The Montreal Chapter of Control Systems (CS) cordially invites you to attend the second CSS Day on October 21-25, 2024. The theme for this CSS Day is “Control Enabling a Carbon Neutral World”. CSS Day is a series of events celebrating CSS’s impact on technology, education, and society. It is dedicated to reaching out and engaging our community and is designated to expand CSS visibility and diversity. Through week-long activities, our community will showcase CSS research themes, membership activities, and outreach and diversity progress ————————————————————— CSS Day Details Various online and in-person events have been planned to bring the community together to connect, reflect, and celebrate. CSS Day events Presidents’ round table A round table chaired by CSS President Magnus Egerstedt, with the participation of past CSS presidents sharing their perspectives on the past, present, and future of CSS, will kick off the CSS Day on a high note. Control history forum: Led by Prof. Alberto Isidori, the CSS History Standing Committee chair, this forum will walk us through the history lane of our field. Technical Sessions sponsored by IEEE CSS Technical Committees with many addressing the theme of the event Over the week, selected webinars featuring research groups around the world will showcase projects that are representative of CSS impact. Research groups from Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia will tell their stories. Chapter/membership activities Chapters will organize local outreach activities, seminars or workshops, industry visits or showcases, competitions, or student events — with the opportunity to share them with the entire CSS community. An industry session including industry panelists from around the world. A student oriented session The planning of the CSS Day is underway Led by a task force with the following members leading different activities: – Ian Petersen (CSS VPTA, chair) – Kristin Pettersen (CSS VPMA, co-chair) – Afef Fekih (Women in Engineering, WiC) – Jonathan How (CSS VPFA) – Magnus Egerstedt (CSS President) – Fabio Pasqueletti (Web) – Rush Patel (Young Professionals, Industry) – Jing Sun (Previous CSS VPTA) – Guoqiang Hu (Chapter Activities) All events will be free for participants, but will require registration. Please check the CSS Day website for updates as the details unfold, and contact Ian Petersen (i.r.petersen@gmail.com) or anyone on the Task Force with your ideas and questions. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/439978