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This issue of the IFAC Newsletter highlights major preparation updates and tutorial schedules for the upcoming 17th IFAC World Congress in Seoul. It reviews recent technical gatherings, including the ALCOSP 2007, PSYCO 2007, and FeT'07 workshops, alongside the industry-versus-theory panel discussions held in St. Petersburg. Additionally, the issue celebrates Rudolf Kalman receiving the 2008 Charles Stark Draper Prize for inventing the Kalman Filter and concludes with a schedule of upcoming IFAC events for 2008 and 2009.

The issue contains:

  1. 17th IFAC World Congress
    • What it covers: Provides details on registration deadlines, hotel reservations, paper submissions, highlight programs, and upcoming pre-congress tutorials and administrative meetings.
  2. Pre-Congress Tutorials and Workshops
    • What it covers: Details the schedule, codes, titles, proposers, and times for workshops and tutorial sessions held on 5–6 July 2008.
  3. Adaptation and Learning in Control and Signal Processing – ALCOSP 2007
    • Author: Alexander Fradkov, Sandor Veres
    • Date: 29-31 August, 2007
    • What it covers: Reports on the workshop held in St. Petersburg, highlighting key plenary lectures, technical topics, invited sessions, and a panel discussion on strengthening ties between theory and industry.
  4. Periodic Control Systems – PSYCO 2007
    • Date: 29-31 August, 2007
    • What it covers: Summarizes the 3rd IFAC Workshop on Periodic Control Systems, including its technical sessions and computational software focus.
  5. Fieldbuses and Networks in Industrial and Embedded Systems – FeT’07
    • Author: Miguel León Chávez
    • Date: November 7-9, 2007
    • What it covers: Highlights the conference held in Toulouse, France, detailing paper submissions, session topics, keynote presentations, and an AIRBUS industrial session.
  6. Charles Stark Draper Prize Awarded to Rudolf Kalman
    • What it covers: Announces Rudolf Kalman receiving the 2008 Charles Stark Draper Prize for developing the Kalman Filter, alongside a background on his career and the impact of his work.
  7. List of Forthcoming Events 2008/2009
    • What it covers: Lists upcoming IFAC workshops, conferences, and symposia scheduled for 2008 and 2009, including dates, locations, and contact web links.

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