The issue contains:
1. Welcome to Budapest
- Author: Academician Prof. Tibor Vamos
- What it covers: An introductory welcome address to participants of the upcoming 9th IFAC Triennial World Congress in Budapest, highlighting the importance of direct personal communication and international technical exchange.
2. IFAC Reports: Modelling and Control of Electric Power Plants
- Author: C. Maffezzoni
- What it covers: A summary of the IFAC workshop held in Como, Italy, covering sessions on power plant modeling, computer control, man-machine systems, and advanced control applications.
3. Workshop on Management Control Systems: Modelling the Dynamics
- Author: M. Rajkov, C. B. Tilanus
- What it covers: An overview of the fourth management control systems workshop in Dubrovnik, focusing on system dynamics models, limitations of control theory in management, and recommendations for future events.
4. Book News
- What it covers: Brief overviews and purchasing details for published proceedings on nonlinear programming applications to optimization and distributed computer control systems.
5. Technological Advances and Development: UNIDO prepares for Fourth General Conference
- What it covers: Details on UNIDO’s preparatory meetings and the International Forum on Technological Advances and Development, emphasizing policy actions, technological capabilities, and international cooperation for developing nations.
6. Time Table IFAC Committee Meetings
- What it covers: A provisional schedule listing the dates, times, and committees meeting during the 9th IFAC World Congress in Budapest.
7. Who is Who in IFAC
- What it covers: A biographical profile of George S. Axelby, highlighting his education, career accomplishments, and long-standing role as Editor-in-Chief of Automatica.
8. Forthcoming Events
- What it covers: A chronological list of upcoming IFAC and co-sponsored workshops, symposia, and conferences, including locations, dates, deadline information, and contact addresses.
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