The issue contains:
- Applications Committee (APCOM)
- What it covers: Details the scope, aims, and main research subjects of APCOM and its specialized working groups in chemical processes, electric power, and mining.
- Education Committee (EDCOM)
- What it covers: Highlights educational activities, prevailing problems in automatic control education, and plans for upcoming international educational meetings and working groups.
- 2nd IFAC/IFORS/IEA Conference on Analysis, Design and Evaluation of Man-Machine Systems
- Author: Lena Mårtensson
- Date: September 10-12, 1985
- What it covers: Summarizes key presentation trends, survey papers, and round table discussions held in Varese, Italy, regarding man-machine systems and technological humanization.
- 3rd IFAC/IFIP Symposium Computer Aided Design in Control and Engineering Systems
- Author: F. Thiim
- Date: July 31-August 2, 1985
- What it covers: Reviews plenary sessions, invited papers, and software standardization discussions held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on CACSD developments.
- 5th IFAC Workshop Control Applications of Nonlinear Programming and Optimization
- Author: Gianni Di Pillo
- Date: June 11-14, 1985
- What it covers: Describes the scientific program, invited speakers, and practical applications of nonlinear programming and optimization covered during the Capri workshop.
- New Publications
- What it covers: Presents publication details and ordering information for the proceedings of the 4th IFAC Workshop on Safety of Computer Control Systems 1985.
- Change of Venue
- Date: April 22-25, 1986
- What it covers: Announces the relocation of the 5th IFAC/IFIP/IMACS/IFORS Symposium from Yerevan to Suzdal near Moscow.
- Preview for the Next Issue of Automatica
- Date: Jan, 1986
- What it covers: Lists upcoming paper titles and authors scheduled for publication in the January 1986 issue of Automatica.
- Who is Who in IFAC
- What it covers: Features professional biographical profiles and background details for key IFAC committee officers and contributors.