The 2016 American Control Conference (ACC) will be held in Boston, Massachusettes, from July 6-8. The conference technical, (semi-)plenary, and special sessions will reflect the diversity and balance of theory and applications of control that is one of the hallmarks of an ACC. To encourage industry participation, there is a one-day registration fee. The slate of plenary and semiplenary speakers consists of well-known researchers and leaders from industry and academia. A public lecture is planned for the early evening of Wednesday, July 6, 2016. This will be a general lecture with broad appeal. The public lecturer will provide some depth about control systems, put them in a historical context, talk about how humans interact with this technology, and make this accessible to an educated but not technical audience. The traditional conference luncheon banquet will be replaced by a buffet dinner at the New England Aquarium on Thursday, July 7, 2016.