The issue contains:
IFAC News
Report of the General Assembly meeting held on 13 June during the IFAC Congress in Helsinki, with extracts from the report of past president U. Luoto covering IFAC events during the report period, National Member Organization contacts, contacts with the sister federations, the IFAC–Pergamon Press one-publisher agreement and the IFAC Constitution.
Extract from the Report of the Advisory Committee to the IFAC General Assembly
Helsinki, Finland — 13 June 1978. Summary of the technical activities of the 13 Technical Committees since 1975 and plans for 1979.
A New IFAC Committee: Committee on Developing Countries
Announcement of the committee authorized at the Executive Council meeting of 10 June 1978, with its scope and first chairman.
IFAC Approved Symposia, Conferences, and Co-sponsorships 1979
List of 14 approved events with dates and places.
IFAC Approved Symposia, Conferences, and Co-sponsorships 1980
List of 8 approved events with dates and places.
IFAC Approved Symposia, Conferences, and Co-sponsorships 1981
The 8th IFAC World Congress — Kyoto, Japan, 24–28 August.
IFAC Symposia
- IFAC Symposium on Criteria for Selecting Appropriate Technologies under Different Cultural, Technical, and Social Conditions — Bari, Italy, 21–22 May 1979, with its purpose, call for papers and time table.
- Third IFAC/IFIP Symposium on Ship Operation Automation — Tokyo, Japan, 26–28 November 1979, with its purpose, topics, time table and abstract requirements.
- International Symposium on Systems Optimization and Analysis — Rocquencourt, France, 11–13 December 1978, with its session list.
- Vth International Conference on Production Research — Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 13–16 August 1979, with its main theme and scope.
IFAC Proceedings
- Systems Analysis Applications to Complex Programs — Proceedings of the IFAC/IFORS/IIASA Workshop, Bielsko-Biala, Poland, June 1977.
- Control and Management of Integrated Industrial Complexes — Proceedings of the IFAC Symposium, 6–8 September 1977.
