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This newsletter issue reports on the annual meetings of IFAC's governing bodies in Laxenburg and previews the major program structure for the 9th IFAC World Congress in Budapest. It features detailed reports from recent technical events, including the DCCS '83 workshop, the SOCOCO '82 symposium, and the SWIIS workshop on international stability. Readers will also find information on committee activities, the Automatica Prize Paper Awards, and a profile of TC Education Chairman Professor P. Martin Larsen.

The issue contains:

IFAC’s Governing Bodies Discuss IFAC’s Future

  • What it covers: Details key decisions from the annual meetings of IFAC Committees, Boards, and Council, including leadership nominations, financial reports, constitution amendments, and secretarial changes.

Real-Time Concept Vital to Distributed Computer Control (DCCS ’83)

  • Author: Mike Rodd
  • What it covers: A report on the 5th IFAC Workshop on Distributed Computer Control Systems, highlighting papers on computer architecture, real-time consistency, and industrial applications.

SOCOCO ’82

  • Author: G. Ferrate
  • What it covers: A summary of the 3rd IFAC/IFIP Symposium on Software for Computer Control held in Madrid, detailing paper submissions, topics, and plenary sessions.

Shaping IFAC ’84 – the 9th World Congress in Budapest

  • Author: J. Gertler
  • What it covers: Outlines the preparations, structure, session topics, panel discussions, and plenary speakers for the upcoming 1984 IFAC World Congress.

Supplemental Ways for Improving International Stability (SWIIS)

  • What it covers: Reports on a workshop in Laxenburg where control engineers and system experts discussed peaceful, novel approaches to resolving international disputes.

EMSCOM – IFAC Economic and Management Systems Committee

  • Author: L. F. Pau
  • What it covers: Explains the scope, working groups, and major technical areas of interest for IFAC’s Economic and Management Systems Committee.

Automatica Award

  • What it covers: Announces the nomination process and criteria for the Automatica Prize Paper Awards to be presented at the 1984 World Congress.

Who is Who in IFAC

  • What it covers: Provides a biographical profile and career overview of Professor P. Martin Larsen, Chairman of the IFAC Technical Committee on Education.

Forthcoming Events

  • What it covers: Lists upcoming IFAC symposia, workshops, and conferences scheduled between 1984 and 1986 along with their dates and locations.

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