The issue contains:
Informal Meeting of the IFAC Presidents, Laxenburg, Austria
- What it covers: Details the 11th annual informal meeting of IFAC Presidents to exchange ideas and review IFAC Secretariat operations, along with a press conference held for Austrian media.
IFAC Presidents hold lectures at the “Wissenschaftliche Landes-Akademie” Krems, Lower Austria
- What it covers: Summarizes a series of lectures given by IFAC Presidents on topics including AI in CAD, controller design trends, computer control, ion beam micromachining, robust control, and symbolic control models.
Safety of Computer Control – SAFECOMP ’88 (IFAC/IFIP Symposium)
- Author: W. Ehrenberger
- What it covers: Reports on the symposium held in Fulda, FRG, covering safety-related computer systems, software quality management, verification strategies, and human error in computer applications.
Report Future Directions in Control Theory
- What it covers: Summarizes a major SIAM report chaired by Wendell H. Fleming on the status, mathematical challenges, and future opportunities in control theory and its applications.
Distributed Computer Control Systems – DCCS ’88 (IFAC Workshop)
- Author: T. Lalive d’Epinay
- What it covers: Outlines key presentations and themes from the Vitznau workshop, including field buses, fault tolerance, distributed expert systems, and CIM applications.
Artificial Intelligence in Economics and Management (IFIP/IFAC/IFORS Workshop)
- Author: Juzar Motiwalla
- What it covers: Summarizes the Singapore workshop featuring a keynote by Nobel Laureate Herbert Simon, specialized tutorials, paper presentations, and panel discussions on AI in education and industry.
Reliability, Availability and Maintainability of Industrial Instrumentation Systems (IFAC Workshop)
- Author: ir. E.T. van Ravenzwaaij, Prof.dr.ir. L. Boullart
- What it covers: Reviews the second RAM workshop held in Bruges, focusing on industrial safety, expert systems diagnostics, and reliability procedures following major industrial incidents.
Papers from the Next Issue of Automatica
- What it covers: Lists upcoming paper titles, brief papers, and book reviews scheduled for publication in the June 1989 issue of Automatica.
IFAC WG: Transportation Systems
- What it covers: Provides an overview and update on the activities and scope of the IFAC Working Group on Transportation Systems.
Who is Who in IFAC
- What it covers: Introduces key officials, committee leaders, and prominent members contributing to the IFAC organization.
Forthcoming IFAC Events 1989, 1990
- What it covers: Features a chronological listing of upcoming IFAC-sponsored symposia, workshops, and conferences scheduled for 1989 and 1990 across various global locations.
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