First Announcement IEEE IECON2016 – Florence The 42nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society 23rd -27th October, 2016, Palazzo dei Congressi, Florence, Italy Sponsored by the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IEEE IES) Honorary Chairpersons Kamal Al Haddad, Giuseppe Buja, John Y. Hung, Kouhei Onhishi General Chairpersons Carlo Cecati, Yousef Ibrahim, Bogdan M. Wilamowski e-mail: gc@iecon2016.org Technical Program Chairpersons Aldo Boglietti, Huijun Gao, Luis Gomes, Herbert Hess, Lucia Lo Bello, Milos Manic, Roberto Oboe, Xinghuo Yu e-mail: tpc@iecon2016.org Advisory Board Gerard A. Capolino, Carlos Couto, Dietmar Dietrich, Babak Fahimi, Leopoldo G. Fanquelo, Hideki Hashimoto, David J. Irwin, Okyay Kaynak, Ren C. Luo, Kiyoshi Ohishi, Peter Palensky IEEE IECON 2016 is the 42nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, focusing on industrial and manufacturing theory and applications of electronics, controls, communications, instrumentation and computa-tional intelligence. The objectives of the conference are to provide high quality research and professional interactions for the advancement of science, technology, and fellowship. Papers with new research results are encouraged for submission. IEEE IECON 2016 will be held concurrently with the IEEE IES Student Forum and the IEEE IES Industry Forum. Tutorials, Special Sessions, Exibitions and social activities will be part of the conference. The world’s industry, research, and academia are cordially invited to participate in the wealth of presentations. Enjoy the beautiful Florence! Important dates Deadline for submission of Special Sessions and Tutorials proposals: January 31, 2016 Deadline for paper submission: March 15, 2016 Notification acceptance May 31, 2016 Submission of Final Manuscript: July 15, 2016 http://www.iecon2016.org