The issue contains:
1. Obituary: Nathan Cohn
- What it covers: An obituary honoring the life, achievements, and contributions of Nathan Cohn, a pioneer in electric power systems control and dedicated contributor to IFAC.
2. Advertisements in Announcements and Preprints
- What it covers: An announcement regarding the decision by the IFAC Council to allow suitable advertisements in event preprints and announcements to help keep registration fees low.
3. The History of IFAC
- What it covers: A request from Dr. H. Chestnut collecting historical materials and photographs to compile the history of IFAC.
4. System Structure and Control: State Space and Polynomial Methods
- Author: V. Kucera
- Date: 25–27 September 1989
- What it covers: A summary of the IFAC Workshop held in Prague, CSSR, focusing on algebraic and geometric methods in linear systems theory and control.
5. Automatic Control in Aerospace
- Author: Toru Tanabe
- Date: 17–21 July 1989
- What it covers: Highlights from the 11th IFAC Symposium in Tsukuba, Japan, covering navigation, space robotics, orbital control, and telerobotics.
6. Newly Approved Events
- What it covers: A tabular schedule listing newly approved upcoming IFAC symposia, workshops, dates, locations, and contact details.
7. IFAC Publications
- What it covers: An overview of newly released proceedings from various IFAC workshops and symposia, along with ordering information from Pergamon Press.
8. Power Systems and Power Plant Control
- Author: Young Moon Park
- Date: 22–25 August 1989
- What it covers: A summary of the IFAC Symposium held in Seoul, Korea, highlighting technical sessions on power system security, plant control, and dynamic stability.
9. Papers from the Next Issue of Automatica
- Date: January 1990
- What it covers: A list of upcoming survey papers, technical articles, brief papers, and book reviews scheduled for publication in Automatica.
10. Industrial Problems Session at the World Congress in Tallinn
- Author: U. Luoto
- What it covers: A preview of planned sessions for the World Congress addressing practical industrial issues, including technology transfer, management of complexity, and automation.
11. SWIIS Report
- What it covers: Details on the availability of a report produced by the Working Group on Supplemental Ways for Improving International Stability (SWIIS) regarding control engineering and conflict resolution.
12. Who is Who in IFAC
- What it covers: A biographical profile of Professor Toru Tanabe, detailing his academic background, research interests, and active roles within IFAC.
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