IFAC_Newsletter_2013_3 - The International Federation of Automatic Control

IFAC_Newsletter_2013_3

This issue of the IFAC Newsletter highlights the annual informal gathering of IFAC officers in Austria to discuss organizational strategy and community engagement. It also presents event summaries from major control engineering conferences held in Grenoble, France, and Guadalajara, Mexico. Additionally, readers will find an extensive timetable of upcoming global IFAC symposia and workshops scheduled from 2013 through 2015.

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The issue contains:

1. Informal Meeting of the IFAC Officers

Date: 4-6 April 2013
What it covers: Details the annual gathering of IFAC officers in Austria to review status reports, plan upcoming meetings, and strengthen connections with local academic and international control communities.

2. Forthcoming Events

What it covers: Provides a comprehensive schedule of upcoming IFAC conferences, symposia, and workshops spanning from 2013 through 2015.

3. System, Structure and Control SSC 2013

Author: Olivier Sename and Luc Dugard
Date: 4-6 February 2013
What it covers: Summarizes the joint IFAC symposium and workshops held in Grenoble, France, covering linear control systems, time delay systems, and fractional differentiation.

4. Discrete Event Systems (WODES)

Author: Ernesto López-Mellado and Antonio Ramírez-Treviño
Date: 3-5 October 2012
What it covers: Reports on the 11th IFAC Workshop on Discrete Event Systems held in Guadalajara, Mexico, highlighting key presentations, paper statistics, and award winners.