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Dear all,
The preparation
for the event goes smoothly after we sent you the News Letter 1
in Nov 15, 2007. Thank you for your efforts to promote the preparation
for RoboCup 2008!
1.
The Website
Now most of
leagues have got access to their web page and following announcements
were posted:
*Call for Participation
RoboCup@Home League 2008
*Call
for Quota RoboCup Junior 2008
*Call
for Participation RoboCup Small Size League 2008
*Call for Paper RoboCup International Symposium 2008
*Call for Participation RoboCup Rescue Simulation 2008
*Call for Participation RoboCup Mixed Reality 2008
*Call for Participation RoboCup Humanoid League 2008
Thanks for
these announcements posted on the website of RoboCup 08, which is
necessary besides posting them on your league mailing lists. As
you know, there may some new teams who have not joined the mailing
lists of the leagues which they want to participate for the first
time and thus the website of RoboCup 08 is their only information
resource. Moreover, it is the easiest for the LOC's local arrangement
staff to know the process in each league from the website, so that
they can prepare and provide sufficient services accordingly in
time.
2.
International flights to Shanghai
It is estimated
that there will be more than 500,000 overseas visitors to Olympics,
Beijing, which will begin on Aug. 8. It is also estimated that 90%
of these visitors will make additional tour in other cities or areas
of China. We can predict that Shanghai will be the first option
of the additional tour. Therefore, the international flights to
Shanghai will be extremely crowded! As you know, the LOC can do
nothing except providing the information and the advice:
***PLEASE BOOK
YOUR FLIGHTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!***
There are two
international airports, Pudong and Hongqiao, in Shanghai and both
are OK for your trip, though most international flights will arrive
at Pudong airport. There are shuttle buses from both airports to
Suzhou every hour, taking about 1.5-2 and 1 hour, respectively.
We will arrange extra buses during the "participants-arriving
rush hour" if needed. We will also arrange volunteers to help
you at both airports.
Please forward
this information and advice on your mailing lists ASAP.
Thanks in advance!
3.
Team registration
However, some
teams may not take the situation seriously, unless they get qualified.
So it is best if we could finish qualification as early as possible.
As reported in News Letter 1 and posted on the website, we have
following
Registration
Due:
- For senior
teams from Iran, Turkey, or Nigeria: April 20
- For other senior teams: May 15
- For junior teams: May 20
- For individuals who only attend the symposium: June 15
Moreover, the
team registration website will open on March 1. After a team has
registered on the website, the LOC will proceed to prepare and send
invitation letter to the team.
4.
Pre-registration
Please provide
the numbers of teams pre-registering in your league/subleagues after
the pre-registration finishes. These numbers will be very useful
for the LOC's preparing and propagandizing the event. Now media
is really interested in the event. We should provide as more information
as possible.
Thanks again
for your invaluable efforts!
Best regards,
Zengqi Sun
and Xiaoping Chen
