Contributed by: Albert D. Baker (bert.baker@uc.edu)

            The Sixth IEEE Conference on Control Applications
             Sheraton Hartford Hotel, Hartford, Connecticut
                          October 5-7, 1997


                 CALL FOR PAPERS AND INVITED SESSIONS


The Sixth IEEE Conference on Control Applications (CCA)  is being sponsored
by  the  IEEE Control Systems Society in cooperation  with the ASME Dynamic
Systems and Control Division,  to emphasize recent developments in advanced
control   technology.   For   this   event  we  are  highlighting  a  major
cross-disciplinary   area  that  has  gained  prominence  recently,  ACTIVE
CONTROL.  We have picked  a time and place where you may combine the technical
excitement  of  state-of-the-art  control  applications  with New England's
historical,  cultural  and  scenic  opportunities  --  in  particular,  its
spectacular Fall Foliage season.

The  program  committee  solicits  papers  presenting  original work in all
aspects of the application of control techniques such as

     Adaptive Control
     Artificial Intelligence
     Control & Modeling
     Decentralized Control
     Diagnostics
     Estimation Methods
     Expert Systems
     Fault Tolerance
     Logic/Neural Control
     Man-Machine Interface
     Optimization
     Robust Control
     Sensor Data Fusion
     Simulation
     System Identification

In accordance  with the ACTIVE CONTROL theme of the 1997 CCA,  we encourage
submissions  in  topical  areas  of  interest including but not necessarily
limited to the following: ACTIVE CONTROL OF

   - Flows (compressor stall, duct noise, nacelle drag, ...),
   - Structures (active magnetic bearings,  active chatter control,  active
     helicopter rotors, ...), and
   - Combustion processes (stability, NOx active control, ...)

emphasizing  applications  of  control  as  an  enabling,  as  opposed  to
supporting, technology.

To  establish a greater degree of continuity  from one CCA to the next,  we
are also particularly encouraging papers and invited sessions in

   - Automotive  Control Systems (1996 CCA) --  engine & emissions control,
     transmission  & drive-train control,  active suspensions,  intelligent
     vehicles and highways, ...

   - Power  and  Energy  Systems  (1995  CCA)   --  power system stability,
     turbine/generator  control,  protection  systems,  alternative  energy
     systems,  combined cycle/Cogen,  distribution,  environmental  impact,
     energy management, ...

The  Sixth IEEE CCA Program Committee invites authors to submit 5 copies of
complete  manuscripts  for regular papers or 5 copies of extended summaries
for brief papers.  The first page of each manuscript must contain the title
of the paper,  authors' names and affiliations,  and four keywords/phrases.
In  addition,  please  identify the corresponding  author with full contact
information, including fax and email if available.  Your manuscripts should
be sent to the Program Chair,

     Michael Fan
     School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
     Georgia Institute of Technology
     Atlanta, GA 30332-0250, USA
     Tel: (404) 894-9828
     Fax: (770) 939-8365
     email: fan@ee.gatech.edu

The Sixth IEEE CCA is featuring Best Student Paper Award.  To qualify,  the
student  must be the FIRST author of a REGULAR paper.  Also,  a letter from
the   student's   advisor   indicating  the  percentage  of  the  student's
contribution should be sent along with the manuscript to the Program Chair.

The  Program  Committee is also soliciting  proposals for invited sessions,
particularly in one of the above theme areas. Prospective organizers should
contact  the  Program  Chair  to obtain the forms for invited sessions,  by
January 24, 1997.  Five copies of the completed forms should then be mailed
to the Program Chair.

Persons  interested  in  organizing  or  participating  in a pre-conference
workshop should contact the Workshop Chair,

     Nejat Olgac
     University of Connecticut
     Department of Mechanical Engineering, U-139
     191 Auditorium Road
     Storrs, CT 06269, USA
     Tel: (203) 486-2382
     Fax: (203) 486-5088
     email: olgac@uconnvm.uconn.edu

IMPORTANT DATES:

     Obtain forms for invited sessions by      JANUARY  24, 1997
     Manuscripts and session proposals due by  FEBRUARY 15, 1997
     Workshop proposals due by                 APRIL    15, 1997
     Notification of acceptance                MAY      15, 1997
     Camera-ready manuscripts due by           JUNE     30, 1997

For further information, contact the General Chair:

     James H. Taylor
     Department of Electrical Engineering
     University of New Brunswick
     P.O. Box 4400
     Fredericton, NB, CANADA E3B 5A3
     Tel: (506) 435-5101
     Fax: (506) 453-3589
     email: jtaylor@unb.ca