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Hajime Asama - IFAC President 2020-2023

Hajime Asama

IFAC President 2020-2023

Since 1957, the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) has contributed greatly to promoting scientific activities and technological developments in the field of automatic control. The IFAC World Congress is the largest event in the field, held every three years. I am extremely excited that the next World Congress in 2023 will be hosted in Yokohama, Japan.

As revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic, many societal issues have emerged for scientists and engineers. To tackle societal problems for sustainable developments in the future, cooperation is especially important.

For IFAC 2023, we have proposed the vision of "Wa (Harmony)". In a broad sense, it represents the design of the large harmonious control loop to solve societal problems and to create societal values. From the Japanese perspective, it also means harmony of traditional culture and innovative technology.

We will make every effort for IFAC 2023 to be enjoyable both technically and socially and very much hope that many of you from all over the world will join us in Yokohama.

WA わ Harmony = 和(Wa) Harmony Peace Calmness + 輪(Wa) Community Circle Sustainability + 環(Wa) Feedback Network Communication
Jun-ichi Imura - General Chair IFAC 2023

Jun-ichi Imura

General Chair IFAC 2023

On behalf of the National Organizing Committee, I would like to sincerely welcome all of you to the IFAC World Congress in Yokohama, Japan, in 2023. Yokohama City is adjacent to Tokyo and is a cultural and vibrant city where traditional culture and modern technology coexist in harmony.

The congress venue, PACIFICO Yokohama, is at the city center on the shore. It is the largest convention complex in Japan, with large halls for plenaries and exhibitions, and a conference center with many meeting rooms.

For the congress organization, we have a strong team with more than 100 people, who are very active in various capacities within the IFAC. The Program Committee will put together a strong program with a variety of special sessions, placing emphasis on discussions relating to the congress vision.

The Japanese team will do our best to organize an exciting World Congress and very much look forward to seeing all of you in Yokohama, Japan, in 2023.

About IFAC

Automatic control is the technology not only for controlling devices, but also for designing and operating the systems for solving societal problems such as aging, health, energy, environment, food, security, disasters, and pandemic, as well as for creating societal values for sustainable developments in the future.

For more than 60 years, IFAC has made various professional technical activities from theory and technology to applications and societal challenge related to automatic control. IFAC has provided diverse people with various services and opportunities to participate in the various technical events and to present and publish papers, etc.

IFAC’s official members are National Member Organizations which represent countries. But individuals can become “affiliates”, which are personal members in IFAC. You can benefit from all IFAC services.

Solidarity and cooperation are important and essential to tackle societal issues. I would like to promote the activities to construct an arena for cooperation by exploring and exploiting digital transformation in IFAC.

IFAC World Congress

Since 1957, the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) has contributed greatly to promoting scientific activities and technological developments in the field of automatic control. The IFAC World Congress is the largest event in the field of control science and technology, held every three years. It offers the most up-to-date and complete view of control techniques, with the widest coverage of application fields, and is attended by a worldwide audience of scientists and engineers from academia and industry.

Concept of the IFAC2023 Symbol Mark

On the top, you see the familiar IFAC symbol drawn in a combination of red and white streamers, a traditional icon for celebrations and gifts. Behind the figure "2023" is a silhouette of the host city's scenery, Mount Fuji associated with a sunrise.

Promotional Video

Contact

Secretariat of the IFAC WC 2023



General inquiry ifac2023@congre.co.jp
Program program@ifac2023.org
Demonstrator papers demonstrators@ifac2023.org
Invited Sessions invited@ifac2023.org
Workshops & Tutorials workshops_tutorials@ifac2023.org
Dissemination papers dissemination@ifac2023.org
Competition competition@ifac2023.org
Developing Countries Young Author Support dc-yas@ifac2023.org
Sponsorship ifac2023-sponsorship@congre.co.jp