Merge pull request #32 from rcsoccersim/develop

News - Add CFP2025 (#31)

blog/2024/CFP-RC25.md

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+---
+title: Call for Participation RoboCup 2025 Soccer Simulation 2D League
+tags: [robocup,soccersimulation,rc2025]
+authors: [omid-amini-oc]
+addToHomepage: true
+homePageImage: rc2025-logo.png
+homePageTitle: CFP RoboCup 2025
+---
+
+We are excited to invite you to participate in the RoboCup 2025 Soccer Simulation 2D League  competition, which will take place from July 15 to July 21, 2025, in Salvador, Brazil.
+
+<!-- truncate -->
+
+# Call for Participation RoboCup 2025 Soccer Simulation 2D League
+
+**July 15 – July 21, 2025**  
+**Salvador, Brazil**  
+[https://2025.robocup.org](https://2025.robocup.org)
+
+![RoboCup 2025](https://2025.robocup.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/logo4_transp_forDarkBack-1024x281.png)
+
+---
+
+The **RoboCup Soccer Simulation 2D League** is one of the oldest and most prestigious RoboCup Soccer competitions. It utilizes the RoboCup Soccer Simulator, enabling two teams of 11 simulated autonomous robots plus an autonomous coach agent to engage in realistic soccer matches. Due to its stability and robustness, this simulator serves as an exceptional research and educational platform for advancements in multi-agent systems, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.
+
+---
+
+## Call for Participation
+
+To view the full Call for Participation document, please visit:  
+[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OJCzkSj_uuQ5V3_JsOcg5jKVXSzIzClhgtEeHYzL0sw](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OJCzkSj_uuQ5V3_JsOcg5jKVXSzIzClhgtEeHYzL0sw)
+
+---
+
+If You Are Interested in Participating, Please pre-register your team and submit the required qualification materials.
+
+### **Important Dates**
+
+- **Qualification Deadline:** February 28 – 23:59 UTC
+- **Qualification Notification:** March 16 – 23:59 UTC
+
+### **Submission Instructions**
+
+1. **Submit Qualification Materials:**
+   - **Form:** [https://forms.gle/iJ2uRMSKyX2bYs7d9](https://forms.gle/iJ2uRMSKyX2bYs7d9)
+   - **Deadline:** February 28 – 23:59 UTC
+   - **Materials Required:**
+     - **Team Description Paper (TDP):** 2 to 8 pages in Springer LNCS style, PDF format (`TDP_TeamName.pdf`).
+     - **Log Files:** Archive into one file (`LogFiles_TeamName.tar.gz`) using the most recent Soccer Server version (version 5).
+
+2. **Pre-Registration:**
+   - **Form:** TBD
+
+### **Qualification Process**
+
+- **Evaluation:** Based on the quality of the TDP and the team's performance as demonstrated by the submitted log files.
+- **Review:** TDPs will be peer-reviewed by experts in the 2D RoboCup Simulation League.
+- **Notification:** Teams will be informed of their qualification status by March 16 – 23:59 UTC.
+
+---
+
+## Rules and Regulations
+
+- **One-Team-Per-One-Person Rule:** Each participant can belong to only one team.
+- **Plagiarism Penalty:** Strict penalties for any form of plagiarism, including disqualification and bans.
+- **No-Show Penalty:** Teams must cancel participation if unable to compete; failure to do so results in bans.
+- **Academic Fairness:** All teams must adhere to academic integrity standards.
+
+---
+
+### Automatic Qualification
+
+- **Top Four Teams from RoboCup 2024:** HELIOS2024, CYRUS, YuShan2024, FRA-UNIted  
+  *(Subject to submitting appropriate materials.)*
+
+---
+
+## Additional Resources
+
+- **RoboCup 2025 Web Page:** [https://2025.robocup.org](https://2025.robocup.org)
+- **Soccer Simulation Web Page:** [https://ssim.robocup.org](https://ssim.robocup.org)
+- **League Discord:** [https://discord.gg/yFxkCcatGe](https://discord.gg/yFxkCcatGe)
+- **Simulator Repository:** [https://github.com/rcsoccersim](https://github.com/rcsoccersim)
+- **Log & Binary Archive:** [https://archive.robocup.info/Soccer/Simulation/2D/](https://archive.robocup.info/Soccer/Simulation/2D/)
+- **Springer LNCS Guidelines:** [https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines](https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines)
+
+---
+
+## Contacts
+
+For any questions or additional information, please reach out via:
+
+- **Online Form:** [https://forms.gle/FViXtVL1fDRbLaBs9](https://forms.gle/FViXtVL1fDRbLaBs9)
+- **Discord Q&A Forum:** [https://t.ly/cY4K1](https://t.ly/cY4K1)
+
+### Organizing Committee
+
+- **Tomoharu Nakashima**
+- **Omid Amini**
+- **Gabriel Lopes de Souza**
+
+### Technical Committee
+
+- **Aref Sayareh**
+- **Hassan Zonouzi**
+
+### Executive Committee
+
+- **Hidehisa Akiyama**
+- **Nadar Zare**
+
+---
+
+**Best Regards,**  
+**RoboCup2025 Soccer Simulation 2D League Committee**

blog/authors.yml

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   image_url: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25696836?v=4
   page: true
   socials:
-    github: naderzare
+    github: naderzare
+
+omid-amini-oc:
+  name: Omid Amini
+  title: Organizing Committee Member
+  url: https://github.com/mroa4
+  image_url: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/43232848?v=44
+  page: true
+  socials:
+    github: mroa4

blog/tags.yml

@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ robocup:
   label: RoboCup
 
 soccersimulation:
-  label: Soccer Simulation
+  label: Soccer Simulation
+
+rc2025:
+  label: RoboCup 2025