NL 1988_3

The issue contains:

1. Informal Meeting of the IFAC Presidents
   • Date: 21 April 1988 – 22 April 1988
   • What it covers: Details an informal gathering of IFAC leadership in Laxenburg, Austria, to discuss long-range financial policy, congress paper selection procedures, and celebrate the 10th anniversary of the agreement between IFAC and Austrian authorities.
2. Strategic Plans of IFAC Technical Committees: Technical Committee on Computers
   • What it covers: Outlines the 1987–1990 strategic plan for the COMPUT committee, detailing its scope, focus areas such as AI and real-time software engineering, and working groups.
3. The IFAC Symbol – A Guarantee of Quality
   • What it covers: Explains the strict criteria and approval procedures required to use the IFAC symbol to ensure high quality and international representation for technical events.
4. News from Sister Federations: IMACS World Congress
   • Date: 18 July 1988 – 21 July 1988
   • What it covers: Highlights the upcoming 12th IMACS World Congress in Paris, focusing on scientific computation, modelling, simulation, and high-performance computing.
5. News from Sister Federations: IMEKO World Congress
   • Date: 16 October 1988 – 21 October 1988
   • What it covers: Details the IMEKO XI congress in Houston, Texas, exploring new measurement technologies, hardware developments, and theoretical concepts.
6. Forthcoming Events
   • What it covers: Provides a comprehensive schedule of upcoming IFAC and co-sponsored symposia, workshops, and conferences scheduled for 1988 and 1989 across the globe.
7. Papers from the Next Issue of Automatica
   • Date: July 1988
   • What it covers: Lists the full length papers, brief papers, and book reviews scheduled for publication in the July 1988 issue of the journal Automatica.
8. Special Issue of Automatica – Call for Papers
   • Date: November 1989
   • What it covers: Announces a special issue focused on Identification and System Parameter Estimation, providing submission deadlines, guidelines, and editor contact details.
9. Who is Who in IFAC
   • What it covers: Features a detailed biography and professional career overview of Dr. László Nemes, Chairman of the Technical Committee on Manufacturing Technology.

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