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This issue features reports on recent IFAC symposia covering systems analysis and simulation in Berlin as well as automatic control in power generation in Pretoria. It provides profile overviews of the German National Member Organization (GMR) and Executive Council member Prof. Dr. Karl Reinisch, alongside an obituary for Prof. Dr. N. Rajbman. Readers will also find announcements for several forthcoming international conferences and a preview of papers scheduled for the July 1981 issue of Automatica.

The issue contains:

  1. Systems Analysis and Simulation
  • What it covers: Highlights and key topics from the Symposium on Systems Analysis and Simulation held in Berlin, GDR, including invited papers and section themes.
  1. Automatic Control in Power Generation, Distribution and Protection
  • What it covers: A summary of the IFAC symposium in Pretoria, South Africa, detailing presented papers, technical visits, and key-note review addresses.
  1. Tenth IFIP Conference on System Modelling and Optimization
  • What it covers: Event announcement detailing the theme, topics, submission deadlines, and contact details for the upcoming conference in New York City.
  1. IMEKO/IFAC-2nd International Symposium on Technical Diagnostics
  • What it covers: Information regarding the scope, language, sponsors, and organizers for the technical diagnostics symposium in London.
  1. Global Modeling at the Service of the Decision Maker
  • What it covers: Announcement of the 9th IIASA Global Modeling Conference in Laxenburg, Austria, focusing on global simulation models and policy decisions.
  1. The VDI/VDE-Gesellschaft Mess- und Regelungstechnik (GMR) – The German NMO
  • What it covers: Profile of the German National Member Organization of IFAC, covering its history, structure, divisions, working groups, and upcoming hosted congresses.
  1. IFAC Symposium on Control Aspects of Prosthetics and Orthoptics
  • What it covers: A date correction notice clarifying that the symposium will take place in May 1982 rather than May 1983.
  1. Working Conference on Model Realism
  • What it covers: Announcement and scope of the conference in Bonn, FRG, regarding modeling methodologies and their ability to solve real-world problems.
  1. [Obituary: Prof. Dr. N. Rajbman]
  • What it covers: Announcement of the passing of USSR Advisory Committee member Prof. Dr. N. Rajbman and the dedication of the 6th IFAC Symposium on Identification and System Parameter Estimation to his memory.
  1. 3rd IFAC Symposium on Control of Distributed Parameter Systems
  • What it covers: Details on the purpose, time schedule, and submission guidelines for the upcoming symposium in Toulouse, France.
  1. Recently Published IFAC Volumes
  • What it covers: A listing of recently published IFAC proceedings volumes along with their publication dates and publisher details.
  1. Preview for the Next Issue of Automatica
  • What it covers: A preview listing of upcoming papers and brief papers scheduled for the July 1981 issue of the journal Automatica.
  1. Joint IFAC/ESA Symposium on Automatic Control in Space
  • What it covers: Event announcement for the 9th IFAC / 2nd ESA symposium in Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, detailing topics on satellite and space vehicle control.
  1. Prof. Dr. Karl Reinisch
  • What it covers: A biographical profile of IFAC Executive Council member Prof. Dr. Karl Reinisch, outlining his academic career, research contributions, and published works.

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