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Call for Papers 2016 American Control Conference (ACC 2016) July 6-8, 2016 Boston, MA, USA http://acc2016.a2c2.org/ The 2016 ACC meeting will take place at the Boston Marriott Copley Place, in the Back Bay region of Boston, from July 6 to 8. As the U.S. national member organization of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), the American Automatic Control Council organizes the ACC annually for its member societies: AIAA, AIChE ASCE, ASME, IEEE, ISA, SCS, and SIAM. Important Dates: September 27, 2015 - deadline date for 6-page papers October 16, 2015 - deadline date for workshop proposals CONTRIBUTED PAPERS on theory and application of automatic control are invited. Manuscripts must be 6 pages, and conform to the policies presented on the conference website. INVITED SESSIONS are thematic collections of 6 papers in a topic area providing a diversity of viewpoint and approach. Proposed sessions must include the 6 full-length papers and a brief summary of the session. Each paper will be independently reviewed in addition to the session proposal review. TUTORIAL SESSIONS are designed to introduce a topic of interest to the AACC community. A central paper (up to 18 pages) and talk (60 minutes) bring the audience to a common base, from which 3 talks (optional papers up to 6 pages) show the state of the art. Strong industry/academic collaboration in Tutorial Sessions is encouraged. SPECIAL SESSIONS are a venue for creating awareness of, and exposure to, emerging research areas, research and funding opportunities, and other topics of broad interest to the attendees (including history and industry-sponsored sessions). These sessions do not require papers to be submitted, and are typically held over lunch breaks or in the evening. PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS on novel control methodologies or emerging control applications, as well as those providing strong tutorial value, are encouraged. Plenary speakers at the 2016 ACC include: Lucy Pao (plenary), “Combined Feedforward/Feedback Control of Flexible Structures: Recurring Themes across Diverse Applications” Stephen Boyd (Public lecture), “Mathematical Optimization in Everyday Life: The Growing Role of Hidden Algorithms in Smart Products and Systems” Neville Hogan (semi-plenary), “Therapeutic Robotics: Challenges of Controlling Physical Interaction” Jason Dykstra and Karlene Hoo (tandem semi-plenary lecture), “Open-Ended Control Challenges in the Oil Service Industry” Delphine Dean, “Nano to Really Macro: How Working with AFMs Can Help with Design of Medical Devices for Hospitals in Resource Poor Countries” and the 2015 Eckman Award Winner