The issue contains:
- IFAC World Congress 2017 Update
- Author: Dimitri Peaucelle
- What it covers: An update on preparations, submission statistics, accepted presentations, and scheduled plenary speakers for the 20th IFAC World Congress in Toulouse, France.
- Workshop on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems
- Author: Patrick Brown and Michael Lyons
- What it covers: A report summarizing the keynotes, scientific sessions, panels, and attendance at the 12th IFAC Workshop on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS 2016) held in Austin, Texas.
- Introducing the IFAC Fellows 2014-2017
- What it covers: Biographical profiles highlighting the career achievements, research interests, and publications of IFAC Fellows Dale E. Seborg, Carlos Canudas de Wit, Françoise Lamnabhi-Lagarrigue, Arjan van der Schaft, Daniel Liberzon, and Stéphane Lafortune.
- Introducing the IFAC Major Medal Winners 2014-2017
- What it covers: Profiles of the IFAC Major Medal award recipients, including Industrial Achievement Award winner Francesco Borrelli, detailing their professional background and notable contributions.
- 25th Anniversary of the Journal of Process Control
- What it covers: A commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Journal of Process Control, outlining its history, key milestones, and ongoing role in process automation research.
- IFAC Journals: Control Engineering Practice
- What it covers: An overview of the scope, recent special issues, top cited articles, and editorial leadership of the IFAC journal Control Engineering Practice.
- Forthcoming Events
- What it covers: A chronological listing of upcoming IFAC conferences, symposia, and workshops scheduled worldwide.