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This issue of the IFAC Newsletter highlights major events and announcements across the global automatic control community, including a detailed report on the 7th Latin American Control Conference and the launch of IFAC's official WWW homepage. It features the complete lineup of IFAC award recipients from the 13th World Congress in San Francisco, spanning paper, textbook, and poster presentation prizes. Additionally, readers will find updates from journal editors, contents previews for upcoming issues of Automatica and Control Engineering Practice, and a profile of Council Member Professor Edoardo Mosca.

The issue contains:

  1. Latin American Control Conference (7th) in cooperation with IFAC
    • What it covers: Reports on the 7th Latin American Control Conference held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, highlighting plenary sessions, paper submissions, attendance, and special sessions on control engineering education.
  2. IFAC www homepage
    • Author: Juan A. de la Puente
    • What it covers: Announces the launch of the new IFAC World Wide Web information server and details how members can access and contribute content to the website.
  3. Renewal of Affiliate Membership
    • What it covers: Outlines the benefits of IFAC Affiliate membership and provides instructions for members to renew their subscription free of charge.
  4. Applications Paper Prize
    • What it covers: Details the criteria for the Applications Paper Prize awarded at the IFAC World Congress, listing the finalists and announcing the winning paper by John E. Seem.
  5. Automatica Paper Prize
    • What it covers: Lists the three selected winning papers for theory, applications, and survey categories awarded for the 1993–1996 triennium.
  6. Young Author Prize
    • What it covers: Presents the selection process and finalists for young authors under 35, highlighting the winning paper by Lucy Pao.
  7. Control Engineering Practice Paper Prize
    • What it covers: Details the inaugural CEP Paper Prize awarded at the San Francisco World Congress and names the winning paper by N.G. Walker and G.F. Wyatt-Mair.
  8. Control Engineering Textbook Prize
    • What it covers: Recognizes J.M. Maciejowski as the prize recipient for his textbook Multivariable Feedback Design.
  9. Poster Paper Prize
    • What it covers: Highlights the inaugural Poster Paper Prize finalists and announces the winning papers by Fredrik Gustafsson as well as C. Benthack, B. Srinivasan, and D. Bonvin.
  10. Message from the Editor-in-Chief of Control Engineering Practice
    • Author: Michael G. Rodd
    • Date: 3 July 1996
    • What it covers: Discusses the growth and operational updates of the Control Engineering Practice journal, including Editorial Board changes, review process updates, and submission guidelines.
  11. Control Engineering Practice Volume 4 Number 9 September 1996
    • What it covers: Features preview listings of technical papers and special workshop contributions focused on power-plant control, robotics, dual DSP systems, and chemical process fault detection.
  12. Control Engineering Practice Volume 4 Number 10 October 1996
    • What it covers: Provides a table of contents preview for upcoming articles on sensor validation, satellite control, power systems, real-time programming, and neural networks.
  13. Confirmation of Affiliate Membership
    • What it covers: Contains a fillable renewal form and instructions for members to submit their contact details and fields of interest to maintain their membership.
  14. Papers From the September 1996 Issue (Automatica)
    • What it covers: Lists regular papers, brief papers, technical communiques, and a book review featured in the September 1996 issue of Automatica.
  15. Papers From the October 1996 Issue (Automatica)
    • What it covers: Outlines the contents of the October 1996 issue of Automatica, including theoretical papers, brief papers, and book reviews.
  16. Who is Who in IFAC
    • What it covers: Profiles IFAC Council Member Professor Edoardo Mosca, detailing his background, career in industry and academia, and contributions to control engineering.
  17. Forthcoming Events
    • What it covers: Schedules and locations for upcoming international IFAC symposia, conferences, and workshops planned through 1999.

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