CALL FOR COMPETITION PROPOSAL
The IFAC World Congress 2023 Organizing Committee invites proposals for competitions to be held
during IFAC WC 2023 in Yokohama, Japan, in July 2023. The competitions provide a unique venue forstate-of-the-art technical demonstrations from research labs, academia, and industry. Conference
attendees and media representatives will have the opportunity to experience live demonstrations ofrobotic technology via these competitions.
Proposals must include the following information:
1. Title of the competition
2. A brief description of the competition, including what particular task(s), are under evaluation and why
the competition is of interest to the IFAC community
3. A draft of the rules and scoring system
4. Title and type of prices or grants
5. Time schedule for competition day(s)6. A list of possible/potential participants
7. Awards planning, including any financial plans
8. Request for the Organizing Committee for facilities, includinga) required space (area in square meters and minimum height),b) energy, telecommunications network,c) human resources needed,d) any specific infrastructure you may need to do the competition.
9. Expected cost to hold the competition, and planning of funds/financial sponsors
10. Competition organizers’ names, contact information, and brief CVs of the competition organizers
describing previous experiences in organizing competitions, workshops, etc.
IFAC WC 2023 organizing committee will ask the organizers to submit a list of participants before thecongress takes place. The venue space is limited. IFAC WC 2023 may consult the available area for eachcompetition at the acceptance decision stage.
If the competition organizer covers most of the necessary expenses for the proposed competition, thesponsorship benefits will be discussed individually. Please let us know when submitting the proposal.
How to submit and Contact information
All submissions will undergo a standard review process within the Competition Committee. Acceptancedecisions will be based upon the potential significance, sustainability in IFAC, and logisticalrequirements. All the submissions should be made via email to competition@ifac2023.org with thesubject: “Competition Proposal from (your name and surname)”On-site Competition Details
Competition period: July 9 – 14, 2023. (Set-up begins on July 9)
Location: PACIFICO Yokohama Hall A
The venue space is limited. IFAC WC 2023 may consult the available area for eachcompetition at the acceptance decision stage. Accepted competition venues would be relocatedto optimize the space for all the activities in Hall A.

Important Dates
Submission deadline: November 15, 2022
Notification of acceptance: November 30, 2022

APPLICATION FORM
- Please read this application form carefully, and complete, and return theform to competition@ifac2023.org

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Proposals must include the following information:
1. Title of the competition
2. A brief description of the competition, including what particular task(s), are under evaluation and why
the competition is of interest to the IFAC community
3. A draft of the rules and scoring system
4. Title and type of prices or grants
5. Time schedule for competition day(s)6. A list of possible/potential participants
7. Awards planning, including any financial plans
8. Request for the Organizing Committee for facilities, includinga) required space (area in square meters and minimum height),b) energy, telecommunications network,c) human resources needed,d) any specific infrastructure you may need to do the competition.
9. Expected cost to hold the competition, and planning of funds/financial sponsors
10. Competition organizers’ names, contact information, and brief CVs of the competition organizers
describing previous experiences in organizing competitions, workshops, etc.