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This issue of the IFAC Newsletter focuses on the landmark 10th IFAC World Congress in Munich, marking 30 years of the federation and highlighting key events, technical sessions, and leadership handovers. It details the election of new IFAC officers and National Member Organizations, alongside prestigious award presentations such as the Quazza Medal and Automatica Prize Paper Awards. Additionally, the issue features lifetime advisor appointments, obituaries, previewed papers for Automatica, and a global schedule of forthcoming 1988 control engineering events.

The issue contains:

10th IFAC World Congress in Munich

  • What it covers: Reports on the opening and closing ceremonies of the 10th IFAC World Congress, celebrating IFAC’s 30th anniversary with record-breaking paper submissions, technical visits, and industrial sessions.

New Personalities Come in to Serve IFAC with New Ideas

  • What it covers: Highlights the leadership transition as outgoing President Manfred Thoma hands over the presidency to Boris Tamm, emphasizing the importance of the three-year rotation principle.

IFAC General Assembly – New NMOs, New Officers

  • What it covers: Details the admission of new National Member Organizations from Korea and Kuwait, minor constitutional amendments, and the election of new officers and Council members for the 1987–1990 triennium.

Presentation of IFAC Awards

  • What it covers: Covers the presentation of the Giorgio Quazza Medal to Professor K. J. Åström, the Automatica Prize Paper Awards, the IFAC Congress Young Author Prize, and the Control Education Textbook Prize.

William E. Miller and Tibor Vamos Appointed Lifetime Advisors

  • What it covers: Notes the appointment of Tibor Vamos and William E. Miller as lifetime Advisors of IFAC in recognition of their long-standing service and contributions to the federation.

Obituaries

  • What it covers: Commemorates the passing of Professor Ole A. Solheim, newly elected chairman of the IFAC TC on Terminology, and Maurice Remillieux, Secretary General of the Union of International Technical Associations.

Papers from the Next Issue of Automatica

  • Date: Nov. 1987
  • What it covers: Lists upcoming survey papers, regular papers, brief papers, and book reviews scheduled for publication in the November 1987 issue of Automatica.

Forthcoming Events

  • What it covers: Provides a comprehensive schedule of upcoming IFAC symposia, workshops, and conferences scheduled for 1988 across various countries.

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