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    oa International Federation of Automatic Control Secretaria: Schlossplat? 12, A:2361 Laxenbufg, Austria ~ Phone (02236) 71 447, Fax (02236) 72859; Telex 79248 ifte & 1991 ps . = Newsletter Contents: IFAC Council-and Related Meetings ‘Swansea, Wales, UK ‘ANew Technical Direction for IFAC IFAC World Congress 1993-Sydney IFAC Election Process Starts Changes in Authors’ Support Forthcoming Events Quazza Medal Presented \ Introducing IFAC Working Groups Computer Aided Design in Control and Engineering Systems IFAC/IFIP/IMACS Symposium, UK Papers from the Next Issue of ‘Automatica Electric Power Systems Control Centers IFAC Workshop, Austria Who is Who in IFAC IFAC Council- and Related Meetings Swansea, Wales, UK, 16 -—19 July, 1991 Upon invitation of the United Kingdom ‘Automatic Control Council (UKACC), the ‘annual IFAC Council and Related Meetings were this yearheld atthe University College of ‘Swansea, UK. rom16-19 July, in conjunction with the IFAC/FIP!MACS Symposium. on Computer Aided Design in Control & Engineering Systems (ct. page 5). Before the actual Counc meeting on 19 July, the following IFAC bodies held their sessions: ‘The Technical Committees on Applications, ‘on Developing Countries. and on Systems ring: the International. Program 2 ofthe 1998 IFAC World Congress (ct. page 2); the Awards Committee, the: Administrative and Finance Commits, the Policy Committe, the Publications Committee, the Publications Managing Board, tI ‘Automatica Editorial Board, the Technical Board and the Executive Board. [At tho Council meating, the: reports of the President, the Technical Board Chairman, the Executive Board Chairman, the Treasurer and ‘he Secretary wore unanimously approved. So was the draft budge! 1992, es presented by the Treasurer. ‘TB Chairman, Lennart Liung, informed the ‘Council about the newly established Steering ‘Committees, formedinordertotakecareotthe maintenance and development ofthe series of ‘evonts, He also rferredto the IFAC relation to regional control conferences. So far such relationshave been definitely established with the American Control Conference; final discussions are takingplace withthe European ‘Control Conference and sirilar relations are ‘envisaged with the Asian Control Conference ‘and the Latin Ametican Contiol Conference. ‘Council Member Jorgen Ackermannproposed the establishment of a new Technical ‘Gommitteeon Automotive Control (ct. page2). Robert Evans, co-chaliman ofthe Internatio ‘nal Program Gomitie for the Sydney World ‘Congress ofFAC reportedon theIPC activites land the structure of the forthcoming World ‘Congress (ct. page 2) ‘The involvementofindusty in FAC and IFAC ‘events seems tobe one ofthe most important ‘questions in the further development of our Federation. The President was asked by the ‘Council to inform the National Member ‘Organizations about the possiole ways of developing industrial involvement and to ask them for their co-operation and help. ‘The Executive Board proposed to change the structure of the IFAC Textbook Prize Selection ‘Committee by including the respectively last EDCOM chairman ex officio and by changing the time frame for this prize. Both proposals, were approved unanimously by the Council ‘The Council changed the rules of granting supporto authors from developing counties with accepted papers and decided to use all available funds to support such authors to attend the tiannial IFAC World Congress. (ct. age 2) Tho discussion and analysis of the IFAC publications policy and related finances ‘Sccupied a major part of the deliberations a the Council meeting. No decision was taken, but the Council formed a Task Force to study all these questions in depth, ‘The Council congratulated Prof. Huibert ‘Kwakemaak upon his appointment as Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Auiomatica, (of, Whois Who age 6) Past President Boris Tamm reported on membership and membership structure. In this case, too, a Task Force was formed. ‘The NMOs that have applied to host the IFAC. World Congress in 2002 are Belgium, Czechoslovaki, ltaly and Spain (in alphabetic Corder). The fourrepresentatives ofthese NMOS. presented their respective proposals and outlined them in greater detail. Several ‘questions were then asked of these persons. ‘who wil also be the prospective Presidents if their NMO is selected to host the World Congress. A decision wil, however, only bo takon at next year's Council meeting During the Council meoting in Swansea, representatives of the host county informed the participants aboutthe UK activity in control engineering, ‘The next Council and Related Meetings will be held in Malaga, Spain, from 20-24 May, 1992, inconjunction wit the IFAC Symposium ‘ninteligent Components and instruments for Control Applications, SICICA ‘tthe endot the CounciMeeting, the President thanked both the UK NMO for their invitation and the organizers of tie CADC in Swansea Wwho had provided IFAC with ample Taclities and support and hadmade the members ofthe IFAC family most welcome, A New Technical Direction for IFAC Human organizations ke humansthemsaWves, ‘un the risk of becoming so set in thele ways. that change becomes almost impassibie. If recent outcomes of the Counci- and Flated ‘Meetings in Swansea areany guide, this isnot an immediate danger for IFAC, a we. now have a new Technical Committee soon 10 ‘come into existence, on Automotive Control Most readers ofthis Newsletter wil recognize that automobiles are a mature technology 1 ‘which the application of control remains rathor rudimentary. Yetthe potential for application of ‘controls clear-fusl efciency, minimization of pollution, safe braking, active suspension and ‘Quidedhighway motion areallexamplescrying ‘ut for sophisticated control engineering. ‘Approximately one year ago, Counci Member. ‘Jargen Ackermann undertook to investigate the possibly of IFAC doing much more in the ‘automotive control area than at present. (We {do have some activity, such as that going on within the Working Group on Transportation Systems for example.) He contacted (among ‘others) senior engineers in the majoity ofthe Bg ow sargenine We UGA Erope and ‘aswellas the majorprofessional groups wie coud havo a sgriant ores. the enthusiasm from these individuals. and ‘iganizations for IFAC to show a lead was ‘enormous. Itquickly Became clear to Jargon Ackermann, the IFAC Technical Boardand the Counclthat A of technological and jndows of opportunty and the ize ol. the.actviy. demanded. Technical, Committee rather than just a Working Group, ‘and accordingly, the Council at its recent Swansea meeting voted for the creation in Principle of a Technical Committee on Auto- ‘motive Control, The actual timing wil depend. ‘onthe development of aprecise scope andthe selection of @ sultable chairman, Some Fationalization of the activities. of the new ‘Committee with those of existing, Working ‘Groups will bo needed alco. IFAC has on this occasion taken the rouble to find out what the market ((e. users and practitioners of automatic contro) wants, and then acted to set up the first Technical ‘Committee inanumberofyears. We shouldbe pleased about our organizational performance, But more importantiy, we hope that soon we. will be truly proud of the accomplishments of ‘ur recenty oncelvedbutstllunbom Technical Committe. Brian D © Anderson This Newsletter may be reproduced in whole orin part. We encourage reprinting in national and local automatic control periodicals. Acknowled- gement to IFAC would be appreciated. IFAC World Congress Sydney 1993 IPC Meeting, Swansea, UK 17 July, 1991 ‘The next IFAC World Congress willtakeplace in Sydney, Australia, botwoen 19 and 23 July 1993. The first IPC Meeting was held in ‘Swansea on 17 July, 1991. tthe meeting the (Qeneral format of he Congress was decided A brief summary of the main features of the +1983 Congress is set out below. ‘The Congress is the prime IFAC event and ‘coversallareascfconioltheory andassociated applications. Up to 1500. participants are ‘expected. Presoniations will cover regular papers, poster sessions and invited papers. ‘As in previous congresses, the topics to be ‘covered are roughly defined by the various IFAC Technical Committees, ‘A new feature ofthe Sydney Congress wile the introduction of Mini Symposia and Target ‘Areas. in_addition to the regular Congress ‘programme. We envisage that these wil ‘Comprise about half the papers. ‘The Mini-Symposia willbe oftwotypes and wil either occupy a single room for the whole (Congress, or a single. room each afternoon ‘The Mini Symposia topics are 1, Robust Controt Design 2 interactions between Modeling, Controland ‘Adapiation 3. Real Time Computing for Control 4. Measurementand Control Appiedto Mining, Minerals and Metal Processing 5, Chemical Process Control 6. Nonlinear Control Systems ‘The Targot Areas wil havetwo formats and wil ‘ther occupy a single room for a day or ‘afternoon, The Target Area topics are 1. Automobile Control exactttle tobe vertied ‘with Targot Aroa Chairman) 2. Discrete Event Systems Control 4. Inteligent Control Systems 4. Manufecturing Systems ‘5. Power Plant Control issues 6, Control of Biotech 7. Contral of Resonant and Flexble Systems 8. Control of Biomedical Systems “TheSecondAmouncementand allforPapers will appear towarde the end of 1991 giving fll

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