Founded in 1957, the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) is a multi-national federation that
promotes automatic control and its applications in the fields of engineering, science and the impact of control
technology on society.
The IFAC World Congress (WC) is the flagship event of the IFAC, held every three years with thousands of
attendees from all over the world and with no other IFAC event scheduled in the year of WC. The main aim of the IFAC WC is to bring together a worldwide audience of scientists and engineers from academia
and industry, offering the most up-to-date and complete view of control techniques with the widest coverage of
application fields.
The 23rd IFAC WC will be held in August 23 - 28, 2026 at Busan, Republic of Korea. The IFAC WC 2026 will include plenary talks, technical programs, workshop and tutorials, competitions, and other
interesting control engineering-related programs and social events.
| Past World Congress |
Year |
Host City |
| 1st IFAC World Congress |
1960 |
Moscow (SU)
|
| 2nd IFAC World Congress |
1963 |
Basel (CH)
|
| 3rd IFAC World Congress |
1966 |
London (UK)
|
| 4th IFAC World Congress |
1969 |
Warsaw (PL)
|
| 5th IFAC World Congress |
1972 |
Paris (FR)
|
| 6th IFAC World Congress |
1975 |
Boston/Cambridge (US)
|
| 7th IFAC World Congress |
1978 |
Helsinki (FI)
|
| 8th IFAC World Congress |
1981 |
Kyoto (JP)
|
| 9th IFAC World Congress |
1984 |
Budapest (HU)
|
| 10th IFAC World Congress |
1987 |
Munich (DE)
|
| 11th IFAC World Congress |
1990 |
Tallinn (SU)
|
| 12th IFAC World Congress |
1993 |
Sydney (AU)
|
| 13th IFAC World Congress |
1996 |
San Francisco (US)
|
| 14th IFAC World Congress |
1999 |
Beijing (CN)
|
| 15th IFAC World Congress |
2002 |
Barcelona (ES)
|
| 16th IFAC World Congress |
2005 |
Prague (CZ)
|
| 17th IFAC World Congress |
2008 |
Seoul (KR)
|
| 18th IFAC World Congress |
2011 |
Milan (IT)
|
| 19th IFAC World Congress |
2014 |
Cape Town (ZA)
|
| 20th IFAC World Congress |
2017 |
Toulouse (FR)
|
| 21st IFAC World Congress |
2020 |
Berlin (DE)
|
| 22nd IFAC World Congress |
2023 |
Yokohama (JP)
|
IFAC Inclusion and Diversity Statement
IFAC, as an international federation serving and representing all those concerned with the theory and application of automatic control and systems engineering wherever situated, is devoted to creating and fostering an inclusive environment that is open to diverse thoughts, ideas, and communications, without fear of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation against any member of this community. It is committed to providing equal opportunities and a safe environment for every person who chooses to participate in its work. Additionally, IFAC strives for these same principles for all IFAC activities, including technical events, journals, and its various committees and governing boards.
- IFAC actively promotes the inclusion of a diverse set of speakers, which will lead to more representative discussions across IFAC.
- IFAC actively promotes the inclusion of a diverse set of members of its boards and committees at all levels, which will lead to more representative decisions, policies and activities across IFAC.
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