Editorial: The IDC

The Information Dissemination Committee (IDC) is the active technical arm of the Control Systems Society (S-CS), and yet its operation is a mystery to most Control Systems Society members. This Editorial has been written to dispel that mystery. The principal functions of the IDC are to serve as the Editorial Board for the TRANSACTIONS, to rganize and conduct the national technical meetings sponsored by the Control Systems Society, and to encourage technical publications and other technical activities of the Society. These functions are described. The IDC also plays a major role in meetings of interest to the S-CS.