Sponsor and Exhibitor Program Guide. October 16-20, 2018 Pisa, Italy

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1 Sponsor and Exhibitor Program Guide International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation International Symposium on Wearable Robotics October 16-20, 2018 Pisa, Italy

2 Dear Colleagues: We invite you to the 2018 International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation (ICNR2018) and to the 2018 International Symposium on Wearable Robotics (WeRob2018). Both events will be held in Italy for the first time. Researchers and innovators from all around the world will discuss novel approaches, challenges and potential solutions in technologies for robots used in rehabilitation, as well as neural processes in neuromodulation and neuroplasticity and biomechanics. The conference and the symposium will encompass topics ranging from pediatric application of robots, recent innovations in wearable robotic technology, computational neurorehabilitation, physical human-robot interaction and interfaces, and solutions for the needs of persons with disabilities and the aging population. The conference and symposium programs will include interactive workshops with engineers, clinicians, and end-users to promote collaboration among different disciplines, and an exhibition area for demonstrating the latest in wearable exoskeletons and rehabilitation robots. We look forward to welcoming you to Pisa. Sincerely, ICNR and WeRob 2018 Co-Chairs, Silvestro Micera, PhD Professor, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Professor, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne José Luis Pons Rovira, PhD Director, Neural Rehabilitation Group Cajal Institute Professor, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) Madrid, Spain

3 ICNR & WeRob Agenda at a glance Tuesday 16/10 Wednesday 17/10 Thursday 18/10 Friday 19/ ICNR and WeRob registration ICNR and WeRob Plenary # ICNR and WeRob Plenary # ICNR and WeRob Plenary # Demonstration # Demonstration # Demonstration # Demonstration # ICNR workshops ICNR ICNR WeRob ICNR WeRob Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break ICNR workshops ICNR workshops Lunch WeRob Plenary Coffee break ICNR workshops Welcome party and official opening ICNR ICNR WeRob ICNR Lunch Lunch Lunch WeRob Demonstration # Demonstration # Demonstration # ICNR and WeRob Plenary # ICNR and WeRob Plenary # ICNR and WeRob Plenary # Poster Poster ICNR WeRob Coffee break & Poster Coffee break & Poster Coffee break Social events (City tours) WeRob ICNR Parallel Conference banquet ICNR Parallel Saturday 20/ Labs tour at The BioRobotics Institute

4 ICNR & WeRob list of confirmed keynote speakers ICNR Website WeRob Website Prof. M. Chiara Carrozza, Scuola Superiore Sant Anna Prof. Maria Chiara Carrozza received the Laurea degree in physics from the University of Pisa, Italy, in 1990 and the PhD in Engineering at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (SSSA), in Since November 2006, she is Full Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Robotics at Scuola Superiore Sant Anna. Since Nov to Oct. 2007, she was Director of the Research Division and elected Member of the national Board of the Italian association of Biomedical Engineering. Since Nov. 2007, she is Rector of Scuola Superiore Sant Anna. She was visiting professor at the Technical University of Wien, Austria, with a graduate course entitled Biomechatronics, she is involved in the scientific management of the Italy-Japan joint laboratory for Humanoid Robotics ROBOCASA, Waseda University, Tokyo, and she is Guest Professor at the Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. She has scientific and coordination responsibilities within several research projects, funded under the Sixth and Seventh Framework Programme of the European Union (some recent projects are CYBERLEGs, WAY, CogLaboration, Nanobiotouch, Evryon, SmartHand, Nanobiotact, Neurobotics, RobotCub, CyberHand) and under national and regional programmes (some recent projects are OPERA, EARLYRehab, AMulos, OpenHand, Tectum, Rita, Safehand, Neuro-Bike). Since 2004 to 2007, she was the Coordinator of the ARTS Lab of SSSA. In the period she supervised more than 45 PhD, Master and Bachelor theses and she currently leads a group of about 35 researchers, PhD students and research assistants. She is author of several scientific papers (more than 85 ISI papers and more than 150 papers in referred conference proceedings) and of 12 national and international patents. She served as Editor of at least 4 Special Issues of International Journals, as Member of Committees for at least 13 International Conference organizations, she gave more than 50 invited lectures and plenary speeches to national and international conferences, and she is a recipient of at least 11 awards. She is member and of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) and of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology. She is member of the RAS Technical Committee Micro/Nano Robotics and Automation. Her research interests are in ambient assisted living, technical aids, biorobotics, rehabilitation engineering, bionics, cybernetic hands, humanoid robotics, systems for functional replacements and augmentation, biomechatronic interfaces, tactile sensors, artificial skin, harvesting microtechnologies, human touch. Katja Mombaur, Heidelberg University Katja Mombaur is a full professor at the Institute of Computer Engineering (ZITI) of Heidelberg University and head of the Optimization in Robotics & Biomechanics (ORB) group as well as the Robotics Lab. She holds a diploma degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Stuttgart and a Ph.D. degree in Mathematics from Heidelberg University. She was a postdoctoral researcher in the Robotics Lab at Seoul National University, South Korea. She also spent two years as a visiting researcher in the Robotics department of LAAS-CNRS in Toulouse. Katja Mombaur is coordinator of the newly founded Heidelberg Center for Motion Research. She also is PI in the European H2020 project SPEXOR and the Graduate School HGS MathComp as well as in several national projects. Until recently, she has coordinated the EU FP7 project KoroiBot and was PI in the EU projects MOBOT and ECHORD GOP. She is founding chair of the IEEE RAS technical committee Model-based optimization for robotics. Her research focuses on understanding human movement and using this knowledge to improve motions of humanoid robots and in the interactions of humans with exoskeletons, prostheses and external physical devices. Her particular interest is on dynamic motions such as walking, running, and other kinds of motions in sports, as well as motions of daily life. She and her team use and develop dynamic models and optimization methods for motion studies, based on the assumption that human movement is optimal. In this context they are also interested in inverse optimal control which can determine what a human is optimizing in a given situation. Herman van der Kooij, University of Twente Prof. Dr. ir. Herman van der Kooij, (1970) received his Phd with honours (cum laude) in 2000 and is professor in Biomechatronics and Rehabilitation Technology at the Department of Biomechanical Engineering at the University of Twente, and Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. His expertise and interests are in the field of human motor control, adaptation, and learning, rehabilitation robots, diagnostic, and assistive robotics, virtual reality, rehabilitation medicine, and neuro-computational modelling. He has published over 100 publications in the area of biomechatronics and human motor control. He has directed approximately 8.5 million in research funding over the past 10 years, from which he gained expertise in the management of (inter)national medium-scale projects. He is associate editor of IEEE TBME, member of IEEE EMBS technical committee of Biorobots and was member of several scientific program committees in the field of rehabilitation robotics, bio-robotics, and assistive devices. He is co-group leader of the technology development for new rehabilitation robotics workgroup of the Cost Action European Network on Robotics for

5 NeuroRehabilitation and coordinator of the FP7 program Symbitron. He is member of the program committee of the Dutch IMDI core on Neurocontrol, and of the NeuroSipe programme. At the UT he is founder and head of Rehabilitation robotics laboratory that therapeutic robots for the rehabilitation of upper and lower extremities. He is founder and head of the Virtual Reality Human performance lab that combines robotic devices, motion capturing and virtual environments. Michael Goldfarb, Vanderbilt University Michael Goldfarb received the B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Arizona, Tucson, in 1988, and the S.M. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, in 1992 and 1994, respectively. Since 1994, he has been with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, where he is currently the H. Fort Flowers Professor. His research interests include the design and control of advanced upper and lower extremity prostheses, and gait restoration for spinal cord injured persons.

6 ICNR & WeRob Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities ICNR Website WeRob Website General Sponsor for ICNR or WeRob 15,000 Platinum sponsor 5,000 Gold 4,000 Silver 3,000 Complimentary registration to ICNR and WeRob for up to four (4) people. One 4x2 booth with one table for sponsor information and/or for equipment demonstration, with priority on location choice. Product Exhibition Spotlight demo (15 minute product demo in exhibit area to all attendees). Logo recognition on ICNR and WeRob 2018 websites. Logo recognition on marketing media Logo on lanyard Logo on the conference stages Complimentary registration to ICNR and WeRob for up to four (4) people. One 3x2 booth with one table for sponsor information and/or for equipment demonstration. Product Exhibition Spotlight demo (15 minute product demo in exhibit area to all attendees). Logo recognition on ICNR and WeRob 2018 websites. Logo recognition on marketing media Complimentary registration to ICNR and WeRob for up to two (2) people. One 2x2 booth with one table for sponsor information and/or for equipment demonstration. Product Exhibition Spotlight demo (15 minute product demo in exhibit area to all attendees). Logo recognition on ICNR and WeRob 2018 websites. Logo recognition on marketing media. Complimentary registration to ICNR and WeRob for up to one (1) person. One table of space for sponsor information and/or for equipment demonstration. Logo recognition on ICNR and WeRob 2018 websites. Logo recognition on marketing media. Gala dinner 5,000 Food and service cost is additional and will depending on dinner location Special /Workshop Sponsorship 1,500 Logo recognition on Special Session/Workshop meeting room and on ICNR and WeRob 2018 websites.

7 A daily lunch 1,000 Logo recognition on signage at lunch and on ICNR and WeRob 2018 websites A poster 2,000 Logo recognition on signage at event and on ICNR and WeRob 2018 websites CUSTOM OPPORTUNITIES We are committed to helping you reach your audience. If you do not see an opportunity that works for you, please talk to us. ICNR and WeRob 2018 would be pleased to explore other marketing and recognition opportunities. Reach out to info@icnr2018.org or info@werob2018.org with questions or to discuss opportunities.

8 ICNR & WeRob 2018 Sponsor and Exhibitor Information Registrants are encouraged to visit the exhibit area during each day. This includes all refreshment breaks, lunches, and receptions, which will be held in the exhibit areas. Exhibit Booth Application Process All potential exhibitors will need to complete the Exhibitor Agreement Form. Exhibit Booth Selection/Placement Process Exhibit booth selection and placement are on a first-come, first-serve basis based on the order the organizer receives completed exhibit application forms. The organizer reserves the right to designate booth locations, but please indicate you top 3 space preferences. Venue Floor Plan Venue Palazzo dei congressi For any needs related to Palazzo dei Congressi for the Conference and Symposium, you can contact info@icnr2018.org or info@werob2018.org. A member of the Organizing Committee will assist you with any needs related to shipping, storage, delivery of any items, displays, or other local support needs.

9 Regulations Governing Exhibits 1. While every effort will be made to ensure that exhibits are secured at the Palazzo dei Congressi, neither the Organizing Committee nor Palazzo dei Congressi will assume responsibility for loss or damage to exhibits or other exhibition property. 2. Each exhibit is responsible for complying with all laws, ordinances and regulations pertaining to health, fire prevention and public safety. If an inspection indicates that an exhibit is neglecting to comply with these regulations, the Organizing Committee may cancel all or some parts of a display that may be irregular at the exhibitor s expense. 3. Please note that no outside food or beverage may be served at the conference or exhibit area. All food and beverage must be purchased, prepared and served by the Palazzo dei Congressi in compliance with the Food Safe Handling Regulations. Please contact the conference organizers if you are planning to serve any food or beverage. 4. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to restrict displays which, because of noise, methods of operation, materials or any other reason, have become objectionable, and to prohibit or remove any displays which, in the opinion of the Organizing Committee, detract from the general character of the conference. Deposit/Payment Information Payment of 30% is required within one (1) month of confirmed reservation to guarantee your sponsorship and/or exhibit location. Final payment is due no later than September 16, Cancellation Policy The exhibitor may cancel this contract provided that written notice is received by the Organizing Committee on or before September 16, Please send notice to info@icnr2018.org or info@werob2018.org. The deposit will be charged for cancellations. Conditions and Regulations The Organizing Committee reserve the right to designate a sponsorship opportunity different from the preferred option or reserve the right to deny sponsorship opportunities. All funds are submitted in the form of unrestricted educational grants or as tuition bursaries. The conference program is set by planning committees and financial contributors have no influence on the content. Sponsorship will be recognized as a financial contribution at appropriate levels as outlined in the sponsorship prospectus. For further information, please info@icnr2018.org or info@werob2018.org.