The issue contains:
IFAC Awards
- What it covers: An introduction to the major IFAC awards to be presented at the 2011 IFAC World Congress in Milan, including the newly approved High Impact Paper Award.
Call for Nominations: Giorgio Quazza Medal, Nathaniel B. Nichols Medal, Industrial Achievement Award, High Impact Paper Award
- What it covers: Official guidelines, selection criteria, eligibility requirements, and nomination procedures for four major IFAC awards.
Tables of Contents of IFAC Journals
- What it covers: Web links to access the tables of contents for various official IFAC journals.
Special Issues of IFAC Journals
- What it covers: An announcement introducing calls for papers for upcoming special issues across IFAC publications.
Call for Papers: Automatica – Special Issue on Systems Biology
- What it covers: Details and submission deadlines for an upcoming Automatica special issue focused on control theory applications in systems biology.
Dependable Control of Discrete Systems (DCDS’09)
- Author: Maria Pia Fanti
- What it covers: A summary report on the 2nd IFAC Workshop held in Bari, Italy, featuring abstracts from invited plenary speakers and special sessions.
Robot Control – SYROCO 2009
- Author: Hideki Hashimoto
- What it covers: A report on the 9th IFAC Symposium on Robot Control held in Gifu, Japan, highlighting key technical tracks and invited lectures.
Slowly but Surely…
- What it covers: An update on the ongoing transition and electronic publishing developments for IFAC conference proceedings.
IFAC Forthcoming Events
- What it covers: A schedule and listing of upcoming IFAC conferences, symposia, and workshops for 2010 and 2011.