Call for Papers and Invited/Special/Tutorial Session Proposals 2014 American Control Conference Portland, Oregon June 4-June 6, 2014 http://a2c2.org/conferences/acc2014/ AIChE and CAST10B are encouraging contributions in the following categories: • Contributed papers, regular manuscripts (6 pages). • Invited session proposals that address a unifying theme from diverse viewpoints. Each proposal should include a statement of why the topic is relevant, a clearly stated objective of what is meant to be accomplished by organizing the session, and a list of the 6 papers and authors . Those interested in organizing invited session proposals should: 1. Inform and coordinate with the 2014 CAST10B Program Coordinator. 2. List the session (when submitted online) as sponsored by the AIChE. 3. Inform authors to use the session code (provided after the session is created) when submitting their papers It is suggested that session organizers get their proposals in before Sept. 20, so that authors have time to submit their papers before the Sept. 27 deadline • Education/Tutorial session proposals that address state-of-the-art control theory and/or industrial applications. These typically feature a lead talk on the basic theory followed by 2-3 shorter talks on applications of the theory. A panel discussion could also be included. • Pre-conference workshop proposals addressing topics of current interest to the control community. Workshops will be held on June 3, 2014. • Special sessions, which focus on an emerging theme and feature 2-3 short talks followed by a panel discussion. • Interactive sessions featuring posters, and hardware and software demonstrations. KEY DATES --------- Deadline for all submissions and proposals: September 27, 2013 Deadline for workshop proposals: October 18, 2013 --------- Tyler Soderstrom 2014 CAST10B Program Coordinator 2014 AIChE Society Review Chair for ACC Tyler A. Soderstrom Ph.D. Sr. Staff Engineer PE Lead Applications Engineer, North American Growth Project ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Baytown, TX (713) 350-7147 Phone [log in to unmask]