SCOPE The objective of the Conference is to gather academic and industrial researchers and practitioners, to discuss the state of the art, research and developments in advance control-robotics and its applications for sharing and encouraging technology development in Colombia and the Latin American region. The thematic emphasis of the Conference will be covering the theory, the implementation issues and the experiences related to the applications of control, automation and robotics methods in research, academy and industry. The main topics for the event include, but are not limited to, the following: Applied control for industrial and non-industrial areas, applied control for robots, hybrid systems, intelligent control, mechatronics, mobile robots, modeling of dynamic systems, multi-robot systems, process and power systems, process automation, process optimization, sensing and sensor fusion, system identification, systems and signals, control in power electronics and electrical drives. PAPER SUBMISSION The program committee invites you to submit 4 to 6 pages long papers in either English or Spanish through http://www.ieeeccac2017.org All articles will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Only English versions will be published in IEEEXplore. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE General Co-Chair Carlos Ocampo-Martinez Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya General Co-Chair Jose Luis Villa Universidad Tecnológica de Bolivar Program Chair Diego Patiño Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá Vice-Chair Control Systems Nicanor Quijano Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá Vice-Chair Robotics Julián Colorado Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá Vice-Chair Poster Session Gustavo Osorio Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Manizales Finance Chair IEEE – Colombian Chapter Workshop Chair Cartagena de Indias OCTOBER 18 – 20 / 2017 CONTACT Additional details and Conference updates are available at http://www.ieeeccac2017.org Inquiries and doubts about the Conference may be addressed to [email protected] Fredy Ruiz Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá Publications Chair Fabiola Angulo Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Manizales Advertising Chair Important Dates May 9, 2017 - Papers submission due June 30, 2017 - Decision notification August 11, 2017 - Final manuscripts submissions José Fernando García-Tirado Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, Medellín Local Arrangements Chair Eugenio Yime Universidad Tecnológica de Bolivar Awards Chair Eduardo Mojica Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá