The issue contains:
Congress ’81 Preparations: Updates on preparations for the 8th Triennial World Congress in Kyoto, Japan (August 24–28, 1981) under the theme “Control Science and Technology for the Progress of Society.”
Upcoming IFAC Events: Details on upcoming workshops and symposia in 1980 covering oil industry control (Libya), pneumatic/hydraulic components (Poland), water resources (USA), safety in shipping (Norway), control technology (Egypt), and microprocessors in instrumentation (UK).
Systems Engineering for Power: A report on a joint US/European workshop held in Davos, Switzerland (Sept 30–Oct 5, 1979) covering power system stability and large-scale network optimization.
Book Reviews: Reviews of Systems: Decomposition, Optimisation and Control (edited by M.G. Singh & A. Titli) and Control in Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (edited by W. Leonhard).
Preview of “Automatica” (May 1980): A preview of upcoming papers and reports to be published in IFAC’s journal, Automatica.
The Giorgio Quazza Award: Call for nominations for the Giorgio Quazza Medal and prize to honor distinguished control engineers (deadline May 24, 1980).
Who is Who in IFAC: A biographical profile of Prof. Dr. Tibor Vámos, First Vice President of IFAC (1978–1981).
