The issue contains:
The IFAC Secretariat – 20 Years in Laxenburg – Austria
- What it covers: Highlights the 20th anniversary of the IFAC Secretariat’s permanent location in Laxenburg, Austria, celebrating its stability and the support provided by the Austrian government and Academy of Sciences.
New Trends in Design of Control Systems
- Date: 7–10 September 1997
- What it covers: Reports on the 2nd IFAC Workshop held in Smolenice, Slovak Republic, covering recent developments in control theory across six specialized technical sessions.
System Identification – SYSID’97
- Author: Setsuo Sagara
- Date: 8–11 July 1997
- What it covers: Summarizes the 11th IFAC Symposium on System Identification in Kitakyushu, Japan, highlighting key lectures, software demonstrations, and discussions on future challenges.
Special Call for Papers – Control of Power Plants and Power Systems
- What it covers: Announces a Mini-Symposium within the 14th World Congress of IFAC in Beijing, detailing topics on modeling and control alongside submission guidelines.
Robust Control Design – ROCOND’97
- Author: Csilla Banyasz
- Date: 25–27 June 1997
- What it covers: Reviews the 2nd IFAC Symposium in Budapest, Hungary, featuring presentation topics, plenary lectures, and invited sessions on robust control.
Control Engineering Practice
- Date: January 1998
- What it covers: Presents a table of contents preview for Volume 6, Number 1, including special section papers, keyword listings, and conference calendar items.
Management and Control of Production and Logistics (MCPL’97)
- Author: Dr. Luiz Manoel Aguilera
- Date: 31 August–3 September 1997
- What it covers: Provides an overview of the joint IFAC/IFIP conference in Campinas, Brazil, focusing on manufacturing systems, virtual enterprises, and supply chain integration.
Automation in the Steel Industry – Current Practice and Future Developments
- Author: Sangchul Won, Eric Rose
- Date: 16–18 July 1997
- What it covers: Recaps the IFAC Workshop in Kyongju, Korea, including technical sessions, plenary lectures, and site visits to POSTECH and POSCO.
Papers from Automatica
- Date: March 1998 & April 1998
- What it covers: Lists titles and authors for published papers, brief papers, and technical communiques appearing in the March and April 1998 issues of Automatica.
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