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The IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS) was founded in l954 as a scientific, engineering and professional organization dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practice of systems and control in engineering.
The 2012 IEEE Multi-Conference on Systems and Control (MSC 2012) will take place in Dubrovnik Palace Hotel, Dubrovnik, Croatia, on October 3-5, 2012.
MSC 2012 includes two international conferences sponsored and promoted by the IEEE Control Systems Society:
* the IEEE Conference on Control Applications (CCA), and,
* the IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control (ISIC).
MSC 2012 will be a three-day event, preceded by a full day of Tutorials and Workshops. The conference proceedings will be included in IEEE Xplore and indexed by INSPEC and Ei-Compendex.
Technical sponsor:
IEEE Control Systems Society
Supported by:
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Centre of Research Excellence for Advanced Cooperative Systems
Past conferences:
* 2011 MSC @ Denver, CO, USA
* 2010 MSC @ Yokohama, Japan
* 2009 MSC @ Sankt Petersburg, Russia
* 2008 MSC @ San Antonio, TX, USA
* 2007 MSC @ Singapore
News
PAPER SUBMISSION CLOSED
The submission of conference contributions is now closed and review process is in progress. The authors will be notified about the review results in late May.STUDENT TRAVEL SUPPORT [New!]
The Student Travel Support of 2012 MSC, funded by the IEEE Control Systems Society, is meant to enable promising students to attend the conference, present their papers and become more integrated into their scientific community. Eligibility requirements and application procedure are listed under Student travel support.CSS DEVELOPING NATIONS SUPPORT PROGRAM [New!]
Attendees from developing nations are eligible for support provided by the CSS Developing Nations Conference Support Program. The program will fund reduced registration costs. Eligibility requirements and application procedure are listed here.BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD [New!]
To recognize excellence in a MSC paper whose primary contributor(s) is a (are) Student Member(s) of the IEEE, the MSC 2012 TPC will award the Best Student Paper Award. The paper will be judged based on originality, clarity, and potential impact on practical applications of control. A nomination from the student's major professor (advisor) will be required through PaperPlaza by the MSC deadline for final paper submission. See detailed instructions on how to apply.KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
We are pleased to announce that the confirmed keynote speakers include (in alphabetical order):- * Richard D. Braatz - Process Systems Engineering Laboratory, MIT, USA
- * Dario Floreano - Laboratory of Intelligent Systems, EPFL, Switzerland
- * Frank Lewis - ARRI, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA
- * Iven Mareels - Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia
IMPORTANT DATES
- Special session proposal submission:
February 20, 2012 [Closed] - Tutorial and workshop proposals submission:
February 20, 2012 [Closed] - Technical paper submission:
February 20, 2012 [Closed] - Notification of acceptance:
Late May, 2012 - Final camera ready paper due:
June 22, 2012 - Conference dates:
October 3-5, 2012
REGISTRATION POLICY AND FEES
The IEEE CSS policy applies to registration fees. Attendees will be able register under the following registration categories/rates: (IEEE) Member, Non-Member, Life Member, Student, Retiree. The type of registration and the maximum nuber of final papers covered by one registration of a given type is summarized in the table below.
| Attendee status | Registration category |
Final papers |
| IEEE Member | Member | 3 |
| Non IEEE Member | Non member | 3 |
| Life Member, Life Senior Member, Life Fellow |
Reduced rate | 3 |
| Student | Reduced rate | 1 |
| Retiree | Reduced rate | 1 |
The conference registration rates per category are listed below.
| Registration category |
Conference registration fee | |
| Advance | Late/On-site | |
| Member | $510 | $612 |
| Non-Member | $612 | $714 |
| Reduced rate | $255 | $306 |
| Extra page fee (only for paper over 6 pages) | $100 per page | |
| Extra banquet ticket | $100 | |
| Extra CD proceedings | $60 | |
MSC 2012 program will also include Workshops. The workshop registration rates are listed below.
| Registration category |
Workshop registration fee | |
| Advance | Late/On-site | |
| Member | $150 | $175 |
| Non-Member | $250 | $275 |
| Reduced rate | $75 | $100 |
All rates are in United States Dollars (USD). Credit cards are charged in local currency, Croatian kuna (HRK), using the exchange rate of the Croatian National Bank on the date of payment. The approximate exchange rate is 1 USD = 5.8 HRK.
Registration site will open in late May.