The 19th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control | Cape Town, South
Africa | 24-29 August 2014
Promoting automatic control for the benefit of humankind
The National National Organising Committee for IFAC 2014 comprises Portfolio Chairs and an Advisory Panel.
Chairman
Fernando Camisani, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Exhibition Portfolio
Ed Boje, University of Cape Town
Finance Portfolio
Kobus Oosthuizen, MinTek
Logistics
Don Stepto, South African Council for Automation and Control (SACAC) Past President
Marketing
Kgomotso Matjila, Technology Innovation Agency (TIA)
Programme Portfolio
International Programme Committee Co-Chairs
Xiaohua Xia, University of Pretoria
Ed Boje, University of Cape Town
Secretary
Jean McKenzie, Chamber of Commerce and Industry Johannesburg (JCCI)
Social Programme
Loutjie Coetzee, MinTek
Sponsorship
Ian Craig, University of Pretoria
Chris Aldrich
Curtin University, Australia
Kevin Brooks
BluESP and President of South African Council for Automation and Control (SACAC)
Thomas Jones
Stellenbosch University
Rapaleng Marumo
University of Botswana
Fulufhelo Nelwamondo
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Otis Nyandoro
University of the Witwatersrand
Richard Roberts
South African Council for Automation and Control (SACAC)
Carl Sandrock
University of Pretoria
Herman Steyn
Stellenbosch University
Raynitchka Tzoneva
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)
Kenny Uren
North-West University
Pieter van Vuuren
North-West University
Jon Viljoen
Eskom
Opening Ceremony
24 August 2014
First Plenary Session
25 August 2014
Congress Banquet
28 August 2014
Closing Ceremony
29 August 2014