The issue contains:
1. IFAC Council- and Related Meetings 2018
- What it covers: Details the annual IFAC Council and administrative meetings held in Florianópolis, Brazil, covering executive structures, future congress bidding, and organizational updates.
2. From the IFAC President
- Author: Frank Allgöwer
- What it covers: Introduces the free IFAC email forwarding alias service available to all registered IFAC affiliates.
3. New NMO for Azerbaijan: Introducing ARAS
- Author: Bahadur Ibrahimov
- What it covers: Welcomes the Azerbaijan Robotics & Automation Society (ARAS) as a new National Member Organization and details its activities and goals.
4. 18th IFAC Symposium on System Identification (SYSID 2018)
- Author: Håkan Hjalmarsson
- What it covers: Highlights the key events, plenary speakers, award recipients, and sessions from the SYSID 2018 symposium in Stockholm, Sweden.
5. 16th IFAC Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing (INCOM 2018)
- Author: Sergio Cavalieri and Marco Macchi
- What it covers: Summarizes the INCOM 2018 conference held in Bergamo, Italy, including technical program topics, keynotes, and workshops.
6. 6th IFAC Conference on Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems (ADHS 2018)
- What it covers: Provides a report on the ADHS 2018 conference held in Oxford, UK, including technical paper statistics and featured topics.
7. Who’s Who in IFAC: Jaime A. Moreno
- What it covers: Profile of IFAC Council member Jaime A. Moreno, highlighting his professional background, research interests, and contributions to control engineering.
8. Calls for Nominations: IFAC Major Awards and IFAC Fellows 2017-2020
- What it covers: Announces the nomination submission processes and deadlines for IFAC Major Awards and the IFAC Fellows class of 2017–2020.
9. Forthcoming Events
- What it covers: Lists upcoming IFAC-sponsored conferences, symposia, and technical workshops scheduled across the globe.