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DESCRIPTION:Experience ICRA 2026 in South Africa – at your nearest city!\
 n\nThe IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) is 
 the largest robotics\, automation\, artificial intelligence\, and manufact
 uring conference in the world!\n\nDo you want to attend but can&#39;t make it 
 to Austria?\n\nThe IEEE South Africa Section (Joint Control Systems / Robo
 tics and Automation Chapters)\, the Society for Automation\, Instrumentati
 on\, Mechatronics and Computer Engineering ([SAIMC](https://saimc.co.za/))
 \, and a local institution\, are making it possible for you to experience 
 the premier keynote and plenary presentations right here in Durban.\n\n- W
 here: UKZN (Durban)\, WITS (JHB)\, NMU (Port Elizabeth)\, CUT (Bloemfontei
 n)\n- When: 2 – 4 June 2026 | 09h00 – 18h15 daily\n- Cost: FREE!\n\nCP
 D points will be awarded.\n\nRegistration is essential. Please register be
 fore 22 May 2026 at the venue nearest to you. Detailed conference programm
 es and activity schedules will be sent to all registered attendees\, shoul
 d there be any changes.\n\nRSVP at you nearest venue!\n\n[Durban](https://
 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSco2EsRa3TO-JB5GCk7cTXE8jL23HwkU278gRb8-Y
 -CpD7j5g/viewform?usp=publish-editor)\n\n[Bloemfontein](https://forms.gle/
 JBLwZGptp9stgTVh9)\n\n[Port Elizabeth](https://forms.office.com/pages/resp
 onsepage.aspx?id=s-5wvTelWkOTfHzTMNx02OWn_l6n6yNCgGvg133QWwVUOThMOFpCOUM5N
 EdUMFpONTRVVzVYTUZGTi4u&amp;route=shorturl&amp;b2b=true)\n\n[Johannesburg](https:/
 /docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccYB3_QTrlu5ek2mYS26ALBa7mlsIAKBqmn8clz
 Lypk_M9Ng/viewform)\n\nThe conference keynote presentation details is avai
 lable at https://2026.ieee-icra.org/attend/keynote-sessions/\, and the ple
 nary presentation details is available at [https://2026.ieee-icra.org/atte
 nd/plenary-sessions/](https://url.za.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/wo8BCBgE9zS7o
 mvDOu6h5U2eC4Z?domain=2026.ieee-icra.org/). The proposed programme is the 
 following:\n\nCo-sponsored by: Society for Automation\, Instrumentation\, 
 Mechatronics and Computer engineering (SAIMC)\n\nCape Town\, Durban\, Bloe
 mfontein\, Johannesburg\, Zambia\, Durban\, KwaZulu-Natal\, South Africa
LOCATION:Cape Town\, Durban\, Bloemfontein\, Johannesburg\, Zambia\, Durban
 \, KwaZulu-Natal\, South Africa
ORGANIZER:stopforth@ukzn.ac.za
SEQUENCE:7
SUMMARY:Experience IEEE ICRA in South Africa\, at your nearest venue!
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/560252
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