The issue contains:
1. Can IFAC Contribute to International Stability
- Author: Harold Chestnut
- What it covers: Explores potential contributions of systems engineering and scientific cooperation toward improving international security and stability.
2. The Swiss Federation of Automatic Control
- What it covers: An overview of Switzerland’s National Member Organization (SGA/ASSPA), detailing its history, structure, areas of interest, national and international activities, and membership numbers.
3. EDCOM – IFAC Committee on Education
- What it covers: Highlights committee activities from their Berlin meeting, including discussions on constitution drafts, upcoming symposia, and plans for an Orientation Training Course on System Engineering.
4. EMSCOM – The IFAC Committee on Economic and Management Systems
- What it covers: Outlines committee membership, active working groups, publication of a non-periodic newsletter, and participation in upcoming international symposia and world congresses.
5. IFAC at INTERKAMA
- What it covers: Summarizes IFAC’s display of activities and publications presented by the German NMO (VDI/VDE-GMR) at the INTERKAMA exhibition in Düsseldorf.
6. VIII IFAC World Congress 1981
- What it covers: Reports on the International Programme Committee meeting in Düsseldorf regarding paper review procedures, session arrangements, and plenary survey papers for the Kyoto Congress.
7. 1981 IFAC/IFIP Workshop on Real Time Programming
- What it covers: An event announcement detailing the scope, organizing bodies, dates, and contact details for the workshop in Kyoto, Japan.
8. 3rd IFAC Workshop on Distributed Computer Control Systems (DCCS)
- What it covers: Call for papers and event details for the workshop in Beijing, China, focusing on distributed computer control technologies and industrial applications.
9. 4th International Time Series Meeting (ITSM)
- What it covers: Brief announcement for an upcoming time series conference in Valencia, Spain, including contact information for paper contributions.
10. Special Issue of Automatica
- What it covers: Introduces the January 1981 special issue focused on system identification methods and applications, edited by Guest Editor Prof. Rolf Isermann.
11. Computers in Industry
- What it covers: Profiles a new international journal focused on computer applications in industrial processes, detailing its objectives, scope, target industries, and subscription information.
12. China Science and Technology Abstracts
- What it covers: Introduces a new bimonthly English publication providing abstracts of scientific papers and literature published in China.
13. IEEE Control Systems Magazine
- What it covers: Details the launch of a new periodical by the IEEE Control Systems Society featuring technical articles, design tools, and society news.
14. Who is Who in IFAC – Uolevi Luoto
- What it covers: A biographical profile highlighting the professional achievements, academic background, and extensive service of IFAC’s Immediate Past President Uolevi Luoto.
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