICAHRR)
International Conference on Entertainment Robotics (ICER)
International Robotics Education Forum (IREF)

[Important Dates]
Invited Session Proposal Submission: 1 March 2009
Conference/ Invited Paper Submission: 1 March 2009
Notification of Paper Acceptance: 30 April 2009
Final Manuscript Submission: 30 May 2009

FIRA RoboWorld Cup 2009
Date: 18th -20th August 2009
Venue: Robot Science Future Pavilion, Incheon, Korea
Categories;
MiroSot / NaroSot /RoboSot / SimuroSot / HuroCup / AMiRESot (formally known as KepehraSot),

For more information please visit official website FIRA2009

Global fair and Festival 2009 will also be held from 7th of August though 25th October so the Incheon city will be in a festival fever when you visit. Please visit the websites for more information.
Global fair and Festival Global fair & Festival

Hotel Ramada Songdo Ramada Hotel Songdo



2. [Announcement] Host City for FIRA 2010

At the Annual FIRA Executive Committee Meeting on 23rd July 2008, the members have decided Bangalore India as the host city for FIRA RoboWorld Congress and RoboWorld Cup for 2010. For more information, please visit FIRA2010

Bangalore is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. The city is known as the Silicon Valley of India because of its preeminent position as the nation's leading IT employer and exporter. A demographically diverse city, Bangalore is a major economic hub and the fastest growing major metropolis in India.


3. [Result] IRO 2008 Malaysia

The 10th International Robot Olympiad 2009 Malaysia was successfully held at IIUM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 18th to 21st of December 2008.
There were 625 participants and over 300 observers from 8 countries took a part at the event.
We would like to thank all the participants, parents, teachers and the volunteers for brining successful IRO event.
For results and the photos please visit official website for IRO 2008 at IRO2008



4. [Announcement] Host City for IRO 2009

At the committee meeting in Malaysia, Daejeon has been selected as next IRO host city for 2009.
IRO 2009 will be held at Daejeon Convention Center (also known as DCC) Daejeon, Korea from 17th to 20th December 2009.
Several other events will be held in conjunction with IRO 2009:
- International Educational Robot Fair 2009 (EROFA 2009)
-IEEE International Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Robotics and Automation (CIRA 2009)
- Information Technology Based on Higher Education & Training (ITHET 2009)
For more information please visit the website IROC