The issue contains:
1. International Contacts
- What it covers: Details about the annual informal meeting of IFAC Officers in Austria and the upcoming Council and related meetings in Greece.
2. European Control Conference – ECC’99
- Author: DI Dieter Westerkamp
- What it covers: A report on the ECC’99 conference held in Karlsruhe, Germany, highlighting attendance, industry involvement, and key topics.
3. Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment
- Author: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schiefer
- What it covers: A summary of the EFITA/CIGR/IFAC conference in Bonn, focusing on information technology applications across the agri-food sector.
4. Multi-Agent-Systems in Production – MAS’99
- Author: G. Kronreif, P. Kopacek
- Date: December 1999
- What it covers: An overview of the IFAC Workshop on Multi-Agent Systems held in Vienna, covering technical programs and participant engagement.
5. Prof. Song Jian – Keynote Speaker at IFAC World Congress
- What it covers: A biographical profile highlighting the scientific background, political career, and achievements of Prof. Song Jian.
6. Robotics and Automation in Construction
- Author: Prof. C. Balaguer
- What it covers: A report on the 16th IAARC/IFAC/IEEE Symposium held in Madrid, discussing developments in construction automation and robotics.
7. Control Engineering Practice
- What it covers: A list of published papers and special sections from Volume 7, No. 12 (December 1999) and Volume 8, No. 1 (January 2000).
8. Automatica
- What it covers: A compilation of research papers, brief papers, and technical communiques published in the March 2000 and April 2000 issues.
9. Who is Who in IFAC
- What it covers: Biographical profiles of key IFAC officials, including Board Member Prof. Vladimir Kučera and Technical Board Member Prof. Anibal Ollero.
10. IFAC Conferences Calendar
- What it covers: A schedule of upcoming IFAC workshops, symposia, and conferences organized by date, topic, and location.