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This issue of the IFAC Newsletter highlights the annual 2019 Council and committee meetings held in Vienna, where Korea was selected to host the 2026 World Congress. It introduces the transition of IFAC-PapersOnLine to a Diamond Open Access model alongside detailed biographies of newly elected 2017–2020 IFAC Fellows. Readers will also find reports on major recent technical events in France, Germany, and the US, an editorial workshop in China, and a global calendar of upcoming conferences.

The issue contains:

IFAC Council- and Related Meetings 2019

  • Date: 6–8 September 2019
  • What it covers: Highlights the annual IFAC Council and related committee meetings held in Vienna, Austria, including the selection of Korea to host the 2026 IFAC World Congress in Busan and key operational discussions.

From the IFAC President

  • Author: Frank Allgöwer
  • What it covers: Details IFAC’s transition of IFAC-PapersOnLine to a Diamond Open Access model using Creative Commons licenses, allowing free reading and publishing without author copyright transfer.

Introducing the IFAC Fellows 2017-2020

  • What it covers: Announces the approval of 25 newly elected IFAC Fellows for the 2017–2020 triennium who will receive their awards at the 2020 IFAC World Congress in Berlin.

Profiles of 2017-2020 IFAC Fellows

  • What it covers: Biographical profiles highlighting the background, career achievements, and research contributions of new IFAC Fellows Linda Bushnell, Paulo Tabuada, Murat Arcak, Toshiharu Sugie, Alessandro Giua, Hendrik “Henk” Nijmeijer, Jing Sun, and George J. Pappas.

IFAC Publications Workshop at the Chinese Control Conference

  • Author: Bob Bitmead
  • Date: 29 July 2019
  • What it covers: Reports on an information session held in Guangzhou, China, aimed at engaging local researchers in editorial processes and recruiting future editors for IFAC journals.

Reports from IFAC Technical Events

  • What it covers: Summarizes outcomes and key highlights from three major technical conferences: the 12th IFAC Symposium on Advances in Control Education (ACE 2019 in Philadelphia, USA), the 9th IFAC Conference on Advances in Automotive Control (AAC 2019 in Orléans, France), and the 9th IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Control (MIM 2019 in Berlin, Germany).

Forthcoming Technical Events

  • What it covers: Presents a structured calendar of upcoming IFAC-sponsored symposia, workshops, and conferences scheduled worldwide for 2019 and 2020.

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