Welcome message from the chairpersons

On behalf of the organizing committee, it is our pleasure to welcome all participants to the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Robotic and Sensors Environments (ROSE), being held at École Polytechnique de Montréal, in Montréal, Québec, Canada, on September 17–18, 2011. The IEEE ROSE is sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Instrumentation and Measurement Society (IMS). It is organized in collaboration with the IMS' TC-15 Virtual Systems in Measurements, TC-22 Intelligent Measurements Systems, TC-27 Human-Computer Interfaces and Interaction, TC-28 Instrumentation for Robotics and Automation, and TC-30 Security and Contraband Detection technical committees.