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This issue highlights key administrative activities and international gatherings, including the informal meeting of IFAC Presidents in Laxenburg and upcoming events through 1989. It features detailed reports from technical workshops in Kuwait on petroleum and desalination automation and in Rabat on systems analysis for water management. Readers will also find updates on the Chinese Association of Automation, biographical profiles of IFAC officers, and upcoming paper titles from Automatica.

The issue contains:

Informal Meeting of the IFAC Presidents

  • What it covers: Details the annual meeting of IFAC officers held in Laxenburg to prepare for upcoming Council meetings in Zurich and strengthen relations with Austrian authorities and IIASA.

News from Sister Federations

  • What it covers: Announces the 11th Triennial World Congress of the International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO XI) on instrumentation for the 21st century in Houston, Texas.

Forthcoming Events 1987–1989

  • What it covers: Provides a comprehensive schedule of upcoming IFAC and co-sponsored symposia, congresses, and conferences, including dates, locations, and submission deadlines.

Automatic Control in Petroleum, Petrochemical and Desalination Industries, IFAC Workshop, Kuwait, January 1986

  • Author: Jafar Assiri, Samir Kotob
  • What it covers: Summarizes the workshop’s technical sessions, panel discussions on refinery modernization and control needs, and field visits to industrial control centers in Kuwait.

Systems Analysis of Problems in Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control, 2nd International Workshop, Rabat, February 1986

  • What it covers: Reports on a three-week educational workshop focused on applying systems analysis, operational research, and microcomputer software to water management issues in developing nations.

News from NMOs: China

  • What it covers: Introduces the Chinese Association of Automation (CAA), outlining its organizational structure, key technical committees, national conferences, and international activities.

Papers from the Next Issue of Automatica

  • What it covers: Lists the planned contents and paper titles for the upcoming issue (Vol. 22, No. 5, September 1986) of the IFAC journal Automatica.

Who is Who in IFAC

  • What it covers: Presents biographical profiles and achievements of IFAC officials, including Vice-President Brian D.O. Anderson and Technical Board Vice-Chairman L. Keviczky.

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