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IFAC International Federation of Automatic Control IFAC’s AIMS • Promote control science and technology • Advance international collaboration • Stimulate research, development and application of automatic control and systems engineering • Promote dissemination and exchange of information • Stimulate improvement and extension of education 1

IFAC • Founded September 1957 • IFAC Members: National Member Organizations The NMOs represent control engineers from each of the following: AFRICA ASIA EUROPE China Egypt Netherlands Austria South Africa Hong Kong Norway Belgium Indonesia AMERICA Croatia Poland Israel Portugal Czech Rep. Mexico Japan Romania Denmark USA Korea Rep. Estonia Russia Argentina Singapore Finland Slovak Rep. Brazil Slovenia France Chile Spain Germany AUSTRALIA Greece Sweden Hungary Switzerland Australia New Zealand Italy Turkey Latvia Ukraine Macedonia United Kingdom IFAC’s STRUCTURE NMO NMO NMO GENERAL ASSEMBLY President Council Advisors Technical Board Secretariat Executive Board Technical Comm. Executive Comm. TC on ... TC on ... TC on ... TC on ... EC on ... EC on ... 2

IFAC EVENTS Approximately 30 events per year • World Congresses • Symposia (the Technical Board defines the Masterplan) • Conferences • Workshops IFAC COORDINATING COMMITTEES AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEES CC on Manufacturing and Instrumentation CC on Systems and Signals •Advanced Manufacturing Technology •Modeling, Identification and Signal Processing •Enterprise Integration •Adaptive Control and Tuning •Manufacturing Modeling, Management and Control •Discrete Event Dynamic Systems •Robotics •Stochastic Systems •Components and Instruments •Fuzzy and Neural Systems •Low Cost Automation CC on Design Methods CC on Life Support Systems •Control Design •Modeling and Control in Agricultural Processes •Linear Systems •Intelligent Control in Agricultural Automation •Nonlinear Systems •Modeling and Control of Biomedical Systems •Optimal Control •Modeling and Control of Environmental Systems •Robust Control 3

IFAC COORDINATING COMMITTEES AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEES CC on Systems Engineering and Management •Large Scale Systems •Man-Machine Systems •Computer Aided Control Systems Design •Business and Management Techniques •Computation in Economic, Financial & Engineering-Economic Systems •Supplemental Ways for Improving International Stability CC on Global and Educational Issues of Automation •Control Education CC on Industrial Applications •Social Impact of Automation •Developing Countries •Chemical Process Control •Mining, Mineral and Metal Processing •Power Plants and Power Systems •Control of Biotechnological Processes •Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of Technical Processes - SAFEPROCESS IFAC COORDINATING COMMITTEES AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEES CC on Transportation and Vehicles •Aerospace •Automotive Control •Marine Systems •Air Traffic Control Automation •Transportation Systems •Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles CC on Computer Control •Distributed Computer Control Systems •Real Time Software Engineering •Artificial Intelligence in Real-Time Control •Algorithms and Architectures for Real-Time Control •Safety of Computer Systems 4

IFAC PUBLICATIONS • Periodicals • IFAC Proceedings AUTOMATICA • Technical Committee Reports Control Engineering Practice Reviews in Automatic Control • Monographs Affiliated Journals Newsletter • Multilingual Glossary/Dictionary of Automatic Control Technology IFAC Awards Presented at each Triennial World Congress • THE NATHANIEL NICHOLS MEDAL • THE GIORGIO QUAZZA MEDAL 1996 Prof. Jürgen Ackermann 1981 Prof. John F. Coales 1999 Prof. Gunter Stein 1984 Prof. Iakov Z. Tsypkin 1987 Prof. Karl J. Aström 1990 Prof. Petar Kokotovic 1993 Prof. Edward J. Davison 1996 Prof. Alberto Isidori 1999 Prof. Brian D.O. Anderson • IFAC Young Author Prize • AUTOMATICA Paper Prize Awards • IFAC Applications Paper Prize • CONTROL ENGINEERING PRACTICE Paper Prize Awards • IFAC Control Engineering Textbook Prize • IFAC Poster Paper Prize 5

WHAT IS IFAC ALL ABOUT ? Enthusiastic engineers and scientists from about 50 countries organizing approximately 30 technical meetings per year investing time, energy and expertise for the benefit of the control engineering community. IFAC SECRETARIAT Schlossplatz 12 A-2361 Laxenburg AUSTRIA Tel: +43/2236/71447 Fax: +43/2236/72859 e-mail: secr@ifac.co.at http://www.ifac-control.org 6

Coordinating Committee on Manufacturing and Instrumentation Advanced Manufacturing Technology Enterprise Integration Manufacturing Modeling, Management and Control Robotics Components and Instruments Low Cost Automation Coordinating Committee on Design Methods Control Design Linear Systems Nonlinear Systems Optimal Control Robust Control 7

Coordinating Committee on Systems and Signals Modeling, Identification and Signal Processing Adaptive Control and Tuning Discrete Event Dynamic Systems Stochastic Systems Fuzzy and Neural Systems Coordinating Committee on Life Support Systems Modeling and Control in Agricultural Processes Intelligent Control in Agricultural Automation Modeling and Control of Biomedical Systems Modeling and Control of Environmental Systems 8

Coordinating Committee on Systems Engineering and Management Large Scale Systems Man-Machine Systems Computer Aided Control Systems Design Business and Management Techniques Computation in Economic, Financial and Engineering-Economic Systems S W I I S Coordinating Committee on Global and Educational Issues of Automation Control Education Social Impact of Automation Developing Countries 9

Coordinating Committee on Industrial Applications Chemical Process Control Mining, Mineral and Metal Processing Power Plants and Power Systems Control of Biotechnological Systems Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of Technical Processes - SAFEPROCESS Coordinating Committee on Transportation and Vehicles Aerospace Automotive Control Marine Systems Air Traffic Control Automation Transportation Systems Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles 10

Coordinating Committee on Computer Control Distributed Computer Control Systems Real-Time Software Engineering Artificial Intelligence in Real-Time Control Algorithms and Architectures for Real-Time Control Safety of Computer Control Systems 11