About MSC 2011

The 2011 IEEE Multi-Conference on Systems and Control (MSC), to be held in Denver, Colorado, USA on September 28-30, 2011, is comprised of three major international conferences promoted by the IEEE Control Systems Society:

  • * the IEEE Conference on Control Applications (CCA);
  • * the IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control (ISIC);
  • * the Joint Symposium on Computer-Aided Control System Design and Systems with Uncertainty (CACSD-SU).

The conference will feature several kinds of presentations including contributed and invited papers as well as invited tutorial sessions and workshops, covering a broad range of topics relevant to control applications, methods, and development tools.

See the Call for Papers [pdf icon PDF] for details.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The conference is sponsored by IEEE and IEEE Control Systems Society.

IEEE master brandA non-profit organization, IEEE is the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology.

IEEE CSSThe 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.

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* Conference registration

All Conference attendees must register, either by using on-line early registration via Paperplaza (preferred option), or on-site.
Registration policy and fees are summarized below.

All registered participants must check in at the Registration Desk to pick up their registration packages.

Personal badges will be provided to identify registered participants. Attendees must wear their badges at all times when attending any MSC 2011 event (technical sessions, exhibits, and social functions).

* [New!] Registration desk hours

The Registration Desk will be open during the following hours:

Workshop Registration - Director's Row:

  • Tuesday, September 27: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Conference Registration - Plaza Exhibits Hall:

  • Tuesday, September 27: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday, September 28: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Thursday, September 29: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Friday, September 30: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

* [New!] Social program

The 2011 IEEE MSC social agenda includes a Welcome Reception (Tuesday, September 27), a Closing Reception (Friday, September 30) and a Banquet (Thursday, September 29). The times and locations of social events are as follows:
  • - The Welcome Reception will be at the Plaza Exhibits Hall, starting at 7 PM.
  • - The Closing Reception will be at the Plaza Exhibits Hall, starting at 7 PM.
  • - The Banquet will be at the Plaza Ballroom DEF, starting at 7:30 PM.

* [Updated!] Conference final program

The final program is now published, and it is available here.

* Workshop program

The MSC 2011 program will include three workshops to take place on September 27, 2011:
  • * WS1: Workshop on Robustness in Biological Systems
  • * WS2: Workshop on Probabilistic Methods for Robust Optimization
  • * WS3: Workshop on Nonlinear Power Flow Control Design: Utilizing Exergy, Entropy, Static and Dynamic Stability, and Lyapunov Analysis.

For more information, see workshop details. Pre-registration for these workshops is strongly encouraged. Registration for the workshops is through the conference registration site at Paperplaza.

* Transition to Practice Award

The IEEE Control Systems Society Transition to Practice Award is awarded annualy to recognize outstanding university-industry collaboration that enables the transition of control and systems theory to practical industrial or commercial systems.

The winners of the 2010 award are Markos Papageorgiou and Ioannis Papamichail, from the Production Engineering and Management Department, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece, "for the development and implementation of ramp metering algorithms, in particular at the Monash Freeway, Melbourne, Australia."

Prof. Markos Papageorgiou will present the plenary talk entitled "Freeway Traffic Control" on Friday (September 30) afternoon. The IEEE CSS President Rick Middleton will present the award.

* Keynote Speakers

We are pleased to announce that the confirmed keynote speakers include (in alphabetical order):

  • * Brian D. O. Anderson of the Australian National University Canberra,
  • * Mark Balas of the University of Wyoming,
  • * Stephen Boyd of the Stanford University,
  • * Manfred Morari of ETH Zurich, and,
  • * Rush D. Robinett III of Sandia National Laboratory.

* Exhibition and Conference Patronage Opportunities

The Organizing Committee of the 2011 IEEE Multi-Conference on Systems and Control (MSC 2011) invites you and/or your organization to participate in the Conference as an:
  • * Exhibitor
  • * Industrial patron
  • * Reception patron

More details and information on exhibition and patronage packages may be found under Expo.

* Conference Proceedings

The conference proceedings will be included in IEEE Xplore and indexed by INSPEC and Ei-Compendex.

IMPORTANT DATES

  • Special session proposal submission:
      February 11, 2011 [closed!]
  • Tutorial and workshop proposals submission:
       February 11, 2011 [closed!]
  • Technical paper submission:
       February 11, 2011 [closed!]
  • Notification of acceptance:
       Late May, 2011 [done!]
  • Final camera ready paper due:
       June 20, 2011 [done!]
  • Conference dates:
       September 28-30, 2011
* * * See you in Denver! * * *
On-line submission

[Quick link to Paperplaza]

Conference registration policy & 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 summarized below.

Registration
category/
Conference registration fee
Advance Late/On-site
Member $400 $480
Non-Member $500 $525
Reduced rate $200 $240
Extra banquet ticket $90
Extra CD proceedings $50

MSC 2011 will offer Workshops / Tutorials on September 27, which will run from 9:00 AM to 5:00PM. Here is the the list of announced Workshops. The workshop registration rates per category 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).
The MSC 2011 conference registration is available through Paperplaza.