Executive Summary
What
20th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control
Associated Events:
Pre-Congress Tutorials
President’s Dinner
Technical Committee Meetings
Executive & Council Meetings
Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception
Friendship Evening
Congress Gala Dinner
Technical Visits
Panel Sessions
IFAC 60th Anniversary Celebrations: IFAC Story e-book, History Panels and Sessions
Closing Ceremony and joint Farewell Reception & Next Host’s IFAC2020 Berlin Evening
Exhibition
Interactive sessions
Demonstrator sessions
Tourism Program
President’s Wife Tour
When and Where
7-15 July 2017 IFAC Council, Executive and Technical Committee Meetings
at Novotel Toulouse Centre Compans Caffarelli
8-9 July 2017 Pre-Congress Tutorials & Workshops and welcome desk at Centre des Congrès Pierre Baudis
10-14 July 2017 Congress sessions at Centre des Congrès Pierre Baudis, Palais des Sports, Hotel Mercure Toulouse Centre Compans and le Manoir du Prince
8 July 2017 President’s Dinner at Couvent les Jacobins
9 & 14 July 2017 Opening and Closing Ceremony at Palais des Sports
9 & 14 July 2017 Welcome&Farewell Receptions at Centre des Congrès Pierre Baudis
13 July 2017 Gala Dinner at le Manoir du Prince
Who
3462 registered delegates – 3260 participants on site
155 accompanying person packages
3005 people registered for the Welcome Reception
3294 people registered for the Gala Dinner
2819 people registered for the Farewell Reception
197 people registered to Pre-Congress IFAC Tutorials
104 people registered to the Elsevier sponsored workshop
114 people registered to the GdR MACS Tutorials
20 people registered to the I-Code sponsored workshop
180 people registered to Technical Visits
19 Sponsors
13 Exhibitors
Getting feedback from delegates – Post congress survey
The 20th IFAC World Congress ended on 14 July 2017. It has been a long, intense and exciting event to prepare and organize. Getting feedback from delegates was important and useful for the next Congress organizers (www.ifac2020.org), for IFAC as a whole and for our partners in Toulouse. From 15 september till 1 november congress attendees were invited to answer a short survey on line. 551 responses were received and we thank them. The results are indicated in the different sections of this report.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
A. TECHNICAL PROGRAM
B. IFAC2017 SPECIALS
- HISTORY SESSIONS
- INTERACTIVE SESSIONS
- DEMONSTRATOR SESSIONS
C. PLENARY LECTURES AND PANEL SESSIONS
D. PRE-CONGRESS WORKSHOPS AND TUTORIALS
E. PRIZES, AWARDS & SUPPORTS
F. SIDE MEETINGS
G. LUNCH CELEBRATING WOMEN IN IFAC
H. TECHNICAL VISITS
ORGANIZATION ASSESSMENT
I. NATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
J. REGISTRATION
K. COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA
L. SPONSORSHIP AND EXHIBITION
M. ACCOMMODATION AND LUNCHES
N. SOCIAL PROGRAM
O. IFAC2017 VOLUNTEERS
VENUE ASSESSMENT
P. CONGRESS VENUE
Q. TOURISM
R. HOST CITY AND REGION
APPENDICES
S. POST CONGRESS SURVEY - NUMBER OF ANSWERS
T. VOLUNTEERS
U. TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE EDITORS
V. TECHNICAL COMMITTEES STATISTICS
W. TECHNICAL COMMITTEES IN THE PROGRAM
X. DELEGATES PER COUNTRY/REGION
Y. PAPERS PER COUNTRY/REGION
Z. CONGRESS ATTENDEES (the list is removed from the public version of the report)
