TC Virtual Poster Session and Networking Event 2026

Overview

The Technical Committee on Optimization for Robotics will hold the annual Summer virtual poster session and networking event on Tuesday, July 28th, 2026 (9:00-11:30 AM EDT, 3:00-5:30 PM CEST, 10:00 PM - 12:30 AM JST). There will also be a Best Poster Award associated with the event, consisting of USD $250 that can be used within 2026 (until December 31st) for expenses eligible to be reimbursed by IEEE for the purpose of attending an IEEE-RAS conference (e.g. travel, conference fees, meals). The award will be selected at the end of the event.

Key dates:

Poster Registration Deadline: July 20th, (Submission link)

Decision notification: July 22nd

Poster Upload: July 24th (Link will be sent to accepted authors)

Event Details

Date/Time: Tuesday, July 26th, 2026 (9:00-11:30 AM EDT, 3:00-5:30 PM CEST, 10:00 PM - 12:30 AM JST)

Schedule (all times are in EDT) - there is an overlap of 30 minutes between the two poster sessions:

The event will be held virtually on Spatial.Chat, so it's open to participants worldwide. No registration needed to attend. The join link will be emailed a few days beforehand.

On the day before the event, this page will be updated to include the poster overview.

Time	Schedule Item	Link
9:00 - 9:05 AM	Welcome
9:05 - 10:30 AM	Poster Session 1 (room 1 and 2)	Coming soon
10:00 - 11:25 AM	Poster Session 2 (room 3 and 4)	Coming soon
11:25 - 11:30 AM	Closing remarks

Session 1 Posters

We will update this site as the schedule is finalized, stay tuned!

Session 2 Posters

We will update this site as the schedule is finalized, stay tuned!