On 29 August, at the end of the 19th World Congress of the automatic, France took over the presidency of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) for 3 years. Toulouse will host the 20th World Congress of IFAC in 2017, with the support of the entire scientific community. LAAS-CNRS is heavily involved in managing the event, Dimitri Peaucelle (MAC team) being the chairman of the organizing committee.