The issue contains:
Preview of 19th IFAC World Congress
- Author: Ed Boje
- What it covers: An introductory message welcoming attendees to the 19th IFAC World Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, highlighting technical sessions, plenary lectures, and local travel information.
Introducing the 2011-2014 IFAC Fellows
- What it covers: Professional biographies, research achievements, and career highlights for newly elected IFAC Fellows Sigurd Skogestad, Naomi E. Leonard, Eduardo D. Sontag, Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, Sanjoy K. Mitter, Sizhao Joe Qin, and Laurent Praly.
Death in the IFAC Family – Lieselotte Schröder
- Author: Dieter Westerkamp
- Date: 6 June 2014
- What it covers: An obituary honoring Lieselotte Schröder and acknowledging her instrumental role in the founding of IFAC and the management of its early secretariat.
4th Workshop on Distributed Estimation and Control in Networked Systems (NECSYS 2013)
- Author: Jan Lunze
- Date: 25–26 September 2013
- What it covers: A summary report detailing the venue, key presentation topics, plenary speakers, and technical structure of the NECSYS 2013 workshop held in Koblenz, Germany.
Forthcoming Events
- What it covers: A structured schedule and list of upcoming IFAC-sponsored conferences, symposia, and workshops planned for 2014 through 2017.