NL 1989_5

The issue contains:

1. IFAC Council- and Related Meetings
   • What it covers: Reports on the IFAC Council and committee meetings held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, covering membership updates, financial reports, budget approvals, and upcoming World Congress preparations.
2. IPC for Tallinn World Congress to Meet
   • What it covers: Outlines the upcoming third meeting of the International Program Committee in Vienna for final paper selection for the 1990 IFAC World Congress.
3. IFAC Council Meets Brazil NMO
   • What it covers: Brief announcement regarding a meeting between IFAC officers and representatives of the Sociedade Brasileira de Automatica.
4. Special Issue of AUTOMATICA on Identification and System Parameter Estimation
   • What it covers: Presents the contents and paper listing for the upcoming special issue of the Automatica journal (Vol. 26 No. 1).
5. IFAC Control Engineering Textbook Prize
   • What it covers: Call for recommendations for the best control engineering textbook published in an official IFAC language to be awarded at the Tallinn World Congress.
6. AUTOMATICA Prize Paper Awards
   • What it covers: Invitation for recommendations for outstanding paper contributions published in Automatica between 1987 and 1989.
7. Control of Distributed Parameter Systems
   • Author: A. El Jai
   • Date: 26–29 June 1989
   • What it covers: Summary and outcomes of the 5th IFAC/IMACS/IFIP Symposium on Control of Distributed Parameter Systems held in Perpignan, France.
8. Newsletter of the “IFAC Beirat” in Austria
   • What it covers: Details the role, background, and publications of the IFAC Beirat established in Austria to bridge automatic control research with industry.
9. Dynamic Modelling and Control of National Economies
   • Author: B. Rustem
   • Date: 26–29 June 1989
   • What it covers: Report on the 6th IFAC/IFORS/IFIP/SEDC Conference in Edinburgh, UK, focusing on interdisciplinary research in economics, game theory, and control systems.
10. International Conflict Resolution Using Systems Engineering
    • Author: Harold Chestnut
    • Date: 5–8 June 1989
    • What it covers: Overview of the IFAC/UNESCO Workshop in Budapest exploring systems engineering methods and cooperative security systems for international conflict resolution.
11. Papers from the Next Issue of Automatica
    • What it covers: Listing of expert systems papers, regular articles, brief papers, and book reviews scheduled for the November 1989 issue of Automatica.
12. Who is Who in IFAC
    • What it covers: Biographical profiles of key IFAC officeholders, including Prof. E. DeAgostino, Prof. H.A. Taha, and Prof. B. Tamm.
13. Forthcoming Events
    • What it covers: A chronological table listing upcoming IFAC symposia, workshops, and conferences scheduled between 1989 and 1992.

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