Dear Colleague:
It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the 16th IFAC World Congress to be held in Prague, Czech Republic, from July 4 to July 8, 2005. The Congress will be a good opportunity for new results and directions of Automatic Control theory, technology and applications.
As such, it mainly will concentrate on the following key points:
- Emphasis on invited lectures including plenaries, surveys and tutorials
- Industry participation promotion
- Attract young people to study and work in the field The participants of the 16th IFAC World Congress will have the opportunity to take part in the wide spectrum of categories for technical presentations, including plenary lectures, survey papers, regular papers of both lecture and poster session types, panel discussions and case studies. Immediately preceding the formal opening of the Congress, tutorials and workshops are being offered to give participants an opportunity to learn new principles, methodologies, technologies and applications that have been developed and/or are developing in recent years.
Prague (Praha) -The City of One Hundred Towers and Spires is situated in the heart of Europe, in the valley of the Vltava river and dominated by the castle perched on the Western bluffs. The city's golden age commenced when Charles IV of Bohemia was elected Holy Roman Emperor in 1346. Visitors are drawn to the 'fairy tale' aspect of the city of its vibrant mixture of styles. Prague is unquestionably a city that is best explored on foot - the entire centre has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Gothic churches rub shoulders with Cubist, Functionalist and ultra-modern buildings, classical music intermingles with jazz and rock, monumental statues sit next to abstract works. Certainly, the visitors sooner or later are getting tired so it is wise to stick to beer in one of the numerous famous Prague pubs in warm July days.
We look forward to seeing our old and new friends in Prague. You are kindly invited to participate in the 16th IFAC World Congress in the Czech Republic.
Vladimir Kucera- IFAC President Michael Sebek - NOC Chairman Petr Horacek - IPC Co-Chairman Miroslav Simandl - IPC Co-Chairman Pavel Zitek - Editor