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HRI EARLY REGISTRATION CLOSES 1/31/2013 
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Registration is now open for HRI2013, the 8th ACM/IEEE International  Conference on Human-Robot 
Interaction, to be held in Tokyo, Japan, March 3-6, 2013. Early registration closes January 31, 
2013. 

HRI is a single-track, highly selective annual international conference that seeks to showcase 
the very best interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research in human-robot interaction with 
roots in social psychology, cognitive science, HCI, human factors, artificial intelligence, 
robotics, organizational behavior, anthropology and many more, and we invite broad participation. 
The theme of HRI 2013 is "Robots as Holistic Systems." For more information on the conference, 
go to: 
http://humanrobotinteraction.org/2013/

To register for HRI2013, go to: 
http://humanrobotinteraction.org/2013/registration/

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CONFERENCE HOTEL RESERVATIONS DUE February 8 2013 
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Discounted rates for several hotels nearby the conference site are available, see
http://humanrobotinteraction.org/2013/hotels/
Participants wishing to reserve hotel accommodation should apply online no later than 8 February, 
2013.


STUDENTS: If you are looking to share a room, please indicate twin occupancy in the registration 
form in the hotel section. 

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STUDENT FUNDING AVAILABLE DUE FEBRUARY 1 2013 
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We are pleased to announce that there is funding available to partially support travel to HRI2013 
for Student Volunteers. Students receiving support will be expected to volunteer time to help with 
on-site registration and with general duties, as needed, from March 3 (early on-site registration, 
tutorials, and workshops) through March 6, 2012. Note: You do not have to have an accepted 
paper/poster at HRI2013 to be considered for financial support, although students with accepted 
work will be given priority. 

The deadline for applying for Student Volunteer funds by submitting the requested information is 
February 1, 2013. Please apply at: 
http://humanrobotinteraction.org/2013/student-volunteers/