Deadline for IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Local Chapter Initiative Grants T he IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) Member Activities Board (MAB) awards a limited number of Chapter Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MRA.2019.2910371 Date of publication: 12 June 2019 initiative grants to RAS Chapters for professional development, educational outreach, and other programs. The MAB will review grant proposals at its November 2019 meeting and award up to US$2,000 on a competitive basis. The deadline for proposals is 15 August 2019. For submission details, please visit: https://www.ieee-ras.org/ memb ership/chapters/supp or tfor-chapters. Introducing the Revised and Enhanced RAS Distinguished Lecturer Program C onsider taking advantage of the revised IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) Distinguished Lecturer Program, which is designed to promote the research areas of the RAS as identified by its technical committees. More than 40 lecturers are currently available, with more to be appointed soon. This program is especially suited for RAS Chapters that do not regularly have the opportunity to invite international speakers or travel to conferences. More information may be found at https://www.ieee-ras.org/ educational-resources-outreach/distinguishedlecturer-program. Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MRA.2019.2910372 Date of publication: 12 June 2019 JUNE 2019 * IEEE ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION MAGAZINE * 119https://www.ieee-ras.org/membership/chapters/support-for-chapters https://www.ieee-ras.org/membership/chapters/support-for-chapters https://www.ieee-ras.org/membership/chapters/support-for-chapters https://www.ieee-ras.org/educational-resources-outreach/distinguishedlecturer-program https://www.ieee-ras.org/educational-resources-outreach/distinguishedlecturer-program https://www.ieee-ras.org/educational-resources-outreach/distinguishedlecturer-program http://butterflyhaptics.com