1. European Conference on Mechanism Science EUCOMES

February 21–26, 2006: Obergurgl, The European Conference on Mechanism Science EUCOMES is a European forum for facilitating contacts among research people, industry professionals and students. Its topics are mechanisms within aspects of theory, design, practice and applications in engineering.

Topics Presentation and Proceedings Accommodation

The conference will focus on topics of mech- The official language of the conference will The university center Obergurgl can host a anism science, including but not limited to be English. The speakers should present their limited number of participants for a price of • theoretical kinematics contribution in 25 min. Further 5 min are 70 Euro per night, including breakfast and • computational kinematics available for discussion. Slide and overhead dinner. Alternatively, accommodations rang- • mechanism design projectors, projectors for personal computers ing from a 4-star hotel for about 100 Euro per • experimental mechanics and a video system are available for presenta- night to a private pension for about 30 Euro • mechanics of robots tion. Registered participants will receive one are available. • applications of mechanisms proceedings copy at the registration desk. • control issues of complex mechanical Travel Information systems Registration Free • novel designs Car: (a) Munich, Kufstein (Highway • practical implementation problems. The registration fee includes the complete A12), , Exit Otztal,¨ Obergurgl or program of the conference and proceedings. Hochgurgl. Steering Committee • Participants: Euro 250 (before Jan 15, (b) Munich, Garmisch, Scharnitz, , 2006), Euro 300 (after Jan 15, 2006). Otztal,¨ Obergurgl or Hochgurgl. Bob Bicker (Newcastle University, UK), • Students and accompanying persons: (c) Kempten, Flussen,¨ Reutte, Fernpaß, Marco Ceccarelli (Univ. of Cassino, ), Euro 150. Imst, Otztal,¨ Obergurgl or Hochgurgl. Manfred Husty (Univ. Innsbruck, Austria), Jean-Pierre Merlet (INRIA, France), Payment instructions are posted on the Train: By train to Innsbruck or Otztal-¨ Teresa Zielinska (Warsaw Univ. of Technol- EUCOMES webpage. station, by bus from Innsbruck (4 times a day) ogy, Poland) or Otztal-station¨ (8 times a day) to Obergurgl Instructions for Authors or Hochgurgl. Local Organizing Committee Guidelines for the manuscript format are Airplane: Flight to Innsbruck, Munich, ¨ Manfred Husty (Chairman), available on the EUCOMES webpage. Salzburg or Zurich, Train to Otztal-station or Hans-Peter Schrocker¨ Innsbruck, Bus to Obergurl or Hochgurgl. Shuttle service from Innsbruck to Ober- Location gurgl will be organized upon request. Paper Electronic Submission At an altitude of 1,940 meters, the university Organized by Full paper should be sent in PDF format by center is located in the highest glacial village Institute of Technical Mathematics, e-mail to [email protected] before in the . It is at the end of the Otz¨ valley Geometry and Computer Science, University Oct 15, 2005. Notification of the acceptance and surrounded by numerous three-thousand of Innsbruck will be mailed by Dec 15, 2005. Final papers meter peaks. The center’s national trust build- should be sent in PDF format by e-mail before ings are just five minutes’ walk away from Jan 15, 2006. the heart of the village. The university base Supported by Only papers with at least one author as is right next to downhill runs in winter and an University of Innsbruck registered participant will be included in the ideal starting point for mountain tours in sum- Town of Innsbruck proceedings. mer. See also http://obergurgl.uibk.ac.at. Tyrol

Secretariat e-mail: [email protected] Web page: http://techmath.uibk.ac.at/geometrie/eucomes/