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This issue of the IFAC Newsletter highlights key reports from international conferences and workshops, including events on computer control in Hong Kong, programmable devices in Poland, mining automation in Japan, and experimental physics control systems in San Jose. It also pays tribute to the late former IFAC President Boris Tamm and outlines upcoming federation events. Additionally, readers will find tables of contents for recent issues of IFAC journals, including Automatica and Control Engineering Practice.

The issue contains:

New Technologies for Computer Control (NTCC 2001)

  • Author: C. W. Chan and H. B. Verbruggen
  • Date: 19–22 November 2001
  • What it covers: A summary of the IFAC Conference held in Hong Kong featuring plenary sessions, regular paper presentations, and a local symposium on intelligent buildings.

In Memoriam – Boris Tamm

  • Author: Manfred Thoma and Rein Küttner
  • Date: 23 June 1930 – 5 February 2002
  • What it covers: An obituary and tribute honoring former IFAC President Boris Tamm, highlighting his international contributions, academic career, and research legacy.

Programmable Devices and Systems PDS2001

  • Author: Edward Hrynkiewicz and Wladislaw Ciażyński
  • Date: 22–23 November 2001
  • What it covers: A report on the 5th IFAC Workshop held in Gliwice, Poland, detailing the scope, session themes, and key technological topics presented.

Automation in Mining, Mineral and Metal Processing – MMM2001

  • Author: Kenko Uchida
  • Date: 4–6 September 2001
  • What it covers: An overview of the 10th IFAC Symposium in Tokyo, focusing on innovations in automation, environmental considerations, and industrial applications.

Accelerator and Large Experimental Physics Control Systems

  • Author: A. Daneels and R. Humphrey
  • Date: 27–30 November 2001
  • What it covers: Highlights from ICALEPCS 2001 in San Jose, covering control systems for physics experiments, facility collaborations, and award recognitions.

Forthcoming Events

  • What it covers: A list of upcoming IFAC conferences, symposia, and workshops scheduled across various international locations.

Papers from Control Engineering Practice

  • Date: February 2002, March 2002, and April 2002
  • What it covers: Tables of contents listing paper titles and authors published in issues 2, 3, and 4 of Control Engineering Practice.

Papers from Automatica

  • Date: May 2002 and June 2002
  • What it covers: Lists of published research articles and papers featured in Automatica issues 5 and 6.

Papers from Journal of Process Control

  • Date: April 2002
  • What it covers: Contents page listing papers and authors published in Issue 3 of the Journal of Process Control.

Papers from Journal of Engineering Applications of Automatic Control

  • Date: October 2001
  • What it covers: Lists of articles published in Issue 5 of the Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence journal.

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