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The January 1979 issue of the IFAC Newsletter announces forthcoming events on the safety of computer control systems, computer aided design of control systems, large scale systems, and real-time datahandling and process control. It also publishes the opening address of the chairman of the new Committee on Developing Countries and a full list of IFAC officers and officials.

The issue contains:

IFAC Events

  • IFAC Workshop: SAFECOMP — Safety of Computer Control Systems — Stuttgart, Fed. Republic of Germany, 16–18 May 1979, with the areas in which papers are invited.
  • IFAC Symposium on Computer Aided Design of Control Systems — Zürich, Switzerland, 29–31 August 1979, with the purpose, main topics, symposium address and registration fee.
  • 2nd IFAC Symposium on Large Scale Systems: Theory and Applications — Toulouse, France, 25–27 June 1980, with the purpose, topics in theory and methodology and in applications, abstract requirements and time schedule.
  • First European Symposium on Real-Time Datahandling and Process Control — Berlin (West), Germany, 23–25 October 1979, organized by Purdue Europe, the ESONE Committee and the European CAMAC Association, with the scope of the symposium.

New IFAC Committee
The opening address of Eng. Ibrahim M. Sharkass, chairman of the Committee on Developing Countries, setting out the committee’s proposed activities. This complements the announcement of the committee published in IFAC Newsletter no. 6, 1978.

IFAC Officers & Officials
Addresses of the officers serving in the federation:

  • IFAC Executive Council — President, 1st and 2nd Vice-Presidents, Past President, Treasurer and Ordinary Members.
  • IFAC Policy Committee — Chairman and Vice-Chairmen.
  • IFAC Advisory Committee — Chairman and Vice-Chairmen.
  • IFAC Public Affairs Committee — Chairman and Vice-Chairmen.
  • IFAC Technical Committee Chairmen — Applications; Biomedical Engineering; Components & Instruments; Computers; Special Committee on Developing Countries; Economic & Management Systems; Education; Manufacturing Technology; Mathematics of Control; Social Effects of Automation; Space; Systems Engineering; Terminology & Standards; and Theory.
  • IFAC Honorary Editors.

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