The conference will be hosted in two different venues:
- the Owen G. Glen Building / Business School of the University of Auckland (Building 260 of the University of Auckland, 12 Grafton Rd, Auckland CBD – main venue) – abbreviated as OGG
- the new Engineering building of the University of Auckland (Building 405 of the University of Auckland, 5 Grafton Rd, Auckland CBD) – abbreviated as ENG
- the main auditorium is the Fisher & Paykel Appliances Auditorium – abbreviated as FPAA
The exhibition will be hosted in level 1 of the OGG next to the registration desk and will be open 8:00 am – 6:30 pm from Thursday, Dec 15 to Sunday, Dec 18.
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The conference menu for all days can be found here.
| Wednesday, December 14 | Note: Registration will also be open on Dec 15 | ||
| Event | Start Time | End Time | Location |
| Registration Check-In | 8:00AM | 5:00PM | Registration Desk – OGG – level 1 (L1) |
| ENG Labs Visit – Group 1 | 10:00AM | 11:30AM | Starting at Registration Desk – OGG L1 |
| ENG Labs Visit – Group 2 | 1:00PM | 2:30PM | Starting at Registration Desk – OGG L1 |
| ENG Labs Visit – Group 3 | 3:00PM | 4:30PM | Starting at Registration Desk – OGG L1 |
| ENG Labs Visit – Group 4 | 5:00PM | 6:30PM | Starting at Registration Desk – OGG L1 |
| You can choose / book your preferred lab visit slot for in-person visits here. | |||
| You can also book a slot to visit the labs using the OHMNI Labs telepresence robots by selecting one of these links. More details about connecting and controlling the robots can be found here. | Telepresence Robot 1 | Telepresence Robot 2 | Telepresence Robot 3 |
| Thursday, December 15 | |||
| Event | Start Time | End Time | Location |
| Breakfast | 8:00AM | 8:30AM | OGG |
| Workshops / Demonstrations | 8:30AM | 12:30AM | OGG+ENG |
| Lunch Break | 12:30PM | 1:30PM | OGG |
| Sponsor Talk “Scaling up robot learning at Google”, Vincent Vanhoucke, Distinguished Scientist, Google Research | 1:30PM | 2:00PM | OGG – FPAA |
| Opening Session | 2:00PM | 2:30PM | OGG – FPAA |
| “MuJoCo and more Open-Sourcing at DeepMind”, Francesco Nori and Yuval Tassa, DeepMind | 2:30PM | 3:00PM | OGG – FPAA |
| Afternoon Tea Break | 3:00PM | 3:30PM | OGG |
| Workshops / Demonstrations | 3:30 PM | 5:30PM | OGG+ENG |
| Welcome Reception We have booked the entire Auckland Museum and secured complimentary tickets for the Secrets of Stonehenge exhibition for all participants. You can visit them before the program starts at 7:30 pm. | 6:30PM | 11:00PM | Auckland Museum Don’t forget to also check the Double Trouble! A wonderful pair of rare T. rex skeletons. |
| You can also book a slot to visit the sessions using the OHMNI Labs telepresence robots by selecting one of these links. More details about connecting and controlling the robots can be found here. | Telepresence Robot 1 | Telepresence Robot 2 | Telepresence Robot 3 |
| Friday, December 16 | Note: Lecture theatre 098 of OGG will be used as an overflow room for FPAA. | ||
| Event | Start Time | End Time | Location |
| Breakfast | 8:00AM | 8:40 AM | OGG |
| Keynote A – Aude Billard | 8:40AM | 9:35AM | OGG – FPAA |
| Poster Session 1 | 9:35AM | 10:50AM | OGG |
| Coffee Break & Sponsor Demos | 10:50AM | 11:20AM | OGG+ENG |
| Industry Talk – Steve Saunders | 11:20AM | 12:10PM | OGG – FPAA |
| Lunch Break | 12:10PM | 1:00PM | OGG |
| Tutorial A – Jeannette Bohg | 1:00PM | 1:55PM | OGG – FPAA |
| Oral Session 1: Planning and Learning | 1:55PM | 3:05PM | OGG – FPAA |
| Afternoon Tea Break | 3:05PM | 3:35PM | OGG |
| Oral Session 2: Learning from Humans | 3:35PM | 4:45PM | OGG – FPAA |
| Poster Session 2 | 4:45PM | 6:00PM | OGG |
| Banquet / Dinner The dinner will take place at the Aviation Hall The Aviation Hall offers: – unique aircrafts – storytelling of historical aviation footage – 360 degree photography of cockpits | 6:30PM | 11:00PM | Museum of Transport and Technology |
| You can also book a slot to visit the sessions using the OHMNI Labs telepresence robots by selecting one of these links. More details about connecting and controlling the robots can be found here. | Telepresence Robot 1 | Telepresence Robot 2 | Telepresence Robot 3 |
| Saturday, December 17 | Note: Lecture theatre 098 of OGG will be used as an overflow room for FPAA. | ||
| Event | Start Time | End Time | Location |
| Breakfast | 8:00AM | 8:40AM | OGG |
| Keynote B – Bruce MacDonald | 8:40AM | 9:35AM | OGG – FPAA |
| Poster Session 3 | 9:35AM | 10:50AM | OGG |
| Coffee Break & Sponsor Demos | 10:50AM | 11:20AM | OGG |
| Oral Session 3: Perception | 11:20AM | 12:30PM | OGG – FPAA |
| Lunch Break | 12:30PM | 1:15PM | OGG |
| Tutorial B – Takayuki Osa | 1:30PM | 2:25PM | OGG – FPAA |
| Oral Session 4: Control and Simulation | 2:25PM | 3:35PM | OGG – FPAA |
| Online Poster Session 1 and Afternoon Tea Break | 3:35PM | 4:05PM | OGG |
| Poster Session 4 | 4:05PM | 5:20PM | OGG |
| Open Problems Session | 5:20PM | 5:50PM | OGG – FPAA |
| Post-conference suggestion: MOTAT Christmas Lights | MUST-DO if you have kids travelling with you! | You can book tickets (2-5$) here. | |
| You can also book a slot to visit the sessions using the OHMNI Labs telepresence robots by selecting one of these links. More details about connecting and controlling the robots can be found here. | Telepresence Robot 1 | Telepresence Robot 2 | Telepresence Robot 3 |
| Sunday, December 18 | Note: Lecture theatre 098 of OGG will be used as an overflow room for FPAA. | ||
| Event | Start Time | End Time | Location |
| Online Poster Session 2 | 7:30AM | 8:00AM | OGG |
| Breakfast | 8:00AM | 8:40AM | OGG |
| Keynote C – Aleksandra Faust | 8:40AM | 9:35AM | OGG – FPAA |
| Poster Session 5 | 9:35AM | 10:50AM | OGG |
| Coffee Break & Sponsor Demos | 10:50AM | 11:20AM | OGG |
| Oral Session 5: Navigation and Autonomous Driving | 11:20AM | 12:30PM | OGG – FPAA |
| Lunch Break | 12:30PM | 1:15PM | OGG |
| Tutorial C – Fabio Ramos | 1:15PM | 2:10PM | OGG – FPAA |
| Oral Session 6: Manipulation and Grasping | 2:10PM | 3:20PM | OGG – FPAA |
| Afternoon Tea Break | 3:20PM | 3:50PM | OGG |
| Poster Session 6 | 3:50PM | 5:05PM | OGG |
| Award Session and Closing | 5:05PM | 5:30PM | OGG – FPAA |
| You can also book a slot to visit the sessions using the OHMNI Labs telepresence robots by selecting one of these links. More details about connecting and controlling the robots can be found here. | Telepresence Robot 1 | Telepresence Robot 2 | Telepresence Robot 3 |
| Post-conference suggestion: Explore city bars and enjoy the Vector Lights on the Harbour Bridge (9 pm -12 am) | Before the bars and the vector lights: Christmas tunes on the Undergrand Piano (5:30 pm – 7 pm) |