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This issue highlights organizational progress and plenary details for the upcoming 20th IFAC World Congress in Toulouse, France, alongside an event report on the 12th Workshop on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems in Austin, Texas. It also features biographical profiles of recent IFAC Fellows and Major Medal award winners, celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Journal of Process Control, and provides information on Control Engineering Practice and future IFAC events.

The issue contains:

  1. IFAC World Congress 2017 Update
  • Author: Dimitri Peaucelle
  • What it covers: An update on preparations, submission statistics, accepted presentations, and scheduled plenary speakers for the 20th IFAC World Congress in Toulouse, France.
  1. Workshop on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems
  • Author: Patrick Brown and Michael Lyons
  • What it covers: A report summarizing the keynotes, scientific sessions, panels, and attendance at the 12th IFAC Workshop on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS 2016) held in Austin, Texas.
  1. Introducing the IFAC Fellows 2014-2017
  • What it covers: Biographical profiles highlighting the career achievements, research interests, and publications of IFAC Fellows Dale E. Seborg, Carlos Canudas de Wit, Françoise Lamnabhi-Lagarrigue, Arjan van der Schaft, Daniel Liberzon, and Stéphane Lafortune.
  1. Introducing the IFAC Major Medal Winners 2014-2017
  • What it covers: Profiles of the IFAC Major Medal award recipients, including Industrial Achievement Award winner Francesco Borrelli, detailing their professional background and notable contributions.
  1. 25th Anniversary of the Journal of Process Control
  • What it covers: A commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Journal of Process Control, outlining its history, key milestones, and ongoing role in process automation research.
  1. IFAC Journals: Control Engineering Practice
  • What it covers: An overview of the scope, recent special issues, top cited articles, and editorial leadership of the IFAC journal Control Engineering Practice.
  1. Forthcoming Events
  • What it covers: A chronological listing of upcoming IFAC conferences, symposia, and workshops scheduled worldwide.

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