- Assess the current state of process control theory and practice.
- Present tutorial overviews for non-specialists in relevant areas of systems and control theory, particularly emerging and new areas.
- Provide a forum for in-depth discussions between university researchers, industrial practitioners and commercial control technology vendors.
- Expose practitioners and vendors to significant new tools emerging from the research community to stimulate wider implementation.
- Present promising research directions for the next decade.
- Evaluate needs and challenges in the process industries for the next decade.
- Evaluate opportunities for applications in non-traditional industries.
- Evaluate the current status of process control education at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
CPC 7 is an international conference attracting participants from North and South America, Europe and the Pacific Rim. Based on previous CPC meetings, approximately 50% of the attendees will be from industry and government with the remaining attendees from academia.