On behalf of the American Automatic Control Council (AACC) and the Program and Operating Committees, I am very pleased to invite you to the 2003 American Control Conference (ACC). Held under the auspices of AACC, the US National Member Organization of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), the ACC brings together people working in control, automation, and related areas from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Association of Iron and Steel Engineers (AISE), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the International Society for Measurement and Control (ISA), and the Society for Computer Simulation (SCS).

The 2003 ACC will be held Wednesday through Friday, June 4-6, 2003 at the Adams Mark Hotel in Denver, Colorado. This 1200-room conference hotel is on a pedestrian mall in a vibrant downtown area, with many outdoor cafes and restaurants, brewpubs, as well as Coors Field and the Colorado Rockies. Conference Highlights include:

Based at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, Denver offers postcard-perfect views every day of the year and has a surprisingly mild climate. In the Mile High City, one is precisely at 5,280 feet above sea level when standing on the fifteenth step of the State Capitol's entrance staircase. Denver offers more than twenty museums and culture centers, and its cultural and ethnic diversity has brought interesting new tastes, styles and cuisine. Denver's population is well known for its unabashed love of nature and many spend their weekends skiing, camping, hiking, biking, or fishing. Please plan on spending time in the Denver area, before or after the conference, enjoying the many outdoor or cultural activities.

B. Wayne Bequette (bequette@rpi.edu), General Chair, 2003 ACC