The History of the American Automatic Control Council

Structural Summary

1.1 The history of cooperation between AACC and IFAC
1.1.1 IFAC is sustained by membership dues paid by individual NMO's of the various nations
1.1.2 Originally the papers on the program of the IFAC Congresses were selected in two stages:

1.2 The history of cooperation between AACC Member Societies
1.2.1 Principal periods of AACC history
Period 1 The Founding (1956-1960) of IFAC-AACC
Period 2 (1961-1969) The post founding vigor
Period 3 (1969-1975) Recognition and Identification of problems
Period 4 (1975-1981) Fading out of JACC
Period 5 (1982-1997) The ACC age


1.3 Summary history of the Periods

1.3.1 Period 1 (1956-1960) The founding of IFAC-JACC

1.3.2 Period 2 (1961-1969) of post founding vigor

1.3.2.1 Organization and management of AACC
1.3.2.2 The first AACC Awards
1.3.2.3 The history of JACC
1.3.2.4 The emergence of the Automation Research Council

1.3.3 Period 3 (1969-1975)
Recognition and identification of problems and survey of possible remedies for JACC. Continuing development of Awards, structure and of making the awards. Experimenting in ARC with sponsored research by AACC. The 1975 IFAC Congress in Boston
1.3.3.1 Organization and Management of AACC in Period 3, 1969-1975

1.3.3.1.1 AACC as the National Member Organization of IFAC in Period 3 (1969-1975)
1.3.3.1.2 Composition of AACC in Period 3 (1969-1975)
1.3.3.1.3 Constitution and Bylaws of AACC and Operating Guide for JACC
1.3.3.1.4 AACC - IFAC Committee Structure
1.3.3.1.5 USSR/USA Exchange Visit
1.3.3.1.6 Obituaries in the AACC Minutes

1.3.3.2 The development of the Awards structure
1.3.3.3 Analyzing Problems and Solutions for JACC
1.3.3.4 The 1975 IFAC Congress in Boston (MIT and Harvard)
1.3.3.5 The Automation Research Council

1.3.4 Period 4 (1976-1981)
The maturing of the Awards structure. The transformation of JACC into ACC
1.3.4.1 Organization and management of AACC in Period 4

1.3.4.1.1 AACC as the national member organization of IFAC in Period 4
1.3.4.1.2 Composition of AACC in period 4
1.3.4.1.3 Constitution, Bylaws and ACC Operating Guide
1.3.4.1.4 IFAC 1975 Results
1.3.4.1.5 AACC-IFAC Committee Structure
1.3.4.1.6 The Revival of ARC by Continued Funding in a Reorganized form
1.3.4.1.7 The AACC Newsletter
1.3.4.1.8 AACC Secretariat
1.3.4.1.9 American Automatic Control Council Treasurer Duties
1.3.4.1.10 Announcements in Period 4

1.3.4.2 Development of the AACC Awards Structure in Period 4
1.3.4.3 The Transition of JACC into ACC in Period 4 (1976-1981)

1.3.4.3.1 The Fading Away of JACC Arranging the Final 1976-1981 JACC Sequence
1.3.4.3.2 The Birth of the American Control Conference (ACC)


1.3.5 Period 5 (1982-1997) The ACC age.
Culmination of AACC in the 1996 IFAC Congress in San Francisco

Material for this period¹s history is assembled­text to be written

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