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Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS) Workshop

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Lecture Room A
100 Bureau Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20878


August 19-21, 2008
Sponsors:

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), IEEE and ACM-SIGART.

Audience:
Researchers, representatives from industry and government working on robotics, automation, and other intelligent systems.
Format:
Plenary Sessions and Technical Sessions.
Purpose:

To share ideas and results and to advance the state of intelligent systems technologies by defining performance measures.

Topics:
Performance metrics, intelligent systems, autonomy levels, human-robot interaction, sensing, knowledge representation, planning, control, learning, adapting, testbeds, instrumentation and other infrastructure for measurement of performance, simulation and modeling support, defense robotics, homeland security systems, industrial and manufacturing systems, space robotics, medical robotics, assistive devices.
Registration Contact:
Angela Ellis , NIST, phone: 301/975-3881, email: angela.ellis@nist.gov
Technical Contact:

Elena Messina, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, phone: 301/975-3510, fax: 301/990-9688, email: elena.messina@nist.gov

Website:
www.isd.mel.nist.gov/PerMIS_2008/
Registration:

On-Line Registration

Regular Registration Fee: $325
Student Registration Fee: $250

Registration closes on August 13, 2008.


All requests for cancellation and refund must be submitted in writing, prior to August 6, 2008

NON U.S. CITIZENS PLEASE NOTE:
All foreign national visitors who do not have permanent resident status and who wish to register for the PerMIS 2008 must supply additional information. Failure to provide this information prior to arrival on the site will result, as a minimum, in significant delays (up to 24 hours) in entering the facility. Authority to gather this information is derived from United States Department of Commerce Department Administrative Order (DAO) number 207-12.

For Non U.S. Citizens, please complete the Foreign National Visitors Form before you register for the course. Please fax completed form to MaryLou Norris at 301-948-2067

Accommodations:

A block of rooms have been reserved at the Gaithersburg Holiday Inn. The special rate is $113.00 per night plus 13% tax until August 11, 2008. Please contact the hotel directly at (301) 948-8900 or Holiday Inn Website. To make your reservation, mention that you are attending the "NIST/PerMIS Workshop".


page created: 07/17/2008
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contact: teresa.vicente@nist.gov