Call for Abstracts and Participation: AMAM 2008


AMAM: Adaptive Motion in Animals and Machines
June 1-6, 2008, Cleveland, OH, USA
AMAM 2008

AMAM 2008 is the fourth international symposium dedicated to the neuromechanics, sensory perception, and intelligence behind adaptive movement in animals, and the modeling, analysis, and technical development of adaptive movement in animals and machines. Previous symposia were held in Montreal, Canada (2000); Kyoto, Japan (2003); and Ilmenau, Germany (2005).

The symposium will include a single track of keynote (evening), plenary, and invited seminar speakers, plus contributed oral presentations and poster sessions. We will also continue the tradition of a "Robot Zoo," where researchers may demonstrate their latest machines.

Contributed oral presentation and poster abstracts are invited in all areas pertaining to adaptive motion in animals and machines. We especially encourage submission in the three main focus areas for AMAM 2008:

• Robotics and Intelligent Mechanics
• Neurobiology and Biomechanics of Movement Behavior
• Functional Electrical Stimulation

Confirmed speakers include:

	Keynote/Plenary	Seminar
	Hitoshi Aonuma Hajime Asama Ansgar Buschges Paolo Dario Michael Dickinson Ryohei Kanzaki Hiroshi Kimura Kiisa Nishikawa Kier Pearson Hunter Peckham Marc Raibert Barry Trimmer Barbara Webb	Holk Cruse Martin S. Fischer Mitra Hartman Auke Ijspeert Akio Ishiguro Mirko Kovac Malcolm MacIver Naomichi Ogihara Sanjay Sane Metin Setti Dirk Spenneberg Dawn Taylor Lena Ting Robert Wood

Contributed two-page oral presentation abstracts, poster abstracts, and Robot Zoo submissions are due by January 21, 2008. Notification of final acceptance will occur by March 17, 2008.

Detailed submission instructions will be available at the meeting website.


Sincerely,
AMAM 2008 Program Committee

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