The issue contains:
- IFAC President T. Vamos – Hungarian State Prize Winner
- What it covers: Reports on IFAC President Academician T. Vamos receiving the Hungarian State Prize in recognition of his scientific contributions to artificial intelligence and founding a scientific school.
- Agreement of Cooperation between IFAC NMOs of Argentine and Brazil
- What it covers: Details a bilateral agreement between AADECA (Argentina) and SBA (Brazil) to cooperate on automatic control promotion, grant equal event rights to members, and support the upcoming Latin American Automatic Control Congresses.
- Forthcoming Events
- What it covers: A comprehensive schedule and listing of upcoming IFAC symposia, workshops, and congresses planned from August 1983 through September 1985 across various international locations.
- New Publications
- What it covers: Lists newly published proceedings from 1982 IFAC symposia available via Pergamon Press, alongside an announcement for the Moroccan Journal of Control and Computer Science.
- Symposium Report: Systems Approach to Appropriate Technology Transfer
- Author: P. Fleissner
- What it covers: A detailed recap of the March 1983 Vienna symposium, summarizing paper presentations across seven thematic sessions and key round-table discussions on technology transfer to developing nations.
- Who is Who in IFAC
- What it covers: A biographical profile of Dr. R. W. Gellie, detailing his education, research career in computer control, and various leadership positions within IFAC, including Chairman of the TC on Computers.