Committees

This page lists the committees of the season 2017/2018.

Technical Committee

The technical committee (TC) is responsible to update and publish the rulebook, to decide on technical questions during the tournament, and to communicate with the league stake holders on technical advancements. Current members of the TC are (in alphabetical order):

  • Vincent Coelen, Ecole Polytechnique Universitaire de Lille, France
  • Christian Deppe, Festo Didactic SE, Denkendorf, Germany
  • Till Hofmann, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
  • Alain Rohr, HFT Mittelland, Switzerland

You can contact the TC via email (send without subscribing).

Organizing Committee

The organizing committee (OC) is responsible for preparing and organizing the RoboCup competitions. This mainly includes the promoting and scheduling of the competitions, and the reponsibility for the qualification process.Current members of the OC are (in alphabetical order):

  • Christian Deppe, Festo Didactic SE, Denkendorf, Germany
  • Florian Eith, University Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany 
  • Ulrich Karras, Essen, Germany
  • Wataru Uemura, Ryukoku University, Japan
  • Stefan Brandenberger, HFT Mittelland, Switzerland  ( follower of Thomas Zürcher)

You can contact the OC via email (send without subscribing).

Executive Committee

Executive Committee members are responsible for the long term goals of the league and thus have also contact to other leagues as well as to the RoboCup federation. The Executive Committee presents the league and its achievements to the RoboCup federation every year and gets feedback to organize the league. All committee members are also members of the Technical Committee. Executive Committee members are elected by the Board of Trustees and appointed by the President of the RoboCup Federation; they serve 3-year terms.
  • Ulrich Karras , Essen,Germany (appointed July 2017)
  • Tim Niemueller, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany (appointed July 2017)