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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">4th</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Summer</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">School</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">on
Cognitive Robotics - Applications now open!</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://research.csiro.au/robotics/4th-school-on-cognitive-robotics/"><span style="color:#1155CC">4th</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#1155CC"> </span></span><span style="color:#1155CC">Summer</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#1155CC"> </span></span><span style="color:#1155CC">School</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#1155CC"> </span></span><span style="color:#1155CC">on
Cognitive Robotics</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">to be held at CSIRO, in Brisbane, Australia on 6-10 of July 2020*.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The goal of this unique program is to help catalyse the next generation of researchers in AI and robotics to work together to develop robots that are capable at both the task and motion levels. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Our</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">school</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">will
help students become equally conversant in the methods of cognitive systems and robotics, and will help them to build bridges between robotics and AI methods. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The intended audience for this</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">summer</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">school</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">includes
top graduate students, postdocs and junior researchers, from both the cognitive AI and Robotics disciplines, across industry and academia.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please submit your application<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J9N7THW"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#1155CC"> </span></span><span style="color:#1155CC">via this link</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">by
17 April 2020 to enjoy the early bird rate.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">All applications will be reviewed for relevancy and shortlisted candidates will then be notified of their acceptance and asked to complete their registration and pay the applicable fee.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us via</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:cogrob2020@csiro.au"><span style="color:#1155CC">cogrob2020@csiro.au</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">*It will actually be winter in Brisbane, but with a mean daily maximum of 20o C (69o F), and only 4 days of rain on average in July, the weather should be very pleasant.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Kind regards,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dr. Peyman Moghadam </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://research.csiro.au/robotics/4th-school-on-cognitive-robotics/"><i><span style="color:#1155CC">https://research.csiro.au/robotics/4th-school-on-cognitive-robotics/</span></i></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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