Contents in this issue are:
- Message from IFAC President Maria Prandini
In her first address as IFAC President, Maria Prandini outlined her priorities for the next three years, emphasizing trustworthy AI, sustainability, inclusivity, international collaboration, and youth engagement, while looking ahead to the 2029 World Congress in Amsterdam. - Introducing New IFAC Secretary Derik le Roux
Derik le Roux, IFAC’s new Secretary and Editor-in-Chief of the IFAC Newsletter, is a South African professor at the University of Pretoria with twelve years of involvement in IFAC and a passion for sports, outdoor activities, and family life. - IFAC Harold Chestnut Textbook Prize Award Winner 2026
The 2026 Harold Chestnut Control Engineering Textbook Prize, awarded every three years for outstanding contributions to control engineering education through textbooks, was presented to Francesco Bullo (US), Distinguished Professor and Mosher Endowed Chair at the University of California, Santa Barbara. - IFAC Control Advent Calendar: Coming Soon!
The Control Advent Calendar 2026 invites students, educators, and control enthusiasts to solve daily Christmas-themed multiple-choice challenges, offering educators a fun way to revisit control theory with their students and help Santa and his elves tackle their control problems. - IFAC World Congress 2029 Preview
The IFAC World Congress 2029 will take place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from 8 to 13 July 2029, under the motto “A sustainable IFAC World Congress in a data-rich interconnected World.” - IFAC World Congress 2026 Report
The 23rd IFAC World Congress took place in Busan, Korea, from 23 to 28 August 2026, hosted by ICROS and welcoming 4,640 participants from 74 countries. - Calendar of upcoming IFAC Conferences
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