Contributed by: Denis Dochain 


     International Symposium on Advanced Control of Chemical Processes

                          ADCHEM '97

                 Banff, Canada: June 9-11, 1997

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                     Last Call for Papers
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Deadline for submission of draft papers: September 2, 1996

Instructions on submission of papers are given below.

Three plenary and several keynote addresses will be given by a group of
distinguished researchers. Speakers include:

J. Balchen (Norway)
L. Biegler ( USA)
D. Bonvin ( Switzerland)
S. Boyd ( USA)
F. Doyle ( USA)
G. Dumont ( Canada)
B. Foss  (Norway)
T. Harris (Canada)
L. Ljung (Sweden)
W. Marquardt (Germany)

One/two day pre-conference mini-courses and tutorial sessions are being
planned. Please watch for updated announcements or look up the conference
plan at the web-site address given below.

The ADCHEM '97 Meeting will bring together engineers and scientists from
universities, R&D laboratories and the process industries to focus attention
on recent advances in the analysis and control of chemical process systems.
The main topics for the meeting include (but are not limited to) the
following:
* System Identification using Open and Closed Loop data
* Robustness Issues
* Linear and Nonlinear Model-based Control
* Performance Assessment of Control Loops
* Process Monitoring and Fault detection
* Software Sensors
* Industrial Applications in:
     -Petrochemical
     -Pulp and Paper
     -Metallurgical or other Continuous/Batch Processes
* Batch Process Control
* Real-Time Optimization
* Adaptive Control
* Multivariate Statistical Based Techniques
* Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic Systems
* Control of Discrete-Event Dynamic Systems

In addition to the paper presentation sessions, the meeting will also
feature panel discussions involving the following themes:
* Industrial Needs: Control, Computing and Communication
* Process Control Education for the next Century

Call for Contributed Papers

Authors are invited to submit contributed papers in any technical area
relevant to the symposium. The length of the paper should be no more than 15
double-spaced pages (300 words per page), including references, tables and
figures. The front page of the paper should contain the title, an abstract,
3 to 5 keywords characterizing the subject of the paper, and the author's
affiliation including their e-mail address. Submit four copies of the paper
before September 2, 1996 to:

     IFAC ADCHEM '97 (E-mail Adchem.97@UAlberta.CA)
     Prof. Sirish Shah
     Department of Chemical Engineering
     University of Alberta
     Edmonton, Alberta
     Canada T6G 2G6

Detailed instructions for the preparation of camera-ready manuscripts will
be mailed to the authors whose papers are accepted for presentation at the
meeting.

Deadlines

September 2, 1996: Submission of draft papers
January 15, 1997: Notification of acceptance
March 15, 1997: Submission of papers in camera-ready form
June 9-11, 1997: ADCHEM '97

General Information

The Conference Site

The conference will be held at the Banff Centre, which offers superb
convention facilities within the Banff townsite. Banff is located in
Canada's first national park 128 km west of Calgary, just inside the east
gate of Banff National Park. The park has over 6,500 sq. km. of mountains,
forests, rivers and lakes that are habitat to abundant wild life. Millions
of visitors from around the world experience the majestic splendour of this
world heritage site every year. The park is a hiking wonderland, containing
1,600 km of trails. It also offers recreational opportunities for mountain
biking, rock climbing, conoeing, fishing, horse-back riding, etc. The
organizers have planned a conference format that will provide opportunities
for the participants and guests to enjoy the beauty and scenery of the park.
The Trans-Canada Highway, the Banff-radium Highway, the scenic Bow Valley
parkway and the awe-inspiring Icefields Parkway are all major travel routes
that bisect the park, enhancing visitors' chances of viewing wildlife and
spectacularmountain scenery.

Preregistration and Inquiries

Those who intend to participate in the conference are invited to send the
following information via E-mail to Adchem.97@UAlberta.Ca

     Name
     Affiliation
     Mailing Address
     Telephone/Fax
     E-mail Address
     Areas of Interest