Contributed by: J. L. Martins de Carvalho 

                        CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
                    2nd PORTUGUESE CONTROL CONFERENCE
                          ON AUTOMATIC CONTROL
                               CONTROLO 96
                        September 11-13, 1996
                              Porto, Portugal

ORGANIZED BY: The Portuguese Society of Automatic Control (APCA)

SCOPE OF THE CONFERENCE: This Conference will bring together people working in
the fields of Control, Automation and related areas to present
and discuss recent developments. This is the second
event in a series which started in 1994 with Controlo 94, but
will be the first international conference of the series.

LANGUAGE: The official language of the Conference will be English.

TECHNICAL PROGRAMME: The Conference will include two plenary lectures,
invited sessions and contributed sessions.
The PLENARY LECTURES will be

    Prof. Peter Crouch,
        Arizona State University, USA
    "Optimal Control; Double Bracket Equations and Rigid Body Dynamics"
and
    Prof. Peter Fleming,
        Sheffield University, UK.
    "The evolution of optimisation in control"


There will be four invited sessions on
    -Linear Systems.
        Organizers: P. Rocha, T. Pedroso Lima and K. Galkowski
    -Nonlinear Control Systems
        Organizers: F. Silva Leite and H. Nijmeijer
    -Nonlinear Approximate Filtering
        Organizers: F. LeGland and P. Milheiro de Oliveira
    -Optimization and Optimal Control
        Organizers: M. M. Ferreira and M. d. R. de Pinho

In addition, there will be 26 contributed sessions on topics such as
Linear and Adaptative Control, Artificial Vision, Algorithms and
Architectures for Real-Time Control, Automation, Electrical and Fluid
Power Actuators, Filtering and Estimation, Fuzzy Control Systems,
Identification, Linear and Nonlinear Control Systems, Manufacturing
Systems, Modeling and Simulation, Neural Networks, Optimization and
Optimal Control, Process Control, Robust Control, Robotics, Signal
Processing and Stochastic Control. All papers presented will be published
in the Conference Proceedings.

SOCIAL PROGRAM: There will be a Opening Reception, "Porto de Honra",
on Wednesday, September 11 and a Tour to the City on Friday, September 13.
The Official Dinner will be on Thursday, September 12. For accompanying
persons a program of optional visits will be proposed.

TIME AND LOCATION: Controlo 96 will take place at Seminario de Vilar, a
Conference Centre, right in the heart of Porto, overlooking River Douro.
Porto, famous for its Port Wine, is the metropolis and trade center of
the North of Portugal. The airport, 20mns drive from the city, provides
daily services to some of the most important cities in the world. Located
by the sea and on the north bank of River Douro, Porto is certainly an
imposing and unforgettable sight for the visitor. Within easy reach from
Porto there is a wide variety of sites you can visit from rugged mountains
to peaceful valleys and a lovely seaside. All year round, the very
hospitable people of the North of Portugal offer a warm welcome to all.

GENERAL INFORMATION: By air you will arrive at "Aeroporto Francisco Sa
Carneiro", located 10 km north of Porto. The easiest way to get to the
centre of Porto is by taxi, which costs approximately 30 USD. By train
you will arrive at "Estagco de Campanhc" in the eastern part of Porto.
>From the railway station to the hotels, a taxi will charge you around 5USD.
The weather in September is normally warm and pleasant but a light sweater,
jacket or raincoat may be useful. Temperatures vary between 15-25:C during
daytime and between 10-20:C at night.

ACCOMMODATION: Control 96 has made special arrangements for accommodation
of those attending the Conference at Seminario de Vilar, Hotel Tuela and
Aparthotel Bom Sucesso. Aparthotel Bom Sucesso is a 4 star hotel within
walking distance from the Conference Centre. Hotel Tuela, right next to
Aparthotel Bom Sucesso, is a 3 star hotel. Seminario de Vilar has very
comfortable rooms at reasonable rates. Forms for reservation can be
obtained upon request to:
M. M. Ferreira, Phone: -351-2-204 1847 or -351-2-200 7505, ext 1230
E.mail: control@fe.up.pt
or from the www page,
http://www.fe.up.pt:8001/~control/
Special rates are available for those who book the rooms before the 15th
of July.

PAYMENT: The registration fee of the Conference is (in Portuguese Escudos):
Before June 14, 1996
  Members of APCA:
    30 000
    15 000 for students
  Non Members of APCA:
    35 000
    17 500 for students
After June 14, 1996:
Add 50% to the cost.
(1 US$ is aproximately 150 portuguese escudos)
Registration Forms are available
upon request to:
P. Milheiro de Oliveira, Phone: -351-2-204 1923
E.mail: control@fe.up.pt
or from the www page,
http://www.fe.up.pt:8001/~control/