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*Call For Participation*

*RoboCup IranOpen 2018*

*April 03 - 07*

The 13th RoboCup IranOpen competitions will be held in April 03-07, 2018. Having had the experience of 12 years successful organization of these competitions, we look forward to an even more glorious event with more teams competing in this major robotics event from all over the world.

Last year, we had 320 teams from China, Germany, Japan, Iran, Netherlands, Peru, Singapore, South Korea, Turkey, UK, and USA.

RoboCup IranOpen is an attempt to further promote AI and Robotics research. These competitions will provide a chance for all researchers to present and share their experiences and achievements.

The RoboCup IranOpen 2018 competitions leagues are as follows:

- RoboCupSoccer - Humanoid (Kid Size, Teen Size, Adult Size) - Middle Size - Small Size - Standard Platform - Soccer 3D Simulation - Soccer 2D Simulation - RoboCupRescue - Rescue Robot - Rescue Simulation - Rescue Virtual Robot - RoboCup@Home

- RoboCupIndustrial - RoboCup@Work

- RoboCupJunior - Junior Soccer Open - Junior Soccer Lightweight - Junior Rescue Line Primary - Junior Rescue Line Secondary - Junior Rescue Maze - Junior CoSpace Rescue Primary - Junior CoSpace Rescue Secondary

The following leagues will be also be organized in conjunction with RoboCup IranOpen 2018:

- Middle Size Intelligent Deminer Robots - Small Size Intelligent Deminer Robots - Tele-operated Deminer Robots - Deminer Technical Challenge - IranOpenUAV - Major Demo - Junior Demo Common Challenge - Junior Demo Open Challenge

Participation: All teams are required to pre-register through the online form available in the website. The pre-registered teams should then submit the relevant qualification materials.

Last year 392 teams were qualified from 630 pre-registered teams.

Important dates:

- Pre-Registration: December 20, 2017 - January 30, 2018 - Submission of qualification materials: refer to your league's page in the website - Qualification: January 31 - February 15, 2018 - Early Registration: February 16 - 28, 2018 - Late Registration: March 01 - 11, 2018

For further information please visit our official website at http://2018.iranopen.ir

For inquiries please contact us via the below email addresses:

- General Inquiries & Travel Support: i**o@iranopen.ir - Registration: r**********n@iranopen.ir - Visa & International Affairs: v**a@iranopen.ir

Regards On behalf of, Iranian RoboCup Regional Committee RoboCup IranOpen 2018 Organizing Committee