The 17th International Conference on Process Control 2009 will take place in Strbske Pleso during June 9 and June 12, 2009.

17th International Conference on Process Control
            Strbske Pleso, High Tatras, Slovak Republic
                         June 9 - 12, 2009
                http://www.kirp.chtf.stuba.sk/pc09

The 17th conference PC'09 will be held in the hotel Banik in Strbske
Pleso, beautifully located in the heart of the High Tatras mountains
in the northern Slovakia.

The conference is co-sponsored by the Slovak Society for Cybernetics and
Informatics -- national member organisation of IFAC.

LOCATION
Situated on the border between Slovakia and Poland, High Tatras is
one of the most impressive national parks in the Slovakia.  It is a home
to a wide variety of wildlife. Many kilometers of well marked
pathways can be explored ranging from easy to extremely difficult.
Strbske pleso is a renowned place for its winter and summer sport
activities.

SCOPE OF THE CONFERENCE
The objective of the conference is to bring together theoretical
experts and control systems specialists, to evaluate new possibilities
of techniques, design procedures and instruments in process control
projects.  Papers for presentation may range from theoretically
rigorous research works to industrial applications.

SESSIONS
1. Linear and Non-linear Control System Design
2. Modelling, Simulation and Identification of Processes
3. Process Measurements and Devices
4. Process Optimisation
5. Robust and Adaptive Control
6. Control Education
7. Intelligent Control Systems
8. Industrial Automation
9. Applications and Case Studies
10.Model Predictive Control
11.Algorithms and Computing for Control

PLENARY SPEAKERS
V. Kucera (Prague, CZ)
S. Engell (Dortmund, GER)


IMPORTANT DATES
February 1, 2009      Submission of full papers
April 1, 2009         Notification of acceptance
April 25, 2009        Submission of camera-ready papers and conference fee payment
June 9-12, 2009       Conference


SUBMISSION
Papers can be uploaded through the on-line conference management
system. The submitted full papers will be subject to a peer-review
process. Papers should be written in English (no page restrictions).

One of the authors is supposed to take part in the conference.
The working language will be English.

REGISTRATION FEE
The fee is 390 EUR (290 EUR for PhD students) and includes participation 
at the conference and exhibitions, conference proceedings, hotel accommodation,
full board, and banquet.

INFORMATION
For more information, visit
   http://www.kirp.chtf.stuba.sk/pc09
or write to
1. e-mail: pc09@kirp.chtf.stuba.sk
2. Institute of Information Engineering, Automation, and Mathematics
   Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
   Radlinskeho 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
   phone: (+421) (2) 52495269, fax: (+421) (2) 52496469

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