The issue contains:
A Great Loss
- What it covers: An obituary and tribute commemorating Fred Margulies, former IFAC Honorary Secretary and Newsletter editor, highlighting his contributions to IFAC and human-centered automation.
Dear Professor Margulies,
- Author: Margaret A. Gottfried
- What it covers: A personal farewell letter expressing gratitude for Fred Margulies’ guidance, leadership, and work on the IFAC Newsletter.
Model Error Concepts and Compensation – IFAC Workshop
- Author: R. E. Skelton and D. H. Owens
- Date: 17–18 June 1985
- What it covers: A summary of the workshop held in Boston, USA, focusing on model error characterization and control design.
Digital Computer Applications to Process Control – 7th IFAC/IFIP/IMACS Conference
- Author: P. Kopacek
- Date: 17–20 September 1985
- What it covers: A report on the Vienna conference covering digital control developments, industrial applications, real-time software, and technical visits.
Safety of Computer Control Systems SAFECOMP ’85 – 4th International Workshop
- Author: E. De Agostino
- Date: 1–3 October 1985
- What it covers: Key themes and findings from the workshop in Como, Italy, regarding software diversity, reliability, and safety in computer control.
Systems Analysis Applied to Water and Related Land Resources – IFAC Conference
- Author: L. Valadares Tavares and J. Evaristo da Silva
- Date: 2–4 October 1985
- What it covers: Overview of the conference in Lisbon, Portugal, addressing natural resource management and control through interdisciplinary cooperation.
Automation for Mineral Resource Development
- What it covers: Information on the published proceedings of the 1st IFAC Symposium held in Brisbane, Australia, focusing on mining and metallurgical process automation.
Real-Time Programming – 13th IFAC-IFIP Workshop
- Author: Theodore J. Williams
- Date: 7–8 October 1985
- What it covers: Details from the workshop in West Lafayette, Indiana, covering statistical quality control, graphical languages, and personal computer applications.
Adaptive Control of Chemical Processes – 1st IFAC Workshop
- Date: 21–22 October 1985
- What it covers: Summary of the workshop in Frankfurt/Main, FRG, covering practical applications and advancements in adaptive and self-tuning control.
Case Studies in Automatic Control for the IFAC Congress in Munich
- Date: 26–31 July 1987
- What it covers: A call for proposals and submission deadlines for case study sessions at the upcoming IFAC World Congress in Munich.
News from NMOs: INDIA
- What it covers: An overview of The Institution of Engineers in India, detailing its membership numbers, international affiliations, and educational activities.
Kyoto Prize
- What it covers: Announcement of Professor R. E. Kalman receiving the Kyoto Prize for his pioneering work in modern control and system theory.
Preview for the Next Issue of Automatica
- Date: May 1986
- What it covers: A listed preview of upcoming papers, brief papers, technical communiques, and book reviews scheduled for the May 1986 issue of Automatica.
Note: Change of Location
- Date: 30 June–3 July 1986
- What it covers: A brief announcement noting the location shift of the 1986 IFAC Symposium on Control of Distributed Parameter Systems to UCLA.
Who is Who in IFAC
- What it covers: A biographical profile of Jan Daniel Naudé van Wyk, Vice-Chairman of the IFAC Technical Board, detailing his career and achievements.
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