The issue contains:
- News from NMOs – The Institution of Engineers, Australia
- Author: R A Breen
- What it covers: An introduction to Australia’s National Member Organization for IFAC, detailing its structure, membership, newsletters, and preparations for the upcoming 1993 IFAC World Congress in Sydney.
- Adaptive Systems in Control and Signal Processing – ACASP ’92
- Author: L. Dugard
- Date: 1-3 July 1992
- What it covers: A summary of the IFAC Symposium in Grenoble, France, detailing attendance, plenary talks, invited sessions, and key focus areas like intelligent tuning and adaptive control.
- Intelligent Manufacturing Systems
- Author: N. Kheir
- Date: 1-2 October 1992
- What it covers: An overview of the first IFAC technical meeting on intelligent manufacturing systems in Dearborn, Michigan, highlighting participation, tutorial topics, and session themes.
- Newly Approved Events
- What it covers: A listing of upcoming IFAC conferences, symposia, and workshops, including dates, locations, submission deadlines, and contact information for organizers.
- Distributed Computer Control Systems – DCCS 1992
- Author: Gong Bingzheng
- Date: 23-25 August 1992
- What it covers: A report on the 11th IFAC Workshop in Beijing, China, detailing participation, paper selection, session topics, panel discussions, and technical visits.
- Real-Time Programming – WRTP ’92
- Author: L. Boullart, J.A. de la Puente
- Date: 23-26 June 1992
- What it covers: A report on the 18th IFAC/IFIP Workshop in Bruge, Belgium, covering keynote sessions on real-time software time concepts and technical topics in real-time programming and control systems.
- Control Engineering Practice (Volume 1, Number 2, Preview)
- Date: April 1993
- What it covers: A preview listing of paper titles and authors scheduled for publication in Volume 1, Number 2 of the Control Engineering Practice journal, covering real-time AI and system structure and control.
- Mutual Impact of Computing Power and Control Theory
- Author: K. Warwick, M. Kárny
- Date: 1-2 September 1992
- What it covers: A summary of the IFAC Workshop in Prague, Czechoslovakia, addressing the gap between available computer power and classical control theory algorithms, highlighting notable paper presentations.
- System Structure and Control
- Author: S. Celikovsky
- Date: 3-5 September 1992
- What it covers: A report on the 2nd IFAC Workshop in Prague, Czechoslovakia, focusing on linear and nonlinear control systems theory, including special sessions on chaotic systems control.
- Confirmation of Affiliate Membership / Newsletter Survey
- What it covers: A tear-off form and survey for readers to confirm their IFAC affiliate membership, update contact details, and evaluate newsletter services.
- Automatica – Papers From the Next Issue
- Date: May 1993
- What it covers: A preview list of article titles, authors, and book review topics featured in the May 1993 issue of the Automatica journal.
- Who is Who in IFAC
- What it covers: A biographical profile of Professor Rob Evans, highlighting his academic career, industry projects, research contributions, and leadership roles within IFAC.