The 59^th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control will be held in a fully virtual format from Monday to Friday, December 14-18, 2020. The entire program will be online during the hours 1:00PM - 5:30 PM UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). The conference will be preceded by technical workshops on Saturday and Sunday, December 12-13, 2020, at 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC. For the current UTC time, see here.

The CDC is recognized as the premier scientific and engineering conference dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practice of systems and control. The CDC annually brings together an international community of researchers and practitioners in the field of automatic control to discuss new research results, perspectives on future developments, and innovative applications relevant to decision making, automatic control, and related areas.

The 59^th CDC will feature contributed and invited papers, as well as workshops and tutorial sessions.

The IEEE CDC is hosted by the IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS) in cooperation with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), and the Japanese Society for Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE).

Jeju is a beautiful island with three UNESCO designations including the World Natural Heritage and Global Geopark. Being on the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island is known for the subtropical climate and is a great tourist destination. It was formed by volcanic eruptions about 2 million years ago. The volcano Hallasan is the highest mountain in Korea, standing 1950 meters above sea level, and the longest lava tubes in the world can be found. The large Gotjawal Forest has long remained uncultivated due to the lava base unsuitable for agriculture, resulting in a unique ecology. The conference venue International Convention Center is in front of the ocean, surrounded by resort-style hotels.

We look forward to seeing you at Jeju!

Richard D. Braatz Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA General Chair

Chung Choo Chung Hanyang University Republic of Korea General Chair