ICSR2013 Theme: COMPANIONSHIP
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The International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR) brings together researchers and practitioners working on the interaction between humans and robots and on the integration of robots into our society. The theme of the 2013 conference is "Companionship"

Robots will improve quality of human life through assistance, enabling for in
stance independent living or providing support in work-intensive, difficult and possibly complex situations. The conference aims to foster discussion on the development of computational models, robotic embodiments, and behaviour that enable social robots to have an impact on the degree of companionship with humans.
The conference welcomes original contributions describing technically rigorous scientific and philosophical advances in the are a of social robotics: Innovative ideas and concepts, new discoveries and improvements, novel applications on the latest fundamental advances in the core technologies that form the backbone of social robotics, distinguished developmental projects, as well as seminal works in aesthetic design, ethics and philosophy, studies on social impact and influence pertaining to social robotics, and its interaction and communication with human beings and its social impact on our society.

The topics of interest include, but
are not limited to the following:
- Interaction and collaboration among robots, humans, and environments
- Robots to assist the elderly and persons with disabilities
- Socially assistive robots to improve quality of life
- Affective and cognitive sciences for socially interactive robots
- Personal robots for the home
- Social acceptance and
impact in the society
- Robot ethics in human society
- Context awareness, expectation, and intention understanding
- Control architectures for social robotics
- Socially appealing design methodologies
- Safety in robots working in human spaces
- Human augmentation, rehabilitation, and medical robots
-Robot applications in education, entertainment, and gaming

IMPORTANT DATES/DEADLINES
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Invited Session Proposal Submission: July 3, 2013
Regular/Invited Paper Submission:
Demonstration Proposal Submission:
Notification of Paper Acceptance:
Final Manuscript Submission:
Registration, Social Tour and Reception Party:
Conference:

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
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Submissions must be made in the PDF format and follow the Springer LNCS/LNAI style for the layout. LNCS style templates are available on the Springer LNCS website. Manuscripts are limited to ten (10) A4 size papers. Detailed instructions for paper submission are available at http://www.icsr2013.org.uk
. All papers will be refereed by the program committee.

EXHIBITIONS
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Participants who would like to exhibit their interactive demonstrations at the conference site please prepare 1 page summary about the demonstration and email secretary.icsr2013@brl.ac.uk
Exhibition booth will be allocated to demonstrations approved by the ICSR2013 organizing committee.

ROBOT DESIGN COMPETITION
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There will be a competition to draw creative ideas on industrial
designs in social or service robotics. Prizes will be awarded
to the shortlisted designs.

WORKSHOP
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Participants are invited to hold a full/half day workshop on 27 October 2013 on a topic relevant to social robotics and the general theme 'Companionship'. Outlines of intended workshops are to be submitted by 6 September 2013.