IFAC'96: 13th World Congress
Schedule
Opening Ceremony
The International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) World Congress opens at
1630, Sunday June 30 1996 at the San Francisco Marriott Hotel with a gala
Opening Ceremony. Opening remarks will be made by Dr. Harold W. Sorenson, IFAC
Congress General Chairman, and Senior VP of the MITRE Corporation, Bedford, MA.
Professor Stephen Kahne, President of IFAC and Chancellor of Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University in Prescott AZ will briefly describe the history of IFAC
and present the Federation's two highest awards for technical excellence, the
Georgio Quazza Medal and the Nathaniel B. Nichols Medal. In addition to the two
award winners, Dr. Nichols will be present for this presentation. Chairman of
the Congress International Program Committee, Dr. Jose B. Cruz, Jr., Dean of
Engineering at the Ohio State University will describe the technical program of
this Congress consisting of some 1500 technical presentations. The Keynote
Speaker will be Dr. John B. Slaughter, President of Occidental College,
Pasadena, CA. Dr. Slaughter is a distinguished control engineer, a former
Director of the (US) National Science Foundation, and former Chancellor of the
University of Maryland. He is a member of several corporate boards including
IBM. Festive American music will be part of this opening of IFAC's 13th World
Congress, only the second to be held in the United States during the 39 year
history of IFAC. Approximately 2000 people are expected at the Opening
Ceremony.
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