NL 1981_4

The issue contains:

1. WELCOME TO KYOTO!

• Author: Y. Sawaragi
• What it covers: An introductory welcome address by the IFAC President highlighting the theme, scope, and objectives of the 8th IFAC World Congress in Kyoto.

2. 3rd IFAC/IFIP/IFORS Conference on “Systems Approach for Development”

• Date: 24–27 November 1980
• What it covers: A report on the conference held in Rabat, Morocco, detailing its program, case studies, tutorial topics, and technical discussions.

3. Automatic Control Education in Developing Countries

• What it covers: A summary of a round table discussion focusing on the challenges, objectives, technician training, and university education in automatic control for developing nations.

4. International Conference on Systems Methodology and 26th Annual Meeting of the Society for General Systems Research

• Date: 5–9 January 1982
• What it covers: An announcement and call for papers for a conference exploring systems methodology, investigation methods, and structural properties of systems.

5. IFAC Symposium on Computer Aided Design of Multivariable Technological Systems

• Date: 15–17 September 1982
• What it covers: An overview and submission details for a symposium on the state of the art in computer-aided design concepts and techniques.

6. ISSOA 82 4th International Symposium on Ship Operation Automation

• Date: 20–22 September 1982
• What it covers: A call for papers and key subject areas regarding automation in navigation, communications, maintenance, and fleet management.

7. IFAC/IFIP/IFORS/IEA-Conference on Analysis, Design, and Evaluation of Man-Machine-Systems

• Date: 27–29 September 1982
• What it covers: An announcement covering human-machine interaction in technical systems, fault management, decision making, and MMS evaluation.

8. 6th IFAC Symposium on Identification and System Parameter Estimation

• Date: 7–11 June 1982
• What it covers: Information on an upcoming symposium covering identification methods in process optimization, robotics, biomedical systems, and microprocessors.

9. Problems and Trends in Measurement and Instrumentation Education Microprocessors and Allied Techniques

• Date: 29 September to 1 October 1980
• What it covers: Details on the proceedings of the IMEKO TC1 Colloquium held in Budapest, focusing on the impact of information processing and microprocessors.

10. New Automatica Editorial Staff Organization

• What it covers: An announcement detailing structural changes to the editorial staff of Automatica, including newly appointed Editors and instructions for paper submissions.

11. Preview for the Next Issue of Automatica

• Date: September 1981
• What it covers: A listing of upcoming research papers and brief papers scheduled for publication in the September 1981 issue of Automatica.

12. Large-Scale Systems, Theory and Applications

• Date: 1980
• What it covers: A brief introduction and subscription details for a new international journal dedicated to unifying themes in large-scale systems and complexity.

13. Who is Who in IFAC

• What it covers: A biographical profile of Roland R. Chaussard, highlighting his education, career at Electricité de France, and contributions to IFAC committees.

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