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This issue of the IFAC Newsletter highlights the latest updates on the IFAC YouTube channel, featuring plenary lectures and historical video collections. It features a detailed profile on Publications Committee Chair Tamer Basar, along with reports on the annual informal officers' meeting in Austria and the EAAI journal editorial handover. Additionally, readers will find call for nominations for the Harold Chestnut Textbook Prize, congratulations to Brian Anderson for receiving national honors, and a list of upcoming international control engineering events.

The issue contains:

  1. IFAC YouTube Channel Update
  • Author: Paolo Bolzern
  • What it covers: Details about the IFAC YouTube channel launched in January 2015, featuring 43 video recordings across seven playlists including plenary lectures and historical documents.
  1. Who’s Who in IFAC: PubCom Chair Tamer Basar
  • Author: Tamer Basar and IFAC Secretariat
  • What it covers: A biographical profile of Tamer Basar, highlighting his education, academic achievements, research interests, awards, and role as Chair of the IFAC Publications Committee.
  1. IFAC Informal Officers’ Meeting
  • What it covers: Highlights from the annual informal gathering of IFAC officers in Austria, including a technical lecture on Industry 4.0 by Frank Allgöwer, meetings with IIASA, and preparations for upcoming council meetings.
  1. Photos from President’s Dinner and Informal Meeting
  • What it covers: Photographic highlights featuring IFAC officers, committee chairs, guests, and representatives attending the annual informal officers’ meeting and dinner in Austria.
  1. Call for Nominations: Harold Chestnut Control Engineering Textbook Prize
  • What it covers: An invitation to submit nominations for the triennial textbook prize awarded to authors of outstanding control engineering educational texts published between September 2008 and July 2014.
  1. Honors for IFAC Advisor Brian Anderson
  • What it covers: Announcement of IFAC Advisor and former President Brian Anderson receiving the Companion of the Order of Australia for his eminent service.
  1. EAAI Journal Handover Ceremony
  • Author: Alison Waldron
  • What it covers: A report on the ceremony honoring outgoing Editor-in-Chief Bernard Grabot for his contributions to the journal Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence and welcoming incoming Editor-in-Chief Ajith Abraham.
  1. Calendar of IFAC Events
  • What it covers: A comprehensive schedule listing upcoming IFAC-sponsored and co-sponsored conferences, workshops, and symposia held worldwide.

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