The American Automatic Control Council (AACC) is an organization founded in 1957 for research in

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. AACC is a member of the

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(IFAC) and is an association of the

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divisions of nine member societies: *

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(AIAA) * American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) *

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(ASCE) *

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(IEEE) *

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(ISA) * Society for Computer Simulation (SCS) *

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American Control Conference

The American Control Conference (ACC) is an annual research conference sponsored by the AACC and is one of the most prestigious conferences in the field of control theory. Dating back to 1960, the attendees of the ACC are about 50% from the Americas and about 50% from other countries, consisting mostly of researchers with a large portion being students.

Awards

The AACC issues five awards for achievements in control theory: * Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award * Control Engineering Practice Award *

Donald P. Eckman Award The Donald P. Eckman Award is an award given by the American Automatic Control Council recognizing outstanding achievements by a young researcher under the age of 35 in the field of control theory. Together with the Richard E. Bellman Control Herit ...

* John R. Ragazzini Award named after John R. Ragazzini * O. Hugo Schuck Award

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