The 7th IEEE International Conference on Control and Automation (ICCA’09) will be held on December 9 - 11, 2009, in Christchurch, New Zealand. The conference is jointly organized by the IEEE Control Systems Chapter, Singapore and IEEE South New Zealand Section, and technically sponsored by IEEE Control Systems Society and University of Canterbury, New Zealand. It is to create a forum for scientists and practicing engineers throughout the world to present the latest research findings and ideas in the areas of control and automation.